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The fourth single by cult German Hi-NRG/Euro Disco singer.
EMI Electrola GmbH/Idee Tonträger GmbH/Arrow Records, 1986 (1C 006 156 910-7). Made in Germany. First press. 45 PRM. Used (cover/disc): EX-/NM.


Tracklist:

Side 1
Neverending Love "Rap" 3:31

Side 2
Neverending Love "Song" 3:15

Total playing time: 6:50 min.

The first re-release of the seventh full-length studio album by legendary American Hip Hop/Pop Rock band.
The last Linkin Park album to feature lead vocalist Chester Bennington before his death on July 20, 2017.
The sound of “One More Light” has been described as being more Pop-focused, departing from the Alternative Rock and Alternative Metal sounds of their previous albums. The album features guest vocal appearances from Pusha T, Stormzy, and Kiiara, and production and songwriting collaborations with JR Rotem, Julia Michaels, Justin Tranter, Ross Golan, Andrew Goldstein, Blackbear, and Eg White. The album is also the band's first to feature a title track.
“One More Light” debuted at number one in several countries and became the band's fifth number-one album on the Billboard 200. It was certified Gold in five countries. Despite a positive commercial performance, it received mixed reviews from music critics. This, along with accusations of "selling out", prompted an angry response from Bennington...
Machine Shop Recordings/Warner Records Inc., 2017/2020 (093624913245). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Nobody Can Save Me 3:45
2. Good Goodbye (Feat. Pusha T And Stormzy) 3:31
3. Talking To Myself 3:51
4. Battle Symphony 3:36
5. Invisible 3:34

Side Two
6. Heavy (Feat. Kiiara) 2:49
7. Sorry For Now 3:23
8. Halfway Right 3:37
9. One More Light 4:15
10. Sharp Edges 2:58

Total playing time: 35:19 min.

The 20th Anniversary re-release of the debut full-length studio album by legendary American Hip Hop/Nu Metal band.
"Hybrid Theory" takes its title from the previous name of the band, as well as the concepts of music theory and combining different styles. It is also the band's only album in which bassist Dave "Phoenix" Farrell does not play, however, he is credited as a member of the band as well as a songwriter on some of its tracks.
Recorded at NRG Recordings in North Hollywood, California, and produced by Don Gilmore, the album's lyrical themes deal with problems lead vocalist Chester Bennington experienced during his adolescence, including drug abuse and the constant fighting and eventual divorce of his parents.
Four Singles were released from "Hybrid Theory": "One Step Closer", "In the End", "Crawling" and "Papercut", all of them being responsible for launching Linkin Park into mainstream popularity. While "In the End" was the most successful of the four, all the Singles in the album remain some of the band's most successful songs to date.
Generally receiving positive reviews from critics upon its release, "Hybrid Theory" became a strong commercial success. Peaking at number two on the US Billboard 200, it is certified 12× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It also reached the top 10 in 15 other countries and has sold 32 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling debut album since Guns N' Roses's "Appetite For Destruction" (1987). At the 44th Grammy Awards, it won Best Hard Rock Performance for "Crawling".
On August 13, 2020, Warner Records announced a re-release of “Hybrid Theory” for its 20th anniversary.
Machine Shop Recordings/Warner Records Inc., A Warner Music Group Company, 2001/2020 (093624941422). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:

SIDE ONE
01. Papercut 3:04
02. One Step Closer 2:36
03. With You 3:32
04. Points Of Authority 3:19
05. Crawling 3:26
06. Runaway 3:04

SIDE TWO
01. By Myself 3:09
02. In The End 3:36
03. A Place For My Head 3:04
04. Forgotten 3:14
05. Cure For The Itch 2:37
06. Pushing Me Away 3:11

Total playing time: 37:52 min.

The fifth full-length studio album by cult American Nu Metal band.
A very solid record that had a perfect mix between the old and the new. The sound has evolved and morphed itself into a very interesting thing.
"Living Things" received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. According to review aggregator website Metacritic, it has an average review score of 60 out of 100, based on reviews from 15 professional critics.
“Living Things” debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 223,000 copies. The album has reached the top spot in seventeen countries becoming their best charting album so far and has been certified Gold in Australia for shipments of at least 35,000 copies, and also attained Gold certification in Switzerland. It also debuted at number one in UK Albums Chart, selling 41,000 copies beating out Maroon 5's album once again. In Canada, the album also debuted at number one selling at least 20,000 copies. “Living Things” has sold over 636,000 units in the US as of June 2013.
If you're a fan of the old Linkin Park, you'll be pleasantly surprised by this album. It caters for fans of the old and new and this is the sound of things to come!
Warner Bros. Records Inc./WEA International Inc., 2012 (9362-49504-8). Made in Germany. First press.
 

Tracklist:
1. Lost In The Echo     3:26 
2. In My Remains     3:21 
3. Burn It Down     3:50 
4. Lies Greed Misery     2:27 
5. I'll Be Gone     3:31 
6. Castle Of Glass     3:25 
7. Victimized     1:46 
8. Roads Untraveled     3:50 
9. Skin To Bone     2:48 
10. Until It Breaks     3:43 
11. Tinfoil     1:12
12. Powerless     3:44
Total playing time: 37:03


Samples:  http://www.lastfm

The second re-release of the fifth full-length studio album by cult American Nu Metal band.
A very solid record that had a perfect mix between the old and the new. The sound has evolved and morphed itself into a very interesting thing.
"Living Things" received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. According to review aggregator website Metacritic, it has an average review score of 60 out of 100, based on reviews from 15 professional critics.
“Living Things” debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 223,000 copies. The album has reached the top spot in seventeen countries becoming their best charting album so far and has been certified Gold in Australia for shipments of at least 35,000 copies, and also attained Gold certification in Switzerland. It also debuted at number one in UK Albums Chart, selling 41,000 copies beating out Maroon 5's album once again. In Canada, the album also debuted at number one selling at least 20,000 copies. “Living Things” has sold over 636,000 units in the US as of June 2013.
If you're a fan of the old Linkin Park, you'll be pleasantly surprised by this album. It caters for fans of the old and new and this is the sound of things to come!
Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company, 2012/2020 (093624921127). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Lost In The Echo 3:26
2. In My Remains 3:21
3. Burn It Down 3:50
4. Lies Greed Misery 2:27
5. I'll Be Gone 3:31
6. Castle Of Glass 3:25

Side B
7. Victimized 1:46
8. Roads Untraveled 3:50
9. Skin To Bone 2:48
10. Until It Breaks 3:43
11. Tinfoil 1:12
12. Powerless 3:44

Total playing time: 37:03 min.

The 20th Anniversary re-release of the third full-length studio album by legendary American Hip Hop/Nu Metal band.
Produced by the band and Don Gilmore, who produced their debut album "Hybrid Theory" (2000), the album has a sound similar to the band’s debut and was recorded from April 2002 to December 2002 at NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood, California, and mixed at Soundtrack Studios in New York City. The album's pre-production lasted for over a year, starting on the tour bus in June 2001, during Ozzfest, and beginning the full focus on the new songs after coming off tour in early 2002. It is the first Linkin Park studio album to feature bassist Dave "Phoenix" Farrell, after he rejoined the band in 2000 following his temporary touring with other bands.
"Meteora" debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 810 400 copies in the US and 36 700 in Canada in its first week. In its second week, it sold an additional 265 000 copies in the US and stayed at the top for another week. It has sold around 16 million copies worldwide, making it the 8th best-selling album of the 21st century. It is certified 8× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album was ranked number 36 on the Billboard's Top 200 Albums of the 2000s. Track "Session" was nominated for Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 46th Grammy Awards. Single "Somewhere I Belong" won Best Rock Video at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards. At the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards, "Breaking the Habit" was nominated for Best Rock Video but won MTV Viewer's Choice.
Machine Shop Recordings/Warner Records Inc., A Warner Music Group Company, 2003/2024 (093624853343). Made in Czech.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Foreword 0:13
2. Don't Stay 3:07
3. Somewhere I Belong 3:33
4. Lying From You 2:55
5. Hit The Floor 2:44
6. Easier To Run 3:24
7. Faint 2:42

Side Two
8. Figure.09 3:17
9. Breaking The Habit 3:16
10. From The Inside 2:55
11. Nobody's Listening 2:58
12. Session 2:24
13. Numb 3:07

Total playing time: 36:35 min.

The third full-length studio album by legendary American Nu Metal band.
Linkin Park's first studio album produced without Don Gilmore, who had produced the band's two previous albums. It was produced by vocalist Mike Shinoda and legendary producer Rick Rubin.
Minutes To Midnight marked the beginning of deviation from their signature Nu Metal sound. The album takes its title from the Doomsday Clock symbol; and it is also the band's first full-length album to carry a Parental Advisory label.
Linkin Park decided to embrace the inevitable and jumped headfirst into maturity on "Minutes To Midnight", which meant that poor Mike Shinoda was effectively benched, Rapping on just two songs. In many ways, it seems like even the guitarists were benched this time around, since Minutes to Midnight doesn't really Rock, it broods. Apart from a handful of ringers ("Given Up," the Shinoda-fueled "Bleed It Out," easily the best, most visceral track here) this is quiet, atmospheric stuff, dabbling with electronic textures that were cutting edge in 1996 but sound passé now. Also sounding passé are the tortured musings of lead singer Chester Bennington, who still is tormented by love, loss, family, any number of items that sound convincing coming from a man in his early twenties, but not so much so when the thirties are approaching rapidly. And yet the way Bennington and his mates, shepherded by producer Rick Rubin, try to sound mature isn't always convincing, either, possibly because it sounds like a Skate Punk uncomfortably trying on his big brother's suit. They have the chops to Rock, and when they deign to do so on "Minutes To Midnight" they sound comfortable, they sound right, but too often they run away from this core strength which was on the previous band's albums.
The album debuted at number one in the US Billboard 200 and in 15 other countries, including the United Kingdom and Canada. In the United States, the album had the biggest first week sales of 2007 at the time, with 623,000 albums sold, going on to be certified five times Platinum in the US. It has sold more than four million copies in the US. It was ranked number 154 on Billboard's Hot 200 Albums of the Decade. Despite its commercial success, "Minutes To Midnight" received mixed reviews from critics. Rolling Stone Magazine, however, named it the twenty-fifth best album of 2007.
Machine Shop Recordings, 2007/2008/2020 (093624998105). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Wake 1:40
2. Given Up 3:09
3. Leave Out All The Rest 3:29
4. Bleed It Out 2:44
5. Shadow Of The Day 4:49
6. What I've Done 3:25

Side Two
1. Hands Held High 3:53
2. No More Sorrow 3:41
3. Valentine's Day 3:16
4. In Between 3:16
5. In Pieces 3:38
6. The Little Things Give You Away 6:23

Total playing time: 43:23 min.

The Singles compilation album by legendary American Nu Metal band.
The career-spanning 20-track "Papercuts" is the first greatest hits album by Linkin Park, which compiles 18 essential anthems, plus the never-before-released track “Friendly Fire” (recorded during the 2017 sessions for their seventh album "One More Light") and fan-favourite rarity "Qwerty" (which first appeared on the band's 2006 fan club-exclusive MCD "Underground 6").
The album spans the band's best-selling Singles from 2000 to 2023 and was announced alongside the release of the Single "Friendly Fire" on February 23, 2024. It features material from six of Linkin Park's seven studio albums released during Bennington's lifetime; "The Hunting Party" (2014) did not feature any songs on the release.
On June 28, 2024, the instrumental version of the album was released with the same track listing.
Released in a semi glossy gatefold sleeve with printed inner sleeves and a printed 4-page foldout insert. "Friendly Fire" was previously unreleased. "Qwerty" is for the first time appearing on vinyl.
Warner Records Inc., A Warner Music Group Company, 2024 (093624846000). Made in the EU. Pressed in Czech. First press.


Tracklist:

Side 01
1. Crawling 3:28
2. Faint 2:42
3. Numb/Encore 3:25
4. Papercut 3:04
5. Breaking The Habit 3:16
Side 02
1. In The End 3:36
2. Bleed It Out 2:44
3. Somewhere I Belong 3:33
4. Waiting For The End 3:51
5. Castle Of Glass 3:25

Side 03
1. One More Light 4:15
2. Burn It Down 3:50
3. What I've Done 3:25
4. Qwerty 3:20
5. One Step Closer 2:37
Side 04
1. New Divide 4:28
2. Leave Out All The Rest 3:29
3. Lost 3:19
4. Numb 3:05
5. Friendly Fire 4:24

Total playing time: 67:56 min.

The second re-release of the second full-length studio album by legendary American Hip Hop/Nu Metal band.
It's a first remix album by the band, released as a follow-up to their 2000 debut studio album, "Hybrid Theory". Recorded during the Hybrid Theory tour, it features remixes of songs from "Hybrid Theory", including the album's bonus tracks. It was produced by Mike Shinoda and mixed by Mark "Spike" Stent.
The album reached a peak position of #2 on the Billboard 200 and stayed on the list for 33 straight weeks. It sold 270 000 copies in its debut week, and nearly two million overall. It became the fourth best-selling remix album of all time.
Double vinyl in gatefold cover.
Machine Shop Recordings/Warner Records Inc., A Warner Music Group Company, 2002/2020 (093624920830). Made in the Netherlands.


Tracklist:

[Record: 01]
Side: 01
1. Opening 1:09    
2. Pts.Of.Athrty // Jay Gordon 3:47    
3. Enth E Nd // Kutmasta Kurt ft. Motion Man 4:01    
4. [Chali] 3:05    
5. Frgt/10 // Alchemist ft. Chali 2na 3:34    
6. P5hng Me A*wy // Mike Shinoda Ft. Stephen Richards 4:39    
Side: 02
7. Plc. 4 Mie Haed // Amp Live ft. Zion 3:10    
8. X-Ecutioners Style // ft. Black Thought 3:34    
9. H! Vltg3 // Evidence ft. Pharoahe Monch & DJ Babu 3:34    
10. [Riff Raff] 2:42    
11. Wth>You // Chairman Hahn ft. Aceyalone 7:05
Playing time: 40:20 min.

[Record: 02]
Side: 01
1. Ntr/Mssion 6:35    
2. Ppr:Kut // Cheapshot & Jubacca ft. Rasco & Planet Asia 3:06    
3. Rnw@y // Backyard Bangers ft. Phoenix Orion 3:15    
4. My<Dsmbr // Mickey P. ft. Kelli Ali 4:19    
5. [Stef] 4:00    
6. By_Myslf // Josh Abraham & Mike Shinoda 3:45    
Side: 02
7. Kyur4 The Ich // Chairman Hahn 2:17    
8. 1stp Klosr // The Humble Brothers ft. Jonathan Davis 6:20    
9. Krwlng // Mike Shinoda ft. Aaron Lewis 3:53
Playing time: 37:30 min.

Total playing time:77:50 min.

Debut full-length album by Avant-garde Doom/Death/Progressive Metal band with members from UK and Spain.
Groovy melodies, a huge rhythm section and a vocalist that shifts between stunning soprano highs and semi-spoken tones and a full of menace growl, is what LIQUID GRAVEYARD proposes, spanning from Progressive territories to a much darker place, taking up the challenge of dark, Death Metal where bands like Dominion, Voivod, Opera IX and Atrox left off. 
Line-up features guitarist John Walker (former member of legendary British band CANCER)!
My Kingdom Music, 2009 (echo052)


Tracklist:
1.Rumours Are Black Like Machine Guns 04:01
2.Criministers 04:43
3.On Evil Days 05:26
4.Them Greeds 05:02
5.Their Words Grow Thin 06:09
6.From the Tower 05:19
7.1760 05:05
8.The Blood Inside 03:58
9.We Live Dangerously 04:53
10.Anthead Grotesque 06:11
Total playing time: 50:47

The second full-length studio album by legendary American Hard Rock/Soft Metal guitarist and singer.
Ford's second solo release after leaving The Runaways in 1979, "Dancin' On The Edge" features the debut of her new backing band, featuring drummer Randy Castillo, who would soon join Ozzy Osbourne's band, and bassist Hugh McDonald, who later joined Bon Jovi (McDonald had previously played with Jon Bon Jovi in the All Star Revue, the group that recorded the hit "Runaway"). It was her final release with Mercury Records, as she departed to sign with RCA Records in 1987.
"Dancin' On The Edge" surpassed the success of Ford's debut album, "Out For Blood", in both sales and airplay. It reaching No. 66 of the US Billboard 200 chart. Music videos for the Singles "Gotta Let Go" and "Dressed to Kill" received heavy rotation on MTV during the summer of 1984. "Gotta Let Go" was a minor hit in England, reaching #94 on the UK Singles Chart. The music video for "Dressed to Kill" featured a cameo from Ford's then-fiancée, Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath. The album was also nominated for a Grammy Award in category of Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. Ford toured relentlessly in support of the album for most of 1984, culminating in a pre-Headbangers Ball concert special recorded for MTV.
PolyGram Records, Inc., 1984 (SRM-1-4094). Made in Canada. First press. Still in seal. Used (cover/disc): NM/NM.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Gotta Let Go 4:40
2. Dancin' On The Edge 5:00
3. Dressed To Kill 3:44
4. Hit 'n Run 3:55

Side Two
1. Lady Killer 3:38
2. Still Waitin' 4:19
3. Fire In My Heart 3:44
4. Don't Let Me Down Tonight 4:45
5. Run With The $ 4:20

Total playing time: 38:00 min.

The fourth solo studio album by legendary German Gothic/Pop Rock singer (also:; before:).
September 7, 2012 marks the release of Leave’s Eyes's front woman, Liv Kristine (ex- Theatre Of Tragedy), solo album “Libertine” through Napalm Records. For those of you unfamiliar with Kristine’s solo work, she has a back catalog of full lengths and singles dating back to 1998. Throughout the years, she has also fronted Theatre Of Tragedy, and most recently, Leave’s Eyes. Looking over her biography, Kristine has accomplished quite a lot in the music and television industry.
Kristine’s voice is lovely; having an almost mournful, yet angelic quality to it, and it is showcased quite well on “Libertine”. The sound production is excellent, the tracks are layered just right, and the album wraps itself up nice and tight. The songs are about longing for someone, being in love, falling out of love, finding someone new, and of course walking away a better person.
If you are a Liv Kristine fan, you will enjoy this album. But it you not... you'll love it too!!
Napalm Records Handles HmbH, 2012 (NPR 441 CD). Made in Austria. Pressed in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Interlude 2:23
2. Solve Me 3:46
3. Silence 3:49
4. Vanilla Skin Delight 4:09
5. Panic 3:31
6. Paris Paris 3:40
7. Wait For Rain 3:32
8. Love Crime 2:24
9. Libertine 4:44
10. Meet Me In The Red Sky 5:11
11. The Man With The Child In His Eyes (Kate Bush cover) 2:30
Total playing time: 39:39 min.

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Third full-length solo album by legendary German (Norwegian before) Gothic/Pop Rock female vocalist (also vocalist of Leave’s Eyes and former ex-vocalist of Theatre Of Tragedy).
"Skintight" is one of these rare artistic works of handcrafted Pop. With "Skintight", a remarkable voice leaves a lasting mark in the world of music. Liv manages to create an oasis of authenticity with her third solo album. Guitars and percussion solely build the foundation upon which to celebrate her fascinating vocals. Each song represents a facet of a diversified life. Liv's voice gives us her sense of freedom, her strength and her sincere love. Through intelligent songwriting skills, her current album speaks to her musical greatness.
Produced, recorded, engineered, mixed and mastered by Alexander Krull (Atrocity) at Mastersound Studio.
Limited edition digipack contains a bonus track "One of Them".
Napalm Records, 2010 (NPR 333). Made in Austria. Pressed in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Skintight     3:18 
2. Twofold     3:07 
3. Train To Somewhere     3:33 
4. Love In Grey     4:09 
5. Emotional Catastrophes     2:43 
6. Life Line     3:04 
7. Boy At The Window     3:45 
8. Wonders     3:11 
9. Versified Harmonies     4:12 
10. The Rarest Flower     4:06 
Bonus track:
11. One Of Them     3:24
Total playing time:  38:32

The debut full-length album by the Italian Melodic Hard Rock band.
Originally formed as a cover-band back in 1995, it didn’t take long for this foursome to realize their true calling in creating their own original music. Now Lizhard are poised to take their place in the European hard-rock scene.
Now the music and songs have their own unique quality. What really great about this band is their ability to blend their Classic Rock sound with some cool, Bluesy grooves and guitar riffs but it’s lead vocalist Luke Marsilio who really steals the spot light here… almost sounding like a cross between Joey Tempest with a little Don Dokken thrown in for good measure. Nowhere is this more apparent than on Hard Rockers like “Let The Good Times Roll,” “My Wild Side” and “Devil’s Highway.”
While the album contains it’s fair share of edgy, Hard Rock tunes, we can find here more drawn to the acoustic driven tracks like the ballady “Diamond”, “Angel” (another stand-out ballad with a nice, soothing arrangement complimented by a powerful chorus and some harmonica accents) and “I Cry For You” which will find you having flashbacks of all those great, late-80’s power ballads ala bands like Europe, Firehouse or Poison.
Perris Records have themselves another winner in the new s/t Lizhard release. Fans of that edgy, Hard Rock sound will appreciate the raw, in-your-face rockers while even those fans of AOR/Melodic Rock can find themselves some real gems when the band takes a walk over to their lighter side!
A good album all around which has a little bit of everything to satisfy the most finicky of appetites!!
Perris Records, 2008 (PER2072). Made in USA. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Rock 'n' Roll Is Back
2. Devil's Highway
3. Let the Good Times Roll
4. I Cry For You
5. Life In the Fast Lane
6. Let' S Party
7. Bad To the Bone
8. Angel
9. My Wild Side
10. Diamond
Total playing time: 41:17

The debut full-length studio album by Spanish Pagan/Folk Doom Metal band.
They music is based on a Doom Metal style, whose influences are taken from My Dying Bride and Shape Of Despair. Also, Llvme has a Black Metal touch, that remember us to the first albums of Negura Bunget, as well as a Folk influence, thanks to the use of violins and bagpipes, that evoke Celtic and Pagan passages. It’s like mixing My Dying Bride with Folkearth.
Fans of Paganic Dooom and Black Metal should get something out of!
My Kingdom Music, 2010 (echo063). Made in Italy. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Llvme 01:23
2. Llumeiru de Fueu 06:50
3. L'Allumamientu del Fueu I 06:58
4. L'Allumamientu del Fueu II 01:21
5. L'Allumamientu del Fueu III 06:22
6. Vaqueirada 04:11
7. Orbayu de Llume 06:59
8. Llume d'Augua 05:47
Total playing time: 39:51 min.

The debut full-length album of Moscow Gothic Doom Black Metal band.
The music of this mysterious and magical formation offers us to feel the contrast between the beauty and the ugliness, between joyful sadness and truly desolation.
You can compare it with Estatic Fear, Autumn Rain Melancholy, but you won't find one and the same sound or guitar cliché. If you know, what emptiness and despair really means, it'll tell you, who hides inside of you.
Walk through the cold alleys of solitude, feel the wet leaf fall of empty hopes and sleepless nights, open the door into the abyss of long nightmares and endless His Majesty Dusk's halls. Get ready... The darkness is coming...
Another Side Records, 2013 (ASR01-57). 
 

Tracklist:
1. Locus Titanic Funus 02:51
2. Морфий/Morphine 11:15 
3. Фея/Fairy 08:06 
4. Зеркало/Mirror 08:20
5. Covered With Sorrow 09:59
6. The Last Separation Time 02:10
Total playing time: 42:44 min.

 

Second full-length studio album by russian Gothic Doom Metal band.
For their second album, Locus Titanic Funus left the themes of cold spring, childhood nostalgia and cemetary parties. Now it is rather everlasting autumn and inexplicable feeling of a loss. With coming to such subject as wildlife sanctuary extermination, they cause thoughts about the dirt of capitalism and corruption, defend humanity and teach to love the life.
The loud sounds cannot move, cold rythmes play a dance, keyboard scores scratch from the within. For recording this album was used vintage instruments, so bass guitar got a distinctive piggy tone and guitars become long and mellow.
The funny fact about this album: if exclude the pauses between tracks, its duration is 66 minutes and 66 seconds.
This music will please fans of Saturnus, Estatic Fear, Desire and Autumn Rain Melancholy.
Another Side Records, 2018 (ASR23-150). Made in Ukraine. First press.
 

Tracklist:
1. Deadly Sun Wretched Skies 02:50
2. Sweet Embrace of Cowardice 14:42
3. When the Robins Fall 10:40
4. Asphalt 04:42
5. Piper 07:56
6. You Are My Despair 06:59
7. Eornion... My Dear Phantasm 10:04
8. The Flowertale 08:10
9. Forgive Us 00:41
Total playing time: 67:05

 

Second full-length studio album by russian Gothic Doom Metal band.
For their second album, Locus Titanic Funus left the themes of cold spring, childhood nostalgia and cemetary parties. Now it is rather everlasting autumn and inexplicable feeling of a loss. With coming to such subject as wildlife sanctuary extermination, they cause thoughts about the dirt of capitalism and corruption, defend humanity and teach to love the life.
The loud sounds cannot move, cold rythmes play a dance, keyboard scores scratch from the within. For recording this album was used vintage instruments, so bass guitar got a distinctive piggy tone and guitars become long and mellow.
The funny fact about this album: if exclude the pauses between tracks, its duration is 66 minutes and 66 seconds.
This music will please fans of Saturnus, Estatic Fear, Desire and Autumn Rain Melancholy.
Another Side Records, 2018 (ASR23-150). 
 

Tracklist:
1. Deadly Sun Wretched Skies 02:50
2. Sweet Embrace of Cowardice 14:42
3. When the Robins Fall 10:40
4. Asphalt 04:42
5. Piper 07:56
6. You Are My Despair 06:59
7. Eornion... My Dear Phantasm 10:04
8. The Flowertale 08:10
9. Forgive Us 00:41
Total playing time: 67:05

 

The debut full-length studio album by French Progressive Metal/Metalcore band.
A fabulous interstellar trip through music mixing Metalcore, Djent and Prog Metal.
Almost everything is gathered here: technique, attack, dynamism and especially Groove. Ultra-powerful riffs, Progressive Metal flights - Lone Survivors offers ten particularly well-produced tracks whose complex structure is rich in various climates. Alternating guttural and clear vocals, the combo handles with ease the very percussive and dark atmospheres, with more Atmospheric passages and very worked guitar flights.
This Metallic interstellar journey proposed by Lone Survivors, if it remains very in-your-face, is very accessible. And the dexterity of the five musicians is for a lot. "Enigmatic Side Effects", "Lost In My Mind" or "Lucid Dream" offer very different faces, highlighted by the great technicality of the protagonists.
Featuring exceptionally talented musicians from a plethora of different musical backgrounds, the band was solidified by the addition of Matthieu Romarin (of Uneven Structure) on vocals. Lone Survivors took almost two years to find the singer who could carry their music, and the band couldn't dream of a better performer than the frontman of Uneven Structure to sublimate their compositions. At ease as a catfish in the dark water of Modern Metal, he illuminates the album with his charisma, his power, his sensitivity and his alternations of clear and saturated vocals mastered to perfection. 
The production is phenomenal, then it's Hyper-Technical but with a hell of a Groove and an inordinate power. The riffs are bloody and monstrous. The rhythmic sends bread in the face with clear voices and growls. As for the first album, the band presents a very accomplished and neat work.
Mixing Technicality with melody and Progression, "Ground Zero" album is an absolute thrill to listen to. It's highly recommended for fans of Meshuggah, Periphery, Tessaract, After The Burial and many more!
Charlie Lescuyer Productions, 2019 (CLP001CD). Made in France. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Enigmatic Side Effects 6:14
2. In the Flesh 4:44
3. Paul the Saint 5:49
4. Lost in My Mind 4:28
5. Six Feet Under 3:25
6. New Dimension 01:59
7. Quantum Slaves 6:09
8. The Circle of Thoughts 6:37
9. Lucid Dream 5:45
10. Ground Zero 7:28
Total playing time: 53:00 min.

The debut full-length studio album by Brazilian Melodic Progressive Doom/Death Metal band.
What can a bunch of Brazilians that really like Death/Doom Metal in Opeth way? A lot!
It's impossible to examine the Loneshore sound without talking about Opeth, circa "Blackwater Park". Many melodies on the album reminds of the more accessible moments, like "The Drapery Falls" and "Bleak". This is not a carbon copy, though. The songwriting style is more Death/Doom Metal, being long, but without as many Progressive twists. Loneshore also plays quite rhythmical and aggressive at times, reminding of U.S. Death/Doom act Daylight Dies.
Vocally, it's a mix between competent growls and Opeth-inspired clean vocals. It's not extraordinary for the style, but the band certainly knows how to write songs. The highlight is probably the many emotional clean guitar sections. There is a lot of feeling in the playing, and the parts that have vocals over them match perfectly. These parts sound so beautiful that we can totally be willing to ignore how much they sound like Mikael Åkerfeldt.
Loneshore's Extreme Metal parts are also good, and the fact that they're willing to play fast at times adds some needed variation to their sound. Maybe the band's atmospheric side is stronger than the Metal side, but the band's appeal doesn't lie in one of them; it's the fact that they really know how to write good songs. The songs on the album have great flow and emotion, and they're fairly even in quality.
"From Presence To Silence" also has a solid mix; one of many things that doesn't make this album sound like the debut it is. You'll be really impressed by the overall professionality from such an unknown act. There's a notable attention to detail in everything from composition to playing and audio quality.
While Loneshore doesn't have the most original pool of influences, the band incorporates them well to create something different. This is one of the best Doom Metal albums from 2018, and the band probably has a bright future if they continue creating music like this. And..., a big extra plus for the amazing cover art!
BadMoodMan Music, 2018 (BMM. 084-18). First press.


Tracklist:
1. The Quiet Visitor 11:07
2. Effigy 09:59
3. Winds of Ill Omen 08:30
4. Until the Last of Hopes 07:42
5. Daylight 06:01
6. From Presence to Silence 11:50
Total playing time: 55:11 min.


Samples: https://loneshore.bandcamp.com