Archive for 2015

Iron Maiden, The book of souls

Posted on: September 12, 2015 at 8:31 am

Iron Maiden are like the wine. That could be all the review you need for their new album, The book of souls. And still, such a respectable album deserves a respectable and lengthy review.  The book of souls is everything you’d expect from Iron Maiden and more. It still has faced paced heavy metal …

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Symphony X, Underworld

Posted on: August 16, 2015 at 8:30 am

Symphony X is one of those bands I can never make my mind about. On one hand, they have the amazingly talented Russell Allen and that alone would be enough to get me interested in them. And it’s not just Russell, they’re all extremely talented musicians, able to create some …

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Artmania , Large Square Sibiu, 31.07-01.08.15

Posted on: August 3, 2015 at 8:28 am

Artmania has been synonym with Sibiu’s Large Square for almost a decade, until last year a municipal law forbidding payed concerts in public areas forced them to find a last minute solution and host the shows in a shed at the edge of the city. This year, seeing how the …

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Godsmack, Arenele Romane, 27.06.15

Posted on: June 29, 2015 at 9:09 am

This is going to be a very short diary entry, as it sadly was a very short concert. After having tickets to Godsmack three years ago when they cancelled the show in Romania, this time we were most anxious to see them. But when bad luck strikes in our family, it strikes …

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Guano Apes, Offline

Posted on: June 15, 2015 at 9:08 am

It’s been a year since this album was released, but apparently I live under a rock and haven’t heard about it until a few weeks ago. So since music has no expiration date and I love this band, there goes the Offline review. Sadly, had I never heard about this album at …

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Paradise Lost, The plague within

Posted on: June 6, 2015 at 9:06 am

Paradise Lost’s The plague within is a very intriguing record, one of those albums of contrasts you can’t really make up your mind about. First of all, it’s a very atmospheric album. How you feel about it will be directly influenced by how you feel in general and how you listen to …

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Kamelot, Haven

Posted on: May 29, 2015 at 11:40 am

After a transition album with a new lead singer and after hearing what wonders said new lead singer can do with his voice in Ayreon, I was pretty curios about what Haven would bring to the table. Sadly the answer was “the same old potato salad, with some dressing on the side …

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Apocalyptica, Shadowmaker

Posted on: May 26, 2015 at 9:02 am

I took some time off Apocalyptica lately because the few songs I heard from their last albums didn’t make the best impression, but this week I became curious to see what they were up to. So I found out that they now have a permanent lead singer, that they’re still …

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Romanian Rock Meeting, Arenele Romane, 14-18.05.15

Posted on: May 19, 2015 at 9:01 am

Romanian Rock Meeting started as a Blind Guardian concert plus some opening bands, became a festival with a second day (actually first) of concerts in Club Colectiv and then again changed and became an opportunity to promote the young(er) Romanian metal bands as the access was free in Club Colectiv. …

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