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TERMINAL reveals „Tree Of Lie” artwork! First single available for streaming!

*26th February* was scheduled for a release date of one of the longest awaited debut album on Polish rock/metal scene *– „Tree Of Lie” *by *Terminal*. The album features guest appearance of Virgil Donati (Planet X, Derek Sherinian Band) on drums. Several songs also include saxophone, violin or cello sounds - . Terminal has just revealed cover artwork for “Tree Of Lie” designed by Mentalporn (Behemoth, Deathstars). CD version will be released in digipak format.

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Van Canto – Tribe Of Force (2010)

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Out of the hundreds of albums we get to listen to every month, we only get 2-3 that are just completely different. Val Canto and their A Capella ‘Metal’ get’s the nood this month. “Tribe Of Force” features 13 tracks with no ‘Metal’ instruments other than drums.

But what makes the band’s music is the vocalists emulating the rhythm guitar and the keyboard parts to perfection. While this might sound weird, and it does take a bit to get used to, the band’s actual sound is awesome and very interesting compared to anything else you will listen (in Metal).

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Mortemia – Misere Mortem (2010)

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Do you remember what was the feeling when you first played “Beyond The Veil” from Tristania?, well this will be almost the same feeling you get when playing “Misere Mortem”. From the mastermind behind both of those albums Mr. Morten Veland we get his self-indulgently named band Mortemia.

Controlling all aspects behind the album, Morten has managed to release another masterpiece in terms of Gothic Metal. He recorded every single instrument, mixed and produced the album in his own studio, the only thing he could not do is sing the choir parts featured on this album.

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Top 10 Gothic Metal Albums of 2009

 

Top 10 Gothic Metal Albums of 2009

Finally we have our first list of the Top 10 albums of 2009. We will be taking several different 'main' genres and we will name 10 albums that we liked the most in each of the genres. So stay tuned for next week to check what other category we post online.

Note: Here we mix Gothic Death, Gothic Doom, Gothic Rock releases as well.

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Hellbastard – The Need To Kill (2009)

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For a band that are the ‘creators’ of the Crust genre, this band disappeared for 2 periods of 10 years. And let me tell you, there are some bands that should stay dead and Hellbastard is one of them.

With a very weird and old school sounding album “The Need To Kill” features a very awkward selection of tracks thankfully are very short. Some of them are fun to listen for a few minutes, but then they get ‘weird’ and I loose complete interest.

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Meshuggah – Alive (2010)

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Recorded during the band’s 2008-2009 tours of the USA, we have “Alive”. This review is for the CD that comes with the DVD, not the DVD itself. Featuring 12 tracks of the band’s very impressive catalog of songs, we couldn’t have made a better selection into which songs made it to this CD.

The recording quality for this live CD is very impressive, and sounds crystal clear. We might add that the songs sound way better than when we saw them live. You clearly get the full Meshuggah aural assault when you listen to this CD.

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Annotations Of An Autopsy - The Reign Of Darkness (2010)

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Today from the UK we get Annotations Of An Autopsy a handful or pissed off Brits that have taken the Death Metal scene in the UK as their own and made it their bitch. After their some what weak debut album “Before the Throne of Infection”, the band is back with their latest aural assault and is a big improvement.

“The Reign Of Darkness” features 11 tracks of Death Metal at it’s most brutal. Filled with meaty hooks and catchy riffs, this album is ready to blow your head clear off.

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