Which one of you guys still remembers the Luxembourgish extreme metal combo Dead Boy Dreaming? Well, I do and it’s a shame that this band and its music, after they split up, faded away from people’s minds. I remember seeing them live during one of the Emergenza festivals nearly ten years ago and I also […]
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Dirty Crows – Got No Chance Against Rock’N’Roll
A sludgy and pretty threatening intro already hints at what the boys from Dirty Crows have aimed at over the last month: a step away from classical rock’n’roll and towards a doomier and more stoner way of blowing our socks off. A newer and more monstrous version of The Kalashnikov Blues then raids you right away […]
Aphyxion – Obliteration Of The Weak
Aphyxion. A name that will most likely not ring a bell for a lot of people, however the people that do know the name will be able to tell you that it’s a band that you should observe in the future. The, surprisingly, very young Danish quintet shows a degree of professionalism in both their […]
Adestria – Chapters
This is my first review for El Gore and I’m not entirely sure what I’m doing; so bear with me here. The record I decided to write about is the debut album Chapters of the rather unknown metalcore band Adestria. At first you might think that Adestria is just your generic “more breakdowns please” metalcore […]
Heartbeat Parade – Burning Nantucket! EP
Well, what do we have here? Is it Postrock? Posthardcore? Instrumental Mathrock? Or everything together? Heartbeat Parade have been causing some noise for over two years now in the Luxembourgish music scene. Their Burning Nantucket! EP gives us a preview of what’s about to happen on their first long player scheduled for later this year. Postrock […]
Defy The Laws Of Tradition – Till Death Us Part
Defy the Laws of Tradition’s debut Till Death Us Part from 2009 is by far not a typical breakdown-infected, faceless and boring metalcore record like most of ‘em are. Philipp Treiber (guitar/vocals) told me that his father had a big musical influence on him by making him familiar with bands like Grateful Dead, Frank Zappa but also […]
Lost In Pain – Lost In Pain
To start off with, this album combines everything a classic metal fan desires. Fast riffs, melodies, dramatic solos and jackhammer-drums. It’s remarkable that this work was realised by four very young musicians. I know, it often annoys bands to be compared to others in those music reviews, but as Lost in Pain don’t hide the […]
Le Cabaret Sauvage – Qwak
A very different sound experience reaches us from the Luxembourgish combo of Le Cabaret Sauvage. Just like a walk through the artist’s quarter in Paris, there are lots of different alleys with many different street performers to discover. Be it Chanson, Hip-Hop, Rock, Progressive, Songwriting, Indie, Funk, Jazz, everything is bundled in this album during which […]
LaFaro – Easy Meat
LaFaro aroused my curiosity a few weeks ago, so I decided to buy their two releases blindly. Was it a good decision? Yes, Sir! With their second album, Easy Meat, the boys from Belfast just lift off like a rusty rocket. Their sound compromises Thrash and (Post-)Hardcore elements, mixed with a pinch of Metal and […]
Mew – And The Glass Handed Kites
released: 2005 Label: Red Ink (Rough Trade) Have you ever listened to an album that was just too much for your musical horizon? And have you ever tried to listen to it again, a few years later; just to figure out that the album is genius and awesomeness in one? I have! The first time […]