Just recently British based Bal-Sagoth has issued once again their first 3 CDs. All 3 re-releases have different cover artwork, booklet and diffrent production (in fact, cover for Starfire Burning Upon the Iced-Veiled Throne of Ultima Thule is not so diffrent, rather there are some smaller changes made). As a matter of fact Bal-Sagoth are…
It’s been three years since Iced Earth‘s last release, meaning it’s time for a new album in 2017! The band will be releasing Incorruptible on June 16, which will be Iced Earth’s first album with guitarist Jake Dreyer (ex-White Wizzard, Witherfall) and its third with vocalist Stu Block (ex-Into Eternity). Incorruptible is 10 tracks long,…
Italian symphonic power metal kings, Rhapsody Of Fire, have re-recorded their biggest classic songs of the “Rhapsody” years (1997 – 2002) Mixed and mastered by Seeb Levermann (Orden Ogan), Legendary Years will be released on May 26th via AFM Records, available as Digipak CD and Limited Edition 2LP set (coloured vinyl). Tracklisting: “Dawn Of Victory”…
Númenor has just finished a brand album and unveiled the track list for the upcoming 3rd record entitled Chronicles From the Realms Beyond. A brand new record will feature the cover version of Valhalla (Blind Guardian). Moreover, Sandra Plamentas (ex-Therion) has contributed as quest vocalist in two songs (Moria and Beyond the Doors of the…
This was my 5th time at Wacken so it was kind of jubilium or anniversaty. The festival itself went indeed great and awesome altrough you need to put much effort to catch and see lots of bands, or meet with the people from musical industry since Wacken stands as a sort of the greater gathering.…
It was a tricky question… How would Swedish duo Vintersorg continue after 2014’s intriguing album “Naturbål”? Shunning repetition, vocalist and mastermind Andreas „Vintersorg“ Hedlund did the unthinkable and composed a sequel to his groundbreaking 1998 album “Till Fjälls”, which is considered to be one of the most important albums in the genre of black/folk metal!…
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