Author: Christian Renner
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Hellripper – Coronach
I have been a fan of this band the moment i came across them and that love for their music hasnt diminished in the slightest. I was super excited when the promo arrived here at Harsh Vocals and after a solid month of living with this album I think I can confidently say this is…
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Christian’s Year in Review 2025
I am not going to do a top 100 like Justin. I’m super impressed with anyone that has the will and the fortitude to make a list that large. Just the idea of that starts filling me with anxiety. I fully admit I AM 100% OCD about quite a few things, or as my wife…
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Wurmian – “Immemorial Shrine” Review
We here at the Harsh Vocals website and corresponding podcast are HUGE fans of Antoine Scholtes and his work with his Black Metal project, Inherits the Void. When we were contacted about providing a review for this new Melodic Death Metal project, Wurmian, we were more than happy to do so. We received the promo…
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The Halo Effect – “March of the Unheard” Review
You miss the 90s era of Melodic Death Metal? Those days when you first discovered In Flames and Dark Tranquillity (first time in 25 years of doing reviews I have spelled Dark Tranquillity correctly… Somehow I never noticed there are two Ls in their name…lol)? Well, a scant 18 months after their incredible debut, The…
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Dark Tranquillity – Endtime Signals
Back in the early 2000s I was just getting started writing reviews for the website Metalcrypt.com. I was one of those metalheads that initially felt kind of lost in the 1990s when Heavy Metal was once again relegated to the underground (for the most part). I was in a Sam Goody store (who remembers Sam…
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Inherits the Void – Scars of Yesteryears
If you are a reader of this site you know that I normally prefer to highlight forgotten albums from the past that didn’t get the attention they deserved or that were unfairly panned (in my opinion at least). Today however we have the new album from Antoine Scholtes, the man behind this incredible Atmospheric/Melodic Black…
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Stormkeep – Tales of Othertime
I was inspired to write this review after seeing the mighty Wayfarer (Stormkeep’s main band) in Lincoln, Nebraska on the final night of their US tour with Sonja. I was completely enamored with this album when it was first released and I am certainly not the only one as it ended up on a LOT…
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ADON – Adon Review
I normally don’t do “new” album reviews as I like to focus on music that people may have overlooked or has gotten panned a bit unfairly. I made an exception with ADON and their self titled debut. I had this on my list of albums to check out on its official release date of April…