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Metallica - Death Magnetic
Monday, September 22, 2008
I was expecting this album to as bad or worse the St. Anger. Thankfully I was proven wrong.
While it is definitely not as good as some of their early albums it does show a step in the right direction.
The 6.5 score is a bit low, I would rate it about a 7.5. If they manage to improve on this offering you will be looking at some very solid albums in their future.
Firewind - The Premonition
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Gus G. has a habit of being in 'predictable' bands. I would have preferred for him to stay in Mystic Prophecy and for Apollo to stick with Time Requiem.
Conception - Flow
Friday, April 11, 2008
All of Conception's albums could be considered metal classics. I'm surprised you haven't heard this one already Steen.
Manigance - L´Ombre Et La Lumiere
Monday, November 26, 2007
I really liked D'un Autre Sang and found this release to be a lot weaker. Hopefully they can get some stronger and more varied songwriting to set themselves apart from the pack in the future.
Nevermore - Dead Heart In A Dead World
Saturday, November 10, 2007
This is my second favorite after Dreaming Neon Black.
Iced Earth - Framing Armageddon, Something Wicked Pt. 1
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
I disagree.
First, the story IS weak. It is a watered down version of everything we know and/or inferred from the original 'Something Wicked' trilogy. There are a lot of good concept albums out there with a nice story and strong progressive elements. This is not one of them.
Second, the noise tracks aren't a problem except for the fact that they go on for much too long. We get it Jon, there were machine guns and screaming, you can stop at 20 seconds, not 2 minutes.
Third, when compared to their back catalog this album has a tremendous amount of recycled material. Just of the top of my head I know that Jon reused at least 2 riffs from the original trilogy, 1 vocal melody from the trilogy, and a variant of the vocal melody from 'Dracula' at about 20-30bps slower.
Lastly, if you plan to personally insult someone on the internets you should at least be semi-literate.
Iced Earth - Framing Armageddon, Something Wicked Pt. 1
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
A very disappointing release. It seriously lacks the aggressiveness of old and the interludes and 'noise tracks' really kill it.
A few highlights here and there; the EP is far better than the album!
Orphaned Land - Mabool: The story of the Three Sons of Seven
Monday, October 29, 2007
Just checked out the clips on iTunes. Sounds amazing! I will definitely buy this when I get paid.
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