Coming out of Athens it's a heavy metal band with a political edge to it. Politics across Europe and the World is quite awful at the moment, you could even say Precarious but that don't expect downbeat songs on this album. In fact don't expect one genre either as while Lost In The Way has some wild variations throughout out it.
Soothness Of Mind is a unifying mid-pace track, Lost In The Way meanwhile has some Metallica to it and So Many Tears goes into 80's hard rock and that's just the first three songs. It's all part of the way Deus Culpa approach song writing where they will write songs that sound good, no matter the style. Now Silver kills a bit of the momentum but after the title track builds the record back up Isle Of Dirt returns to the anthemic heavy rock sound that Deus Culpa do best, thankfully from here they stick to rocking, not without melody or choruses that will have you shouting along.
I was actually quite impressed by this record, Deus Culpa write socially conscious songs which are all a little different in style and while that sometimes makes records irritating, here it shows that the band have a lot of musical skill while also being able to write catchy songs. Worth checking out. 7/10
PowerCross - Renaissance (Elevate Records)
PowerCross - Renaissance (Elevate Records)
I reviewed the debut album from Greek power metal band PowerCross back on 2024 and I gave it 7/10 comparing them to a band such as Firewind or any band that plays guitar driven power metal with tinges of Neo-classical shredding. Spiros Rizos is the Axeman, delivering fireworks on Eagles Fair, where the likes of Stratovarius are also touched upon, Wisdom also goes down this road, however Rizos also locks into riffs on God Of The Dead.
Like the debut this has a concept around it continuing the themes from the debut as Panos Boutidis (bass) and Foivos Andriopoulos (drums) blast through Carry On, however it's vocalist John Britsas that's perhaps the weak link in the band as his vocals are good but there's a couple of times when they could do with being more powerful or maybe give a more range. Still at eight songs, Renaissance is a perfectly good guitar driven power metal album from PowerCross but it doesn't offer more than the previous record. 7/10
Above Us The Waves - Counting Seasons EP (Self-Released)
Kavala metalcore now from Above Us The Waves and their new EP Counting Seasons. This modern metal band have been producing music since 2011 having released two albums previously which has seen them taking to stages across Europe and you can hear from the four tracks on this EP that they would be a potent live force.
Above Us The Waves - Counting Seasons EP (Self-Released)
Kavala metalcore now from Above Us The Waves and their new EP Counting Seasons. This modern metal band have been producing music since 2011 having released two albums previously which has seen them taking to stages across Europe and you can hear from the four tracks on this EP that they would be a potent live force.
Blending heavy grooves with emotional, melodic choruses, which reminds me of Wales' BFMV on Guard My Six and Ghost Issues too. So there is some familiarity in what they play, but that doesn't mean it's any less passionate or personal, the title track for instance has some brilliant gang vocals in the chorus. Counting Seasons, is short release but a good intro to the metalcore of Above Us The Waves. 7/10
Moira's Touch - Moira's Touch (Self Released)
Moira's Touch is the second release from the band of the same name, it's a collaboration between writer/poet Michael "Makk" Giannopoulos and singer Joan Kollia. This is their first full length as a full band as Dimitris Koskinas and Yiannis Fasoulakis play all of the instruments, with Joan handling keys and Nikos Miras playing drums when they play on stage.
So what's it like? Well if you like heavy metal then you'll enjoy Moira's Touch, there's a classic theme throughout as Naysayers showcases the powerhouse of Joan who brings forth Doro or Leather Leone with her vocals. They also have some blistering speed metal on Wilful Ignorance while Tarry takes the form of Dio fronted Sabbath (Heaven And Hell) where the vocals of Yiannis Papanikolaou (Diviner/Rock N Roll Children) adds the powers of RJD.
They do shift away with Now I Wonder which has a jazzy ballad with sax break towards the end but the album closes with the closer Malevolent they go back to the brooding doom styled classic metal. Another collaboration that bares fruit, this full length from Moira's Touch is worth a listen if you like the bands I mentioned earlier. 7/10
Moira's Touch - Moira's Touch (Self Released)
Moira's Touch is the second release from the band of the same name, it's a collaboration between writer/poet Michael "Makk" Giannopoulos and singer Joan Kollia. This is their first full length as a full band as Dimitris Koskinas and Yiannis Fasoulakis play all of the instruments, with Joan handling keys and Nikos Miras playing drums when they play on stage.
So what's it like? Well if you like heavy metal then you'll enjoy Moira's Touch, there's a classic theme throughout as Naysayers showcases the powerhouse of Joan who brings forth Doro or Leather Leone with her vocals. They also have some blistering speed metal on Wilful Ignorance while Tarry takes the form of Dio fronted Sabbath (Heaven And Hell) where the vocals of Yiannis Papanikolaou (Diviner/Rock N Roll Children) adds the powers of RJD.
They do shift away with Now I Wonder which has a jazzy ballad with sax break towards the end but the album closes with the closer Malevolent they go back to the brooding doom styled classic metal. Another collaboration that bares fruit, this full length from Moira's Touch is worth a listen if you like the bands I mentioned earlier. 7/10
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