Finally! The new Grave Robber album is out via Rottweiler Records! I am a long time fan of this band, and I am really happy that I was able to review this one for my webzine.
This album is horrorpunk pure with some shock rock and a bit more hardcore punk influences. I love the energy and speed of the faster songs with hardcore vibe transforming into nice melodies and anthemic choruses just made for singing at the gigs from the top of your lungs. Vocalist Wretched sounds better than ever and the musicianship of the band as a whole is so tight that I weep the bloody tears listening to the album. Some of the album hightlights for me are “The Evil Dead”, the best “Lips of Blood” with beautiful melody and more aggressive “The Swarm”. The special anthem in my opinion and the absolute the best song of the album is mighty “The Night Evelyn Came Out Of The Grave”. This is an awesome album, a true horrorpunk lesson.
UK´s death metallers Nihil Eyes released their debut full length via Portuguese Ultraje and I listened to the record and reviewed it for this webzine.
The record contains 8 songs of death metal done in UK style meaning there are blast beats but proving that the speed is not the only given quality factor in death metal. Most of the songs are mid tempo, not Obituary tortoise style mid tempo, but a bit more aggressive and faster but remaining powerful like blows pounding to your face. Out of nowhere suddenly a melodic guitar solo arrives and spices up the song structure. If I must compare the music of Nihil Eyes with someone, it would be a mixture of Bolt Thrower and Carcass circa “Heartwork” era because of anthemic melodies. This record sounds cold and at the same time emotional and that is the thing that makes this record great. Check it out and send some good feedback to the guys, I know it would mean a lot to them!
Dyecrest returned after hiatus in 2013.and I am glad we have them back on the scene, because this new studio album is out now on Inverse Records and I listened to it and reviewed it for this webzine.
The Finns had their ups and downs since their start in 2001. After Sanctuary dropped them from the label and a lot of blood, sweat, tears and hard work the guys recorded this album but then they parted ways with their original vocalist. Bjorn Speed Strid known from his work in Soilwork helped and recorded vocals as a guest to help Dyecrest on this album. Luckily, the guys found permanent new vocalist Mikael who fits in the band perfectly, so they finally rerecorded and remastered some songs and the album came out. It contains 13 songs of excellent melodic modern metal with some thrash and melodic death metal influences. The vocals on the album are very melodic, almost power/heavy metal and I loved the vocal melody lines. The song structures have so many melodic guitar hooks and anthemic choruses just made for singalong and I caught myself humming to many tunes from this album long after I finished listening. For me the absolute highlights of this album are “No Fear”, “First Born Angel” and magical “Nuku Vaan” sung in Finnish with guest vocals by Elisa De Boer. Legendary Piet Sielck also contributed on this album as guest vocals. If you are a fan of melodic and modern metal, this album is just made for you!
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