Tag Therion
It was Sunday, on a weekend after a thunderous Varathron concert where our bodies still ached. This Therion concert was supposed to take place in the same venue, but due to either ticket sales or the large band, it was… Continue Reading →
When Swedish Epic Heavy/Doom Metal band Sorcerer reformed for 2015’s “In The Shadow Of The Inverted Cross” it was to all intents and purposes a new band with a new start, ready to make their own mark on the modern… Continue Reading →
It’s safe to say that Therion are without doubt one of the pioneers of Symphonic Metal. Though Therion have never settled on just one sound, and this constantly progressive attitude (in the true sense of the word) has led band-leader… Continue Reading →
It’s Christmas time. There’s no need to be afraid. Well, I wouldn’t go that far, especially as a fella with more than a passing resemblance to Saint Nick. “Oh thanks for the Father Christmas shout random stranger – original!”. However one thing that… Continue Reading →
The title of this album reflects the violence and bloodthirstiness of the public in Ancient Roman times when attending spectacles at the Colosseum. “Panem et Circenses” (Bread and Circuses) was how the satirist Juvenal described the absolution from thinking through… Continue Reading →
We are promised an “exploration of Cult, Magic and Reincarnation” here with the 26th March release date having “esoteric significance.” The innovator of this is cult Italian composer Tony Tears who is one of the founding fathers of the Italian… Continue Reading →
One could never accuse this French band of lacking ambition, their debut album is as opulent and lavish as anything you’ll hear this year within the symphonic metal sphere no matter whether power metal, death metal, black metal or any… Continue Reading →
I am very pleased that the wait for this new 17th album by Therion has been only three years as opposed to six between 2012’s ‘Les Fleurs Du Mal’ and ‘Beloved Antichrist’ in 2018. ‘Beloved Antichrist’ coalesced everything about Therion… Continue Reading →
The first thing I read about this album is that the band defined Queensryche’s 1988 album “Operation: Mindcrime” as the thematic inspiration for it. The second was that Thirteenth Sign are a melodic death / thrash band, with possible appeal… Continue Reading →
Wolf are a band that somehow still sound as fresh and exciting as they always have, many years down the line. They are instantly recognisable, yet play such a traditional form of straight-edged Heavy Metal revered by fans all over… Continue Reading →
It’s no secret to anyone who has read some of my reviews on Ave Noctum that I have a bit of a dislike of “Disney-style” ballads within the Symphonic/Melodic Metal genre…so why on earth did I volunteer to review an… Continue Reading →
Ready for some metal of death with shamanic drumming and chanting, occasional soprano vocals and choral aspects and even the use of a singing bowl? Well that should give you an idea that this album, the first from Khanus following… Continue Reading →