"We are %+*#ing ice!!!" Nonstop freezing riffs. You can hear how much fun they had coming up with this material, and it's very fun to listen to.   Aug 31, 2023

Good black metal. Worth a listen to see how you like it.   Aug 31, 2023

The first half of this album has some great melodies, and the guitars and vocals both sound awesome. The lyrics are mostly immature and sometimes I was rolling my eyes. Toward the end of the album the songwriting gets lazy & unmotivated and nothing flows right. Also, Remember Everything is pure butt rock, in other words very bad. Still, there are some very good songs, and I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I was going to.   Aug 31, 2023

The clean vocals are really annoying and the harsh vocals sound like barf. There are some great Kirk-Hammett sounding solos and there are very nice guitar segments here and there. The good elements aren't enough to bring this one over 50% though. It became hard work to finish listening. Just an average album.   Aug 31, 2023

The harsh vocals are good and the drumming is great. Unfortunately, the clean vocals are cringeworthy, the melodies & composition are lame, and there are rookie mistakes such as tacked-on string sections. Even the trance fails because it's not well integrated (a disappointment, because I was looking forward to it). Not good, and I don't want to listen again.   Aug 31, 2023

Surprised to hear so much rock, heavy metal, and classical on the famous depressive black metal album. I find the album cover rather cringe, but the music is very powerful with theatrical vocals and captivating guitar solos.   Aug 30, 2023

The guitar playing really steals the show on this good album. All the guitarwork adds a lot of emotional depth and a wonderful sense of danger. Nice compositions and tight playing as well. The vocals lack variety though; I keep wishing he would go higher or lower at least once in a while. His tone of voice does add some atmosphere though (not just mindless cookie monster). Not perfect, but I enjoyed my introduction to these O.G.s of death metal.   Aug 30, 2023

This album starts off with a big bang. A lot of great harsh vocals are on this predominately death metal record. Unfortunately, the clean vocals drone on too much and weaken a lot of the tracks. Interestingly, she doesn't have that problem when doing clean vocals louder. Despite the weak point, this album still has a strong haunting mood. All in all, somewhat good.   Aug 30, 2023

This one's mostly rap metal, and track 9 is a brilliant example of how well that can work. Too bad on most other tracks she doesn't achieve the same level of entertaining & charismatic delivery. I think Otep is a better screamer than a rapper. Anyway, nothing's particularly bad. Actually a lot of the rolling nu metal riffs are good.   Aug 30, 2023

The melodies really stay in my head. This is the best I've heard from Nordicwinter yet. The cover art is an extremely evocative French painting. The songs are just long enough to build up to astoundingly impactful moments, and it's a quite hypnotic experience, as depressive atmospheric BM can be when done this well. My pick of the day.   Aug 29, 2023

Good vocals, great vocal melodies, mixed review for the lyrics, good instrumentation, beautiful recording, and some of the songwriting is just excellent. What surprises me about this album is how Filter sounds like a young & vital band while showing the discerning touch of a veteran artist. Not a perfect score, but it will be one of the most memorable albums of 2023. The songs flow so nicely.   Aug 29, 2023

Songs ranging from very good to so-so. I clearly remember Filter getting some airplay in the 90s and 2000s, and it's nice to hear how well they started out, especially with such nice grooves to many of these songs.   Aug 29, 2023

This compilation shows off their variety. The music is a bit unique but still not far from what you expect from post-black metal. Pretty good quality, but maybe too short.   Aug 29, 2023

This is a lot more punky than I thought it would be. Great variety and the recording sounds so right. If you know who Neige is, it'll likely be as good as you expect.   Aug 29, 2023

Great start for a new one-man-band. I'm Captain Obvious here, but it's the cosmic kind of atmospheric BM. Kind of like Mare Cognitum but less prog and more evil. Also, it has a nice air of tragedy to it. Another great artist for me to remember, and that logo is pure brilliance.   Aug 25, 2023

The atmospheric BM songs are very satisfying - I especially love the field recording keeping time with the rhythm early on. The ambient / somewhat dungeon synth interludes are much weaker. Still a memorable EP and, with their new single, I'm really looking forward to the next album.   Aug 25, 2023

Disharmonium is a series, now I learn, and it's 2 gorgeous masterpieces in a row so far. This time it's dissonant black metal, so you might get a shock if expecting atmospheric, but it will be an enjoyable shock. This album is so nightmarish and disturbing but magically it makes me relax even more than the previous one. Track 8 takes a break from dissonance and gets really melodic for a moment. Besides that it's dissonant bliss for 43 minutes.   Aug 25, 2023

The high points of this one are so powerful that I almost feel like giving it a 100/100. Track 4 is definitely a perfect song, so I can see why it was chosen as a single. The blackgaze is so sparkling clean, but the frantic blackened vocals are so lo-fi that the contrast is captivating. Electronica and everything else is great. The overall effect is hypnotizing yet fiery.   Aug 16, 2023

Melancholic in a heartfelt way. Cover art : pure ecstasy. Album title : woops, plural apostrophe. Another quality atmospheric BM album from the absurdly abundant 2021. Well done.   Aug 14, 2023

Wonderful debut. Everything is decent or very good. While the vocals are extremely gratifying I would enjoy it more if he wouldn't try to fit in so many lyrics and focus instead on passion & freaking out. There are some face melting solos - what a nice surprise for an album that is such early-90s worship. The drums are energetic & pulverizing, though I have no clue who's playing them. There are clips of them playing with a drummer on their facebook... Anyway, good stuff.   Aug 9, 2023

Undeniable in it's crushing power. It's more great old school death metal from them, and absolutely a contender for album of the year. Much like Blackbraid did this year, this current old school artist came back with their 2nd album displaying even more powerful music and rose to the top of their sub-genre. With Crypta as well, I kinda felt it coming. Anyway, however much recognition they get from this will not be enough. Pure metal mastery.   Aug 6, 2023

I get lots of 'hell yeah' when I listen to this. I think the singer could work on projecting some more. The songs are all very good, but I have a feeling they'll find a way to something even greater in the future, and I hope they make it a longer album when they get there. Still very good & nasty instrumentation with a haunted atmosphere. Thick dark mud.   Aug 6, 2023

Beautiful album on the softer side of metal. Also, it feels more gothic and less doom to me. Anyway, this one has a truly unforgettable sound, and an hour & 20 minutes of it.   Aug 6, 2023

Come and Get Me Sucker is the chorus of the year so far. The nasty bluesy heaviness blew me away. There is tons of buzz around this album, but I doubted I would like it as much as all that just because it sounded too good to be true. Well, lucky me - I enjoy it even more than it's reputation promised. These songs energize me tons, and it's a thought-provoking experience as well. Total masterpiece.   Aug 4, 2023

Really beautiful moments from start to finish. I can't find anything negative to say about this album. Some of their other albums feel more powerful to me, so I'll give it a 90 to leave space for the ones I liked even more.   Aug 4, 2023

This one really caressed my mind with dark despair and made it inviting to hit replay. Whenever there is modern or urban black metal, I have this strong suspicion that it's gonna be really bad, but then time & time again it ends up sounding so good to me. Anyway, these songs are interesting and quite captivating.   Aug 4, 2023

They fully captured the essence of what makes thrash fun on this album. These guys produce so much music in so many genres that I just can't keep track. Now this album takes the music industry by storm, and I can see why. Good job guys.   Aug 4, 2023

The songs range from great to so-so, but even the so-so ones put a smile on my face. After 45 years of band activity, they're able to keep this extremely youthful sound, no faking, nothing forced, nothing weak. I'm impressed.   Aug 4, 2023

I consider it good / not great. Maybe this will be an essential album to the biggest deathcore fans out there. Anyway, the last track is a great conclusion to the album. Also, all the famous guests help add a lot of vocal variety, so there's a bunch of highlights.   Aug 4, 2023

군제대 후 이 앨범을 듣고 충격을 받았던 기억이 생생...토비아스의 천재성이 드러난 앨범 바이올린을 전공했던 큰 애가 요즘도 가끔 연주하는 "Vain Glory Opera"   Apr 25, 2024

전작 "Cowboys from Hell" 에 이은 연타석 홈런...얼터가 판치기 시작하던 때 꿋꿋이 버텨 준...   Apr 30, 2024

very good album by Vanden Plas. These prog metallers know how to make a good album.   May 1, 2024

DT와 더불어 가장 활발한 활동을 하는 스틸 얼라이브 프록메탈 밴드로 영국의 대표밴드 스래쉬홀드와 더불어 독일을 대표하는 프록메탈밴드로 아주 훌륭한 연주력과 작곡력이 이번 앨범에도 퍼포먼스에 광을 내고 있다   May 3, 2024

드디어 이들의 약점이었던 절제된 기타솔로가 어느정도 해금되었습니다. 지난 앨범도 만족스러웠는데 역시나 이번에도 실망하지 않게 해주네요. 나이가 들어감에 따라 내가 좋아하는 밴드들도 하나둘씩 늙어가고 멤버들도 세상을 떠나는 걸 보니 매우 슬프네요. 반덴플라스는 계속 음악활동 왕성히 해주었으면 좋겠습니다   May 8, 2024

리치가 베이스를 1–3, 6를 연주했다. 그 외의 스튜디오는 밥 데이즐리 연주. 어렸을 때에는 1,5를 굉장히 좋아했었는데 문제는 5를 라센 시기에는 듣질 못했었다. 지금은 오히려 4번 같은 곡이 애청곡이 되었다. 앨범으로 기준으로도 1,2집보다 더 좋아했던 기억이 있다. 8번은 역시나 디오의 또 다른 보컬 맛을 느끼기 좋은 곡. 디오 재적시의 앨범은 영원할 것 같다.   Apr 20, 2024

3인조 코로너의 전 앨범 특히 2,3,4집을 좋아합니다. 옛날에 3집을 LP로 구입했었는데 속지에 시계, 스위스, 큰 글자로 '그로테스크' 라고 적힌 기억이.. 이후 90년대 중후반에 걸쳐서 전 앨범을 시디로 하나씩 모았죠. 30년간 신보를 안 내고 재결성 후에 아직도 활동하는 것도 특이한데, 그만큼 고정팬들이 많다는거 거겠죠.   Apr 25, 2024

올해의 명반!   Apr 28, 2024

간만에 듣는 수작 프로그레시브 젠트 앨범. 개인적으로 프록을 좋아하지 않음에도 불구하고 리프가 살아있고 복잡한 연주보다는 분위기나 리듬이 강조되어 듣는 재미가 배가 되었다. 보컬이 그로울링이었더라면 취향 100점 짜리 앨범이 되었지 않을까라는 생각도 드는 앨범.   Apr 29, 2024

카르카스 앨범 중 최고 명반이 아닐까!!!   Apr 30, 2024

Absolute crushing, heavy as fuck!   May 3, 2024

이름값에 걸맞는 앨범. 특히 유럽 내에서 그들의 인기는 타의 추종을 불허한다. 처음부터 끝까지 단단한 구성과 강력한 연주가 여전하다. 하지만 들은 후 이렇다할 임팩트나 싱글지향적 멜로디 부재의 한끝이 아쉽다.   May 5, 2024

1990년도에 대체 무슨 일이 있었길래... rust in peace, painkiller, spiritual healing, cowboys from hell까지... 가슴이 웅장해진다. 나머지 앨범들도 손에 꼽을 정도로 좋아하는 앨범이지만 거의 모든 곡이 취향 저격인 앨범은 이것 밖에 없다.   May 7, 2024

개인적으로 이 앨범을 그렇게 좋아하지 않는다. 이 앨범이야 말로 방향성이 애매했던 프로듀싱과 작곡으로 생각보다 안좋네 라고 생각했던 앨범. 물론 메탈 갓이 주다스의 시그니쳐로 쓰이기는 한데 이 곡도 애매하다. 브레이킹 더 로나 리빙도 맘에 안들고 물론 관중과 싱어롱할때는 좋긴 하다고 생각은 하지만 말이다. 75-80점.6번 8번이 의외로 좋다.   May 8, 2024

밀레니엄 시기의 소위 '팝수성' 가득한 사운드로 청자를 타격한다. 특기할만한 것은 그 타격 지점이 RATM도, Limp Bizkit과 Korn, Slipknot도 내딛지 않았던 공간이라는 사실.   7 days ago

군터 베르노의 부재가 오히려 곡의 diversity가 증가하는 방향으로 귀결되어 조금 변화된 VP를 느낄수있다. 그 와중에 코어는 전혀 흔들리지 않고 너무나 탄탄한 장르의 전형을 보여주는 뛰어난 앨범이다. 이들 특유의 늘어짐이 가끔은 지루하기도 하지만, 이정도 내공에 이정도 앨범을 찍어내는 이들은 결코 없으므로, 이제 당연히 명예의 전당에 입성해야 한다.   7 days ago

very good album by Sepultura. Also, the front cover of Arise is excellent.   5 days ago

20세기의 끝을 알리는 멜데스의 걸작이다. 끝내주는 멜로디 하나로 메탈을 좋아하지 않거나 입문하는 사람들에게도 권해볼만한 작품   5 days ago

이 앨범 그냥 시대를 관통했습니다. 2030 고독사가 늘어나고 점점 사람들과의 관계가 멀어져 가는 요즘 시대에 살아가는 우리들에게 받아야할 위로를 이 앨범이 하나의 동화처럼 들려주기 때문입니다. 그리고 이 앨범의 모티브가 된 실화는 현 우리나라의 문제점을 그대로 나타나는 게 더 소름돋습니다.   4 days ago