Battlerage/Blood, Fire, Steel/Metal On Metal Records/2009 CD Review

  This  is  another  review  of  an  album  from  Chile's  Battlerage  continuing  their  own  brand  of  true  metal  which  combines  traditional  and  power  metal  together  with  the  album  being  called  "Blood,  Fire,  Steel"  which  was  released  in  2009  by  Metal  On  Metal  Records.

  Drums  range  from slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  not  much  in  the  way  of  blast  beats,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are  coming  out  of the  guitars   and  at  times  they  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  traditional  and  power  metal  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own  while  adding  a  modern  touch  to  the  genre  with  a  good  amount  of  melody  being  thrown  into  the  riffing  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  soft  and  clean  playing,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  melodic  sounding  classic  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  are  mostly  traditional  metal  clean  singing  vocals  along  with  some  back  up  shouts  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  spoken  word  samples,  while  the  lyrics  cover  darkness,  fantasy  and  true  metal  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  to  it  with  the  last  song  being  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Battlerage  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  true  metal,  you  should c heck  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "The  Devil's  Wings  Bring  Fire  From  Hell"  "The  Blind  Dead"  and  "True  Metal  Victory".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

Battlerage/The Slaughter Returns/Metal On Metal Records/2008 CD Review

  Battlerage  are  a  band  from  Chile  that  plays  a  mixture  of  heavy  and  power  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2008  album  "The  Slaughter  Returns"  which  was  released  by  Metal  On  Metal  Records.

  Drums  range  from  slow, mid  paced  drumming  to  fast  playing  with  no  blast  beats  being  present on  this  recording,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are  coming  out  of  the  guitars  and  at  times  they  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.

   Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  traditional  and  power  metal  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own  with  a  good  amount  of  melody  being  thrown  the  riffing as  well  as  some  speed  metal  elements,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  melodic  sounding  traditional  metal  guitar  solos   and  leads.

Vocals  are  mostly  clean  singing  heavy  metal  vocals  with  some  back  up  shouts  being  used  at  times  as  well  as  some  high  pitched  power  metal  screams  in  addition  there  is  a  brief  spoken  word  part,  while  the  lyrics  cover  fantasy  and  heavy  metal  topics,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy,  epic,  and  professional  sound  to  it  where you  can  hear  all  of the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

In my  opinion  Battlerage  are  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  heavy  and  power  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "By  Steel  I  Reign  Supreme"  "Grind  Their  Bones"  "Metal  Slaughter"  and  "Blessed  By  The  Axe".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.  

In The Silence/A Fair Dream Gone Mad/Sensory Records/2013 CD Review

  In  The  Silence  are  a  band  from  Sacramento,  California  that  plays  a  very  progressive  form  of  metal  with  some  gothic/doom  metal  influences  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2013  album  "A  Fair  Dream  Gone  Mad"  which  was  released  by  Sensory  Records.

  Drums  range  from  slow  to  mid  paced  drumming  with  no  fast  playing  or  blast  beats  being  present on  this  recording,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  strong  and  powerful  sound  with  heavy  riffing  that  dominates  throughout  the  recording.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from s low  to  mid  paced  progressive  metal  riffs  that  take  some  influences  from  the  more  extreme  genres  as  metal  as  well  as  having  a  good  amount of  melody  being  thrown  into  the  riffing,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  melodic  sounding  progressive  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads,  as  for  the  acoustic  guitars  they  use  finger  picking  and  full  chords  to  add  more  progressive  elements  to  the  recording.

  Vocals  are  all  clean  singing,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy,  dark  and  professional  sound  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording  with  some  of  the  songs  being long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  In  The  Silence  are  a  very  great  sounding  dark/progressive  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should c heck  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Ever  Closer"  "Beneath  These  Falling  Leaves"  "Endless  Sea"  and  "Your  Reward".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

Cough/Windhand/Reflection Of The Negative/Relapse Records 2013 Split CD Review

  This  is  a  review  of  a  split  album  between  Virginia's  Cough  and  Windhand  called  "Reflection  Of  The  Negative"  which  was  released  by  Relapse  Records  in  2013  and  we  will  start  of  the  review  with  Cough  a  band  that  plays  a  heavy  mixture  of  drone,  doom  and  sludge.

  Drums  are  all  slow  playing  with  no  fast  drumming  or  blast  beats  being  present  on  their  side  of  the  recording,  while  the  synths  bring  a  psychedelic  feeling  to  the  recording,  as  for  the  bass  playing  it  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are  coming  out  of  the  guitars.

  Rhythm  guitars  are  all  slow  and  heavy  riffs  that  combine  doom,  drone  and  sludge  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own  with  a  great  amount  of  heavy  distortion  behind  the  riffing,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  dark  sounding  sludge/doom  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  are  mostly  high  pitched  sludge  screams  with  some  spoken  word  samples  being  used  at  times  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  clean  singing,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  and  metaphysical  themes,  as  for  the  production  it h as  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  dark  sound  with  the  songs  being  long  and  epic  in  length.  

  In  my  opinion  Cough  are  a  very  great  and  heavy  sounding  hybrid  of  drone,  doom  and  sludge  .

and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  their  side  of  the  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Athame".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

  Next  up  is  Windhand  a  band  that  plays  a  very  psychedelic  form  of  sludge,  doom  and  drone.

  Drums  are  all  slow  playing  with  no  fast  playing  or  blast  beats  present  on  their  side  of  the  recording,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  strong  and  powerful  sound  with  heavy  riffing  that  dominates  throughout  their  side  of  the recording.

  Rhythm  guitars are  all  slow  and  heavy  riffs  that  combine  doom,  psych,  sludge  and  drone  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own  with  some  dark  sounding  melodies  being  thrown  into  the  riffing,  while t he  lead  guitars a re  very  psychedelic  sounding  doom  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals a re  all  clean  singing  doom  metal  vocals,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  themes,  as  for t he  production  it h as  a  very  strong,  powerful,   heavy,  dark  and  professional  sound  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  their  side  of  the  recording

  In  my  opinion  Windhand a re  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  doom,  drone  and  sludge and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  music  genre,  you  should  check  out t heir  side  of    of  the  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Shepard's  Cook".  RECOMMENDED.

  In  Conclusion  I  feel  this  is  a  very  great  sounding  album  and  I  would  recommend  it  to   all  fans  of  doom,  drone  and  sludge.  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

Sacred Gate/World Without End/Metal On Metal Records/2012 CD Review

  Sacred  Gate  are  a  band  from  Germany  that  plays  a  mixture  of  traditional  and  power  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2012  album  "World  Without  End"  which  was  released  by  Metal  On  Metal  Records.

 Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  no  blast  beats  being  present  on  this  recording,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  strong  and  powerful  sound  with  heavy  riffing  that  dominates  throughout  the  recording.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  traditional  and  power  metal  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own  with  a  good  amount  of  melody  being  thrown  into t he  riffing,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  melodic  sounding  heavy  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads,  as  for  the  acoustic  guitars  when t hey  are  utilized  they  use  full  chords  and  finger  picking  to  add  more  classic  metal  influences  to  the  recording.

  Vocals a re  all  clean  singing  heavy/power  metal  vocals,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  themes  with  some  of  the  songs covering  satanic  and  religious  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  to  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  Sacred  Gate  are  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  heavy  and  power  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Creators  Of  The  DownFall"  "The  Realm  Of Hell"  "In  The  Heart  Of  The  Iron  Maiden"  and  "Heaven  Under  Siege".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

Attacker/Giants Of Canaan/Metal On Metal Records/2013 CD Review

  Attacker  are  a  band  from  New  Jersey  that  has  a  history  that  goes  back  to  the  80's  with  a  musical  style  I  would  describe  as  power  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2013  album  "Giants  Of  Canaan"  which  was  released  by  Metal  On  Metal  Records.

  Drums range from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  no  blast  beats  being  present  on  this  recording,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are  coming  out  of  the  guitars  and  at  times  they  have  a  powerful  sound  to  them,  as  for t he  synths which  are  only  used  on  the  intro  they  bring  an  ambient  feeling  to  the  music.

  Rhythm  guitars  range from  slow,  mid  paced,  to  fast  power  metal  riffs  with  a  good  amount  of  melody  being  thrown  into  the  riffing,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  melodic  sounding  power  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads,  as  for t he  classical  guitars  when  they  are  utilized  they  use  finger  picking  and  full  chords  to  add  more  variety  to  the  recording.

  Vocals  are  mostly  clean  singing  power  metal  vocals  with  a  brief  use  of  back  up  shouts,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  and  fantasy  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  Attacker  are  a  very  great  sounding  power  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Giants  Of  Canaan"  "Washed  In  Blood"  "Born  Into  Battle"  and  "The  Glen  Of  The  Ghost".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

  

Majesty Of Revival/Through Reality/Metal Scrap Records/2012 CD Review

  Majesty  Of  Revival  are  a  band  from  Ukraine  that  plays  a  mixture  of  neo  classical  and  power  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2012  album  "Through  Reality"  which  was  released  by  Metal  Scrap  Records.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  some  blast  beats  being  utilized  at  times,  while  the  keyboards  bring  a  very  symphonic  and  classical  sound  to  the  recording,  as  for  the bass  playing  it  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are  coming  out  of  the  guitars  and  at  times  they h ave  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  power  metal  riffs  that  are  more  in  the  modern  direction  with  some  melody  being  thrown  into  the  riffing  at  times,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  melodic  power  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads mixing  in  some  neo  classical  elements,  as  for  the  classical  guitars  when  they  are  utilized  they  use  finger  picking  and  full  chords  to  add  more  progressive  touches  to  the  recording.

  Vocals  are  mostly  clean  singing  power  metal  vocals  with  some  a  brief  use  of  growls,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  and  everyday  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  to  it  where  you  can h ear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  Majesty  Of  Revival  are  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  neo  classical  and  power  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should c heck  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Self  Control"  "The  Code"  "Magnalia  Dei"  and  "Reality".  RECOMMENDED  BUY/