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I’ve heard a lot of Neoclassical albums lead by “guy who is really good at guitar/keyboard.” And out of all of them, “Embrace the Galaxy”… falls somewhere in the middle.

This is an album with strong songwriting and performances. It’s not guilty of just having one instrument wizard who steals the show while the other members do the bare minimum. It SOUNDS like a fully capable band playing and constructing good songs. The vocalist is strong too, even if ... read more

The ever-persistent Sabbat are back again in the big ’03 delivering Blackened Thrash that still sounds fresh out of ’85. And that’s the appeal of Sabbat; a band that consistently delivers a specific sound from a specific era that is never influenced by the modern era even slightly.

That being said, if you’ve heard one Sabbat album, you’ve heard them all, so there’s not much to say. The album is fun, aggressive, energetic. It’s still got Sabbat’s ... read more

Among Metal genres, Grindcore and its subgenres are often among my least favorite comparatively. Aside from Deathgrind, which usually features prominent riffs, I find the noisy, dissonant, chaotic structures laden with non-stop blast beating simply… unpleasant most of the time. Even when the riffs are good, they can struggle to be heard over the oppressive drumming, vocals usually screaming but buried, every aspect of the music competing with each other to be perceived resulting in a ... read more

Very epic. Does an excellent job in putting the listener right where they want them – some ancient pagan winter where polytheistic Gods intervene for fun as mankind struggles against the natural threats of the wilderness. In every way, the atmosphere and sound succeed at what they set out to do.

The layers here are fantastic. Walls of heavy rhythm guitars are interspersed with folky acoustic guitars, choral and string synths, and more traditional instruments here and there. Vocals are ... read more