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Nevermore, Metal Church, Masterplan, Lynch Mob, Eluveitie & more announced for ProgPower USA 2027.

Details: https://metalinsider.net/festivals/progpower-usa-2027-nevermore-metal-church-masterplan-more-announced

#ProgPowerUSA #Nevermore #MetalChurch #Masterplan #LynchMob #Eluveitie

Wake up!! its weekend ... wacken make some noise! 🤘🏽

🎵 Eluveitie - Deathwalker - Live at Wacken Open Air 2019 🎵

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#music #livemusic #wacken #metal #eluveitie #FolkMetal #CelticMetal #MelodicDeathMetal #CelticFolk #CelticMusic #DeathMetal #PaganMetal #Metal #FolkMusic #EuropeanMetal #MetalMusic #Celtic #Gaulish #FolkDeathMetal

https://www.europesays.com/3216942/ Kamelot – Dark Asylum Review #$25 #2026 #asylum #AsylumSeekers #Aug26 #Avantasia #DarkAsylum #Decessus #Eluveitie #HeavyMetal #Kamelot #NapalmRecords #Nightwish #PowerMetal #review #reviews #SymphonicMetal

Kamelot should need no introduction, but this is an article, so they get one anyway. The US-based group have dominated at a crossroads between power, progressive, and symphonic metal for much of the thirty-one years since their debut. I can personally credit Kamelot with breaking me out of my Nightwish-shaped early impression of metal, and I still love their approach to the style; they’ve created their own sound, and they do it well. Over their last few albums, however, Kamelot have sounded a little too much like themselves, with recent releases sounding very much like one another. Whether or not that’s a good thing is up to the individual, but for this reviewer, the question isn’t whether Dark Asylum, their fourteenth full-length, will be good, but whether it will feel new, fresh, or exciting.

Dark Asylum is a Kamelot record, no doubt about it. Seasoned as they are, it’s hard for Kamelot to miss, and their signature sound—that dark, polished power metal augmented by bombastic orchestration and ear-worm choruses—is on full display here. Even the structure of Dark Asylum is typical of Kamelot: opener “Sanctorium” is an overly dramatic intro that probably doesn’t need to be there, and “Ashen World” is mighty, galloping symphonic power metal led by melodic guitar leads from Youngblood and a riveting vocal performance from Karevik that recalls “Veil of Elysium,” though it has nothing on the phenomenal chorus of the title track that follows. It’s a very Kamelot way to open an album: huge choruses of the Haven variety supported by melodic leads that echo Ghost Opera. Throughout, Oliver Palotai’s keys build their own melodies, support the catchy choruses, and add ambience as songs demand. It’s a familiar formula to anyone who’s listened to Kamelot in the last decade, with the same highs and lows as you’re used to.

In fact, it’s so typical of Kamelot’s last decade that I could probably just quote previous reviews to tell you about it. As with The Shadow Theory, Youngblood’s rhythm guitars are increasingly pushed to the background. This weakens otherwise anthemic songs like “One Last Masquerade,” which features Tobias Sammet and subsequently sounds more like a bonus track from Avantasia’s Ghostlights than Kamelot. Also, as with The Shadow Theory, Kamelot’s production of harsh vocals makes them feel superficial; in this case, it’s primarily “Sanctuary” that just kind of has them, though not for lack of effort by Ignacia Fernández (Decessus). Of course, Kamelot still take themselves very seriously, so much so that there’s a 40-second track for Latin singing that may be important for the story, but feels completely out of place as an actual track. Finally, while Karevik’s silky vocals are a terrific match for Kamelot’s music and vision, he still seems to be struggling a little to deliver on high notes, particularly in the chorus of “Godlike Alchemy.”

So it seems Dark Asylum is a familiar story: when Kamelot succeed, they really succeed, and if they could just do it for fifteen straight tracks, their latest could be their best. Although the muted rhythm guitars hold back Dark Asylum as a whole, it has some great highs: “Cassandra’s Disease,” “Ashen World,” “One Last Masquerade,” the title track. But it also has “Beneath the Moon (Tunglið),” a Nordic ballad that feels like it’s on the wrong album1, and “Enigma (Think of Me),” a forgettable power ballad that misses the mark on both sides of that moniker. Dark Asylum works best when Kamelot do what they do best: inspired, memorable guitar leads and soaring choruses. Songs that reach for this but don’t quite land include “Kaleidoscope” and “The Puppet King,” both of which are fine, but leave little impact. Kamelot’s passion for their sound is evident, but consistency in songwriting is something they have, to my ears, struggled with in recent years, and Dark Asylum continues that trend.

Of course, even when Kamelot does miss, they’re still Kamelot, so Dark Asylum has some truly great songs on it. It’s not fresh, though; it’s not exciting. I truly admire Kamelot for the passion they still have for what they do. I was, however, hoping for more than the same album; it now feels like they’ve done thrice before.

Rating: 2.5/5.0
DR: N/A | Format Reviewed: Stream
Label: Napalm Records
Websites: kamelot.bandcamp.com | kamelot.com | facebook.com/kamelotofficial
Releases Worldwide: August 28th, 2026

https://www.europesays.com/fi/323885/ Hellsinki Metal Festival 2026 lauantai – Opeth, Eluveitie, Paradise Lost ja metallin monet kasvot #AssembleTheChariots #eluveitie #Entertainment #FI #Finland #Finnish #HellsinkiMetalFestival #horna #Iotunn #kalmah #misþyrming #MISþYRMING&NERGAL #Music #Musiikki #numento #opeth #orly #ParadiseLost #Suomi #triptykon #viihde

Süßer die Flöten nie klingen - wie gut passen eigentlich #Metal und #Folk zusammen? Darüber schnacken wir mit Rafi von #Eluveitie in der aktuellen #Podcast-Folge #BLECH: https://www.metal1.info/podcast/blech-folge-56-metal-und-folk-mit-rafi-von-eluveitie/

https://www.europesays.com/es/375566/ Fechas de ELUVEITIE. Reedición de WARRANT. Debut de TABERNIS con Napalm Records. #eluveitie #Entertainment #Entretenimiento #ES #España #Music #Música #Spain #TABERNIS #WARRANT

https://www.europesays.com/es/343283/ Fabienne Erni de ELUVEITIE debutará en solitario con «Starveil» #eluveitie #Entertainment #Entretenimiento #ES #España #FolkMetal #ModernMetal #Music #Música #Spain #VídeosMusicales

Listening to #Eluveitie - The Prodigal Ones

https://song.link/de/i/1786395271

https://www.europesays.com/nl/49698/ Brute avond met Arch Enemy, Eluveitie, Amorphis en Gatecreeper in uitverkochte Ancienne Belgique #ab #AlissaWhiteGluz #amorphis #Amusement #AncienneBelgique #ArchEnemy #brussel #Dutch #eluveitie #Entertainment #FabienneErni #MichaelAmott #Music #Muziek #Nederland #Nederlanden #Nederlands #Netherlands #NL

Eluveitie only brought out the hurdy gurdy for their final song. But they were pretty good anyway.

#HurdyGurdy #Eluveitie

https://www.europesays.com/nl/47088/ Arch Enemy sluit een avond vol bijzondere bands af in AFAS Live #AfasLive #amorphis #Amsterdam #Amusement #ArchEnemy #Dutch #eluveitie #Entertainment #gatecreeper #Music #Muziek #Nederland #Nederlanden #Nederlands #Netherlands #NL #WilcoLamers

My son keeps pointing me in the right musical direction. He went to see this band the other night and was blown away! #metal #eluveitie youtu.be/-w2m-TeLi6I?...

ELUVEITIE - The Call Of The Mo...

https://www.europesays.com/es/211467/ Crónica y fotos de ARCH ENEMY + ELUVEITIE + AMORPHIS + GATECREEPER en Madrid – WWW.RAFABASA.COM #AMORPHIS #ARCHENEMY #eluveitie #Entertainment #Entretenimiento #ES #España #gatecreeper #Music #Música #Spain

https://www.europesays.com/es/204616/ Crónica de Arch Enemy + Eluveitie + Amorphis + Gatecreeper en Madrid: Excelsa dinastía de lo extremo #AlissaWhiteGluz #AMORPHIS #ARCHENEMY #BloodDinasty #ChrigelGlanzmann #eluveitie #Entertainment #Entretenimiento #ES #España #FabienneErni #gatecreeper #MichaelAmott #MR2022 #Music #Música #Spain

Konzert in Stuttgart: Der Kessel kocht: So war’s bei Amorphis und Arch Enemy in der Schleyer-Halle – Kultur

Die Metal-Giganten Arch Enemy, Amorphis und Eluveitie haben ihre europäische Blood-Dynasty-Tour gestartet. Bilder…
#Stuttgart #Deutschland #Deutsch #DE #Schlagzeilen #Headlines #Nachrichten #News #Europe #Europa #EU #amorphis #archenemy #Baden-Württemberg #Eluveitie #Gatecreeper #Germany #Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle #HeavyMetal #Konzert #Kultur #Metal
https://www.europesays.com/de/489897/

https://www.europesays.com/de/489897/ Konzert in Stuttgart: Der Kessel kocht: So war’s bei Amorphis und Arch Enemy in der Schleyer-Halle – Kultur #amorphis #ArchEnemy #BadenWürttemberg #DE #Deutschland #Eluveitie #Gatecreeper #Germany #HannsMartinSchleyerHalle #HeavyMetal #Konzert #Kultur #Metal #Stuttgart

Nevermore, The Gathering, Eluveitie, Ensiferum confirmed for ProgPower USA 2026:

#Nevermore #TheGathering #Eluveitie #Ensiferum #ProgPower #ProgPowerUSA #Lineup

Link: https://metalinsider.net/festivals/nevermore-the-gathering-eluveitie-ensiferum-confirmed-for-progpower-usa-2026

Record(s) o’ the Month – May 2025

By Angry Metal Guy

There are months when the Record(s) o’ the Month feels like a sacred duty. It is the noble, worthwhile culmination of rigorous listening and passionate discourse.1 And then there’s May. May, a month in which Dr. A.N. Grier tried to vote for a band called… SEXCAVE or some shit four or five different times using different pseudonyms (but the same IP address), and where Dolphin Whisperer almost made me rage quit by making a single comment about “sky-tearing tonalities,” which, like… what kind of pretentious fucking bullshit is that? Do you people even listen to music, or do you just sit around all day making up stupid poetic ways of saying absolutely nothing?2 But if we’re fair, he wasn’t entirely wrong. Sometimes a record arrives that doesn’t just demand attention, it seizes it like an Aztec death deity grabbing the sun.3 So for the first time in a while, the best album in May came from an unsigned band. And not just any unsigned band. It came from a band proficient in bull riding!

The beauty of the Unsigned Band Rodeö lies in its chaos. No expectations. No promo sheets. No preconceived narratives. Just music dropped into our laps like cursed artifacts.4 On Nikan Axkan, which was self-released on May 2nd, 2025 [Bandcamp], Kalaveraztekah weaponizes its vision of death metal through the lens of pre-Hispanic culture and indigenous cosmology. There’s no sense that these Hidrocálidos are some kind of novelty act. They aren’t a Mexican Eluveitie, just playing Dark Tranquillity riffs while putting a Ritual Death Flute over it for 40 seconds in every song.5 Rather, Nikan Axkan is a muscular, seething, and deeply rooted record that radiates conviction from every grinding riff. The percussion rumbles like a procession of drums echoing through stone temples, fusing to a brutal core of death metal that just fucks. There’s a Blood Incantation-like spaciness that offers a counterbalance to all this brutality and adds unexpected depth. After spending the better part of a week in what my physician has called a “ritualistic fugue state,” I managed to pull myself out of the netherworld to write that when Kalaveraztekah’s two pillars—the atmospheric otherworldly and the brutal death metal—meet, “they crash into each other like storm fronts, creating something beautiful and terrible to behold. Nikan Axkan is simultaneously brutal and thoughtful, grindy and melodic, atmospheric and immediate,” and it’s the Record o’ the Month.

Runner(s) Up:

…and Oceans // The Regeneration Itinerary [May 23rd, 2025 | Season of Mist | Bandcamp] — …and Oceans is having an Amorphisesque second act and I am here for it. They’ve always walked the line between symphonic grandiosity and black metal chaos, and with The Regeneration Itinerary, they’ve engineered their third very good platter in 5 years. The record combines sharp, Emperor-style riffing with theatrical synths, industrial flourishes, and ruthlessly precise pacing. “Demonstrating a degree of evolution in their craft” and with “exceptional [performances] across the board,” …and Oceans have once again hit that sweet balance—and ever-more unique sound in this current black metal soundscape—that makes their revitalization so welcome. But it’s not just that it’s a good continuation, I feel like they are continuing to refine and revitalize the launch with each new album they release. It’s always fun to watch bands defy Angry Metal Guy’s Law of Diminishing Recordings™, and while The Regeneration Itinerary isn’t their best record yet, 30 years after their debut, …and Oceans is still releasing vital music that’s impossible to overlook.

Jade // Mysteries of a Flowery Dream [May 9th, 2025 | Pulverised Records | Bandcamp] — Mysteries of a Flowery Dream is an atmospheric death metal record that unfolds like a guided hallucination. It’s melodic. It’s moody. It’s weirdly elegant. And it doesn’t care about my riffs-per-minute quota. It takes things slow and keeps them dreamy. Jade trades bludgeoning immediacy for textured dream-logic, and while it takes a few listens to understand what’s happening, once it clicks, it’s hard for listeners to shake. And yet, it balances out the problem that atmospheric records rarely feel heavy, because they’re too busy padding the sharp edges with “atmosphere.” But Mysteries of a Flowery Dream accomplishes its heaviness by feeling oppressive, dense, claustrophobic, and crushing—leaving the listener feeling like they’re in an experimental submarine on their way to see the Titanic.6 And while it’s not the easiest record to penetrate, Owlswald wants you to know that “those who actively immerse themselves in Jade’s expansive world will be handsomely rewarded. The excellent songwriting, replete with its cohesion, balance, and dynamism, is impressive, steadily shifting my initial apathetic impressions to genuine appreciation. So don your finest headphones, sit back, and let Jade immerse you in their dreamlike world.”

#AndOceans #2025 #AMGSUnsignedBandRodeo #Amorphis #DarkTranquillity #Eluveitie #Emperor #Independent #Jade #Kalaveraztekah #May25 #MysteriesOfAFloweryDream #NikanAxkan #RecordSOTheMonth #RecordsOfTheMonth #SelfReleases #TheRegenerationItinerary

Azure Emote – Cryptic Aura Review

By Owlswald

Azure Emote is the project of two very busy musicians, vocalist Mike Hrubovcak (ex-Monstrosity, ex-Vile) and guitarist Ryan Moll (Hypoxia, Total Fucking Destruction). In between their work with many acclaimed death metal acts, the duo reconvenes every five years or so to craft a new Azure Emote record.1 What began in 2010 with Chronicles of an Aging Mammal as an experimental think tank for their genre-defying ideas has steadily evolved into their own eclectic brand of avant-garde death metal. Cryptic Aura marks the group’s fourth full-length and their third featuring the same all-star lineup: drumming powerhouse Mike Heller (Abigail Williams, ex-Fear Factory), legendary bassist Kelly Conlon (ex-Death), and violinist extraordinaire Pete Johansen (ex-Sirenia). Anna Murphy (ex-Eluveitie) also joins this renowned lineup, contributing her enchanting clean vocals.2 While long gaps between releases and an overabundance of ideas have historically hindered Azure Emote, Cryptic Aura strives to defy this pattern, arriving with a clear ambition to be both darker and heavier than anything they’ve released before.

Imagine a collision of Dimmu Borgir, Ne Obliviscaris, and Mithras and you’ll be in the ballpark of describing Azure Emote’s sound. Hrubovcak’s symphonic keyboards and Shagrath-esque blackened growls top Moll’s driving riffs, Conlon’s dexterous bass and Heller’s remarkable drumming to create occult-infused songs rich with dark atmosphere and dramatic flair. Heller’s performance on Cryptic Aura is mind-blowing. His blazing tom rolls (“Aeons Adrift”), tight rhythms (“Disease of the Soul”), and creative backbeats (“Return to the Unknown”) are consistently jaw-dropping, at times even overpowering the album’s bright DR 9 master. Johansen’s violin steps into a main role, often assuming a folky, crestfallen tone across the album’s ten tracks.3 Enhancing Johansen’s violin are Murphy’s backing vocals, her majestic croons (“Bleed with the Moon”) and ethereal melodies (“Feast of Leeches,” “Aeons Adrift”) driving haunting transitions. She is a welcome addition, offering bouts of serenity and a fresh touch to Azure Emote’s relentless instrumental virtuosity.

Azure Emote’s technical elements frequently coalesce to create powerful, well-structured material, despite their inherent complexity. Still incorporating a wide array of musical styles and ideas into a progressive death metal mélange, Cryptic Aura feels more calculated than past efforts. “Disease of the Soul” is a prime example, standing out as one of the album’s strongest tracks. It demonstrates the group’s unified musical vision, maintaining control amidst torrents of virtuosic chaos. Likewise, “Feast of Leeches” showcases this synergy—Murphy’s soothing pitches, Johansen’s violin, and Hrubovcak’s synth arrangements artfully balancing its thrashy riffs, relentless blast beats and Moll and Conlon’s adventurous soloing. Johansen’s violin plays a crucial role in grounding Cryptic Aura’s songs and providing a consistent thematic thread. Far from being buried in the mix, Johansen often takes the lead, offering melodic death-folk elements and a variety of engaging leads and solos that share the spotlight with Moll. From trilling melodies (“Aeons Adrift,” “Insomnia Nervosa”) to chilling atmospheric passages with delay (“Defiance Infernus”) to a somber homestead feel (“Bleed with the Moon”), Johansen’s versatility adds a distinctive layer to Azure Emote’s multifaceted soundscape.

While Cryptic Aura features impressive technicality and several strong tracks, its prevailing density occasionally hampers it, thereby leading to listener fatigue. Heller’s performance, while spectacular, is overwhelming at times—particularly on “Defiance Infernus,” “Into Abysmal Oblivion,” and “Aeons Adrift”—due to his blistering speed and the drum-forward mix. Furthermore, the powerful beginnings of “Provoking the Obscene” and “Aeons Adrift” ultimately dissolve into exhausting complexity during their chaotic conclusions. “Bleed with the Moon,” meanwhile, offers a repetitive, cascading instrumental barrage that offers little reprieve from its intensity. Murphy’s performance serves Cryptic Aura well, however, helping to counterbalance the overwhelming instrumentation. Her choral passages shine—notably the Gladiator-like ambient transition in “Bleed the Moon”—and her dramatic and warm tone commands attention on “Return to the Unknown” and “Provoking the Obscene.” Unfortunately, she is largely confined to backup duties—a disappointing and missed opportunity.

Though not without its flaws, Cryptic Aura remains a good album. A consistent lineup has allowed Azure Emote to streamline their creativity, presenting their impressive virtuosity with a newfound focus. With Cryptic Aura, the group has found solid footing, marking a positive evolution and resulting in my favorite record from them to date. Such progress ignites my excitement for the future. My only hope is that their next iteration arrives much sooner.

Rating: Good
DR: 9 | Format Reviewed: 320 kb/s mp3
Label: Testimony Records
Websites: azureemote.bandcamp.com/music | facebook.com/azureemote
Releases Worldwide: July 25th, 2025

#2025 #30 #AbagailWilliams #AmericanMetal #AvantGarde #AzureEmote #CrypticAura #Death #DeathMetal #DimmuBorgir #Eluveitie #FearFactory #Hypoxia #Jul25 #Mithras #Monstrosity #NeObliviscaris #ProgressiveDeath #Review #Reviews #Sirenia #TestimonyRecords #TotalFuckingDestruction #Vile

https://youtu.be/dxdoR67p4BU?si=sFP2_fwZ6jVUmE8o

La meva #CançóDelDia per al dimecres 28 de maig és aquesta de les #Eluveitie #Winterthur #FolkMetal #CelticPaganMetal ⛰️!

Aspiral by #Epica, and Ànv by #Eluveitie have been added to my CD collection today!

I pre-ordered them both, through Nuclear Blast, so they were shipped together, which is why I did not receive Aspiral earlier.

They are both very good albums!
(Okay, fair, I have not yet finished listening to Aspiral, which is still playing right now. And then I do indeed yet have to watch the Symphonic Synergy blu-ray.)

#Music #Metal

babe wake up new eluveitie just dropped

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQh6sIeGYsc

#eluveitie #melodicdeathmetal #folkmetal #music #metal

woho Eluveitie haben n neues Album 😍

ELUVEITIE - Ànv (FULL ALBUM STREAM)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQh6sIeGYsc
#Metal #Music #Eluveitie