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Peste Noire – La Sanie des Siècles - Panégyrique De La Dégénerescence De Profundis – August 2, 2006 By Rodrigo Escandon From the beginnings of the infamous Les Légions Noires (Black Legions) bands such as Vlad Tepes, Belketre and Mütillation to the recent like Blut Aus Nord, Antaeus...

Cult of Luna – Somewhere Along the Highway Earache Records – MOSH344 – June 27, 2006 By Rodrigo Escandon Every once in a while there comes an album that truly connects with me in such a personal way that words can’t do it justice. Somewhere Along the Highway is an album that just...

Suidakra - Caledonia Armageddon Music – November 17, 2006 By Rodrigo Escandon Frankly, I don’t think I was alone in being completely disappointed with Suidakra’s last album Command to Charge. With that album, the folk influences all but disappeared and the band instead became a...

Boris - Pink Southern Lord Records – SUNN 55 – May 16, 2006 By Rodrigo Escandon Having established themselves as a drone outfit with their first few albums, Boris have been on the psychedelic/stoner/punk/rock vibe (isn't that a mouthful?) for their last couple of full-lengths and Pink...

Edguy – Rocket Ride Nuclear Blast Records – NB 1615-2 – March 21, 2006 By Rodrigo Escandon Listening to Rocket Ride has been a frustrating experience. I have always been an advocate of band’s who constantly evolve, change and push new boundaries. However, that...

Benighted - Identisick Adiopocere Records – AR 0106 – February 15, 2006 By Rodrigo Escandon Are you one of those people that have been praising the many merits of the new Decapitated or Psycroptic albums? Well, if you think those bands put out amazing albums then Benighted is going...

Blind Guardian – Fly Nuclear Blast Records – NB1629-2 – April 18, 2006 By Rodrigo Escandon Blind Guardian’s upcoming album, tentatively titled A Twist In The Myth, won’t be coming out until Fall of this year so in the meantime all we will have of new Blind Guardian material is this...

Savage Circus – Dreamland Manor Century Media Records – CM 8338-2 – March 21, 2006 By Rodrigo Escandon Do you miss the Blind Guardian era of Tales From the Twilight World and Somewhere Far Beyond? Do you wish that Blind Guardian would go back to that style? Well, one...

One Man Army and The Undead Quartet – 21st Century Killing Machine Nuclear Blast Records – NB1551-2 – April 4, 2006 By Rodrigo Escandon Do you miss Johan Lindstrad, formerly of The Crown? Well, he now fronts One Man Army and The Undead Quartet and that’s where all comparisons or...

Sonata Arctica – For the Sake of Revenge Nuclear Blast Records – NB1619-2 – April 4, 2006 By Rodrigo Escandon Unfortunately, I haven’t had the chance to see Sonata Arctica live but luckily for me and others who find themselves in that same situation these kind Finns have finally...

Place of Skulls – The Black is Never Far Exile on Mainstream Records – EOMCD 021 – May 1, 2006 By Rodrigo Escandon Sometimes it is really great to have the expectations of an album be completely shattered once you start playing it. Coming into my first listen of The Black is Never Far...

Xasthur/Leviathan - Split Battle Kommand Records – BKR006 – December 01, 2005 By Rodrigo Escandon All of you who missed out on the fantastic Xasthur/Leviathan limited edition vinyl release on Profound Lore Records are now in luck because Azentrius’s (Nachtmystium) Battle...

Nachtmystium - Nachtmystium Battle Kommand Records – BKR007 – November 22, 2005 By Rodrigo Escandon Nachtmystium is a band that has begun to garner more attention lately, thanks in part to Azentrius’s involvement with Twilight. But his participation in that project shouldn’t belittle...

Rhapsody – Live in Canada 2005 – The Dark Secret Magic Circle Music – MCA06148-2 – January 30, 2006 By Rodrigo Escandon Admittedly I am not the biggest live album fan except for those few albums like Live After Death or Alive in Athens. To me, a live album has to be...

Municipal Waste – Hazardous Mutation Earache Records – MOSH323CD – October 4, 2005 By Rodrigo Escandon Whoa! Seemingly out of nowhere Municipal Waste have come out with an amazing crossover/thrash album that harkens back to the 1980’s when this style of punk/thrash was extremely...

Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force – Unleash the Fury Spitfire Records – SPT15258-2 – July 26, 2005 By Rodrigo Escandon The last Yngwie Malmsteen album I enjoyed was Alchemy and when you compare that album to some of his earlier works it was still not quite up to par...

Bruce Dickinson – Tyranny of Souls Sanctuary Records – 06076-84753-2 – May 24, 2005 By Rodrigo Escandon About the only negative I could find when Bruce Dickinson rejoined Iron Maiden in 1999 is that it probably meant that we would be waiting awhile until Bruce’s next solo album. The...

High On Fire – Blessed Black Wings Relapse Records – RR6620-2 – February 5, 2005 By Rodrigo Escandon In all honesty, I didn’t think much of High on Fire. Somewhere in my collection I had Surrounded by Thieves but I rarely listened to that album. For whatever reason this band’s music...

Cephalic Carnage - Anomalies Relapse Records – RR6638-2 – March 15, 2005 By Rodrigo Escandon The first time I was ever introduced to Cephalic Carnage was at a live show when they were touring for Lucid Interval. At the time I was not very impressed by what I heard but I don’t like...

Drudkh – The Swan Road Supernal Music – FERLY022 – March 14, 2005 By Rodrigo Escandon With the release of two fantastic albums, Drudkh has established itself as a very important black metal band and I was highly looking forward to their new album. Those familiar with Drudkh’s first two...