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Pray for Rain Review by PneumaticTire
Artist: Bridgeshadows
Title: Pray for Rain
By thecannyshark of PneumaticTire
Rating: 9.5 of 10 clicks
“Comprised of Bethany Jones on vocals, Jonathan Stamets (Coriolis) on vocals/guitars/programming, and KL (ex-Wedding Party) on guitar/keyboard/programming, Bridgeshadows merges classic metal with elements of gothic, industrial, and electronica. It reminds me of Wedding Party, but darker, and shades of Saviour Machine..." Click here to read to the full review by PNEUMATIC TIRE.
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Pray For Rain Review by Holy Steel
Gli statunitensi Bridge Shadows sono la nuova band di Jonathan Stamets, già conosciuto come singer degli industrial Coriolis (album autotintitolato uscito nel 2005). Con questo "Pray For Rain" il musicista propone una nuova miscela musicale, più melodica e meno cupa, complice l'avvicendamento al microfono con la singer Bethany Jones, dotata di una voce melliflua e decisamente soave, che ben si sposa con i toni catacombali di Jonathan.... Click here to read the full review by Leonardo Cammi - HOLY STEEL (Italy)
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Codigo Eterno Review by Art For The Ears
Artist: Codigo Eterno
Title: Codigo Eterno
Style: Rock/Alternative/Melodic
By Art for the Ears Webzine – Marco Overvest
"Seldomly I've heard an independent release that sounded as professional as this debut album from Honduras. Though the music is a bit softer than what I normally review, this CD is worth mentioning. Codigo Eterno is a female fronted melodic rock band with Spanish lyrics. You won't even find a word English in the beautifully designed booklet. But it's not an entirely Latin American effort. Several guests helped making this album, including…" Click here to read full review by ART FOR THE EARS.
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Codigo Eterno Review by Angelic Warlord
"Codigo Eterno can best be described as a blend of melodic rock and hard rock but with modern overtones. The bands influences (listed on its MySpace profile) range from Stryper, HB, Harmony and Narnia to Red, Skillet, Pillar and Kutless. Yes, you will hear occasional elements of the latter here but not so much as to alienate fans of the former. If anything, the modern tendencies in question are a bit understated and by no means ruin or hold the project back (at least it did not for me). If I were to invite a direct comparison it might be HB…" Click here to read full review by ANDREW ROCKWELL - ANGELIC WARLORD.
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Codigo Eterno Review by Holy Steel
I Codigo Eterno hanno realizzato questo primo album autoprodotto nel 2008 (ma ora distribuito dalla YourSide Records) all'insegna di un riuscito rock melodico che unisce melodie suadenti ad alcuni passaggi più hard ma sempre estremamente easy listening che possono ricordare gli episodi più commericali di gruppi come i christian HB o i secolari Lacuna Coil.
Il gruppo giunge dall'Honduras e si avvale di due voci, entrambe femminili, ossia Cesia Acosta e Beatriz Aranda, che dimostrano come possa diventare carezzevole ad appassionata la lingua spagnola legata ad armonie ariose e ad un lavoro non eccessivamente complesso ma pur sempre apprezzabile della linea ritmica. Click here to read the full review by Leonardo Cammi - HOLY STEEL (Italy)
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Nothing More... Light Review by Sea of Tranquility
Artist: Conspiracy of Thought
Title: Nothing More Than Light
By: Scott Ward of Sea of Tranquilty
Rating: 5 Stars
"With the sound of a needle hitting the vinyl, Conspiracy of Thought opens this disc that is a mind bending experience to say the least. Hailing from California these alternative rockers bring you a brand of music that strikes you on so many levels, a rest period will be in order after the workout they give you!
From breathtaking beauty to pounding metal, the ingenuity on this disc..." Click here to read full review by SEA OF TRANQUILITY.
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Nothing More Than Light Review by Holy Steel
Giunti al terzo album con "Nothing More Than Light" gli statunitensi Conspiracy Of Thought non declinano la loro incredibile abilità di miscelare ed unire stile e dinamiche melodiche fra le più disparate, al fine di creare un rock moderno ed alternativo, con tracce industrial, momenti di rap e passaggi metal.
Il CD si presenta in un elegante formato digipack che però, purtroppo, non riporta i testi delle song. La seconda cosa che colpisce è il numero sostenuto di track presenti, ben diciassette, che comprendono anche l'intro 'What Kind Of Nation' e il breve intermezzo 'Artifice'... Click here to read full review by Leonardo Cammi - HOLY STEEL.
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Nothing More... Light Review by Art For The Ears
After an intro track the song Phoenix Rising starts with down tuned riffs and slapping bass lines. The comparison with Korn is easily made. Conspiracy Of Thought adds keyboards to create interesting sound bytes. This song is quite well done. The third track (title track) has a string arrangement and triphop beats... Click here to read full review by Marco Overvest - ART FOR THE EARS
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Nothing More... Light by Christian Rockers Online
"The band’s music is in your face, dark edged hard rock/metal music, that’s mixed with the occasional rap vocal. Their songs deal mostly with taking on issues related to social injustices, like, bigotry, big industry, immigration, and war related issues, along with introspective soul searching. Think of the music of Rage Against the Machine meets the social conscious of the band U2..." Click here to read full review by C.W. Ross - CHRISTIAN ROCKERS ONLINE
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Coriolis Review by Art For The Ears
Artist: Coriolis
Title: Coriolis
Style: Industrial/Metal/Gothic
By Art for the Ears Webzine – Marco Overvest
"This debut album dates from 2005. It's a one man effort. Coriolis is Jonathan Stamets (also known from Bridgeshadows) who did all the instruments and the singing on this record. The music is a mix of keyboard gothic and metal with electronic elements. Most of the songs have a dark and sometimes even depressing sound. This is partly due to the vocals, though they are not of the screaming sort, they are dark, raw and sometimes quite low and as a whisper. They fit this kind of music perfectly…" Click here to read full review by ART FOR THE EARS.
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Coriolis Review by Holy Steel
I Coriolis nascono dalla mente del singer Jonathan P Stamets e il loro primo album, "Coriolis", esce nel 2005 per l'etichetta PsychoAcoustix Records all'insegna di uno stile che sulla carta si mostra come interessante e accattivante.
Jonathan e compagni intendono infatti unire un sound decisamente synth-oriented all'industrial di gruppi come i secolari Rammstein ed alle aperture melodiche di tastiere che ricordano quanto eseguito da Yanni, senza dimenticare di aggiungere una buona dose di chitarre in metal style. Click here to read the full review by Leonardo Cammi - HOLY STEEL (Italy)
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Coriolis Review by The Phantom Tollbooth
Influences range from Rammstein, Celldweller, Rob Zombie, Type O Negative, Circle of Dust, Dream Theater, and Metallica. The industrial component is a bit softer, blending with ethereal keyboard sequences, slightly metallic vocals, and a wall of rhythm guitar, to create a very listenable and unique experience.
Lyrically, Coriolis is dedicated to making meaningful poetry into music that brings it alive. Here is a sample of lyrics to one of this reviewer’s favorite cuts, “Demigod”... Click here to read full review by TheCannyShark - THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH
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From the Midst of the Battle Review by Holy Steel
Artist: Deuteronomium
Title: From the Midst of the Battle
Style: Thrash Metal
Rating: 7.5 out of 10
By Leonardo Cammi – Holy Steel
ITALIAN VERSION:
Ritorno tanto atteso per i finnici Deuteronomium, che si ripresentano sulla scena metallica con un full-lenght dopo sette anni dal precedente lavoro studio, "Here To Stay" datato 1999.
"From The Midst Of The Battle" che è distribuito dalla ormai nota Bullroser Records anche in edizione limitata digipack, si presenta come un puro concentrato di death metal melodico con venature thrasheggianti e con parti acustiche molto atmosferiche. Il disco si lascia ascoltare benissimo senza particolari cali di tensione o stanchezza e la produzione risulta la vera carta vincente, sempre azzeccata al punto giusto, a conferma del grande stato di forma della band di Jyväskylä…
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Return so much waited for the Finnish Deuteronomium, comes to the scene with a full-length album after seven years since the previous studio album, "Here To Stay" made in 1999.
"From The Midst Of The Battle" distributed by the famous Bullroser Records, also in limited digipack edition, and it is a pure concentration of melodic death metal with some thrash parts and atmospheric acoustic parts. In the disc there aren’t particular drops of tension or tiredness and the production results to be the real winning card, always guessed at the right point, confirming the great status of the band of Jyväskylä… Click here to read full review by HOLY STEEL.
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From the Midst of the Battle Review by IKON 1931
Deuteronomium är ett trevligt återseende. Deathmetal-bandet från Finland spelade tillsammans under 90-talet, släppte ett par plattor, men bröt upp på grund av stora meningsskiljaktigheter i början av 2000-talet. 2006 återförenades de för ett sista avslunings-gig och i samband med det giget snackade de ut om alla problem och kom på att det vore kul att spela ihop igen... Click here to read full review by Mattias Gustavsson IKON 1931
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Frozen Inside Review by Christian Rockers Online
Artist: HB (Holy Bible)
Title: Frozen Inside
Style: Christian Melodic/Symphonic Metal
Rating: 8.3 out of 10
By C.W. Ross
"The band HB is from Forssa, Finland. The group got their start in 2002 and has released several albums. Frozen Inside is the English version of their Finnish release, Enne. The song lyrics have been translated into English and the CD re-mastered and re-titled for this new version.
Listening to their music, along with reading their press material, let me know that HB is all about serving God with their music. The songs found on Frozen Inside are filled with lyrics that talk about God’s grace, glory, and redeeming power, along with praising Him…" Click here to read full review by CHRISTIAN ROCKERS ONLINE.
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Frozen Inside Review by Christian Xtreme
"The cd starts out quite auspiciously with the intro being Johanna singing her praises with no instrumental accompaniment. She has a tremendous voice with great range. The thing that sets this release apart from others in this genre is the lyrical content. Every song on this cd sings praises to God above with no strings attached…" Click here to read full review by BRAD "WHEAT" BOWMAN - CHRISTIAN XTREME.
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Frozen Inside Review by Holy Steel
ITALIAN VERSION:
Super debutto per i finlandesi HB, arrivati a questo splendido album dal titolo "Frozen Inside" e quindi alla loro definitiva consacrazione al panorama christian metal europeo, dopo due dischi ed un EP di qualche anno fa e realizzati interamente in lingua madre…
ENGLISH VERSION:
Amazing debut album for the Finnish HB, which led the band to the real consecration inside the European Christian metal scene: "Frozen Inside" is a great album that comes after two MCDs made some years ago and fully produced in their mother tongue… Click here to read full review by LEONARDO CAMMI – HOLY STEEL.
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Frozen Inside Review by Indie Vision Music
"HB is a female fronted symphonic/power metal band from Finland. Frozen Inside is a re-release of their previous Finnish release, but it has been translated and remastered for an English release. The band has been together for quite awhile now and you can hear that in the quality of the songs. Obviously, any female fronted band with this sound is going to be compared to Nightwish and it is a fitting comparison, however I think fans of bands power metal in general and other female fronted rock bands like Fireflight, might get into these guys..." Click here to read full review by Josh - INDIE VISION MUSIC
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Frozen Inside Review by The Phantom Tollbooth
"...HB is symphonic metal. The production is super clean, and the metallic chugging is rounded out with tons of strings and choral vocals. This is very pretty metal that has the potential to appeal to people who normally don’t dig the metal. The band’s biggest asset is, of course, singer Johanna. Her voice is gorgeous and her vocals are consistently clear and engaging. So, not only is this pretty but catchy too!" Click here to read full review by NOAH SALO - THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH.
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Piikki Lihassa Review by Holy Steel
Artist: HB
Title: Piikki Lihassa
Style: Power/Metal
Rating: 8.5 out of 10
By Leonardo Cammi – Holy Steel
ITALIAN:
Dopo il successo ottenuto grazie all’ottimo album di debutto, "Frozen Inside", i finlandesi HB capitanati dalla figura graziosa e soave della singer Johanna Aaltonen, si ripresentano sul mercato a brevissima distanza, con la loro ultima fatica discografica "Piikki Lihassa", realizzato interamente in lingua madre.
I dieci brani bellissimi contenuti all’interno del lavoro continuano a grandi linee il discorso intrapreso precedentemente: eccellenti parti sinfoniche, melodie ariose tipiche… Click here to read full review by HOLY STEEL.
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Piikki Lihassa Review by IKON 1931
Det är synd att texterna på Piikki Lihassa är på finska, för alla som inte förstår det fantastiska språket. Här hymlas inte med budskapet, det är rakt på, gärna från Gamla Testamentet, men också hoppfullt för oss gamla syndare. HB spelar symfonisk metal och frontas av Johanna Aaltonen. Och det... Click here to read full reviw by Mattias Gustavsson - IKON 1931.
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Piikki Lihassa Review by Angelic Warlord
HB came out of the burgeoning Finnish metal scene in 2004, releasing its full length debut Uskon Puolesta before following up two years later with the sophomore outing Enne. The band proceeded to put out a live DVD in 2007, Can You Road?, only to return to the studio and record its spring of 2008 Bullroser Records debut Frozen Inside. The latter half of 2008 finds HB presenting with the Bullroser follow up effort Piikki Lihassa, an all Finnish release in which the group continues to impress with its unique brand of female fronted symphonic metal.
Piikki Lihassa builds upon the strengths that made Frozen Inside such a solid release. Still inviting comparison to Nightwish and Within Temptation, HB maintains its penchant for taking an upfront rhythm guitar sound and lacing it with operatic vocal harmonies, epic arrangements, grandiose keyboards and classical instrumentation. The addition of a male vocalist, at the same time, brings another dimension to the bands sound... Click here to read full review by ANDREW ROCKWELL - ANGELIC WARLORD.
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Memento Review by IKON 1931
Artist: In Process
Title: Memento
Style: Melodic Doom/Death/Alternative Metal
By: Mattias Gustavsson - IKON 1931
In Process är ett finskt band och namnet handlar om att man som band befinner sig i en process. Med texterna är det likadant. Bandets texter är ärliga och handlar om livet i stort, om problem, tvivel och tron. I pressreleasen jämförs bandet med storheter som Pantera och Soulfly och visst finns det likheter, främst när det gäller svänget och aggressiviteten... Click here to read full review by IKON 1931
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Dogmatics Review by Christian Rockers Online
Artist: Luther-N
Title: Dogmatics
Style: Rock/ Alternative/ Electronica
Rating: 9.3 out of 10
By C.W. Ross
“Hailing from Hawaii, Luther-N is a band with a message. Formed in 2008, Dogmatics is their debut release, and is sure to open some eyes with it message.
While I couldn’t find anything about what’s behind the band’s name in their press material or web site, after listening to their music I’m guessing that it probably has something to do with, The Reformation and German monk Martin Luther.
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Dogmatics Review by Art For The Ears
"If the first two minutes of an album are decisive when listening to it in a store, hard music fans will stay away from this release. The combination with the computer-made image will be enough to discourage any headbanger. First track, first two minutes: It starts with a triphop beat, plastic keyboard sounds and listless male singing. And I thought: I'm not reviewing this crap, this isn't Art For The Ears stuff. But I was wrong. Luther-N is a new band formed by Shane Sowers…" Click here to read full review by MARCO OVERVEST - ART FOR THE EARS.
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Dogmatics Review by The Phantom Tollbooth
“Ex-Junker Jorg front man, Shane Sowers has pulled together a power trio, his wife and creatively gifted guitarist, Danny Han, mixing classic rock and metal over a bed of Nu-metal beats and synth programming. This Honolulu, Hawaii based band has created a fresh sound to enhance their modern day reformation-style lyrics..." Click here to read full review by THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH.
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Dogmatics Review by Indie Vision Music
Luther-N plays a more melodic brand of industrial and unlike many industrial artists can actually carry a melody vocally. There is also more of a synth presence than most, creating a blend of synthesizer melodies and the bizarre noises that help to give industrial it’s sound. Vocally, the lyrics are not barked and half spoken half sung as is standard, Shane brings a strong sense of vocal melody to the songs that makes them so much more enjoyable and more than once I found myself singing along... Click here to read full review by Chris W. - INDIE VISION MUSIC
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Dogmatics Review by Holy Steel
I Luther-N sono una band che ha fatto delle 95 tesi presentate da Martin Lutero nel 1517 la propria ragione di esistenza. Il singer e bassista Shane Sowers, che ha composto e cantato tutti i pezzi, scrivendone anche le lyrics per intero, ha intrapreso da pochissimo questa nuova esperienza dopo aver realizzato due album con gli Junker Jorg ("Diet Of Worms" del 2000 e "Ignite The Machine" del 2002) che tematicamente intendevano sempre rifarsi alle basi del movimento protestante. Click here to read the full review by Leonardo Cammi - HOLY STEEL (Italy)
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In Spite Review by Art For The Ears
Artist: ManufraQture
Title: In Spite
Style: Industrial/Metal
By Art for the Ears Webzine – Marco Overvest
"Manufraqture comes from Chicago and In Spite (2007) is their second album. The music of this group is a melting pot of different styles, but it could be described as an industrial metal sound. In Spite has more variety than such a description might suggest. For example, there's an amalgam of synthopop and hardcore rap in Ready To Face. Powerful riffing and beats can be heard…" Click here to read full review by ART FOR THE EARS.
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Identity Review by Art For The Ears
Artist: Pain Remains
Title: Identity
Style: Hardcore/Metal
By Art for the Ears Webzine – Marco Overvest
"The world of music will not change through Pain Remains. That's clear after the first listening session. This band has nothing to offer that hasn't been done before. But let me do them justice. Their disc remains in my player longer than one listening session as they've invested in quality. Pain Remains is a melodic hardcore band from Finland. Most of the songs display the two guitar approach:…" Click here to read full review by ART FOR THE EARS.
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Identity Review by Holy Steel
“Identity” è il titolo del full-lenght di esordio dei finlandesi Pain Remains, band dedita ad un metalcore di matrice statunitense dalle chiare influenze thrash. Ancora una volta la label Bullroser Records, dopo aver lanciato sul mercato HB, Random Eyes e Deuteronomium, scova una band cristiana dalle buone potenzialità. Click here to read the full review by Leonardo Cammi - HOLY STEEL (Italy)
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Invisible Review by Christian Xtreme
Artist: Random Eyes
Title: Invisible
Style: Melodic/Rock/Metal
By Christian Xtreme – Brad "Wheat" Bowman
"Random Eyes latest offering "Invisible" is a sonic yet melodic metal assault on ones auditory senses which will ultimately lead to rhythmic, pulsating seizures. Yes everyone this cd is that good!! This Finnish quartet consisting of Christian Palin (vocals) and the twin axe assault of Olli Tanttu and Heikki Paananen not only show that they are competent musicians…" Click here to read full review by CHRISTIAN XTREME.
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Invisible Review by Angelic Warlord
"The long wait of five years between albums has proved worthwhile in that Invisible showcases some of the finest material from the group to date. Up-tempo tracks "Deep Waters" and "Living For Tomorrow" both stand out with abundant melodies as does the energetic sounds of "Alive" and "New Flow" (plenty of time changes on these two). A mid-tempo heading is taken on "Where I Belong" and "For Your Love", two emotional pieces making effective use of acoustic guitar, in addition to the guitar driven metal of "Take Me Away". The albums classy title track and faith based "For All The Nations" combine the best of both worlds…" Click here to read full review by ANDREW ROCKWELL - ANGELIC WARLORD.
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Invisible Review by Holy Steel
Altro gran debutto nella scena christian metal finlandese rilasciato ancora una volta dalla Bullroser Records, etichetta nascente che sta sfornando band cristiane davvero valide e promettenti.
Stavolta si tratta dei Random Eyes, già conosciuti in patria per le numerose esibizioni live in club, festival e per la presenza di elementi rinomati e ben conosciuti nell’ambito metal cristiano. Alla voce troviamo infatti il bravissimo singer Christian Palin, noto per la militanza nei connazionali Essence Of Sorrow di Jani Stefanovic e il batterista Markus Niemispelto già con i Wingdom, ma qui più scatenato che mai. Click here to read the full review by Leonardo Cammi - HOLY STEEL (Italy)
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Sacrecy Review by Holy Steel
Artist: Sacrecy
Title: Sacrecy
Style: Power Metal
Rating: 8 out of 10
By Leonardo Cammi – Holy Steel
ITALIAN VERSION:
Non c’è niente da dire! La Finlandia è senz’altro la patria del power metal melodico!
Questo è soprattutto testimoniato dalle decine e decine di gruppi in attività da parecchi anni, alcuni dei quali famosissimi, basti pensare a Stratovarius, Sonata Arctica e Nightwish che hanno conosciuto un ottimo successo nel corso della loro carriera…
ENGLISH VERSION:
There is nothing to say! Finland is certainly the country of the melodic power metal!
A lot of people who plays this genre took witness about this, some of those people, are very famous, like Stratovarius, Sonata Arctica and Nightwish who knew an excellent success along their career. But the scandinavian land is known, lately, for the numerous and growing presence of christian metal bands of every genre… Click here to read full review by HOLY STEEL.
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SMP Review by Christian Rockers Online
Artist: Scandinavian Metal Praise
Title: Scandinavian Metal Praise
Style: Metal/ Symphonic
Rating: 9 out of 10
By C.W. Ross
"This Scandinavian band take praise and gospel songs and plays them in a metal style of music. That alone would make this band somewhat unique but add on top of that the band’s members desire to remain anonymous.
In their press material the band says that they want their identities to remain unknown because they want all of the glory to be focused on God. In a direct quote they say…" Click here to read full review by CHRISTIAN ROCKERS ONLINE
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SMP Review by The Refinery Rock
First things first, this is not a compilation album! This is the name of the band. The first song on this CD is called "Great in power" and that is exactly how it starts, with a very raw and super tough riff! This is a female fronted band but there is nothing typical or stereotype about her vocal style at all. We are talking beautiful vocals that charge the atmosphere and fit in nicely. These are some of the best guitar riffs I have heard in a long time... Click here to read full review by Jessie Harris - THE REFINERY ROCK
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SMP Review by Holy Steel
Questo album che si intitola "Scandinavian Metal Praise" è frutto di un progetto realizzato dall'etichetta finlandese Bullroser Records e raccoglie nove brani molto famosi di worship e preghiere.
I musicisti hanno voluto rimanere anonimi probabilmente per lasciare spazio alle sole composizioni; l'unica cosa che possiamo annotare con certezza è quindi che il singer sia una lei.
I pezzi scelti sono presentati in una chiave power metal molto molto melodica che nella maggior parte dei casi si sposa bene alla matrice musicale dei pezzi scelti... Click here to read full review by Leonardo Cammi - HOLY STEEL (Italy)
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Ihmisen Jälki Review by Holy Steel
Artist: Sotahuuto
Title: Ihmisen Jälki
Style: Metal Core
Rating: 7.5 out of 10
By Leonardo Cammi – Holy Steel
Dopo due anni i finlandesi metalcorer tornano all’assalto con "Ihmisen Jälki" un CD ancor più violento del predecessore "Sotahuuto", che pesta il piede sul lato hardcore rispetto al metal, che era decisamente più presente nella prima release… Click here to read full review by HOLY STEEL.
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Dark Circus Review by Art For The Ears
Artist:Templar
Title: Dark Circus
Style: Dark Wave/Metal/Industrial
By Art for the Ears Webzine – Marco Overvest
Dark Circus proves this group can stand on their own feet. Though there are guest vocals, Templar singer Toad does lead vocals in all songs. Musically a lot has changed as well. Gone are the Saint wannabe tendencies. The band has a dirtier, heavier and more updated sound, incorporating heavier metal subgenres like thrash. Click here to read the full review by ART FOR THE EARS.
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Dark Circus Review by Holy Steel
This first part offers some of the rare appearances of sound that we could give electronic realm, like the resumption of the same song that we hear in the back of the CD.
Continue to address the tracklist we encounter in 'Institution', song that makes us know the side decidedly irreverent and rebellious toward our institutions, the piece offers a musical level the two singer Dan and Toad (lead vocalist) dealing with clean lines , growl and parts narrated, accompanied by a sound that we could approach the gothic rock more stringent... Click here to read full review by Leonardo Cammi - HOLY STEEL (NOTE: this is the Italian version translated to English)
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Dark Circus review by HM Magazine
"Third release shows a now well-established darkwave band, featuring heavy guitar-driven metallic music with a dark-sounding modern rock feel. Vocal styles here differ from the almost Rob Zombie feel of their last release, in places now giving a more mainstream alternative sound, while mixing in some death growls as well as an almost punk-like barking in places. Overall, a very solid release leaping large bounds over their previous two, and should garner them even more attention." - JEFF MC CORMACK
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Dark Circus Review by Sea of Tranquility
And, listening, the music is a sheer delight. I would call this a straight, fast-tempo heavy rock/metal mix, perhaps naively given that the band themselves call it "darkwave/metal/electro/industrial". This pacey rock is cleverly infused throughout with news sound clips, many of which you will recognise, as a means of getting their message across: the clever thing is though... Click here to read full review by Alex Torres - SEA OF TRANQUILITY
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Dark Circus Review by The Phantom Tollbooth
The brainchild of Paradoxx frontman Ralph Dix, Australia's Templar is a tremendous fusion of gothic, industrial, metal - and occasionally some good old fashioned rock & roll. The title track utilizes twisted circus sounds to successfully unsettle the listener before the high-octane, charging riffage kicks in. Make no mistake, Dark Circus is one heavy album... one which delivers more than a few surprises... Click here to read full review by Ryan Ro - THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH
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Preaching... Review by Art For The Ears
Artist:Templar
Title: Preaching to the Perverted
Style: Dark Wave/Metal/Industrial
By Art for the Ears Webzine – Marco Overvest
"This is a band that has succeeded in attracting my attention. The title is remarkable, the cover appealing and the artwork well carried out. But that is only the packaging. What really counts is the music. The cover artwork might suggest something gothic, but Templar is a classic heavy metal band. Josh Kramer of metal band Saint did the lead vocals on two tracks, including Warlord…" Click here to read full review by ART FOR THE EARS.
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Preaching to the Perverted Review by Holy Steel
"Preaching To The Perverted" è il primo full length dei Templar, band australiana che giunge al debutto dopo un EP del 2006, "Wirch Hunt", ed un demo del 2007. Il gruppo nasce come costola e side project dei Paradoxx e per questo motivo era possibile aspettarsi un sound davvero particolare. In realtà, nonostante la copertina del digipack (che raffigura una ragazza vestita e agghindata in simil dark style) e foto di copertina dei tre artisti che compongono i Templar (raffigurati con trucco pesante e capelli tinti), il CD è, per la stragrande maggioranza delle track presenti, un lavoro di heavy metal, nè più nè meno..." Click here to read full review by Leonardo Cammi - HOLY STEEL (Italy)
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Tongues Review by IKON 1931
Artist: Veni Domine
Title: Tongues
Style: Progessive/Power/Doom Metal
By: Mattias Gustavsson - IKON 1931
Nu snurrar hjulen kvickt i Veni-land. Efter tjugo år i hårdrocksbranschen, där täta utgivningar inte direkt varit deras signum, slår de hastighetsrekord och kommer med uppföljare bara året efter föregångaren 23:59. Dessutom har Gabriel Ingemarson (bas) och Mats Lidbrandt (keyboard) lämnat bandet och decimerat kärntruppen till en trio bestående av bröderna Weinesjö och Fredrik Sjöholm... Click here to read full review by IKON 1931
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23.59 Review by IKON 1931
Artist: Veni Domine
Title: 23.59
Style: Progressive/Power/Doom Metal
By: Mattias Gustavsson - IKON 1931
Efter 19 år och fyra fullängdsalbum söker sig Veni Domine ut på delvis nya farleder. Stämningsfulla ljudmattor och mer omfattande keyboardinslag är nu lika markanta som den tyngd som alltjämt varit bandets varumärke. Förenklat skulle man kunna säga att de tagit ett steg närmare Saviour Machines symfoniska apokalypsrock. I motsats till Eric Clayton och co har Veni Domine övergivit Uppenbarelseboken som den stora inspirationskällan vad gäller lyriken, vilket jag tycker de gör helt rätt i... Click here to read full review by IKON 1931
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