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Korea - For the Present Purpose (demo)
When I first saw that band name is Korea, I thought that´s the stupiest band name ever. But I was pleasently surprised. Needs still more catchier songs and a kick in the ass to put more power to the songs. Too light. Anyway I´m sure we will hear from these guys 9/10
-Viitahill
Embassy of Silence - Wendigo Winter (demo)
Ines signing is really awesome, but music instead doesn´t to lead anywhere. Maybe some moody, melodic music would fit to you. There are parts that is hearable. Keep on going. Don´t try to be Nightwish. For Ines 7/10
-Viitahill
Northrime - The Onset of an Era & The Implosion of a Dream (demo)
This is 5 youngsters first demo and have to say, it sounds also just like that. They have listened very well their Sentenced albums. The guitars are quite good played, keaboards are okay but the young vocalist simply try too much. There´s too much lyrics on the songs. The band should give more space on guitars and keyboards. Also vocals should be clean or decent growl this kind of mixture of both is annoying. The best part of the demo is the end of 1st track where is one minute only guitar and keyboards. More this like progressive stuff and unique, original ideas on next demo please. 6/10
-manager
Post Scriptum - Pre-Prod 2008 (demo)
Not bad. But there has allready been Bathory & Celti Frost. But you really can hit the jackpot. Just keep doing your own thing. 8/10
-Viitahill
Fool´s Game - Reality Divine (demo)
Sorry but you just sucks. In your music there´s absolutely nothing interesting. If you are going to sing in english maybe singer is better to learn it. 2/10
-Viitahill
Solerrain - Album (demo)
This is so straing copy of Children of Bodom. Anyway you really can play, but do something original. 7/10
-Viitahill
The Legend - (demo)
Well played power metal, but singer needs more strenght to be believeble. Besides there´s too many bands who do this better. Maybe in future. Who knows? 7/10
-Viitahill
Wankers of the Zoo Crew - demo
Just what the hell are you trying to proof beside stupidest band name ever. Is this some drunken joke? 2/10
-Viitahill
Charnel Winds - ii.i.i & Der Teufelsbund (demo)
Very good melodic played black metal. Still feels like something is missing. But very good indeed. Keep up the good work. 8/10
-Viitahill
Lunarsea - Promo 2008
Absolytely the best death metal band I´ve heard for a long time! This one is really great! 9/10
-Viitahill
Sjodogg - Landsapes of Disease and Decadence
There really are great Norwegian black metal bands unfortenately Sjodogg isn´t one of them. There´s nothing new on the music. But band has potential, so maybe with next demo? 5/10
-Viitahill
Aleph - In Tenerba (demo)
Very nice played technical metal. Reminds me of Atheist. But the problems seems to be what direction they want to go. Ger your act together. 6/10
-Viitahill
Solerrain - Album (demo)
Fast melodic power metal with growl vocals. Quite exceptional combination, as usually these two things are not mixed. Music smells like plastic but good thing is that there russians have tried to do something new and different. 8/10
-manager
Afobad - Settled Mind
Some kind of soft metal. This is good enough to listen behind doing something other like read magazines. But not by just concentrate listening. Do not awake any special interest, easy and boring. 6/10
-manager
Rue the Day - Cometh the Hour
Try to make something original. Really fucking boring. Don´t quit your dayjob. 2/10
-Viitahill
Ponies to Kill - demo (demo)
This sound pretty much same than Ari Koivunen and his band. And as you can except without idols-shit nobody would buy Ari´s music none will pay for this crappy stuff either. 6/10
-manager
Embassy of Silence - Pristine
Female fronted melodic metal. Nothing is wrong on this music maybe there´s just sooo many this kind of bands around (after Nightwish). Vocalist Ines either do not have any special voice. 7/10
-manager
Deep Inside - Dark Again (self financed)
Okay these Turkish (?) guys did self financed full lenght album. But the vocalist is so terrible I can´t listen more than 2 minutes. So this album is totally waste of everything. 3/10
-manager
Constantine - Divina et Impira (Demo
Melodic heavy metal... Usually I stop listening after 1 track as I don´t understand this genre. But when I read there will be violin and cello on 2 and 3 track, I gave them a chance. But where are them, I can´t find any violin or cello there....? 6/10
-manager
Decemberance - Inside (demo)
It sounds funny than from country of sun, nice places and nice attitude have bands who try to be sooo gloomy and depressive with their doom/death. Anyway, even Greece is Europe´s asshole this band is quite listenable, but I´m not sure do they bring anything new about this genre. 7/10
-manager
Fool´s Game - Reality Divine (demo)
Melodic metal, quite good actually but why there are background growl vocals, it´s too big cliche. 6/10
Legion - Black Underground (demo)
Legion? You didn´t though there migh be allready 15 other bands with same name? Good played stuff but sorry guys Meshuggah did this same allready over 10 years ago. 7/10
Rigid Honrs - Triumph of Pan (demo)
Ohhh... instrumental black metal? Is this all or did you just forgot to record vocals? Or didn´t have enough money to do them ? Okay I understand is nice to record new stuff and do demos just keep them yourlselv or perhaps give them to your friends but not send them to any record labels. 5/10
Seven Against - Demo 1
Usually can hear when the band is from Finland. Quality is usually on very high level. Seven Against is very typical metal band, well played and good produced but not sure if so many want to buy this kind of stuff. 7/10
Corona Skies - www (demo)
Well played and produced melodic metal. Not so much bad to say about this band. Just the music style is not my cup of tea. 7/10
Pesten - Ancient Times of Death (demo)
Typical 1 man ug-black metal band. There´s overflow of this kind of bands allready so no thanks pals. 4/10
Pangel - 09 promo (demo)
Calm, gloomy and simple music. Not so bad. Some kind of new school doom/death. Clean and growl vocals. Maybe hire some more players to bring some fresh ideas. Promising stuff 8/10
Swath - The Circle (demo)
Melodic death/thrash with growl and clean vocals? Something new under the sun? No. Guys plays quite nice and the clean vocalist works very well but when the growls come in feelings go down. The vocalist should belive on his clean vocals and use only it. 7/10
HellLight - Funeral Doom (self release)
None album should be 1,3 hours long. Nobody have patience to listen same shit that long. Funeral doom is usually quite good but this ain´t.
First track 18:14 min what the hell?? And the same shit continue on 2nd track 15:23 min. Okay the music is quite good but vocalist is poor. Growls should be deeper this kind of stuff. 6/10
Cremated - Black Ash Depopulation (demo)
First track was allready so boring that I was allready losing my hope about this band. Luckily the 2nd tracks is much better, first 3 minutes quite essential death metal. But the guys should stop playing after 3.5 min the song is too long. Anyway still more practising and couple fresh ideas and maybe this band can be something some day. 7/10
Ruin - Scorched Nation (demo)
Why the hell 90% of the demos are thrash/death metal?? Who is really interested this genre? Do the bands think there´s need of any new band who play this same shit than 1000 of other bands have done allready too many years? Yeah this is maybe "quite good" but who cares. 6/10
Pictorial Wand - A Sleeper´s Awakening (promo 2-CD)
Okay you send a promo where´s two full albums music? And you think somebody have time to listen them both? How about send the crappy songs away and tighten the stuff on single-cd? That would be really easier to listen. Now I have to judge the whole package for only listening two first songs! But anyway, this music isn´t good enough, it´s boring. Maybe it´s good enough to be played in elevators. 4/10
Indigo Child - Re-Death (promo)
You have over 2 min intro but then on 2nd track first 1.5 min the intro still continue? How long I have to wait?? Okay you guys have listened Moonspell but is it really necessarily to copy so much from them? There´s too much of everything on the music, and the promo is too long. Sorry I have better things to do than listen this. 5/10
Beltaine - L.o.n.e. (demo)
Okay this band comes from Czech so maybe I should not expect too much. Actually this one is the best demo on today´s listening session. Of course it´s too crap to release on cd but this is the only one which I listen rather than take beatings on my back. Maybe I save this demo and listen it another time. Or maybe not. Something folk metal. There´s also a DVD on the demo package but I don´t have any interest to watch it ever. So you guys wasted your money. 7/10
Locomotive Death - Wasteland Images (demo)
"Swedens heavy metal sensation" kiss my ass!! Even I allready hate this music style this demo is worse example how bad the heavy metal can be. The band hire a management to spead this crap? Propably you have rich parents whom money you have wasted! Just love to throw this piece of crap to the bin. 3/10
Dead Poets - Dead Poets (demo)
Oh yeah, italian progressive whatever rock/metal! I just love to torture me with listening this excellent stuff once and once again! Please send me more! 2/10
Bleed in Vain - Say Everything Will Be Fine (master)
Another italian "super" band!! You don´t find any label in italy so you send your crappy releases to Finland (!) looking for a label! Dream on! 4/10
The Marigold - Divisional (demo)
Italian "musicians" thanks a lot again of your excellent demos! I tried to find something positive on this demo but I couldn´t. 3/10
High Trill - High Thrill 2004 (demo)
Dear Mr. Berlusconi,
please quickly set up a law that any italian band can´t send any demo-cd outside your country. The world would be much better place to live without your band´s crappy demo-cd´s. I love the old italian movies, but your fellow citizen musical skills just sucks. 2/10
Discard - Bury The Sun (demo)
Death/thrash, once again. Okay I understand this kind of stuff is funny to play on training camps and on gigs, but you really think someone will pay anything for this? Quite good produced but isn´t there enough of this shit allready on the market? 6/10
Fifth Element - Green Devil (demo)
Terrible. Orchestral melodic metal but no orchestras only synths. Where´s the beef guys? Impossible to listen more than 1 track. 3/10
Resleep - Kieroin (demo)
Thrash metal with finnish lyrics. Okay the first track is even nearly good. But then when the second track started I was allready too bored and had to stop listening. 6/10