Cyprus Metal

Blynd – Liber Sum Review

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

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.