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Album Review: Gold Spire – Steps into Shadow

🎶 Gold Spire🌎 Upsala, Sweden📀Steps into Shadow® Awakening Records📅 19/06/2026 There are bands that choose to remain faithful to the traditions of extreme music, and others that seek…

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Album Review: Gold Spire – Steps into Shadow

Kostas Boudoukos Jun 21, 2026

🎶 Gold Spire🌎 Upsala, Sweden📀Steps into Shadow® Awakening Records📅 19/06/2026 There are bands that choose to remain faithful to the traditions of extreme music, and others that seek new forms of expression by incorporating elements that, until a few years ago, would have…

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Album Review: Bantoriak – Vol. II

Kostas Boudoukos Jun 20, 2026

🎶 Bantoriak🌎Livorno, Italy📀 Vol. II® Argonauta Records📅 19/06/2026 The Italian rock and metal scene may not dominate any particular subgenre, but it has consistently produced bands that approach their craft with…

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Album Review: If These Trees Could Talk – The Hidden Hand

Kostas Boudoukos Jun 19, 2026

🎶 If These Trees Could Talk🌎Ohio, U.S.A.📀 The Hidden Hand® Metal Blade Records📅 10/07/2026 Listening to an instrumental album is never an easy task. It requires dedication from the listener and,…

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Album Review: Axemaster – Of Beasts and Plagues

Kostas Boudoukos Jun 18, 2026

🎶 Axemaster🌎Kent, U.S.A.📀 Of Beasts and Plagues® Cosmic Fire Records📅 19/06/2026 Nearly 45 years after their formation in Kent, Ohio, AXEMASTER return with the fifth full-length album of their career, “Of…

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Album Review: Evanescence – Sanctuary

Kostas Boudoukos Jun 17, 2026

🎶 Evanescence🌎Arkansas, U.S.A.📀 Sanctuary® BMG / Columbia Records📅 05/06/2026 The new millennium has brought seismic changes to music—and to society in general. Technology continues to evolve at a breathtaking pace, trends…

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