The debut of Polish progressive metal band Disperse, “Journey Through Hidden Gardens”, borrowed heavily from many of their compatriots, most notably Riverside. Thick, atmospheric synths drenched the vast majority of the progressive output which was on the lighter side of the metal spectrum but which...

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U.K. progressive black/death metallers De Profundis will be supporting Marduk and Immolation on their forthcoming European and UK tour in September/October 2012. This will be the band’s third European tour, having previously toured with the likes of Ragnarok, Rotting Christ and Omnium Gatherum. The band...

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For some reason Finnish bands have a penchant for melancholic music. Bands like Omnium Gatherum and Ghost Brigade managed to rock my world this year and the last album by Amorphis was a rock solid release as well. The latest Finnish contribution comes from the...

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Ghost Brigade is a Finnish metal outfit. Just as their peers in Amorphis, Swallow The Sun and Omnium Gatherum they have a penchant for using the so-called weeping chords, which gives the aforementioned bands a delicate sort of melancholy. This is also what makes the...

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A line-up of selected, neck-breaking metal artists prepares for a massive aural assault, so the crusade entitled NECKBREAKER’S BALL TOUR 2011!

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