Author: HailnKill

THE GENERALS „Stand Up Straight”

Ever the fount of metallic goodness, this year Sweden gives us The Generals: four musical tough guys (one of them’s named a very Viking Hednar) whose sound straddles thrash metal’s intensity and the peculiar death n’ roll subgenre. Kicking the door down on this oddly named “Stand Up Straight” debut is the no-bullshit opener “Blessing In Disguise” that introduces the listener to the band’s penchant for solid riffs and battering percussion corsetted in melody.

THE GENERALS „Stand Up Straight”

Ever the fount of metallic goodness, this year Sweden gives us The Generals: four musical tough guys (one of them’s named a very Viking Hednar) whose sound straddles thrash metal’s intensity and the peculiar death n’ roll subgenre. Kicking the door down on this oddly named “Stand Up Straight” debut is the no-bullshit opener “Blessing In Disguise” that introduces the listener to the band’s penchant for solid riffs and battering percussion corsetted in melody.

DREAM EVIL „In The Night”

Their music among the purest expressions of power metal imaginable with its shameless cheese and mighty emphasis on melody, Dream Evil are still quite the funny bunch. Having forged a career unequaled in terms of sheer ridiculous-ness that began with the Dungeons n Dragons themed “Dragonslayer” to the near-perfect “Book Of Heavy Metal” followed by the retrogressive “United,” all guns blazing has always been Dream Evil’s marching orders despite the accompanying snickers from their audience.

SCAR SYMMETRY „Dark Matter Dimensions”

Forging ahead despite vocalist extraordinaire Christain Alvestam’s abrupt departure last year, Scar Symmetry continue with the business of melodic death metal married to alternating vocals on their breathtaking “Dark Matter Dimensions.” The difference this time around is two people are needed to fill Mr. Alvestam’s shoes; you have the growlsome Robert Karlsson opposite Lars Palmquist’s majestic throatwork.

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