The tenth full-length album by the cult Polish Black/Death Metal band.
Given that "The Satanist" is not only the first album by Polish firebrands Behemoth in five years but also their first since frontman Nergal was diagnosed with leukemia in 2010, you might expect them to be restless at ..
Pagan Folk Metal with traditional Slavonic folk instruments from Czech Republic.
Debut full-length album by Pagan Black Metal band with the dynamics of Organic instruments like flutes and violins strongly influenced by the Moravian, Slovakian and Ukrainian medieval folklore music. Loud harsh vocal ..
The fifth full-length studio album by the legendary Finnish Symphonic Power Metal band.
Nightwish's best-selling album to date, and the last album to feature Tarja Turunen on lead vocals.
The album cost nearly €250 000 to make, (1 000 000 including the videos), which made it Finland's..
The ninth and the final full-length studio album by cult French Heavy Metal band.
As one of the longest running and most revered names on the French Heavy Metal and Hard Rock scene, Vulcain has always been and will always be a household name. Since their inception in the early ‘80s, Vulcain h..
Official Collector's Edition re-release of the second full-length studio album by the legendary Finnish Symphonic Power Metal band.
Released in December 1998 in Finland and in the spring of 1999 worldwide, the album marked a definitive change in musical scope for Nightwish from their Folk-laden..
The second full-length album by Italian Melodic Thrash Metal band.
"Heavy Thoughts" is well-balanced blend of the '80s sound, that characterized the band since the first album, and more modern sounds. Not always an easy listener, “Heavy Thoughts” is a chapter of what might..
The fourth full-length studio album by legendary American Horror Punk Rock band.
It was the first album to be recorded and released without the band's founder and former leader, Glenn Danzig. But band's goofy formula of lyrics, inspired by bad horror movies, Poppy vocals, and blasting Hardc..
Debut full-length album by russian Melodic Gothic Metal band.
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The fifth full-length album by the legendary American Heavy Metal singer and his band.
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The tenth full-length album by the cult German Folk Metal/Rock band.
With this release, In Extremo present us another milestone of their creative work so far. So there's really no faulting a band for sticking to a formula if it is a winner. "Sterneneisen" is not really different from In Extremo's previous record but the guys continue to hone their songwriting skills, delivering a set of scorching Heavy Rock hits with the best of them.
The bagpipes ensure the tunes are never going to make it to a modern Rock radio, but it's the radio's loss - "Sterneneisen" may not be hip, but it's dead catchy! It's not kitschy, too, at least not embarrassingly. They've streamlined their sound, too - they've even stopped showing off by singing in half a dozen languages (except "Zauberspruch No. VII"), and the Folk element is also mostly limited to said bagpipes, leaving the quasi-Industrial guitars to carry the songs by barraging the audience with simple but killer riffs (some Sisters Of Mercy Synths Pop up in the background, too). There is less filler than ever, and through the band mostly romps at one speed, the songs are focused and hook-laden enough to ensure that dynamics are not a problem. Even the slower numbers don't drag this time (and are less in number), and the optimistic and larger-than-life "Hol die Sterne" sounds like almost like a minor experiment, and a successful one. The terrific Teutonic singing helps, too: Das Letzte Einhorn is, despite the silly alias ("The Last Unicorn"), one of strongest vocalists in contemporary Rock, and his bandmates don't fail him on gang choruses.
In Extremo may be on the road to becoming the Folk Metal AC/DC with "Sterneneisen", but as long as they keep up with their own standards, they just might get away with it.
Universal Music Group/Vertigo, 2011 (06025 2761354 3).
Tracklist:
1. Zigeunerskat 4:29
2. Gold 3:14
3. Viva La Vida 3:35
4. Siehst Du Das Licht 4:18
5. Stalker 4:02
6. Hol Die Sterne 4:05
7. Sterneneisen 3:10
8. Zauberspruch No. VII 3:54
9. Auge Um Auge 4:18
10. Schau Zum Mond 3:41
11. Unsichtbar 3:47
12. Ich Vermiss Dich 3:54 Total playing time: 46:27
The tenth full-length album by the cult German Folk Metal/Rock band.
With this release, In Extremo present us another milestone of their creative work so far. So there's really no faulting a band for sticking to a formula if it is a winner. "Sterneneisen" is not really different from ..