After several relatively not so spectacular issues the voice of Emperor has returned with his newer work Arktis. Those who are more familiar with his previous works are already aware that Ihsahn or Vegard Tveiten has been already very well-known by his previous career with Emperor but also his first two solo-albums were highly rated.…

After four years of waiting Borknagar, Norwegian pagan metal horde, has unleashed their brand new offering, done, more or less, in the style of their previous record Urd. Perhaps the most interesting moment is that Garm has returned with the contribution in one song and this particular track, named after the album’s title, turned out…

Well, I have to honest here that I truly was expecting some more aggressive stuff, material much more done in the veins of their previous work like powerful release Delivering the Black, but never the less, their new record Rulebreaker is also a good written piece of work, but, yet not their best one. This…

Even though Metal Blade is well known for being one of the oldest and most respected metal labels in the world, they like to throw curveball here and there at us to show that they are growing beyond their preconceived realms with their respectable roster. Good proof for these words would be their signing of…

Jumalten Aika is a brand new issue coming from Finland based masters of epic and dramatic sounds Moonsorrow. After five years of waiting band has finally released their brand new effort. And, yet it seems, that this one could be named as one of their best releases ever! I have to say that I was…

Five years after the critically acclaimed album Orange, German art rock collective Dark Suns are back with their fifth full length entitled Everchild which continues their road of musical exploration and in the same time shows the artistic vastness of Prophecy Productions. Dark Suns are without a doubt one of the most progressive bands on…