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Katatonia - Brave Murder Day

“Swedes second album including Anders `Blakkheim` Nystrom (Opeth, Diabolical Masquerade, Bewitched) is often considered the band`s best, though I`ve as yet only heard this one, reissued with `Sounds of Decay` as bonus (an EP`s worth of material released shortly after `Brave...` in the same vein, thou” read more

“Quel ramo della musica soul che volge all’ascolto più rilassato, e in definitiva più facile, imprime le proprie caratteristiche sul sesto lavoro in studio di Angie Stone. Siamo perciò in territorio Motown con un disco di grande classe che, scintillante negli arrangiamenti e interpretato magnifi” read more

Choice Albums: Hardcore Punk (14 music items)

"Simply amazing list!"

Judas Priest - Painkiller

“`Painkiller` is a milestone album for a seminal band, albeit one that has endured recurring criticism in the 20+ years since it`s release, much of it warranted. Firstly, this is a frequently cheesy album, one scan of the liner notes showing that it's not above shooting for the lowest common denomina” read more

“Innanzitutto, bisogna mettersi d’accordo sui termini. Benché possa servire per introdurre il folk alle masse (o ai fanciulli, visto che il disco lo ha comprato mia figlia adolescente), questo non è un disco folk, in generale e tantomeno nella sua declinazione più britannica, visto che che il br” read more

Watchtower - Control & Resistance

“Though never top tier, these Texans tech-thrash debut `Energetic Disassembly` was an enjoyable mix of Slayer-meets-Rush aesthetics, hysterical vocals and memorable songs which, while far fetched, covered themes having resonance in the current state of world affairs (war, oppression, nuclear meltdown” read more

Alchemyst - Nekromanteion

“Sounding like the musical account of an estranged voice stranded in Hell with the devil`s own choir, this album eschews conventional song structures and follows it`s own left hand path, the shouted vocals relaying themes of fire, blood, snakes and the underworld atop some very infernal sounding blac” read more

Top 10 Black Metal Albums (10 music items)

"I`ve had that Osculum Infame album on my want list for as long as I`ve had a Listal account and still haven`t checked it out. Will remedy that sooner rather than later"