Cypriot Metal

Solitary Sabred – By Fire & Brimstone Review

By Holdeneye on March 13, 2020 in 2020, Cypriot Metal, Heavy Metal, No Remorse Records, Power Metal, Reviews, Heavy Metal, Power Metal, 37 comments

“When Cypriot band Solitary Sabred entered my schedule, I looked back in the site’s archives and saw that their 2014 release Redemption Through Force had not only been covered, but highly recommended. Naturally, I was intrigued and I sampled. What I found was a heavy/power metal concept album with absolutely insane vocals. Sounding like a mixture of Manowar and Sanctuary due in no small part to singer Petros Leptos’ delivery consisting of three parts Eric Adams and one part early Warrel Dane, I immediately fell in love and ordered a physical copy of the release.” Steel thyself.

Mirror – Pyramid of Terror Review

By Kenstrosity on June 26, 2019 in 2019, Bad Omen Records, Cypriot Metal, Heavy Metal, Occult Rock, Proto-Metal, Reviews, Heavy Metal, 38 comments

“Everything is retro nowadays. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but it is a thing. I’ve heard people say that reviving significant trends from previous decades is the result of a complete lack of originality in the current one. But I think it’s simply a law of human nature. People in any given decade become fascinated with aesthetics from anywhere between 30-to-50 years ago—presumably because they’re just now (re-)discovering them—and for a while the cultural landscape morphs into this weird amalgam of modern ideas squeezed through a retrospective filter. Or, sometimes people simply mimic whatever popular thing from whatever decade they have latched on to at the time.” Living in the past.

Tome of the Unreplenished – Cosmoprism: The Theurgy – Act 1 Review

By Akerblogger on January 27, 2017 in 2017, Black Metal, Cypriot Metal, I Voidhanger Records, Reviews, Black Metal, 32 comments

“I first listened to Cosmoprism: The Theurgy – Act 1 just after midnight. As I snuggled into my unicorn shaped pillow, I allowed the ambient nightmare that Tome of the Unreplenished had created into my mind. I let it capture my imagination and I was rewarded with a listening experience that, honestly, seemed to transport me into another world.” Into the uni-verse.

Blynd – Liber Sum Review

By Dr. A.N. Grier on November 11, 2015 in 2015, Cypriot Metal, Death Metal, Pitch Black Records, Reviews, Thrash Metal, Death Metal, Symphonic Metal, Thrash Metal, 3 comments

“At the end of 2014, I had the pleasure of reviewing the debut album by Stormcast, a band hailing from the island of Cyprus. Frame of Mind was filled with a passion I still can’t fully articulate except that this passion appears to be lacking in many bands of similar style. So when shuffling through this month’s promos, I came across Blynd (another Cypritian band) and I couldn’t help but hope for another stunner.” And the winner for Most Names Dropped in a Review for 2015 is….

Stormcast – Frame of Mind Review

By Dr. A.N. Grier on December 9, 2014 in 2014, Black Metal, Cypriot Metal, Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Pitch Black Records, Reviews, Symphonic Metal, Black Metal, Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Metal, 11 comments

“Many moons ago, during this very wintery time of the year, I first began to explore the sub- and sub-sub-genres of black and death metal. For me, it was the combination of the calming snowfall and the lonely/depressed state-of-mind at the time that made me a willing victim to the symphonic/melodic black metal and melodic death metal genres. To this day, I go back to those classic albums.” Since winter is truly coming, it’s time to get all depressed, and this might help.