With this album I found myself distracted. I like the songs. They definitely scream party but they lack the power of pirate metal. It is still Alestorm, but not as loud and rough as we are used to.
Album Reviews
‘Lamenting of the Innocent’ is extended to one hour and four minutes, ornamented profusely with clean guitar passages. This is why the new album feels diluted and less heavy than the prior releases.
One of the absolute highlights of last years Roadburn edtion, ‘Requiem’ captures Triptykon’s unique performance with the Metropole orchestra.
Epic/atmospheric black metal ensemble Sojourner fulfills their quest once again as they deliver a sentimental piece of melodic romanticism.
Paradise Lost’s sonic architecture is still bound by the modern fashion of melodic gothic/doom, thus they seal their 16th chapter leaving you overshadowed in eerie silence.
‘V’ is fueled by aggression and the coherent intensity the songs is inflated by the dynamic enthusiasm, but its consistency makes some of the tracks sound average.
‘Solitude in Madness’ highlights a notable shift in style to the mid-00s. Therefore there’s remarkable brutality and ultimate aggression.
Debuting for Nuclear Blast with their fifth album, ‘Mestarin kynsi’, Oranssi Pazuzu have crafted an unholy, futuristic concept album of obsidian pyschedelica.
Belligerent metal for fans of old-school thrash with modern influences.
‘Snare of All Salvation’ is full of mesmerizing moments of ghastly screeches and fast tempos.
