Shadowside – Inner Monster Out

 Posted by WhiteMetalMan on May 12, 2012 at 12:18  No Responses »
May 122012
 

Shadowside are a female-fronted band from Santos, Brazil. They released a demo EP in 2001, Theatre Of Shadows (2005), Dare To Dream (2009) and Inner Monster Out (2011). Their second album (Dare To Dream) became one of the best selling metal albums in Brazil and appearing on several “Best of the year” lists. In late 2010, they embarked on a long European tour as support to W.A.S.P. and in early 2011 they supported Iron Maiden in Rio de Janeiro.

The current line-up is Dani Nolden (vocals & keyboards), Raphael Mattos (guitar), Ricardo Piccoli (bass) and Fabio Buitvidas (drums). ‘Inner Monster Out’ was mixed and mastered at Studio Fredman [Dimmu Borgir, At The Gates, In Flames], with the artwork by Felipe Machado Franco [Blind Guardian, Rhapsody of Fire, Iced Earth]. The style is power metal with some thrash influences and could be compared to Sevendust and Halestorm.

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Premnath Gonesh – A Journey Through the Depths of the Soul

 Posted by thrashboy on May 11, 2012 at 16:51  No Responses »
May 112012
 

When I was asked to review this album, I was told that it wasn’t metal, so I was not sure what to expect. Premnath Gonesh is the keyboard player for the band Slechtvalk, and this is his first solo album/project.

Not having much information on this album, I anxiously copied the songs to my iPod and started listening. What I found, much to my surprise, was 11 tracks of beautiful and inspiring instrumental music, which I believe is mostly done on keyboards and synthesizers. So let’s step through the album 1 song at a time.

The first song, “Sounds from the Otherside”, starts out with a piano and timpani, and then some strings kick in. After listening for about 30 seconds, I find myself relaxed, and swept away to another place and another time. The song is 3:12 in length, and at the end of the song, I am wondering where the time went. Pretty much most of the song is piano, strings, keyboards, and timpani. However, the song is well composed and as I stated, took me on a journey that, when over, I immediately wanted more. Continue reading »

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Azorrague – Die With Us

 Posted by thrashboy on May 9, 2012 at 10:06  1 Response »
May 092012
 

What I will say now summarizes all my opinion concerning this cd. Only a true miracle removes from these guys from Paraná (Brazil) the title of best release of Christian Death Metal in 2012. Only if happens something titanic!!!

Jacques (vocals), Fernando (bass), Gabriel (guitar) and Elton (drums) started Azorrague late 2008 and released at that same time a struggling self-titled EP. In August 2009, they started the recording process of this album, which were finished in December 2009. However, as they didn’t find any label to release it, the disc was shelved until late 2011, when the release occurred by independent means. Continue reading »

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MyChildren MyBride – MyChildren MyBride

 Posted by thrashboy on May 8, 2012 at 13:35  No Responses »
May 082012
 

MyChildren Mybride are originating from Madison, Alabama (US). Since I first heard Mychildren Mybride, this band never had something special to me. Their debut album ‘Unbreakable’ was packed with average metalcore and their most recent album was not much better. In fact: the production left to be desired and that what was the most captivate of their previous release ‘Lost Boy’, was the cover art. Will things have improved on their newest, self-titled album?

Maybe you can say ‘Mychildren Mybride’ is a bit of a restart of their sound. Even though the metal influences are still incorporated (e.g. ‘Black Cloud’, ‘God Of Nothing’), the hardcore influences are the strongest. It brings a much heavier and darker sound with more emotional layers. A good example of it is ‘Anathema’. And although writing a follow-up may seem as a sign of creative anaemia, in the case of ‘On Wings Of Integrity Part II’ it is not the case. Continue reading »

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Impending Doom – Baptized In Filth

 Posted by thrashboy on May 7, 2012 at 16:46  No Responses »
May 072012
 

Impending Doom is a deathcore act, hailing from Riverside (California, US). They formed seven years ago and have released three albums in the past years (‘Nailed, Dead And Risen’ in 2007, ‘The Serpent Servant’ in 2009 and ‘There Will Be Violence’ two years ago). How does their newcomer ‘Baptized In Filth’ compare to their previous releases?

Their new album ‘Baptized In Filth’ more or less continues where their previous one left off. The known elements as the high energy, the death metal with core elements, the down tuned guitars, the groovy riffs, the blast beats … they are all present again. Where ‘There Will Be Violence’ sounded a bit disjointed to me, ‘Baptized In Filth’ comes more across as a whole. Continue reading »

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Empires of Eden – Channeling The Infinite

 Posted by arjan on May 6, 2012 at 16:43  2 Responses »
May 062012
 

Empires of Eden is going to release a new album called “Channeling the Infinite” on the 1st of June. This album has some amazing guest vocalist, so if the music is ok, this can be a killer album.

Empires of Eden is an initiative from Stu Marshall (ex-dungeon) from Sydney, Australia. In 2009 he released his first project album “Songs of War and Vengeance”, in 2010 “Reborn in Fire”. For the new album “Channeling the Infinite” he has some very interesting vocalist singing on the album like Udo Dirkschneider, Rob Rock, Steve Grimmett, Mike Dimeo, Sean Peck, Ronny Munroe and more. Continue reading »

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The Old-timers – Punk’s Not Dead, Nor Are We!

 Posted by WhiteMetalMan on April 29, 2012 at 17:46  No Responses »
Apr 292012
 

In the true spirit of DIY punk, The Old-timers are not restrained by mere geographical challenges. Don De Necker and Dave Emmerson are both in South Africa, but live on opposite sides of the country. Whilst their drummer, Matt Lagusis from False Idle, is on another continent altogether! Dave and Don put the vocals and music together, then forwarded it over to America for Matt to add the drums. Then it was sent back to South Africa for mixing and mastering. This is their first release.

Dave is originally from Scotland and moved to South Africa to work as a full time missionary near Cape Town. He works with the needy and underprivileged in prisons, on the streets, in schools and anywhere else that God leads him. Dave has previously played in Dragged Out with former members of The Exploited & Voice Of The Mysterons. Continue reading »

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‘Trino’ – ‘AntiBesta’ (Entire Album Available For Streaming)

 Posted by thrashboy on April 26, 2012 at 18:03  No Responses »
Apr 262012
 

Trino, the Brazilian Anti-Beast, is back and more brutal than ever!

And the Anti-Beast rises!! Many (including me) have missed Trino on the scene… would we no longer hear songs like 666 Corporation, Oposição, Credo? Would be the legacy of this pioneer thrown to the wind? No! For our glee, Fábio Kiefer (drummer and founder of Trino) decided to reactivate the group, but with a new line-up (i.e. , without the frontman Tom Chagas) and a new musical direction, which we’ll discuss further later. Continue reading »

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I, The Breather – Truth And Purpose

 Posted by thrashboy on April 23, 2012 at 13:34  No Responses »
Apr 232012
 

I The Breather are a quintet from the vicinity of Baltimore (USA). With their debut album ‘These Are My Sins’, which was released late 2010, the band made an overwhelming impression. The album was filled with sharp, energetic music, driven by math-core rhythms, a djent sound on the guitars and sweet, appealing choruses.

Although this sound is continued on their new album ‘Truth And Purpose’, there are tiny differences to be heard. I The Breather handed in some of the typical djent guitar sound; it is now used more sporadic, which makes the album a lot more balanced. The vocals are sharp and are filled with emotion. There is also a little more room for, though still sporadic, clean vocals. Continue reading »

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Boarders – R-Existence

 Posted by WhiteMetalMan on April 23, 2012 at 00:02  No Responses »
Apr 232012
 

Who would have thought that Boarders would put out such an amazing album! This Italian thrash metal band started life doing Megadeth covers, before eventually branching out into their own material. They originally released ‘The World Hates Me’ in 2007 and it was re-released by Retroactive Records in 2009. Their new album ‘R-Existence’ (2012) is available as a free download from the band’s website www.boarders.it/.

The band members are Egidio Casati (vocals & rhythm guitars), Luigi “Gigi” Civardi (lead guitar), Oskar Sasso (bass) and Roberto Agnelli (drums). The album title comes from merging Resistance and Existence. The band states “We strongly believe that nothing is more important than to live your only life in perfect freedom of thought. Nowadays, our Existence deserves a firm will of Resistance, in order to be lived at its fullness”. They are influenced by the thrash era and can be compared to Megadeth, Metallica, Testament and Annihilator.

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