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Albums reviews of Spirit of Metal Webzine Albums reviews of Spirit of Metal Webzine 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 Breaking Benjamin : Dear Agony http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Breaking_Benjamin-nom_album-Dear_Agony-l-en.html Not quite as good as <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Breaking_Benjamin-nom_album-Phobia-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoAlbum('40073','en');" onmouseout="killInfoAlbum()">Phobia</a> but still friggen amazing. I bought this on pre-order so I got it a day before its release. This album has a completely new sound that sounds amazing. It doesn't have much of the really angry and aggressive sound that <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Breaking_Benjamin-nom_album-Phobia-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoAlbum('40073','en');"... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-11-20 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Breaking_Benjamin-nom_album-Dear_Agony-l-fr.html Destruction : Inventor Of Evil http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Destruction-nom_album-Inventor_Of_Evil-l-en.html I've been a fan of <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Destruction-nom_album-Destruction-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoAlbum('99326','en');" onmouseout="killInfoAlbum()">Destruction</a> for 22 years. My first album was the Eternal Devestation/<a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Destruction-nom_album-Mad_Butcher-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoAlbum('12725','en');" onmouseout="killInfoAlbum()">Mad Butcher</a> CD. Both of these recordings came together on 1 CD, unlike how they're represented on SOM's discography. I loved this album and I've been... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-11-19 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Destruction-nom_album-Inventor_Of_Evil-l-fr.html Arkona (RUS) : Goi, Rode, Goi ! http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Arkona_(RUS)-nom_album-Goi,_Rode,_Goi_-l-en.html Among the many folk, pagan, and viking acts out there today, <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Arkona-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoGroupe('2328','en');" onmouseout="killInfoGroupe()">Arkona</a> has one of the most distinct sounds among them, and their new album Goi,Rode,Goi is no exception, in fact, this is probably my favorite album of them so far. <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Arkona-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoGroupe('2328','en');" onmouseout="killInfoGroupe()">Arkona</a> is also one of the few bands among the Folk... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-11-18 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Arkona_(RUS)-nom_album-Goi,_Rode,_Goi_-l-fr.html W.E.T : W.E.T. http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-W.E.T-nom_album-W.E.T.-l-en.html I'm a big fan of Scandinavian metal, so I was eager to check out this new Swedish Hard Fm band called <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-W.E.T-nom_album-W.E.T.-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoAlbum('156417','en');" onmouseout="killInfoAlbum()">W.E.T.</a> This is their debut album. The name W.E.T is an acronym, in which each letter stands for the first letter of the main band that the performer is active in. The W stands for the band Work Of Art, that guitarist Robert Sall belongs to. The letter E represents the band <a... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-11-18 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-W.E.T-nom_album-W.E.T.-l-fr.html Saidian : Evercircle http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Saidian-nom_album-Evercircle-l-en.html German melodic metal band <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Saidian-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoGroupe('5699','en');" onmouseout="killInfoGroupe()">Saidian</a> was founded in 2004 and released this 3rd album now in 2009. Who is the naked angel in the mystic circle on the frontcover? Maybe we find out if we go now deeper into <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Saidian-nom_album-Evercircle-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoAlbum('145364','en');" onmouseout="killInfoAlbum()">Evercircle</a>. „Out of the shadows“ opens with a fast keyboard... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-11-17 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Saidian-nom_album-Evercircle-l-fr.html Edguy : Tinnitus Sanctus http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Edguy-nom_album-Tinnitus_Sanctus-l-en.html For some time now, <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Edguy-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoGroupe('717','en');" onmouseout="killInfoGroupe()">Edguy</a> have been slowly mixing in some 80's L.A. sleaze/glam rock into their German power metal formula. Their 2009 (U.S.A. release) “<a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Edguy-nom_album-Tinnitus_Sanctus-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoAlbum('118402','en');" onmouseout="killInfoAlbum()">Tinnitus Sanctus</a>” CD appears to be a most successful culmination of that effort. To be sure, there are... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-11-17 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Edguy-nom_album-Tinnitus_Sanctus-l-fr.html Blanc Faces : Falling To The Moon http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Blanc_Faces-nom_album-Falling_To_The_Moon-l-en.html What's your favorite kind of cheese? Most people prefer cheddar, Swiss, mozzarella, or American cheese. This American band plays the cheesiest music that I've seen profiled on SOM, so far. It sounds like something that you would hear on a top 40 AM pop radio station. Don't get me wrong, it's very good music, if you're a pop music fan. The teenage girls go crazy for music like this. Pop music can be very lucrative for a good artist. It's just not my cup of tea. I think that this album is more suitable for Spirit Of Rock, than it is for Spirit Of Metal. This alleged Melodic... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-11-17 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Blanc_Faces-nom_album-Falling_To_The_Moon-l-fr.html Black Knight Symfonia : Heavenly Chaos http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Black_Knight_Symfonia-nom_album-Heavenly_Chaos-l-en.html It's time to don my armour, mount my trust warhorse Bayard, and ride into the <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Emerald-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoGroupe('15910','en');" onmouseout="killInfoGroupe()">Emerald</a> Kingdom to do battle with the Chevalier Noir and the legions of the <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Lord-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoGroupe('24220','en');" onmouseout="killInfoGroupe()">Lord</a> of Chaos. This is the brainchild of Michael Fiori, ‘Saga', a multi talented neo classical guitarist and keyboard... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-11-16 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Black_Knight_Symfonia-nom_album-Heavenly_Chaos-l-fr.html Kataklysm : Serenity in Fire http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Kataklysm-nom_album-Serenity_in_Fire-l-en.html This is the 7th full length album from this French Canadian death metal quintet. Drummer Max Duhamel quit the band because he didn't want to tour and be apart from his family. This album features Martin Maurais on drums. He is able to play at a much faster tempo than they were used to and this helped the band to expand their songwriting. This album is more musically mature and stronger all around than their previous 2 albums; Epic and Shadows Of <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Dust-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoGroupe('38007','en');"... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-11-16 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Kataklysm-nom_album-Serenity_in_Fire-l-fr.html Dancing With Paris : There's Something in the Water http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Dancing_With_Paris-nom_album-There's_Something_in_the_Water-l-en.html There's something about Canada that creates interesting takes on metal and all its wonderful subgenres. We've had <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Voivod-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoGroupe('1572','en');" onmouseout="killInfoGroupe()">Voivod</a> creating space thrash, the evergreen genius that is <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Devin_Townsend-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoGroupe('2786','en');" onmouseout="killInfoGroupe()">Devin Townsend</a> who can adapt almost anything to his own inimitable style, and <a... Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-11-15 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Dancing_With_Paris-nom_album-There's_Something_in_the_Water-l-fr.html Temple Of Baal : Lightslaying Rituals http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Temple_Of_Baal-nom_album-Lightslaying_Rituals-l-en.html <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Baal-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoGroupe('12787','en');" onmouseout="killInfoGroupe()">Baal</a> was the supreme male god of the ancient Phoenicians and Canaanites. They worshiped him with self torture and human sacrifices. Many of the temples of <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Baal-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoGroupe('12787','en');" onmouseout="killInfoGroupe()">Baal</a> were on rooftops. <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Temple_Of_Baal-l-en.html" ... Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-11-15 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Temple_Of_Baal-nom_album-Lightslaying_Rituals-l-fr.html Sanctuary (USA-1) : Into the Mirror Black http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Sanctuary_(USA*1)-nom_album-Into_the_Mirror_Black-l-en.html <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Sanctuary_(USA*1)-nom_album-Into_the_Mirror_Black-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoAlbum('9865','en');" onmouseout="killInfoAlbum()">Into the Mirror Black</a> was the second of two albums that Sanctuary, the band that <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Nevermore-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoGroupe('1604','en');" onmouseout="killInfoGroupe()">Nevermore</a> came out, released. So...now we are back in 1990. After a short bass intro and an elegian part "<a... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-11-14 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Sanctuary_(USA*1)-nom_album-Into_the_Mirror_Black-l-fr.html Moloken : Our Astral Circle http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Moloken-nom_album-Our_Astral_Circle-l-en.html Moloken are a quartet from Holmsund/Umeå, Sweden who play doom. And not like the galloping doom of fellow Swedish titans <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Candlemass-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoGroupe('1327','en');" onmouseout="killInfoGroupe()">Candlemass</a>, but a more Finnish style; slower, heavier and more tortured. More doomy, if you will. I'm reviewing their tracks from Myspace from the new album ‘<a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Moloken-nom_album-Our_Astral_Circle-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoAlbum('155464','en');"... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-11-14 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Moloken-nom_album-Our_Astral_Circle-l-fr.html Rammstein : Liebe Ist Für Alle Da http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Rammstein-nom_album-Liebe_Ist_Fur_Alle_Da-l-en.html Okay, first of all i'm sorry if this review will sound a little strange, but this is like my third review of an album, and my english isn't really perfect. When i first put the album in my CD player, i was kinda afraid that i won't like it, 'cause i've read some bad reviews about it. Anyway, i wasn't disappointed, the album is really great, it sounds like a mix of <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Rammstein-nom_album-Sehnsucht-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoAlbum('264','en');" onmouseout="killInfoAlbum()">Sehnsucht</a> and Reise, Reise.... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-11-14 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Rammstein-nom_album-Liebe_Ist_Fur_Alle_Da-l-fr.html Storm On The Abyss : As the Last Embers Darken into Obsurity http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Storm_On_The_Abyss-nom_album-As_the_Last_Embers_Darken_into_Obsurity-l-en.html I just finished up listening to the new <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Storm-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoGroupe('17373','en');" onmouseout="killInfoGroupe()">Storm</a> on the <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Abyss-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoGroupe('9000','en');" onmouseout="killInfoGroupe()">Abyss</a> album titled As the Last Embers Darken into Obscurity. Their first album, the whopping 144 minute long <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Storm_On_The_Abyss-nom_album-Quintessence_of_the_Lost_Twilight-l-en.html"... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-11-14 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Storm_On_The_Abyss-nom_album-As_the_Last_Embers_Darken_into_Obsurity-l-fr.html Alestorm : Black Sails at Midnight http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Alestorm-nom_album-Black_Sails_at_Midnight-l-en.html <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Alestorm-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoGroupe('26880','en');" onmouseout="killInfoGroupe()">Alestorm</a>'s 2009 LP release "<a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Alestorm-nom_album-Black_Sails_at_Midnight-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoAlbum('135512','en');" onmouseout="killInfoAlbum()">Black Sails at Midnight</a>" is not only a very fun, light-hearted, and most enjoyable album to experience, but is also a major achievement in its execution of upper division songwriting theories and practices. The balance of... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-11-14 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Alestorm-nom_album-Black_Sails_at_Midnight-l-fr.html Aosoth : Ashes Of Angels http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Aosoth-nom_album-Ashes_Of_Angels-l-en.html This is the second album from this French black metal quartet. They are from Ile-De-France, which is an eastern suburb of Paris. According to answers.com, <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Aosoth-nom_album-Aosoth-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoAlbum('107644','en');" onmouseout="killInfoAlbum()">Aosoth</a> is the name of a female demon. An occult website describes this demon as a dark female force in the pantheon of 9 angles. The firewolf, sole child of the demoness Atazoh and angel of venus. 3rd in command to the fire god, Eitan Flerous(phire demon). ... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-11-13 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Aosoth-nom_album-Ashes_Of_Angels-l-fr.html Hatebomb : Hatebomb http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Hatebomb-nom_album-Hatebomb-l-en.html <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Hatebomb-nom_album-Hatebomb-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoAlbum('155429','en');" onmouseout="killInfoAlbum()">Hatebomb</a> is not your typical newcomer. Formerly known as Staro Zlo – <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Ancient-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoGroupe('383','en');" onmouseout="killInfoGroupe()">Ancient</a> <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Evil-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoGroupe('2210','en');" onmouseout="killInfoGroupe()">Evil</a> – <a... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-11-12 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Hatebomb-nom_album-Hatebomb-l-fr.html Inverno Eterno : Póstumo http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Inverno_Eterno-nom_album-Postumo-l-en.html The last 365 days have proved to be some of the best for one of today's finest and most reliable labels floating on the Portuguese underground, known as Bubonic Productions (BP). Having released works from the pagans <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Cripta_Oculta-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoGroupe('37292','en');" onmouseout="killInfoGroupe()">Cripta Oculta</a>, Portuguese doom leviathans Process of Guilt, plague infested Nivathe, among other less known, although equally great projects and establishing partnerships with other interesting up-and-coming labels... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-11-12 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Inverno_Eterno-nom_album-Postumo-l-fr.html Arch Enemy : Rise of the Tyrant http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Arch_Enemy-nom_album-Rise_of_the_Tyrant-l-en.html If having a woman on vocals hasn't gotten <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Arch_Enemy-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoGroupe('8','en');" onmouseout="killInfoGroupe()">Arch Enemy</a> noticed by now, then <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Arch_Enemy-nom_album-Rise_of_the_Tyrant-l-en.html" onMouseOver="PopInfoAlbum('63133','en');" onmouseout="killInfoAlbum()">Rise of the Tyrant</a> certainly will get everyone to look in their general direction. Being a melodic death metal band and having a woman fronting them is quite an achievement, but... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009-11-12 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Arch_Enemy-nom_album-Rise_of_the_Tyrant-l-fr.html