Engelsstaub - Nachtwärts

2014-09-23 / Consolatrix / Reads: 3332

After releasing great Anderswelt (1999), climbing up rungs of a musical career Engelsstaub group seemed to be on a right way to secure themselves permanent place in history of the German ethereal. It was then, after seven years of active operations, the band suddenly silenced. Trio occasionally reminded of themselves,...

Epica - Requiem for the Indifferent

2012-08-27 / Airelinnuel / Reads: 4880

Requiem for the Indifferent is the latest, 5th album of Dutch band Epica which was released on 9th March 2012 in Europe. It contains 13 amazing tracks providing over an hour of gothic/symphonic metal music. The first track is Karma which is an instrumental introduction to the whole album with...

ESC - Eight Thousand Square Feet

2010-12-06 / Serge / Reads: 3564

I came across ESC by sheer accident. Some time ago a friend of mine played their debut album "Matte" for me, stating that it is definitely worth attention. And he was right - I took an instant liking to the way of playing the Portuguese conduct. Unfortunately, the second...

ESC - Enhancer

2011-02-18 / Serge / Reads: 3544

Not so long ago had I the pleasure of reviewing the latest album of the Portuguese from ESC, entitled "Eight Thousand Square Feet". In the review, I mentioned that their previous album, "Enhancer", which I am about to review thoroughly, had escaped my attention. Luckily, at the time it had...

Essence of Mind - Insurrection

2010-11-29 / ScarabBonku / Reads: 3450

Founded 2006 in Norway, Essence of Mind release quite an innovative musical masterpiece under the caring wings of Alfa Matrix. The boys from Oslo, debuting with an album named Isurrection, created a booming mixture of styles, which were used seperately by their Scandinavian paths. Ebm, electro, harsh and tbm...

Essence Of Mind - Watch Out

2011-01-14 / ScarabBonku / Reads: 4339

When the debut album of essence saw the daylight, the band instantly started to be compared to such gigants of the alternative music as Apoptygma Berzerk, Icon of Coil or Combichrist. Nontheless, it is my firm belief that the first record had that particularily extraordinary and harsh freshness, which the...