Quixotic – Flamingo Drive-In Review

Released: 18.03.2019 Genre: Synthwave Back in 2013, when the glorious genre of synthwave has barely passed its childhood and was only yet to become one of the most exciting music movements of the decade, a track named 'Palms', by an unknown Hungarian producer called Quixotic, was uploaded onto a Youtube channel that gathers similar retro electro … Continue reading Quixotic – Flamingo Drive-In Review →

3 days, 2 countries, 2 concerts, 2 opposite ends of Synthwave

Synthwave is among the most exciting genres going on right now. If you're not familiar, it's a relatively new style of electronic music, which draws influence from 80s synthpop and film soundtracks, but combines them with contemporary production techniques. The result - if done well - sounds like a "nostalgia to an era that never … Continue reading 3 days, 2 countries, 2 concerts, 2 opposite ends of Synthwave →

Avantasia – Moonglow Review

Released: 15.02.2018 Genre: power metal It's been almost twenty years since a young German power metal singer, Tobias Sammet decided to undertake on a grandiose project: a theatrical, epic rock-opera, featuring some of the genres best singers, bringing the already bombastic traits of power metal to a whole new level. The result, the 2-part Metal … Continue reading Avantasia – Moonglow Review →

Beast In Black – From Hell with Love Review

The '10s is certainly not the easiest time for a metal band to achieve commercial success. Making the music sound as radio-friendly as possible is one way to tackle this, but in some cases (looking at you, Disturbed and 5FDP), it results in the product being shallow and overproduced. It takes serious guts and talent … Continue reading Beast In Black – From Hell with Love Review →

Review: Bring Me The Horizon – Amo

Who should an artist try to appeal to? Themselves or their audience? Does the answer depend on whether the certain artist is an obscure avant-garde painter or one of their generation's most popular bands? Does trying to satisfy die-hard fans mean someone has to constrain their artistic freedom? And at what point does experimentation become … Continue reading Review: Bring Me The Horizon – Amo →