http://www.metalstorm.net Metal Storm rss reviews channel en-us ©2012 Metal Storm http://www.metalstorm.net/rss Thu, 17 May 2012 04:51:40 +0200 Hailing from Samara Russia, Wine From Tears debuted their first album Through The Eyes of a Mad (a mad what? I have no clue…) back in 2009 via Bad Mood Man Music. <a href=http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10796>Read more...</a> http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10796 http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10796 Bloody Rain Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 Here&#039;s some great news meloblack fans; thanks to Litrosis, you now have a band to listen to without feeling like a total wuss. <a href=http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10835>Read more...</a> http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10835 http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10835 Doc Godin Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 So these days the eyes on Sonata Arctica are those curiously wondering just what the Finnish fivesome will give us this time. A super solid first four power metal albums, then a bolt out the blue with the unique Unia and a middle-ground The Days Of Grays following up. Three years on then and Stones Grow Her Name is an apt reward for the wait, or is it? <a href=http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10836>Read more...</a> http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10836 http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10836 Baz Anderson Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 Raw vs amateurish. Some times, the line is not so clear. Is it raw by choice to fit the music better, or can they just not afford hi-spec type studio work? Other times, like in Hayagriva&#039;s case, it&#039;s pretty clear. Descendant XII sounds like it was intended to be a thick, clean-cut epic piece of melodic black metal. Unfortunately, it just sounds incredibly thin and unmoving. <a href=http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10833>Read more...</a> http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10833 http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10833 Doc Godin Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 Do you know what&#039;s boring as shit? Generic power-influenced traditional heavy metal built entirely on overused, recycled riffs & leads. Luckily, Marauder are much more interesting and engaging because... Fuck it, let&#039;s not pretend this is anything more than what it is; boring, overdone heavy-power metal. <a href=http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10837>Read more...</a> http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10837 http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10837 Doc Godin Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 Is this abrasive...Or accessible? Jesus Christ, this album is such a great balance of the dirty, grittiness of southern rock influenced stoner metal meets classic prog rock. It&#039;s psychedelic, yet unbelievably easy on the ears, and easier on the brain. <a href=http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10838>Read more...</a> http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10838 http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10838 Doc Godin Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 Wizards Of Kaos? Psychedelic artwork? Yeah...this is undoubtedly a stoner metal release. Despite filling out all the staple sounds of stoner metal/rock and not much past that, this is still an incredibly cool release. <a href=http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10839>Read more...</a> http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10839 http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10839 Doc Godin Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 This is the seventh studio album from a band that formed back in 1995 and despite a few line-up changes, The Human Romance is proof positive that they are now going as strong as ever. I have read in some circles that Darkest Hour are past their best (which is usually cited as 2007&#039;s Deliver Us) and that since the departure of Kris Norris they&#039;ve gone backwards, but I don&#039;t subscribe to that view. For me, this album is as good as anything they&#039;ve done before. <a href=http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10782>Read more...</a> http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10782 http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10782 Ace Frawley Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 Album number five for Savatage witnessed a change of direction and a good bit of experimenting with new sounds. Not surprising, considering that with the much-lauded Hall Of The Mountain King they had taken their old sound as far as they could, and it was innovate or stagnate. With Gutter Ballet they tried something new. <a href=http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10790>Read more...</a> http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10790 http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10790 Acrobat Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 When tapping the thrash keg of the 80s, it seems most modern bands merely manage to hiss and sputter out a cup of unsatisfying foam. Then along come the Floridian 5-piece Warrick, who tilt the barrel to pour out the freshest remnants: not sufficient to fill a pint mind you, but enough to wet the proverbial whistle. <a href=http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10798>Read more...</a> http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10798 http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10798 Lemski Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 When you come upon such an era that was in the midst of the fires of both revival attempts and modernization, it may occur to you as surprising that a band such as Testament - which was always the first to be affected by outer pressures - released what many fans consider as tying with their best works of all time. <a href=http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10807>Read more...</a> http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10807 http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10807 Strifeman Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 Hey hey my my. Doom can never die… Huh. Never thought I&#039;d hear an extreme doom band singing about Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols. <a href=http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10829>Read more...</a> http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10829 http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10829 BitterCOld Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 The two men behind D&oslash;dsengel have been releasing some quality material under that name for a few years now, catching a bit of a break with their 2010 release, Mirium Occultum, which helped spread their name across the globe and caught the attention of a great deal of black metal fans. Imperator should achieve the same results, only perhaps more so... It would be an understatement to call this monolithic. Imperator works as an epic as opposed to &quot;just&quot; an album, telling a 150-minute story over two discs and using every minute effectively. <a href=http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10830>Read more...</a> http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10830 http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10830 Troy Killjoy Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 Aural. Assault! <a href=http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10755>Read more...</a> http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10755 http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10755 Nosurper Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 (EchO) do not employ an orthodox approach to their take on the whole doom thing, opting instead to toss the whole (metal) kitchen sink into the album creation process. <a href=http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10816>Read more...</a> http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10816 http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10816 BitterCOld Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 When I read the description of this album I got pretty excited. Finnish southern rock/metal? Sounds promising and different enough. <a href=http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10799>Read more...</a> http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10799 http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10799 wormdrink414 Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 By 2012 Aborted have established themselves on the metal scene and became an important figure concerning extreme variations of our beloved music. Also the band have found throughout the years their own, unique style. But before the success of recordings such as Goremageddon: The Saw and the Carnage Done or even this year&#039;s Global Flatline the band had started off with a typical grind-spiced slab of death metal debauchery. <a href=http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10789>Read more...</a> http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10789 http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10789 s7mon Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 Imagine this: During a weekend away from home, you decided to hit up as many fast food restaurants as humanly possible. But not just the major chains. You also make stops at all the small franchised take-out places that put the Triple Whopper to shame. You keep consuming and consuming until your stomach feels like it&#039;s been filled with bricks... This is a sure-fire sign that you need to take a shit. A big one. But you remember the last time you took a shit after a long weekend out... it was fucking unpleasant. And this time it&#039;s going to be much, much worse. <a href=http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10805>Read more...</a> http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10805 http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10805 Troy Killjoy Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 Think back to when you were 7 years old. You&#039;re cruising in a shopping cart under stark department store lighting, when you spot it, yes, that&#039;s right, that special G.I. Joe action figure you&#039;ve seen in all the commercials. Yup, the one with all the best gadgets, coolest guns, and it even comes with that sweet-ass panzer tank-Harley Davidson crossbreed vehicle that shoots the mean looking missiles. Yes, that one. Your cheap-ass parents make you save up for weeks before you can covet this toy that&#039;s sure to complete your life. Going through the check-out is almost a religious experience. Then you get home, take it from the packaging, and holy mother of God this hunk of plastic sucks. It&#039;s flimsy, doesn&#039;t do all the crazy commando type shit that was promised, and the assembly instructions are written in some kind of extinct archaic language. The feeling of sitting through Lahmia&#039;s Into The Abyss is strikingly similar. <a href=http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10811>Read more...</a> http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10811 http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10811 Doc Godin Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 What the hell is that thing, anyways? Some kind of crustacean and a sword or something? Is that what silence is supposed to look like? Have I been drawing it incorrectly in pictionary all these years? In a sense, that album artwork does reflect Nachtvorst&#039;s music pretty well. It&#039;s simple, dark, menacing and certain understated sense of ambiguity. <a href=http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10812>Read more...</a> http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10812 http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10812 Doc Godin Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200