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(review) Nuclear Storm – Tales From The Depth

I love the underground and how it sometimes gives you great music on a bad day. I was having really a bad day, hard time and then I discovered Nuclear Storm from Bavaria, Germany. These guys have been in the scene since 2004, released two full lengths and now they are back with a new third opus, first one in seven years. This album contains just what I needed, a fine mixture of aggression of death metal and melody and melancholy of black metal. Songs also have some gothic metal influences like fantastic The Empire, my personal favorite of nine songs this opus has. This song is a perfect blast beat aggression of black metal, epic melody and piano backed romanticism of gothic, reminding me why I love this genre of metal so much. Vocals are super, ranging from death metal growl singing, black metal screams and rough but beautiful melodic clean vocals, like in awesome The Crew. Judging by songs, this album is kind of concept story of hunting whales, cursed ships, endless roaming and never finding a way home. This is a discovery and my recommendation for fans of this music!

9/10

ASH OF ASHES will release ‘Traces’ – brand new opus of epic skaldic metal! Here is the lyric video and details!

With the 2018 debut “Down The White Waters“, singer, guitarist and composer Skaldir attracted attention across genres. The triumphant EPIC SKALDIC METAL of ASH OF ASHES could even book several media top rankings worldwide.

The fact that the exceptional aesthete from Germany was so successful right from the start with his successor band to HEL, founded in 2014, was primarily due to the captivatingly artistic musicality of this unique album.

The necessary time, which the talented maestro left himself for the now appearing successor, fully benefits every single piece on “Traces” without exception.

Everything should be as accomplished as equally natural and organic – as the wonderfully picturesque artwork of the talented Norwegian Christopher Rakkestad clearly shows. A feast for tasteful eyes.

Singer Morten on the thematic content of “Into Eternity“:
“The song is about the narrator’s thoughts and memories when saying goodbye to a deceased friend. In addition, it echoes the question of what will remain of us in the future, after our passing.”

LINE-UP:
Skaldir • Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Bass
Morten • Lyrics, Vocals
Sethras • (Live)Guitars
Stryx • (Live)Drums

(recenzija) Grailknights – Muscle Bound for Glory

Moram priznati da nisam baš pratio njemačke Grailknights i njihov rad od 2004.otkad su izdali prvi album. Ali, moram priznati da Grailknights sviraju kombinaciju od koje bi kao mlađi poludio od sreće, digao svoje metal hornse u zrak i odjurišao u zalazak sunca s ponosnim metal srcem, Danas kada sam malo stariji, nisam više toliko lud i nisam toliko ekstatičan na neke stvari, ali ova kombinacija ratničkog epskog melodičnog power metala i melodeath utjecaja je ono što još uvijek razgali ovo staro metal srce. Inače, ovo je šesti dugosvirajući album i sastoji se od 12 pjesama od kojih se ne mogu odlučiti koja mi je bolja. Vokali su jako melodični, ali onako nisu pičkasti već rašpasti i neki dijelovi pjesama su me podsjetili na Sabaton, pogotovo pjesma naziva 40509. Kako da se ne dopadnu pjesme naziva Pinball Death Machine, Legions of Heroes ili Fall of a Kingdom? Kao što vidite, tematika benda je zdrava mješavima sf, fantasya i humora hehe. Nisam inače neki fan balada, ali Lights je ratnička balada koja naježi kožu kada se sluša, pogotovo refren, koji me podsjeti na sve pale ratnike moje sestre i braću koji više nisu s nama. Jako bih volio vidjeti ovaj bend uživo jer vjerujem da sa svim ovim sing along dijelovima, epskim melodijama stvorenim za pjevanje, njihovi koncerti su a must see.

8,5/10