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Anubis Gate – Covered in Black Review

Anubis Gate – Covered in Black Review

By Steel Druhm on August 30, 2017 in 2017, Danish Metal, Nightmare Records, Progressive Metal, Reviews, Progressive Metal, 49 comments

“When it comes to prog-power, Anubis Gate has been the first name in my Rolodex ever since 2005s A Perfect Forever found its way to my iron ears. Later albums like Andromeda Unchained and The Detached essentially wrote the book on how progressive power metal should sound, and I have an unhealthy fixation on both those slick platters of melodic metal. After hearing rumors the new album would be a departure for the band, I had a nagging feeling that a great love affair might be headed for the rocks. After a 3 year wait, Covered in Black does indeed find the band in a different place musically and mentally.” Storm at the gate.

Record(s) o’ the Month – April 2014

Record(s) o’ the Month – April 2014

By Steel Druhm on May 30, 2014 in 2014, Blog Posts, Record o' the Month, 9 comments

“Just in time for the Record(s) o’ the Month for May, we proudly present the Record(s) o’ the Month for April! And here you thought that beige background would NEVER go away! April was an interesting month in music, with a whole bunch of quality “extreme” albums dropping. Even so, there was much less staff infighting this time to determine what the big burrito was.” You say burrito, we say this is a bit late.

Anubis Gate – Horizons Review

Anubis Gate – Horizons Review

By Steel Druhm on April 22, 2014 in 2014, Danish Metal, Nightmare Records, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Reviews, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, 9 comments

“Prog metal can be an off-putting proposition for some folks. With all the odd time signatures, tempo shifts and efforts to show how talented the band is, sometimes the songs themselves are abandoned along the highway of wankery. Power-prog has always been a bit easier to stomach for yours truly, taking the basics of power metal and jazzing it up some, but not too much. In this sub sub-genre of music, Denmark’s Anubis Gate have long been my favorite due to their ability to craft mesmerizing, impossibly catchy melodies and emotional songs that resonate from the very first listen.” Do these great Danes continue to enthrall the jaded Steel Druhm, or has that love died on the vine?