http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/mes%20images/logo_new.jpg http://www.spirit-of-metal.com http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/ The 20 last albums reviews http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Prime_Object-nom_album-Daily_Pills-l-en.html Turkey. Death Metal. Female Vocalist. Keyboards. <BR> <BR>B.I.N.G.O! <BR> <BR>Yep, congratulations! We thought having all four together was virtually impossible! But you guys did it! The winner is Prime Object from... well, we did write it: Turkey. <BR> <BR>I'm not a journalist. Journalists get paid to write. My pay as a reviewer for Spirit Of Metal is getting to know various bands that want to have reviews made of their latest stuff. Sometimes if you get lucky and if you have a band that really cares about listeners, the guys will be sending a CD, promo or not, a real one with a leaflet.... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-11-06 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Prime_Object-nom_album-Daily_Pills-l-fr.html http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Norris-nom_album-Bone_Crusher-l-en.html Canada has always been home to some of the greatest and yet most bizarre bands. <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Voivod-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoGroupe('1572','en');" onmouseout="killInfoGroupe()"><b>Voivod</b></a> became Thrash Metal icons with surreal albums like Killing Technology or <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Nothingface-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoGroupe('14025','en');" onmouseout="killInfoGroupe()"><b>Nothingface</b></a>, <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Gorguts-l-en.html" ... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-11-05 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Norris-nom_album-Bone_Crusher-l-fr.html http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Sinister_Sadist-nom_album-Sinister_Sadist-l-en.html After the fall of Thrash Metal idols in the early 90's, California seemed to lack something to chew on. Death Metal in the US got big in Florida and New York but California was left for a while out of the game. <BR> <BR>With Death Metal getting big again lately, combos have started to reappear nationwide and <b><a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Sinister_Sadist-nom_album-Sinister_Sadist-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoAlbum('142419','en');" onmouseout="killInfoAlbum()"><b>Sinister Sadist</b></a></b> from Mira Loma, East from LA, is trying to get a piece of the... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-11-05 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Sinister_Sadist-nom_album-Sinister_Sadist-l-fr.html http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-The_Shiver-nom_album-A_New_Horizon-l-en.html The Shiver is a promising young band from Italy which drew a public attention mainly after their UK tour in 2008. And now, finally, after demo “Shade's Changing” and an album “<a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-The_Shiver-nom_album-Inside-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoAlbum('159057','en');" onmouseout="killInfoAlbum()"><b>Inside</b></a>” their second full length album “<a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-The_Shiver-nom_album-A_New_Horizon-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoAlbum('159058','en');" onmouseout="killInfoAlbum()"><b>A New Horizon</b></a>” is ready to... Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-11-02 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-The_Shiver-nom_album-A_New_Horizon-l-fr.html http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Reaper_Of_Fate-nom_album-2_Track_Demo-l-en.html <b><a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Reaper-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoGroupe('31215','en');" onmouseout="killInfoGroupe()"><b>Reaper</b></a></b> of <b><a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Fate-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoGroupe('7174','en');" onmouseout="killInfoGroupe()"><b>Fate</b></a></b> are a young, unsigned German metal band, who I've been asked to do a review for. Now normally while I listen to these tracks, I sift through their Myspace page, check out influences etc. But when I heard their first track, ‘Reverse the Rules', I knew straight... Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-11-02 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Reaper_Of_Fate-nom_album-2_Track_Demo-l-fr.html http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Scars_Of_Sacrifice-nom_album-Eyes_Of_Silence-l-en.html Scars of <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Silence-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoGroupe('2419','en');" onmouseout="killInfoGroupe()"><b>Silence</b></a> have recently released this EP, a pretty brutal cocktail of death metal and hardcore riffing. They are yet another good young deathcore band to come from Germany, with some cracking tracks on this release. <BR> <BR>What you get with Scars of <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Sacrifice-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoGroupe('20836','en');" onmouseout="killInfoGroupe()"><b>Sacrifice</b></a> is a young,... Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-11-01 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Scars_Of_Sacrifice-nom_album-Eyes_Of_Silence-l-fr.html http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-The_Silent_Rage-nom_album-The_Silent_Rage-l-en.html Heavy/ <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Power_Metal-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoGroupe('6758','en');" onmouseout="killInfoGroupe()"><b>Power Metal</b></a> from Greece. hmmm! It's a long story with more lows than highs! Although the Greek fan-base of this genre has been one of the strongest throughout the years, the resulting bands and their recordings seem to have little more to offer than zest and dedication. Be it the production, the vocals that sounded like tormented screams or the naivety of the compositions, the final products fell short compared to the rest... Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-10-29 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-The_Silent_Rage-nom_album-The_Silent_Rage-l-fr.html http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Dynahead-nom_album-Antigen-l-en.html Brazillian Prog Metallers Dynahead was a pleasant surprise for me. Right from the start you realize that they are capable musicians. Their flexibility from fast paced to slow down tempo to an unpredicted halt constantly through out songs, I say quite brilliant. So bring on the cheese and read on because I have nothing but good words to say about how pleased I am with this band. <BR> <BR>After having a peek of their live material, I can say that they have a solid precision and the unbound energy on stage. Needless to say, it is a supplement to a great band. No one has the patience to watch a... Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-10-28 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Dynahead-nom_album-Antigen-l-fr.html http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Winds_Of_Plague-nom_album-The_Great_Stone_War-l-en.html The combination of Symphonic Deathcore and Black Metal is appealing to the eyes <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Winds-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoGroupe('172','en');" onmouseout="killInfoGroupe()"><b>Winds</b></a> of Plague. The idea of all-in-one is a good vision. Not to mention, exciting. But visions and theories are nothing unless put to life, the proper way that is. Then results are judged, by you and me... <BR> <BR>I have seen this band perform at Summer <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Slaughter-l-en.html" ... Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-10-28 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Winds_Of_Plague-nom_album-The_Great_Stone_War-l-fr.html http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Infection_(PER)-nom_album-Necrokindergarden-l-en.html <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Infection-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoGroupe('40496','en');" onmouseout="killInfoGroupe()"><b>Infection</b></a>, Peruvian death metal newcomers, have been honing their sound since they formed in 2006, and have now released their debut, '<a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Infection_(PER)-nom_album-Necrokindergarden-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoAlbum('155795','en');" onmouseout="killInfoAlbum()"><b>Necrokindergarden</b></a>' after a demo and an EP. The new album contains tracks from those releases, with a number of... Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-10-28 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Infection_(PER)-nom_album-Necrokindergarden-l-fr.html http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Black_Tooth-nom_album-Black_Tooth-l-en.html <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Black_Tooth-nom_album-Black_Tooth-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoAlbum('155407','en');" onmouseout="killInfoAlbum()"><b>Black Tooth</b></a> hail from Ireland and should not be confused with the Turks bearing the same moniker and also playing that stonerish southernish heavy metal that the Irishmen play themselves. Seems there's some kind of thing with bands playing stoner and black teeth for there is another <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Black_Tooth-nom_album-Black_Tooth-l-en.html"... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-10-27 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Black_Tooth-nom_album-Black_Tooth-l-fr.html http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Pythia-nom_album-Beneath_the_Veiled_Embrace-l-en.html This has to be one of the UK's leading female fronted Metal acts! <BR>Not willing to be thrown in with the <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Nightwish-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoGroupe('105','en');" onmouseout="killInfoGroupe()"><b>Nightwish</b></a>-alikes, this is heavier fayre, with multi-tempoed gems that catch the listener off-guard with unexpected time changes and vocal lines. In an ever-striving-to-be-<a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Evanescence-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoGroupe('29','en');"... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-10-27 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Pythia-nom_album-Beneath_the_Veiled_Embrace-l-fr.html http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Shadow_Gallery-nom_album-Digital_Ghosts-l-en.html A really difficult release for this hugely talented band, mainly because their brilliant singer died just before they started recording it! Although Mike (Baker) didn't usually write any of the music for their CDs and only really ever got involved when it was time for the vocals to be done - as is kind of backed-up here. Essential as I always felt he was to the sound of the band, it has actually given the remaining members a chance to use a few other vocalists (Including Ralf Scheepers of <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Primal_Fear-l-en.html" ... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-10-27 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Shadow_Gallery-nom_album-Digital_Ghosts-l-fr.html http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Eryn_Non_Dae-nom_album-Hydra_Lernaia-l-en.html Eryn Non Dae: Hydra Lernaia (2009) <BR> <BR>In a day when bands are too scared to try anything new and seem to be recycling ideas of former inovative bands it is refreshing to hear a band conecting the dots between great bands to forge a sound of their own. A sound which restores faith in the future of metal music and faith in fans who like to look outside the box for their sound and arent affraid to embrace something which fits no catagory!!!!!. Hydra Lernaia may not jump at you on first listen but this is a good thing as it tests your mind and takes you somewhere new, it is consistantly... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-10-27 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Eryn_Non_Dae-nom_album-Hydra_Lernaia-l-fr.html http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Gorgoroth-nom_album-Quantos_Possunt_Ad_Satanitatem_Trahunt-l-en.html when i first heard about <b><b><a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Gorgoroth-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoGroupe('138','en');" onmouseout="killInfoGroupe()"><b>Gorgoroth</b></a></b></b> releasing a new album, i wasn't too thrilled about it, i assumed it would be another rather disappointing Black Metal album, however, upon listening to <b><b><a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Gorgoroth-nom_album-Quantos_Possunt_Ad_Satanitatem_Trahunt-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoAlbum('151721','en');" onmouseout="killInfoAlbum()"><b>Quantos Possunt Ad Satanitatem... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-10-27 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Gorgoroth-nom_album-Quantos_Possunt_Ad_Satanitatem_Trahunt-l-fr.html http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Nightrage-nom_album-Wearing_a_Martyr's_Crown-l-en.html I thought that their previous album, <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Nightrage-nom_album-A_New_Disease_is_Born-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoAlbum('45562','en');" onmouseout="killInfoAlbum()"><b>A New Disease is Born</b></a>, was a great album. So I was interested in their new album, <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Nightrage-nom_album-Wearing_a_Martyr's_Crown-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoAlbum('141043','en');" onmouseout="killInfoAlbum()"><b>Wearing a Martyr's Crown</b></a>, and shopped on I-Tunes for it. I listened to the 30 second audio samples... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-10-27 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Nightrage-nom_album-Wearing_a_Martyr's_Crown-l-fr.html http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Cage_(USA*1)-nom_album-Science_of_Annihilation-l-en.html <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Cage_(USA*1)-nom_album-Science_of_Annihilation-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoAlbum('137484','en');" onmouseout="killInfoAlbum()"><b>Science of Annihilation</b></a> is the 5th album of the californian power metallians Cage. The band impressed the metal scene from their first album „<a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Cage_(USA*1)-nom_album-Unveiled-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoAlbum('15439','en');" onmouseout="killInfoAlbum()"><b>Unveiled</b></a>“ with pure and uncompromising <BR>metal attacks and improved their sound... Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-10-26 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Cage_(USA*1)-nom_album-Science_of_Annihilation-l-fr.html http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Devastator_(ITA)-nom_album-Underground_'N'_Roll-l-en.html Everybody chooses its own way in life and, in particular, in music, if we speak about a band. Some play music in vein of their favourite band; others try to discover some new horizons among the 7 notes. Some try to show their great skills, some want to be a rock-star. And so on. Italian band <b><a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Devastator-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoGroupe('43584','en');" onmouseout="killInfoGroupe()"><b>Devastator</b></a></b> has its own vision of the world (there are a lot of bands with such name in the world, and Italians for sure will have... Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-10-24 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Devastator_(ITA)-nom_album-Underground_'N'_Roll-l-fr.html http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Thyrfing-nom_album-Hels_Vite-l-en.html According to Nordic myth, <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Thyrfing-nom_album-Thyrfing-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoAlbum('4687','en');" onmouseout="killInfoAlbum()"><b>Thyrfing</b></a> was a magical sword, that was made by dwarves. It never missed its targets and could cut through stone. It's a long saga, that I won't get into. <BR> <BR><a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Thyrfing-nom_album-Thyrfing-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoAlbum('4687','en');" onmouseout="killInfoAlbum()"><b>Thyrfing</b></a> is also a Swedish folk metal band. <a... Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-10-21 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Thyrfing-nom_album-Hels_Vite-l-fr.html http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Goatwhore-nom_album-A_Haunting_Curse-l-en.html This is the 3rd full length album from this New Orleans (USA) based brutal death metal quintet. This album was released in 2006 and hurricane Katrina destroyed their home-town of New Orleans in 2005. Before they could start working on this album. As the storm approached the coast, all of the citizens of New Orleans were told to evacuate the city or to go into the Superdome football stadium, which was fortified to withstand hurricane winds. Guitarist Sammy Duet lived about 7 blocks away from the Superdome at that time, but he decided to go to Chicago, and stayed with some musician friends of... Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-10-21 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Goatwhore-nom_album-A_Haunting_Curse-l-fr.html