ATHEIST „Unquestionable Presence”
Second effort of these pioneers of progressive death metal, this album marks a clear evolution of the band obtaining a more unique sound. Away almost completely from the classical thrash riffs and rhythms, this album shows more complex arrangements and mastership of all musicians involved, remarking the work of the drums, with a jazzier style that was a surprising innovation at the time (even today).
CATHEDRAL „The Garden of Unearthly”
First of all, this album has something very special for me: This is a very rare case in which a classic band (like Cathedral) has a new superb album considering their long career. This album is for me, and is really difficult to state, the best album I ever heard of Cathedral, it freaking rules! I have been a Cathedral follower since their Ethereal Mirror / Carnival Bizarre era and appreciate their older works and newer (Endtyme), but this album is a hit! This album is like merging their more groovy classic songs like Ride, Midnight Mountain, Soul Sacrifice, Hopkins, Utopian Blaster and their (obviously) 60s/70s rock and folk influences into a blender and the result was this Garden This without a doubt is the most groovy and faster album of all their releases.
ART OF NOISE FESTIVAL – NILE, KREATOR, VADER, AMON AMARTH, GOATWHORE
October 04, 2003, Club 101, El Paso, TX, USA
SUPER JOINT RITUAL, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, FULL BLOWN CHAOS
August 27, 2003, Xcape, El Paso, USA
SUI GENERIS UMBRA „Coma”
Strange and experimental this effort of Sui Generis Umbra. A weird mix of industrial madness, dark gothic sounds and ambient, or as they describe themselves, black ritual ambient.
ELENYUM „Martyria”
A black metal band with beautiful melodies is the easier way to label this guys. Very good effort of this band's 5 songs demo, who mixes elements of black, goth and classical passages.
EZAYAH „Awakening of an angel”
Interesting music created by this turkish guy called Emrah Karadag, who plays all instruments here. In this 6 song demo you can listen black metal riffs in a slow paced motion combined with keyboards using “crystal” sounds that really add a cool ambiance to music.
PROJECT APOCALYPSE „Epitaph of Creation”
This guys at first impression sound like a new common band of black metal, but after a few listenings of their 3 songs demo (and with help of a very good production) this band seem to have potential.
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IMPERIAL CRYSTALLINE ENTOMBMENT (I.C.E.) „Imperial Crystalline Entombment”
This guys at first impression sound like a new common band of black metal, but after a few listenings of their 3 songs demo (and with help of a very good production) this band seem to have potential.
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VALINOR „It is Night”
When i read the name of this band, Valinor, i almost swear that was another power metal band in Middle Earth. But it is not.