Muziekrecensies 🇳🇱 / Music reviews 🇬🇧
The acclaimed French progressive rock-metal band The Old Dead Tree had been inactive for a while. Their comeback was in 2023, and last year they released the CD “Second Thoughts”. This spring, they recorded the EP “London Sessions” at Abbey Road Studios. Manuel Munoz’s versatile vocals and the band’s unique blend of musical styles give … Read more
Ilmarinen is a Dutch folk metal band. ‘Ascension’ is the first part of a double album. This concept album is about the legendary Viking Ragnar Lodbrok. The album opens with sampled sounds of a neighing horse galloping. The calm music is folk and slightly classical-oriented. The sound is good, but if it had sounded a … Read more
On Monochrome, you hear a mix of Slavic melodies and Scandinavian atmospheres, Nordic fusion and jazz. This Polish band draws its inspiration from 11th-century Norwegian wisdom poetry.The album opens with slow, soft sounds. The throat sounds give it an extra special touch. The lyrics consist of a single sentence that is repeated monotonously. This fits … Read more
Now that the year is almost over, I’m shining my light on “Monumentata”, by prog rock genius Nad Sylvan. This singer/multi-instrumentalist/composer combines not only folk, classical and rock, but also jazz and old R&B. The high, fragile vocals of the light poppy opening track are beautiful. The fade out is a bit disapointing. Despite the … Read more
In a few years, psychedelic blues rock band DeWolff will celebrate its 20th anniversary. Originally from Limburg in the Netherlands, the band has been selling out venues for years. On their Dutch tour, they sold out more than ten shows in a row, including Friday 19 December at De Bosuil in Weert. Limburg band F.I.X. … Read more
Thomas Glönkler is the frontman of the German neo-prog band ICU. Thirty years ago, ‘Now and Here’ was released, exploring human existence through a confrontation with our inner nature. Now, the remastered version, Now and Here – 30th Anniversary Edition, has been released.‘One Life (i) The Spirit Of Nature’ starts very softly. Slowly, the music … Read more