metal
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Kollektiv Raumordnung – Stewards of Eon
The scene is oppressive. Thoughts are slow, sounds muffled and the room is a blurred black void. The protagonist slowly feels their way through a dark corridor. A corridor of uncertainty. Then a flicker of awareness: The instinct…
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TEKARRA – Great Divide
Humming. The sort of warm vibration which flows smoothly through the air. The sound produced by probably more than one pushed guitar amp, standing by, waiting for the right time to burst out loud. This is what you…
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Bergfried – Romantik III
english version Bergfried habe ich erst Anfang dieses Jahres kennengelernt und war mit den ersten Tönen von Romantik I + II sofort schockverliebt. Eine mittelalterlich inspirierte Heavy Metal/AOR – Band, die zugleich mit einem Country-Song aufwartet? Best of…
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Lord Vigo – Walk The Shadows
english version Gleich zu Beginn: Ein Highlight des Jahres, meines Lebens und auch wenn es im persönlichen Jahresranking bisher allein von Messa – „The Spin“, die auch starke 80iger Reminiszenzen aufweisen, übertrumpft wird, ein Werk, dass die Menschen…
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SUNN O))) – Eternity’s Pillars b/w Raise the Chalice & Reverential
How do you review a Sunn O))) record? Well, I guess in 2025 Greg Anderson and Stephen O’Malley don’t need to be introduced. So here’s my approach. The feedback that forms the foundation of the beginning of „Eternity’s…
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A dangerous meeting – Getting to know Mercyful Fate
I was watching an interview with KREATOR’s Mille Petrozza the other day when he mentioned „Don’t Break the Oath“ by Mercyful Fate. Mercyful Fate. Of course I know the name but have I ever actually heard one of…
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Olymp – Augsburg’s Heavy Metal Gods
If you think of classic german Heavy Metal from the 1980s, chances are that Running Wild comes to mind — at least that’s the band I always associate with that era. Albums like „Port Royal“ and „Death or…