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Samael - Above

April 20th, 2009 by John Hoffman


Samael
Above

Rating: 9.2/10.0
Recommended Tracks: 3,5,6,9
RiYL: Emperor, Abigail Williams, 1349

Black Metal was in decline. After the second wave of Black Metal in the early-mid 90s, the scene seemed to dry up with many members of influential bands moving away from the Black Metal genre, serving prison sentences for various crimes, or dead. Swiss metal band, Samael, was one such band. They transitioned away from their early style of Black Metal towards the Industrial Metal genre. And with this transition, they disappeared from the Black Metal scene. (more…)

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SuidAkrA - Crógacht

April 20th, 2009 by John Hoffman

SuidAkrA
Crógacht

Rating: 8.7/10.0
Recommended Tracks: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
RiYL: Equilibrium, Eluveitie, Waylander

“Crógacht” is the ninth full length album by German Celtic Metal band, SuidAkrA. It is an Irish Gaelic concept album filled with folklore; a signature of SuidAkrA. This particular piece effectively uses an infusion of folk and metal elements in order to tell the rich Irish folk tale SuidAkrA. (more…)

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