Most bands dessapear long before they reach a ’30-year mark’. Not so for veritable British doom veterans Paradise Lost. They seem to get better and better for each new release. They’ve had a few relatively […]
I’ve had a very tough time to figure out alone the name of this band, since I’ve only received a hand-written cover with seven tracks recorded on a CD-R. The reason was quite simple, since […]
In the recent years while writing for Metal Revolution I’ve had a pleasure of getting familiar with many Russian and other Eastern European bands. Some were better than the others. Revelations Of Rain (Otkroveniya Dozhdya) […]
Swiss rockers from Woodridge deliver a fine piece of diverse, yet straights forward rock on their new release The Fire Inside. The diversity in the songs is not that of extreme sort, but band manoeuvres […]
Neolith is a Polish quintet who has been active for more than twenty years. In that time, their sound has shifted from a more Doom-influenced Death Metal type to a more Blackened Death Metal-esque sound. […]
Carnal Agony is a fascinating project, one that is fueled and led by the four Swedish musicians that doubles as its members. All four of them seem to have a fondness for popular culture as […]
Gorefest is a near-legendary Dutch Death Metal band, formed in the late eighties. After a few years inactive, Gorefest rebanded in 2005 and released the album La Muerte. This record also marked the band’s return […]
Cruenta Lacrymis is a fairly new band, having been around for about three years, being assembled somewhere in the year 2012. And, after three years of writing, planning, mixing and creating, Cruenta Lacrymis released their […]
Water is the second concept album released by Dawn of a Dark Age, one that is closely tied in with its predecessor which was entitled Earth. This time, there is a heavy emphasis on the […]
Last year marked 20-year anniversary of Troublegum, Therapy?’s breakthrough album and the biggest commercial success to date. Band marked this by playing the album in its entirety on number of shows. The experience apparently left […]
On a paper this alliance between two of 80’s hard rock profiles seems like a good idea, nonetheless because artist whose hay-day was in that era are not as represented among the otherwise huge number […]
Few artists manage to evolve noticeably while maintaining successful and relevant careers. And while experimenting and broadening one’s horizons is crucial, it is equally important to understand your boundaries and limitations — and to be […]
If you don’t know Paul Gilbert by now, then you don’t even deserve an introduction. Ok I’m kidding, but yeah, if you are even partly into guitar driven instrumental music and if you’ve been alive […]
I remember giving a Malrun’s debut a spin some five years ago and thinking – wow this is good. The band had good songs combined with an approach that perfectly blended the catchy melodies with […]
Back in 2007, more than a decade since he parted ways with Skid Row, Sebastian Bach released his first studio album Angel Down. The album was much as you’d expect from Bach, meaning that it […]
Photo: Zoran www.sonic-shot.com The Swedes are currently on a tour marking a 10-year anniversary of the release of Night Is the New Day album and while 10-years is some kind of mark, for the band who […]
Photo: Zoran www.sonic-shot.com There is plenty interesting going on in current European metal scene and some of the more established countries like Germany, Sweden and the U.K are getting run for their money by the […]
Ever since their 2007 debut, Baroness have been broadening their horizons, growing as artists as well as commercially with each new release. 2012 turned out to be a pivotal year for the band, seeing them […]
Killing Joke frontman Jaz Coleman is known for numerous collaborations, but unlike this latest one, the majority of his work outside his main band is based around classical music. Party in The Chaos is a […]
Back in 2010, three French musicians banded together over their shared love of two apparent things: Black Metal and a lyrical obsession regarding the madness and depression that surrounds a modern-day human being in today’s […]
The third album by the Abrahma marks, not only, the longest it has passed since the release of the band’s full-length releases, but also marks major personnel changes. In The Time For Last Rays Of […]
Advent Varic is an American Blackened Stoner Metal trio, one which I am a bit unsure about just how long they have been active. What I do know however, is the fact that Tumulus Part […]
No wonder if you’re yet not familiar with Undead Prophecies as they are a relatively newly formed quintet from France. Recently they released their 9-tracker album entitled Sempiternal Void through French Listenable Records. What you […]
Griffon and Darkenhöld, despite being from different parts of France, have quite a few similarities between them. The most obvious of which (aside of their shared love of Black Metal, the genre they both utilize), […]
Based around three former members of Spellcaster, the new Portland-based band delivers somewhat of a surprising debut. Unlike the far heavier approach of Spellcaster, Unto Others (formerly known as Idle Hands) looks the opposite direction […]