MARKO HIETALA – “Pyre Of The Black Heart” (2020)
Nuclear Blast Records Review by Warren Mayocchi For many years Marko Hietala has been well known for his day job as bass player and vocalist in Nightwish. His distinctive facial…
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EDENBRIDGE – “Dynamind” (2019)
AFM Records Review by Warren Mayocchi Averaging an album every two years since its formation, Edenbridge now offers “Dynamind” to us. The album’s title is inspired by the words of…
HACKEDEPICCIOTTO – “The Current” (2019)
Howlin’ Wuelf Media Review by Warren Mayocchi “Cinematic drone” is how hackedepicciotto describe their music, and it is a description which suits the sound well. On their new album, “The…
JENNY HVAL – “The Practice of love” (2019)
Sacred Bones Review by Warren Mayocchi Jenny Hval is an artist with a definite style. You can expect plenty of spoken word vocals, a delicate singing voice, confronting lyrics, and…
BAT FOR LASHES – “Lost Girls” (2019)
V2 Records Review by Warren Mayocchi Take a look at the cover of this album. A white snake wrapping itself around a hand, red leather, a hidden woman staring at…
HIGH FIGHTER – “Champain” (2019)
Argonauta Records Review by Warren Mayocchi In 2016 High Fighter released their first full length album, “Scars and Crosses”. It had an interesting cover and good songs. They are back…
Sándor Vály & Júlia Heéger – “Sacred Songs – Hildegard von Bingen Variation” (2019)
Ektro Records Review by Warren Mayocchi Saint Hildegard lived almost a thousand years ago in what is historically known as the dark ages. She is celebrated for many writings as…
LINGUA IGNOTA – “CALIGULA” (2019)
Sargent House Review by Warren Mayocchi Though LINGUA IGNOTA means “the language is unknown” in Latin, here it means Kristin Hayter. While knowing the artist’s name is not essential in…
A DEER A HORSE – “Everything Rots That Is Rotten” EP (2019)
Independent Release Review by Warren Mayocchi In 2013 a new band called A Deer A Horse looked to their fans and used Kickstarter as a rallying point to help fund…
BLACK MOUNTAIN – “Destroyer” (2019)
Label: Jagjaguwar Review by Warren Mayocchi Renowned for their modern retro hard rock style, Black Mountain is back with another recording. As well as the enduring influences of psychedelic heavy…
SUSANNA & THE BROTHERHOOD OF OUR LADY – “Garden of Earthly Delights” (2019)
Label: SusannaSonata Review by Warren Mayocchi Hieronymous Bosch painted The Garden of Earthly Delights and many other works. These images are the inspiration for the album with the same name.…
SILENCE IN THE SNOW – “Levitation Chamber” (2019)
Prophecy Productions Review by Warren Mayocchi With an deep tone and ominous drum strike “Levitation Chamber” opens. The strong drums on the opening track are explained when you realise Silence…
Fleshgod Apocalypse – “Veleno” (2019)
Nuclear Blast Records Review by Warren Mayocchi There are bands where you will have little doubt about what you will hear simply based on their name. An good example, would…
Laibach – “The Sound of Music” (2019)
Label: Mute Records Review by Warren Mayocchi Over the years cover songs have constantly been produced and included by artists alongside an album of originals. Sometimes an entire album might…
K Á R Y Y N – ‘The Quanta Series” (2019)
Mute Review by Warren Mayocchi Imagine if you will, an spacious expanse of musical sound. There is no beat, and there is no melody either. The sounds float around you,…
Superlynx – “New Moon” (2019)
Label: Dark Essence Records Review by Warren Mayocchi A new moon is by definition dark and so is Superlynx. “New Moon” is their second album and their style is on full…
Barnett + Coloccia – “VLF” (2019)
Label: SIGE Records Review by Warren Mayocchi Combining sounds in a manner deemed pleasing to at least a few other people is an occupation with many pathways to success. Barnett+Coloccia…
PERPETUAL FATE – ‘Cordis’ (2019)
Revalve Records Review by Warren Mayocchi Since 2015 the members of Perpetual Fate have been honing their musical talents, producing songs, and winning awards. With “Cordis” the band has released…