Tag: Rock

  • Santa Inferno – [2009] Desert Music

    Santa Inferno – [2009] Desert Music

    This is the first review I write in which my opinion about the music is ambiguous. Santa Inferno has released this very intense rock album, yet in a – probably artistically justified – horrible sound quality. While I find this style fitting for their more aggressive tracks it spoils my listening experience. Let me show…

  • Diablo Swing Orchestra – [2009] The Butcher’s Ballroom

    Diablo Swing Orchestra – [2009] The Butcher’s Ballroom

    Take Nightwish’s voice, add a Cello played like Apocalyptica and mix it with a skilled hard rock band and – voilà – you can imagine how the Diablo Swing Orchestra sounds. Their music is a wild mixture of (partially Symphonic) Metal, Rock, Jazz, Swing and Blues; sometimes they make me think of Mr. Bungle (another…

  • Pandoras.Box – [2009] Barriers

    Pandoras.Box – [2009] Barriers

    Excellent indie rock. From Lower Bavaria. Who would have thought?