Luke M : Hollywood Metal

AFFIANCE – Blackout

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I bet on paper Affiance seemed like a fucking awesome name. Shit, it looks like a fucking awesome name if... View Article

FABLE ANNIVERSARY

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This is the fourth time I’ve bought Fable, and I suspect I’m not alone in that. Launching originally for the... View Article

CANNIBAL CORPSE – Skeletal domain

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The challenge, when reviewing any of Cannibal Corpse’s stuff, is to try and say something that hasn’t already been said.... View Article

XERATH – III

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I wish I could open up this review saying that Xerath were a long-time favorite of mine. Admitting that this,... View Article

LICHDOM – Battlemage

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Lichdom: Battlemage (from here on called Battlemage, because why the hell wasn’t it?) launches entirely on its premise to “make... View Article

DARK FORTRESS – Venerial Dawn

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The concept album is basically my white whale – an ancient and fantastic thing that I irrationally hate for its... View Article

ASTRAL DOORS – Notes from the Shadows

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Astral Doors, as the name indicates, are a band that focuses on old-school cosmic mysticism; the steel tones of heavy... View Article

RISEN 3: TITAN LORDS

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The Risen games (as we’ve said before) are always pretty lacklustre affairs. They seem to exist exclusively in that space... View Article

XOTH – Hostile Terraforming

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Holy fuck, space is terrifying. It’s big, it’s dark and don’t look but it’s hovering above you right now. It’s... View Article

BELPHEGOR – Conjuring the Dead

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If you haven’t heard of Belphegor, here’s everything you need to know. Their name is taken from a demon who... View Article

DIVINITY – Original Sin

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With a name like “Divinity: Original Sin”, certain associations come to mind. Terrible graphics, shoddy control mechanisms and messages not... View Article

ALESTORM – Sunset On the Golden Age

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According to google, the record for circumnavigating the globe in a ship, alone, is 78 days. If you cut in... View Article

DARK SOULS II – The Crown of the Sunken King

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Does anybody remember expansion packs? Oblivion’s “Shivering isles” comes to mind. A whole new slice of game was standard fare... View Article

SOVENGAR – Vindicta et Gloria

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There’s something quite special about new folk metal albums, especially those coming from new folk metal bands. Perhaps it’s just... View Article

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