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ALBUM REVIEW: Villagers of Ioannina City – Venceremos

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Greek heavy rockers (for that’s what the press release dubs them) Villagers of Ioannina City deliver a ten-minute journey (I’d have said “Odyssey” but come on, even I’ve got standards) of epic breadth, from the gentle Folk guitar opener, to swooping Heavy Metal with enough distortion to run for office as the opening song to Venceremos (Napalm Records). The only really important other thing the press kit gave me was “folk”. Really important, like, “pretty much every track is infused with generalized Folk Rock during the slow moments” important. I like the mix. Even the occasional use of hurdy-gurdy feels more “tonal landscape” than “folk.” Continue reading →


Gus G. and Matt Barlow Face Down Addiction on New Single “Dancing With Death”

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Gus G. has released the official music video for “Dancing With Death,” the third track from his fifth solo album Steel Burner, out now. The single features the powerhouse vocals of Matt Barlow, known for his work with Ashes of Ares and his long tenure with Iced Earth, and marks the Greek guitar virtuoso’s first solo record in five years. Watch the video below. Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW Yoth Iria – As The Flame Withers

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While Yoth Iria has been recognized for featuring members of groups like Rotting Christ and Necromantia, their first full-length isn’t necessarily cut from the same cloth as their forebears. As The Flame Withers (Pagan Records) features the riff-driven structures and melodic flourishes common in most Hellenic Black Metal but pushes them to even further extents thanks to the equally prominent Traditional Metal and Doom influences. The results are comparable to Agatus’s The Eternalist, which featured a similar Blackened Heavy Metal mindset.

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