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Tag Archives: Evergrey
Album review : AVATARIUM – Between You, God, The Devil and The Dead
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AFM Records [Release date : 24.01.25] If anyone is going to have the inside information on the darkside of metal, it’s a psychosocial counsellor. And if anyone’s able to bring the genre’s competing emotions to life, it’s Avatarium’s vocalist / … Continue reading →
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Tagged Avatarium, Between You, Candlemass, Doom Metal, Evergrey, God, Hard Rock. Our Lady peace, Jennie-Ann Smith, Marcus Jidell, Psychosocial, review, Stockholm, The Devil and The Dead
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Single review: REDEMPTION – I Am The Storm
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AFM Records [release date 14.12.22] Led from the front by multi instrumentalist, Nick Van Dyk, LA’s Power/Prog Metal maestros, Redemption aren’t the most prolific. I Am The Storm, the album, due for release early 2023, is only the band’s third … Continue reading →
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Tagged Borealis, Evergrey, Nick Van Dyk, power metal, prog metal, Silent Skies, single, Tom Englund, Vikram Shankar
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Album review: BOREALIS – Illusions
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AFM Records [Release date: 07.10.22] Four years after The Offering, underrated and often overlooked Canadian metal soundscape supremos, Borealis, step up a gear with new album, Illusion. This is a metal band impossible to categorise. Anyone who thought they were … Continue reading →
Album review: EVERGREY – Escape Of The Phoenix
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AFM Records [Release date 26.02.21] Evergrey, led by the formidably talented writer/producer/guitarist/vocalist, Tom Englund, are now on their 12th album. Escape Of The Phoenix once again revisits the band’s idea of adult contemporary metal. It’s a dark, sinewy sound, braced … Continue reading →
Quick plays: MARIOS POLITIS, SILENT SKIES, MOTHER ROAD
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MARIOS POLITIS This Is My Story Alcyone Records [Release date 10.11.20] Marios Politis is a composer, singer and guitarist from Athens, Greece who has released an album of meaningful and thoughtful songs. The lyrics focus on introspection and personal experiences … Continue reading →
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Tagged album, alt rock, cinematic, Evergrey, hard rock, indie, Keith Slack, Marios Politis, melodic, Mother Road, review, Silent Skies, Tom S Englund, Vikram Shankar
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Quick plays: JAILBIRDS, TIMO TOLKKI’S AVALON, CHAOS MAGIC
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JAILBIRDS The Great Escape Golden Robot Records [Released date 05.07.19] Jailbirds are an Australian/Irish hard rock band based in Dublin, Ireland and ‘The Great Escape’ is their debut album. The band is composed of Axel McDonald (vocals, lead guitar), Jay … Continue reading →
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Tagged album, Caterina Nix, Chaos Magic, classic rock, Evergrey, Frontiers, hard rock, Jailbirds, melodic metal, metal, prog metal, reviews, Stratovarius, Timo Tolkki
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Album review: EVERGREY – The Atlantic
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AFM Records [Release date 25.01.19] ‘The Atlantic’ is the eleventh album from Evergrey, the masters of dark and atmospheric metal. Tom S Englund and the band have really worked on every detail of the album, be it the sea theme … Continue reading →
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Tagged AFM Records, album, atmospheric, dark metal, Evergrey, melodic, metal, progressive, review, the Atlantic, Tom S Englund
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Album review: DEVOID – Cup Of Tears
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MelodicRock Records [Release date 13.10.17] Devoid is the brainchild of French guitarist Shad Mae and features vocalist Carsten ‘Lizard’ Schulz (Evidence One and many other guest vocal spots), keyboardist Jorris Guilbaud, bassist Ben Toquet and drummer Ben Wanders. Joining this core … Continue reading →
Gig review: DELAIN, Evergrey – O2 Ritz, Manchester, 12 November 2016
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In May 2013, David Randall chatted to Charlotte Wessels at the time of the release of their first mini-album for Napalm Records, ‘Interlude’. Their chat includes references to the early development of the band, the split from the Roadrunner label, … Continue reading →
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Tagged 12 November 2016, Delain, Evergrey, gig, goth, interview, Kobra And The Lotus, Manchester, melodic, metal, O2 Ritz, progressive metal, review, symphonic
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EP review: SEVEN KINGDOMS – In The Walls
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Band Facebook page There are so many reasons why it makes me happy to no end that I am a fan of so many great local bands (many of which I also call great friends.) Not only do I have … Continue reading →
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Tagged EP, Evergrey, In The Walls, metal, review, rock, Sabrina Cruz, Seven Kingdoms
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Album review: EVERGREY – The Storm Within
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AFM Records [Release date 09.09.16] Evergrey very nearly called it a day a few years back but they regrouped with drummer Jonas Ekdahl and guitarist Henrik Danhage rejoining the band. 2014′s ‘Hymns For The Broken’ was a real return to … Continue reading →
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Tagged album, Evergrey, Floor Jansen, progressive, progressive metal, review, the Storm Within, Tom S Englund
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Interview: HENRIK DANHAGE (Evergrey) – June 2015
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Five years ago Progressive Power metallers Evergrey looked as if they were heading nowhere, their towering front man actually contemplating calling it quits. Today, however, things could not have been any different as the Gothenburg-based quintet is a well-oiled machine, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Evergrey, guitar, guitarist, Henrik Danhage, interview, June 2015, progressive metal
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News: NEWMAN, EVERGREY, MUSE – Sunday 14 June 2015
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DeathDealer (who feature Ross the Boss ex-Manowwar/The Dictators) release their new album ‘Hallowed Ground’ on September 11th via SMG Records. Newman will release their new, as yet untitled album, by the end of the year. Trixter’s Steve Brown will stand-in … Continue reading →
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Tagged AOR, Drive She Said, Evergrey, gigs, Joel Hoekstra, melodic, metal, NEWMAN, news, rock, upcoming albums
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Album review: DEVIL’S TRAIN – II
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earMUSIC [Release date 02.02.15] I reviewed the Devil’s Train debut album in 2012 and was very impressed describing it as “a wonderful gut-churning, ball-grabbing, riff-fest”. All credit, then, that this is more than just a one-off project for ex-members of … Continue reading →
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Tagged album, Devil's Train, Evergrey, heavy rock, II, Mystic Prophecy, review, Stratovarius
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Interview with TOM S ENGLUND & JOHAN NIEMANN (Evergrey) – 22 August 2014
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Less than a year ago, following another unwanted line-up change, Evergrey were on the brink of calling it a day. A few months later, Evergrey welcomed back in its ranks two of its most important old members and with their … Continue reading →
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Tagged August 2014, Evergrey, interview, Johan Niemann, metal, progressive metal, rock, Tom S Englund
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Album review: EVERGREY – Hymns For The Broken
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www.afm.de AFM Records [Released 26.09.14] First off fans of the band should be glad main man Tom S. Englund kept the band going as at one point he had seriously considered calling time on the band. However having two returning … Continue reading →
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Tagged AFM Records, album, Evergrey, Hymns For The Broken, melodic metal, progressive metal, review, Tom S Englund
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Album review: UNTIL RAIN – Anthem To Creation
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Escape Music www.escape-music.com Until Rain hail from Greece and were formed back in 2004, since then they have released one full album and an EP. Now they have signed with Escape Music to release this rather good slab of … Continue reading →
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Tagged album, Anthem To Creation, At Vance, Evergrey, Greece, progressive metal, review, Symphony X, UNTIL RAIN
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TRAIL OF MURDER – Shades Of Art
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Metal Heaven www.aorheaven.com (Release date 29th October) A new name but the band’s members have some real musical pedigree as you have vocalist Urban Breed (what a great name for a metal singer!) formerly of Tad … Continue reading →
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Tagged Evergrey, melodic metal, Morgana Lefay, power metal, Tad Morose, Trail Of Muder
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