Born in Exile
Photo report: Born in Exile live at Bòveda, Barcelona, 12 January 2024.
Metal
Les novetats, cròniques i concerts de metal que segueix Tótum Revolútum Press: del metal extrem als projectes que aposten per la producció més elaborada i ambiciosa, sense oblidar els clàssics que van fundar el gènere. Cobertura en català, amb crítica de discos i reportatge fotogràfic des de la primera fila.
Wake Arkane – Awakenings
A theatrical concept album blending guttural death metal with classical harmonies and hospital-drama narration.
Interview with Stoned Statues
Finnish trio Stoned Statues on their genre-blending second album ‘The Guardian’, songwriting without a fixed method, and dreaming of a European tour.
Orphaned Land+Azteca+Royal Rage+Ring of Gyges+Strale
Orphaned Land, Azteca, Royal Rage, Ring of Gyges and Strale live at Razzmatazz 2, 21 January 2024.
Polkadot Cadaver – Echoes Across The Hellscape
The former members of Dog Fashion Disco deliver a wild, genre-hopping record that is equal parts hilarious and unsettling.
Suffocation + Sanguisugabogg + Enterprise Earth + Organectomy
Suffocation, Sanguisugabogg, Enterprise Earth and Organectomy live at Sala Salamandra, 31 January 2024.
Tesseract + Unprocessed + The Callous Daoboys
Tesseract, Unprocessed and The Callous Daoboys live at Apolo 1, 20 January 2024.
TodoMal – A Greater Good
A Spanish duo’s smooth, sophisticated take on epic doom — reviewed without saying the word “epic” too many times.
Odd Crew – Dark Matters Part II
The Bulgarian veterans, unchanged since 1998, deliver a consistent, dark, sixth record with an unusually intimate closer.
Halestorm + Black Veil Brides + Mothica
Halestorm, Black Veil Brides and Mothica live at Apolo, 30 November 2023.
Mike Mangini – Invisible Sings
The legendary drummer’s restrained solo debut is a solid rock-metal record that never overdoes the drumming fireworks.
Temic – Terror Management Theory
A prog-metal supergroup debut with an impressive résumé and an even better ear for gentle vocal melodies over punishing instrumentation.
Brass Against + Hip Horns Brass Collective
Brass Against and the Hip Horns Brass Collective live at Razzmatazz 2, 8 November 2023.
Stoned Statues – Guardian
A Finnish trio’s second album is a superb, no-holds-barred statement — one of the bands to watch on the European prog scene.
Devin Townsend unveils his multimedia project «The Puzzle»
Devin Townsend explains «The Puzzle», the lockdown-born multimedia project visualising an inner dialogue and its resolution.
Angelus Apatrida – Aftermath
Spain’s biggest-selling thrash band delivers a punishing, 59-minute record that sticks to every genre standard — and does it very well.
Opeth’s «Damnation» turns 20
Opeth have put together a special vinyl reissue to mark the 20th anniversary of «Damnation» (2003). Pre-orders are open now.
Angelus Apatrida
Photo report: Angelus Apatrida live at Sant Jordi Club, part of Barcelona Rock Fest.
Serapis Project
Serapis Project, a conceptual narrative-metal project created during the pandemic by Joaco Luis and Kris Vega.