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Reviews | The Metal Observer https://themetalobserver.com Your guide through metal! Sun, 26 Nov 2023 11:44:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://themetalobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-Metal-Observer-Icon-45x45.png Reviews | The Metal Observer https://themetalobserver.com 32 32 Albums of the Month – October 2023 https://themetalobserver.com/albums-of-the-month-october-2023/ https://themetalobserver.com/albums-of-the-month-october-2023/#respond Sun, 26 Nov 2023 11:42:10 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=49653   We’ve been observing metal as usual in October, and this is what caught our eye. Mortajas – Mortajas II   Bell-tolling, funeral-shuffling traditional doom albums seem less and less easy to come by these days, especially if you’re looking for a band that plays absolutely straight and can still sound fresh. From the first […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/slow-cuts-of-2022/feed/ 0 48083 The Metal Observer’s Top 30 Albums of 2022 https://themetalobserver.com/the-metal-observers-top-30-albums-of-2022/ https://themetalobserver.com/the-metal-observers-top-30-albums-of-2022/#respond Sat, 31 Dec 2022 14:51:44 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=47948   This year we decided to pull our fingers out and make our Top 30 available before the end of the year. Cue frantic observing during much of December and the eventual result of a gleaming Best Of for your inspection and delectation. As usual, there’s a massive cross-section of different styles present on the […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/slow-cuts-of-2020/feed/ 0 44762 Shredding: Windir https://themetalobserver.com/shredding-windir/ https://themetalobserver.com/shredding-windir/#comments Sat, 02 May 2020 14:10:19 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=40845 In a career that was all too brief, a young Norwegian man named Terje Bakken, now known as Valfar to the metal masses, took black metal to a new level of refinement that bands like Emperor and Satyricon had only hinted at before. Valfar’s vision was a unique one that melded the grandeur and mood […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/shredding-windir/feed/ 1 40845 Ayreon – Electric Castle Live and Other Tales. Concert and live release review https://themetalobserver.com/ayreon-electric-castle-live-and-other-tales-concert-and-live-release-review/ https://themetalobserver.com/ayreon-electric-castle-live-and-other-tales-concert-and-live-release-review/#comments Sat, 11 Apr 2020 18:33:00 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=40450 Ayreon, the jewel of the Dutch progressive rock and metal scene, brainchild of Arjen Anthony Lucassen is a unique musical studio phenomenon that brings together some of the finest craftsmen of sonic artistry from all across the globe. A studio project… or is it? For those who are unaware, what Ayreon consists of is a […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/ayreon-electric-castle-live-and-other-tales-concert-and-live-release-review/feed/ 9 40450 Non-Metal Album Review of the Month https://themetalobserver.com/non-metal-album-review-of-the-month/ https://themetalobserver.com/non-metal-album-review-of-the-month/#respond Wed, 20 Feb 2019 23:31:44 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=37141 Taylor Swift – 1989 Change can be refreshing, but it can also leave a nasty taste in the mouth. We all need to accept that it’s a natural part of life and stop whining about the subsequent effects. And few changes have divided a people so harshly as Taylor Swift’s evolution from southern country girl […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/shredding-power-quest/feed/ 0 33525 Retro Spotlight: Ningen-Isu – Shurabayashi https://themetalobserver.com/retro-spotlight-ningen-isu-shurabayashi/ https://themetalobserver.com/retro-spotlight-ningen-isu-shurabayashi/#respond Tue, 04 Aug 2015 12:00:14 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=20074 Retro Spotlight: Nigen-Isu – Shurabayashi (2003) Although the core duo of Ningen-Isu, that being guitarist Shinji Wajima and bassist Kenichi Suzuki, has remained unchanged since the band’s formation in 1987, the band has undergone a few drummer changes over the years. Though the band’s current incantation features my personal favorite Ningen-Isu drummer, Nobu Nakajima (who […]

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