Greek Metal

Valor – Arrogance: The Fall Review

By Huck N Roll on June 16, 2017 in 2017, Greek Metal, Pitch Black Records, Power Metal, Reviews, Power Metal, 18 comments

“I had such great luck with my review choices in May that I decided for June I need to bring myself back down to earth, so this month I’m choosing predominantly power metal. Okay, that’s not why, it’s because all the good stuff was already gone by the time I remembered to look for June promos. Anyhow, for better or worse June is Power Metal Month in the Huckster’s household, and we kick things off with the powerfully-named Greek band Valor, blessing us with their third album, Arrogance: The Fall.” Haughty and naughty.

The Black Capes – All These Monsters Review

By GardensTale on June 12, 2017 in 2017, Dark Tunes Music Group, Gothic Metal, Greek Metal, Hard Rock, Reviews, Gothic Metal, Hard Rock, 25 comments

“Someone asked me recently what the difference was between rock and metal. It seems an easy question, but although most of us will be able to distinguish between rock and metal quite intuitively, drawing the line in the sand is a more complicated endeavor.” The line must be drawn…here!

Mahakala – The Second Fall Review

By Eldritch Elitist on June 1, 2017 in 2017, Doom Metal, Greek Metal, Reviews, Supreme Music Creations, Doom Metal, Power Metal, 20 comments

“There’s hardly anything that excites me more when discovering music than stumbling upon an unlikely and successful fusion of genres. I’m (mostly) not picky in regards to my taste for metal sub-genres, and when two or more of my favorites are effectively spliced together, I’m likely to remember the band in question for years to come. Yet as much as I’d love to hear an album that can pull off a mixture of doom, power, and traditional metal, with a side of thrash and accents of death and black metal without feeling overstuffed, I acknowledge that this desire is little more than a pipe dream. Except, oh wait, that exact album practically fell into my lap, and it’s actually really goddamned good.” The Last Genre Bender.

Soulskinner – Descent to Abaddon Review

By Mark Z. on May 27, 2017 in 2017, Death Metal, Greek Metal, Reviews, Xtreem Music, Death Metal, 34 comments

“In a way, this review feels pointless. The band name is Soulskinner, the album cover is a medley of skeletal figures, and the album title is a reference to the Hebrew realm of the dead. If you’re going into this record expecting anything but death metal, you either just started listening to metal yesterday or you’re one of the individuals who stumbled upon our site by searching for ‘www.biack man goat fucks.'” More than one way to skin the goat.

Nightrage – The Venomous Review

By Roquentin on April 17, 2017 in 2017, Death Metal, Despotz Records, Greek Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Reviews, Swedish Metal, Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal, 52 comments

“Sometimes, context is everything. Take Greek/Swedish melodeath stalwarts Nightrage and their 2005 release, Descent into Chaos. During a time when our digital voraciousness was yet gestating, the general availability of music limited, and my taste still fully receptive of Gothenburg metal, the subjective value of that objectively passable album became immense. Great riffs and melodies, catchy hooks, and an innate sort of aggressiveness bedazzled me. Listening to it today, it sounds good, if unremarkable and most certainly not at the level of some of the classics of the genre. Context, like I said, matters the most.” Nostalgia has limits.

Reflection – Bleed Babylon Bleed Review

By GardensTale on April 7, 2017 in 2017, Epic Metal, Greek Metal, Heavy Metal, Pitch Black Records, Reviews, Epic Metal, Heavy Metal, 17 comments

“Reflection are clearly major fans of Sabaton, however, while it’s not quite a mirror copy of the Swedes, these Greeks have definitely cast Bleed Babylon Bleed from the same mold. But is this an epic fail or can they seize victory on the battlefield?” Souvlakaton.

Locust Leaves – A Subtler Kind of Light Review

By Eldritch Elitist on March 24, 2017 in 2017, Greek Metal, I Voidhanger Records, Progressive Metal, Reviews, Progressive Metal, 44 comments

“Even the most stigmatized genres within the metal canon were born out of an earnest desire to innovate, and as such I’m willing to give any style — or in this case, a combination of styles — a fair shake. Enter Greece’s Locust Leaves, a band I was rather eager to cover due to their proclaimed fusion of prog, black, thrash, and doom metal. Locust Leaves does indeed cover all of these styles (and more!) in the span of just thirty-six minutes on their long-gestating debut A Subtler Kind of Light.” Many Greek chefs, small kitchen…FIGHT!

Allochiria – Throes Review

By Mark Z. on March 18, 2017 in 2017, Art of Propaganda, Greek Metal, Post-metal, Reviews, Sludge, Post-Metal, 22 comments

“While I’ve enjoyed some Pelican, Isis, and Light Bearer in my day, often the genre’s huge soundscapes and slow-burning buildups are simply too demanding for me to enjoy on a regular basis. On 2014’s debut Omonoia, Greek quintet Allochiria seemed to fit largely in this same mold. Drawing comparisons to the sludgy expanse of Year of No Light, a cursory listen revealed a layered, cerebral album whose dystopian atmosphere was delivered via a measured, methodical pace. Throes, however, is a much different beast — and one I think I’ll be spinning far more often.” Post beast is the new game in town.

Disharmony – Goddamn the Sun Review

By Grymm on March 6, 2017 in 2017, Black Metal, Greek Metal, Iron Bonehead Productions, Reviews, Black Metal, 36 comments

“A great wise man once said, “You have your whole life to craft your debut album for the masses.” It’s true, though. The time taken to craft an impressive debut is, quite literally, limitless. While some bands gloriously fly against this logic, many of them take extra care to make sure their debut shines brighter than a million incandescent suns. Some bands take a few months after inception to write, while others, like Greece’s Disharmony, took a while. And by “a while,” I mean 26 years.” Band meets world.

Need – Hegaiamas: A Song for Freedom Review

By Zephyrus on January 12, 2017 in 2017, Greek Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Reviews, Self-released, Progressive Metal, 36 comments

“Every genre has its tropes. Power metal’s unhealthy obsession with dragons and unicorns, for example. Thrashers shower but twice a year. Did you know that most black metal musicians are allergic to both colors and happiness? All true facts! Progressive metal is no exception.” Unicorns are the new white meat.