Category: Posts
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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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Bri’s 2024 in Review
This was my first time ever making an end of year/”best of” list, and I know there’s a ton of music I missed because I started paying attention to new releases kind of later in the year. However, below are my favorites of what I did listen to and love in 2024, and I can’t…
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Justin’s 2024 in Review
Wow, it’s New Year’s Eve already! I can’t believe 2024 is about to end. Back in December 2023, I made the decision to start HarshVocals.com as both a written review site, and a podcast. I had many years of experience podcasting, and writing for various movie review sites, but I had never had my own…
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Simon’s 2024 In Review
That was quick… Already the End of the Year, 2024.Many, many, things occurred this year.Personally, celebrated my daughters First birthday, and my Son’s First Football season!It was another fantastic year married to the Love of my Life. Recapping 2024?We witnessed the rebirth of several things, including Marvel Jesus! We also saw dividers of many kinds….
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Lament in Winter’s Night – Whereunto the Twilight Leads Review
First off, I need to say that the melodies in this are SO GOOD and full of emotion. In a year overflowing with strong black metal releases, here is yet another one that vies for a place on listeners’ end of year lists (and will surely appear in mine). The sole member behind Lament in…
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Doc Landles Top10 Albums of 2024!
Well, this is the first time I have done this publicly, so be gentle. Some comments first about how my list works, and why. We had to wait four years for this, their fourth album, but it was worth the wait. I genuinely think that this is an important release and we will still be…
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Black Metal: The demise of ‘True Cult’, 1996/97
The years 1996 and 1997 produced some of the greatest black metal albums of all time. So, for example, we have, Burzum: Filosofem, Emperor: Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk, Satyricon: Nemesis Divina, Enslaved: Eld, Gorgoroth: Antichrist & Under the Sign of Hell, Ulver: Nattens Madrigal, Immortal: Blizzard Beasts, Sacramentum: Far Away From the Sun, Vinterland: Welcome My Last Chapter, Blut aus Nord: Memoria Vetusta I: Fathers…
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Harakiri For The Sky – New Single/Album and Tour Announcement!
Despair, loss, love, and existential struggles have always been the foundation of HARAKIRI FOR THE SKY’s distinctive sound. Since their formation in 2011, multi-instrumentalist M.S. and vocalist J.J. have gained recognition for pushing musical boundaries with their emotionally charged blend of atmospheric extreme metal and melodic post-rock, grunge and modern hardcore, carving out a genre of their…