Reviews-Steel-Mill
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LORDI – BABEZ FOR BREAKFAST (SONY 2010)
Lordi has come a long way from early attempts to find a record company to win the Eurovision song contest. With “Hard Rock Hallelujah” blasting the sh*t out of all the usual and generic Eurovision songs Lordi proved the power of melodic heavy metal. Now Lordi has released their fifth album “Babez for Breakfast”. With…
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WALTARI – COVERS ALL (Stupido Records 2011)
Waltari celebrates its honorable career of 25 years by releasing a book, throwing a few extended anniversary shows and by releasing a new album with full of covers. ‘Covers All’ has songs from various bands with various genres, just what you can expect from Waltari. Album starts out with a killer version of System of…
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3 INCHES OF BLOOD – LONG LIVE HEAVY METAL (CENTURY MEDIA 2012)
3IoB’s fifth album might carry one of the metal world’s unimaginative album titles, but thou shall not make any hasty decisions about the album itself. At some point in a band’s career there is a time to name an album like this. 3IoB has always been a band with no bullshit, just straight-in-your-face heavy metal,…
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STANDING OVATION – THE ANTIKYTHERA MECHANISM (INVERSE RECORDS 2012)
Oh dear… what have these guys done. Filing themselves under progressive rock/metal category, finnish outfit Standing Ovation has definitely switched on a new gear. Their debute album includes material from very tight bombardment to more subtle proceedings, and at times checking in at the wildest corners of the imaginative mind. Like a mechanically constructed circus…
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SIXX:A.M. – THIS IS GONNA HURT (ELEVEN SEVEN MUSIC 2011)
2007’s “The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack” – the first showcasing of Nikki Sixx’s new project, displayed a lot of stength and promise that took him outside his Mötley Crüe circles and breathed a ton of fresh air into his songwriting. Accompanied by guitarist Dj Ashba (currently also in Guns ‘n Roses, previously some nice work with…
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DEICIDE – IN THE MINDS OF EVIL (CENTURY MEDIA 2013)
23 years and 11 albums is a fine achievement no matter what band we are talking about. Especially considering the internet and digital age we are now living in. Deicide, the formation – or more like incarnation of evil has spat out albums in what one might say varying success. The first two records “Deicide”…
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ICED EARTH – LIVE IN ANCIENT KOURION (CENTURY MEDIA 2013)
“Live In Ancient Kourion” presents Iced Earth’s second official live album and a follow-up to 1999’s “Alive In Athens” 3CD extravanga (still one of the greatest live albums ever released). Besides the audio version we at Steel Mill now have at hand, a DVD, BluRay and 3LP are also available.
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DARK FUNERAL – DIABOLIS INTERIUM (CENTURY MEDIA 2013)
Dark Funeral are without a doubt one of Sweden’s most famous black metal bands. They are known for their extremely fast and melodic style. Century Media has now released a new remastered edition of “Diabolis Interium” – a record originally released in 2001 and now regarded as one of their most important. Dark Funeral started…
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GLASSBULLET – BLACK EYES (2014)
GlassBullet hail from the birth place of heavy metal, Birmingham, UK. They are a 4-piece hard rock set up and will shortly release their brand new EP “Black Eyes.” They have steadfastly climbed up the heavy rock ladder. Group’s debut EP “Misguided” came out in 2012 and busy touring schedule has followed since then.
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VOLBEAT / ICED EARTH – Helsinki 28.11.2013
WHAT on paper might seem a strange combination; Denmark’s hugely popular pioneers of Elvis-metal and kings of heavier than hell US power metal would seem a mismatch. But somehow the pair made it work last year when visiting here as part of their successful European tour together.