Tag: Melodic
Dark Tranquillity – Fiction Review
Originally written by Tim Pigeon Young upstarts: look out, for the elder statesmen of melodic death metal have returned with yet another fine album. When a band has been making music for over 15 years, …
Canopy – Serene Catharsis Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas. Synopsis: An acceptable but still indecisive take on melodic death metal. Review: Despite deeper, gruffer vocals and a slightly more brutal and at times a techy, stop start take on …
Sentenced – Buried Alive (2 Discs) Review
Originally written by Tim Pigeon I was deeply disappointed when I first heard that Sentenced had decided to retire from the game. They have been a favorite of mine for years, and the primary reason why I …
Mors Principium Est – Liberation = Termination Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas. Synopsis: The Finnish darlings of melodic death metal appear to have hit a plateau of sorts… Review: Arguably responsible for giving melodic death metal CPR with their first two albums, Inhumanity and …
My Dying Bride – A Line of Deathless Kings Review
Originally written by Tim Pigeon It’s always a pleasure and a challenge to review a band with as lengthy a catalogue and as wide a following as My Dying Bride. Fortunately, I own a few of …
For Ruin – Obsidian Review
Originally written by Chris Chellis. This is an interesting release for me because I have had the good fortune of seeing this band grow at an alarming rate. I was first introduced to For Ruin through a …
Noumena – Anatomy Of Life Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas. Synopsis: Yet another excellent Finnish band vying for Amorphis’s throne…. Reviews: Last year, Noumena’s Absence crept onto my year end list, and while most are rightly lauding Insomnium’s Above the Weeping World, Noumena’s fantastic third album is also …
Arsis – United In Regret Review
Ramar Pittance’s take: When Arsis released A Celebration of Guilt in 2004, I bit so hard I nearly shattered every tooth in my mouth and liquefied my gums. With melodeath a long dead horse still …