Dazzle Vision are a band from Tokyo, Japan and “Kirari” is their forth studio album filled with tasty metalcore songs, Maiko – their female singer and songwriter, Yu – guitars, Takuro – bass and Haru – drums, managed to delivered an energy full, pumping and more colorful material than most of the actually trendy metalcore products from the market. Maiko growls, screams and sing, Yu catches a few good riffs and exciting themes while the rhythm section is balanced and offered solid bases. But most of all, Dazzle Vision write a few exciting themes and good songs.
Formed in June 2003, Dazzle Vision construct on hard rock and heavy metal bases inserting explosive emo/screamo and metalcore elements. In 2006 they toured all around Taiwan, met with good reviews at Spring Scream 2006 an outdoor music festival there, and subsequently released their first album in Taiwan on the waves of the tour’s success. They released their first album “Origin Of Dazzle” in November of 2006 followed by a tour of Japan. Their second album, “Camellia Japonica” was released in April 2007, “Origin Of Dazzle” was re-issued in 2008, followed by their third album, “Crystal Children” in November 2008. Read more Dazzle Vision – Kirari (2011)
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Caliban – Coverfield – EP (2011)
Caliban have released seven studio albums to-date, and two split albums with the band Heaven Shall Burn. The band was formed in Hattingen, Germany in 1997 under the name Never Again and after half a year of rehearsals and a two song demo, Lifeforce Records was the first to offer the band a record deal. Since, they toured and share the scene with bands including Morning Again, Earth Crisis, Cro-Mags, Slayer, Poison the Well, Hatebreed, Pantera, Machine Head, Biohazard, Morbid Angel, Bloodjinn, All Shall Perish, Bleeding Through, I Killed The Prom Queen, Kreator, Suicide Silence, Maroon, Emmure and After the Burial. Blending metal and deathcore, Calibian are a powerful, full of energy modern metal combo. Read more Caliban – Coverfield – EP (2011)
Romeo Must Die – Hardships In Season (2011)
Merging classic thrash and hardcore rawness, Romeo Must Die, formed from the ashes of Stampin’ Ground – a band labelled as “a veteran force’ and the UK’s most credible and successful underground band of the last decade” – delivered a long awaited right step debut. “Hardships In Season” with some reminiscences of the too early disappeared Pantera, it’s a pulsing, pumping, crushing album fulfilled with brutal and cutting riffs, raw vocals and incisive rhythmic section. But being simply brutal it’s not quite enough, Romeo Must Die managed to write a couple of good themes and songs, they put together a groovy, powerful and colored material. Adam Frakes-Sime – vocals, Paul Fletcher and Aaron Darling – guitars, Ben Frost – bass and Will Romain – drums, despite their underground status and unwilling to make compromises, seems to find the perfect receipt of the powerful and unleashed modern metal and they looking further to overtake the throne. Read more Romeo Must Die – Hardships In Season (2011)
Enemy Logic – Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind (2011)
Enemy Logic is a 4 piece metalcore band from Cork, Ireland. The title “Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind” sounds pretty exciting and provocative, so, I get into it. Started in 2002 as Windfall on a hard rock path, in 2008 they turned to a heavier sound and approach and shift their name to Enemy Logic. Classic thrash riffs, raw death like vocals, but also melodic hooks and emotional vibes are merged into one, European taste-like metalcore. With influences from bands such as The Sorrow, Caliban, Heaven Shall Burn, Arch Enemy and Soilwork, Enemy Logic find their own way, blend melodic death and crushing thrash sounds onto their own noisy and groovy aggression. Read more Enemy Logic – Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind (2011)
Blunt Concept – Society Poetry (2011)
It’s always exciting to discover musics from the other end of the world. Blunt Concept comes from the Philippines and they play a kind of blending between more or less traditional heavy metal and rap metal. Kind of Linkin Park jamming with Iron Maiden from ’80-’82. As its trendy now days, they put two guys at the mic, Lux Ayque and Ramon Garcia, one of them singing, the other screaming, Ayi Ayque plays guitars, Ross Perez bass and Alwin Rojas drums. They say about their self: “The music of BLUNT CONCEPT are representations of poetry, individuality, courage over adversity, love and self respect. The band relates social inequality and real life drama to heavy angry music; expressin’ life struggles against the greedy, fake, vain hypocrites; screamin’ STOP NOW!!! to all the corrupt and judgmental characters of our society.” Read more Blunt Concept – Society Poetry (2011)
Amaranthe – Amaranthe (2011)
Amaranthe is a Swedish/Danish power/melodic death metal(core) band formed originally under the name Avalanch by vocalist Jake E. Lundberg and guitarist/keyboard player Olof Morck and the project began taking shape when singers Elize Ryd, (screaming) vocalist Andy Solvestrom and drummer Morten Lowe joined the band. They has released one 4-song demo on their MySpace profile, entitled “Leave Everything Behind†in 2008. In 2009 they change their name into the actual Amaranthe due to legal issues. They singed to Spinefarm/Universal Records and recorded during the summer of 2010 their debut album which was released on April 13th 2011 and it contains 12 intense, but melodious songs.
Actually the ace in the sleeves of this band is the ability to blend the classic heavy/power elements with modern, death and metalcore sounds and approach.Elize Ryd can sing like Agnetha Fältskog (Abba), but the guys bring force, energy and power and this mixture actually it sounds fresh and pretty convincing. Read more Amaranthe – Amaranthe (2011)
Asking Alexandria – Reckless And Relentless (2011)
Expected to be released tomorrow, on April 5, 2011 through Sumerian Records the second studio album by English metalcore band Asking Alexandria consisting of 12 brand new songs, rocks hard. The so-called euro trance twists are still there, but they turn them into much heavier, industrial like sound, the band seems very determinate to kick big this time. They have actually a pretty busy agenda taking over the clubs one by one promoting their new album in US and from the end of the month they will return to UK and Europe and they will play constantly the whole summer spending their time on tour and hitting all the major festivals. “Reckless And Relentless” is an intense, powerful release and Asking Alexandria took a winning step further. Generally speaking, the second album of any artist/band is the most decisive one, the one that proof – or not – if the band previous success was deserved or only an accident of conjunctures. Read more Asking Alexandria – Reckless And Relentless (2011)
Between The Buried And Me – The Parallax Hypersleep Dialogues (2011)
Expected to be released on April 12, 2011, through the band’s new label, Metal Blade Records, “The Parallax Hypersleep Dialogues” consist of three brand new songs and the material is over 30 minutes, so this extended play will mainly satisfy all the band’s fans for the two years of waiting. It’s true, meanwhile Tommy Giles Rogers Jr.- the lead singer and founder – of the band released his brilliant second solo album “Pulse” earlier this year, in February, also through Metal Blade.
Thomas and his band mates – Dan Briggs – bass guitar, Blake Richardson – drums, percussion, Paul Waggoner – lead guitars and Dustie Waring – rhythm guitars – made the conscious decision to preclude a studio album with an extended play in addition to being part of a concept album series, so probably we will hear other new materials from them pretty soon. Read more Between The Buried And Me – The Parallax Hypersleep Dialogues (2011)
Blind Myself – Szumma (2010)
L-am cunoscut pe Gergely Toth prin intermediul lui Andras Voros (Superbutt – la aceea vreme Fresh Fabrik) la sfârşitul verii lui 1997 şi i-am văzut şi live de vre-o două ori, inclusiv la Sziget pe scena „Banan” unde am văzut, ascultat şi multe alte trupe interesante din Underground-ul maghiar. Am făcut în toamna aceea şi un interviu cu Gergely pentru Heavy Metal Magazine, am fost în Buda la locul său de muncă într-un magazin pentru skateri. Între timp Gergely e gazda şi producătorul „Headbangers Ball”-ului de pe MTV Ungaria, dar şi VJ al altor emisiuni şi trupa sa este una cunoscută şi apreciată şi dincolo de hotarele Ungariei. Şi la Andras, şi la Gergely mi-a plăcut că erau modeşti, normali în sensul cel mai onest al cuvântului, munceau mult şi erau ambiţioşi şi mă bucur sincer că efortul lor a fost răsplătit şi ambii cu trupele lor au ajuns departe – sau sus 🙂 -, cum vreţi să-i spuneţi.
„Szumma” este un „Best of” (probabil neoficial) însă toate cele 5 albume ale formaţiei pot fi descărcate gratuit de pe site-ul oficial al formaţiei – deocamdată funcţionează doar versiunea în limba maghiară, la cea în engleză încă se lucrează: Ingyen lemez letöltés (Free Album Download).
Blind Myself abordează un Metalcore apăsat, faze rapide cu rădăcini Hardcore alternează cu Read more Blind Myself – Szumma (2010)
Ektomorf – Redemption (2010)
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Zoltán “Zoli” Farkas s-a născut ţigan în Mezökovacsháza, un orăşel din Ungaria aproape de graniţa cu România. Teoretic a fi ţigan nu-i un handicap, dar teoria în general n-are nici o legătură cu practica, cu viaţa reală. Lui Zoli i-a plăcut Sepultura şi Max Cavalera, în 1993 pune bazele formaţiei Ektomorf. Critica de multe ori a punctat asemănarea evidentă cu Sepultura şi Soulfly, însă Ektomorf s-au dovedit o trupă viabilă, rezistentă şi sunt una din produsele de export ale scenei Metal din Ungaria. Mă întreb ce viaţă ar fi avut Zoli dacă se năştea cu câţiva kilometri şi mai la Est…?
„Redemption” vine după „What Doesn’t Kill Me…” de anul trecut Read more Ektomorf – Redemption (2010)
