Archive for 2015

Sirenia, The seventh life path

Posted on: May 11, 2015 at 8:58 am

First of all, what is it with these number titles? At sixes and sevens, Nine destinies and a downfall, The 13th floor? And what is it with this ridiculous obsession with the number “seven”? (no, I’m not going to start listing all their seven-containing titles, that would take more time than I care to …

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Gentle Storm, The diary

Posted on: May 6, 2015 at 8:56 am

Being a huge fangirl of Arjen and of Anneke and being delighted by their live show I attended a few weeks ago, you can imagine how excited I was about their new project, Gentle Storm. The diary is a beautiful spread of forces, with emotion and complexity, wonderful vocals and a captivating …

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Nightwish, Endless forms most beautiful

Posted on: April 11, 2015 at 4:39 pm

I listened to the album a few times now and I felt like I was playing “guess the song” for the most part! There are a ton of parts that remind me of previous Nightwish songs. I guess I should be happy it’s just Nightwish and not songs from other …

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Blind Guardian, Beyond the red mirror

Posted on: March 4, 2015 at 4:37 pm

On the first few listens, this album seemed pretty disappointing. The guitar solos were there, the orchestra was there, the choirs were there, Hansi was there… it was Blind Guardian alright, but still something was missing. After more listens, I can say that what’s missing is the catchiness and maybe …

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Gentle Storm, Hard Rock Cafe, 19.02.15

Posted on: February 20, 2015 at 4:35 pm

I’m so happy, I finally got to see Arjen last night. It’s the first time I actually feel a lump in my stomach when an artist comes out on stage, I’m always excited to see my favourite bands, but when Arjen got up on stage, it was an indescribable feeling …

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Sabaton, Arenele Romane, 27.01.15

Posted on: January 28, 2015 at 4:32 pm

We didn’t get a chance to see the opening band, Roadkill Soda because of a mix between work, bad traffic and people running late, and had we known what was about to happen, we would’ve tried harder to get there in time. That’s what you get for not respecting the opening bands! …

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