Osmose has released another statement about the new Shining record that we’re all waiting for. SHINING album is delayed again and again from the factory…We’ve got a new delivery date now who is set up for May 30th, 2009, while we are not 100% sure if all will work out good from the printing company […]
Swedish Metal
Shining VI/Klagopsalmer delayed… again
According to a very helpful commenter on this blog I was actually given more information on Shining’s long-awaited record VI/Klagopsalmer. Here’s the press release from Osmose Productions: SHINING : due to technical printing problems with the booklet the CD version might be available for the 23rd. Same problem with the vinyl version excepted [sic] we […]
Pain of Salvation – The Second Death of Pain of Salvation
Pain of Salvation – The Second Death of Pain of Salvation Rating: 3.0/5.0 – Live records don’t get much better than just Good Label: Inside Out Music Band Websites: painofsalvation.com | myspace.com/painofsalvation Pain of Salvation is definitely the modern darling of the progressive rock/metal scene for a reason. Their intense musicianship, varied work and extraordinarily […]
Angry Metal Guy’s Stupid Metal Trends: “Atmospheric” Nature Soundscapes
Every era of metal is marred with stupid trends. The ’80s had spandex and ballads. AMG is here to say: “atmospheric nature soundscapes”? You’re on notice!
Fejd – Storm Review
Napalm Records has long been one of my favorite labels, putting out a lot of bands that I really dig (especially the Vintersorg/Otyg/Fission stuff), and they’ve recently taken a hard dive into folk metal and other genres more of this type. So I wasn’t surprised, but I was particularly excited, when I read that Sweden’s Fejd (pronounced like the English word “fade”) had been signed to Napalm as I had earlier discovered their demos which had been put up for free at the Free Metal Albums blog. I had discovered the demo “I en tid som var…” and had gotten really excited the band, and was frankly surprised that they hadn’t been picked up by anyone. So as you can suspect from this introduction, I was eagerly anticipating Storm—the band’s newest release.
