SHAKE THE TEMPLE – SHAKE THE TEMPLE ( Review by Varg The Mighty )

 

Today’s review is of Australian Heavy Metal band Shake The Temple’s homonymous album.

This release displays energetic Heavy Metal that combines some old-school sleaziness with modern grooves into a smoothly flowing mix. Their confident riffs bring to mind the nastiest Hard Rock bands of the 80s, while their occasional use of breakdowns or harder-hitting bits ensures the continuity of the songs’ commercial appeal.

Although this album may feel too long, it includes some nice tracks that generally make it worth your while, though other songs seem less original. The release also has some notable personality, adding to their sound influences of many subgenres though always keeping Heavy Metal as the main theme. Despite some edges being somewhat rough, future releases may probably bring a perfection that shall make their sound even more appealing. My personal highlights are “Huntsman” and “Who I Am”.

I recommend this album to fans of Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Progressive Heavy Metal and Hard Rock. My rating is of 8/10.

VARG THE MIGHTY 

 

CRYPTOBIOSIS – CHAINSAW CRUCIFIXION ( Review by Varg The Mighty )

 

Today’s review is of German Death Metal band Cryptobiosis’ new album.

This album is a powerful dose of classic Extreme Metal delivered with wrath but also with a sweetly macabre sense of humour. The release sounds pretty old-school and it certainly has that identifiable touch of German Death Metal incorporated into its sonority, but it also notably has some riffs with more melody than others, though no track comes near to Melodic Death Metal here thanks to a careful meditation on violence. There are also some slower bits that add a fine element of darkness.

If you like your Death Metal grotesque, putrid and hateful then look no further. While there isn’t any element that gives a truly identifiable mark of personality, the album is a good piece of old-school worship with enough modernity as to not sound recycled from the masters. My personal highlights are “NecrObese” and “Screams From The Void”.

I recommend this album to fans of Death Metal. My rating is of 8/10.

VARG THE MIGHTY 

 

GATE – NORD ( Review by Varg The Mighty)

 

Today’s review is of Norwegian Alternative Folk band Gate’s upcoming new album, out on December 3^rd.

This album takes a wholly acoustic approach with a heartfelt and artistically free outcome. Perhaps the listener will quickly be reminded of Myrkur or Wardruna, though this release may be viewed as merrier at times, despite the general atmosphere of epic Nordic tradition is equally present.

Suspense is constantly woven and broken, some parts grow in intensity to culminating and almost tribal points while other passages take a lighter yet not less beautiful direction. Overall, the full-length is consistent and may be enjoyed by any fan of new approaches to Folk. My personal highlights are “Solfager Og Ormekongen” and “Hemnarsverdet”.

I recommend this album to fans of Nordic Folk. My rating is of 8,5/10.

VARG THE MIGHTY 

 

 

º\ LEX LÜGER + EMBELLISH Sala Silikona (Madrid) - Sábado 27 de noviembre

 Este próximo sábado día 27 de noviembre las bandas LEX LÚGER y EMBELLISH estarán en directo en la Sala Silikona (Pl. del Encuentro, 1, 28030 Madrid / Zona Moratalaz), presentando ambos sus nuevos trabajos.

 

La preventa de entradas está disponible en:

Metaltrip: https://metaltrip.com/entradas-para-lex-luger-y-embellish-en-madrid/

Myacceso: https://myacceso.com/events/lex-luger-embellish-en-madrid