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Destination is the gazillionth album by the German metal band Crematory. Why haven’t I heard them before? This is right up my alley! I’m not sure how to describe the music, but there’s definitely a mix of growling and clean vocals. The guitars are heavy, but still there is something mysterious over it. Something almost gothic. So I guess you could use the term Gothic Metal when describing Crematory. It’s a sound where background keyboards...
The Baby in the Basket I guess there is one example of a baby in a basket that is more famous than any other story. I’m of course talking about Moses in the Old Testament. How many more stories can there be? I know that my thoughts went immediately to that story in the book of Exodus. But then, when the film starts, they’re immediately talking about a wolf and how the nuns in the...
Deuce on the Loose is a studio album by the Italian rock band Supersonic Deuces. They play a highly energetic Garage Rock style of… eh, rock. I like it! As per usual, I’ve never heard of them before and I can’t even find any info on Wikipedia, so I guess they’re still under the radar. What I could find out, though, is that they’re from Italy. They are allegedly inspired by music from acts like...
Lonesome Drifter is the fifteenth album by American Country artist Charley Crockett. I, of course, haven’t heard about him before. It’s the curse of being too versatile in my listening experiences. The result is that you don’t know enough about anything. I mean, if I only wrote about country, I would have known about Lonesome Drifter weeks ahead of its release, and Charley Crockett would have been a household name. But that’s not the reality....
Ghosted is the eighth studio album from Italian Power Metal band Trick or Treat. To be completely honest with you, I thought it was some kind of joke, or temporary collaboration to explore the Halloween theme. But I soon became aware that it’s really a band and that many of their album titles have something to do with the sinister side—title-wise, I mean. I haven’t heard any of those albums though; Ghosted is my first...
Screamboat is not Steamboat Willie Screamboat is a version of sorts from the first Mickey Mouse cartoon Steamboat Willie. I don’t know all the twists and turns about it but to keep the story short. The rights to it expired and everyone could now use the story. Just like with the Winnie the Pooh movies from a couple of years ago, it was “up for grabs” so to speak. I think it’s a pretty exciting...
Dreams on Toast is the eights studio album by British hardrock band The Darkness. I bought the first two albums when they were released, then I kinda lost interest in the band. It’s mysterious, because I don’t know why. As far as I remember I lied those two first albums very much. But as I do basic research for this review I noticed that The Darkness actually broke up after their second and that it...
In 13: Game of Death, when things can’t possibly get worse for Pusit—he loses his job, is drowning in debt, and misery seems to follow his every step—he finally gets a chance for a turnaround. Someone calls his cell phone and offers him the opportunity to win an obscene amount of money. All he has to do is complete thirteen challenges, and he’ll become enormously wealthy. The rules of the game are strict, though. if...
Bird in Paradise is the tenth album by Australian band The Cat Empire, a band I never heard before. At least not as I can remember. But, that being said, I’ve already listened to it four or five times back to back now. I really like the vibes and latin rhythms it brings. I usually like the latin style, even though I realize that there are loads of sub(latin)genres and that I can’t distinguish them...
Dirty & Divine is the sixth studio album from the Swedish all-female hardrock band Thundermother. I’m really not too familiar with the band but from what I’ve heard through the grapevine they’re supposed to have a great musical drive. I’ve also heard that this album differs a bit from the previous ones. I’ts nothing that I really have first hand information on though, even though I will expore further after listenning to Dirty & Divine....
Black Light/White Noise is the second Smith/Kotzen album. Adrian Smith is of course first and foremost known for being a member of Iron Maiden. Ritchie Kotzen is harder to place for me. He was in Poison at an early stage, he was in the supergroup Mr Big. At preset he fronts The WInery Dogs. Neither band is something as I know from the back of my hand. AS mentioned, this is the second collaboration and...
