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Burak Gundogdu

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Master Splinter - Master Splinter - Album Review - 90s Heavy Rock from Portland, Oregon, USA

Master Splinter - Master Splinter - Album Review - 90s Heavy Rock from Portland, Oregon, USA

Another afternoon under a gray, cloudy sky, I am writing my review while taking my daily walk outside. Master Splinter, hailing from Portland, Oregon, and their self-titled debut studio album which was released independently on September 20th, 2024, has been my focus during this week. To begin with, Master Splinter

Neomantra - Paranosis - EP Review - Contemporary Doom Metal from Perth, Western Australia

Neomantra - Paranosis - EP Review - Contemporary Doom Metal from Perth, Western Australia

It is one of those last sunny days here in the North, and I sense a feeling similar to a Sunday vibe with its calmness, along with my day off. While taking my walk outside, I’m writing these words after listening to Paranosis for the last time, the most

Megamass - Divide and Liberate! - EP Review - Post-Modern Progressive Metal from Kyiv, Ukraine

Megamass - Divide and Liberate! - EP Review - Post-Modern Progressive Metal from Kyiv, Ukraine

Another autumn day in the life of a vagabond, taking long walks outside under grey clouds after too much of reality. Meanwhile, another great talent—Megamass—is playing in my ears with their latest EP at maximum volume, and I stopped believing in coincidences for some time now. Let’s

Vision of Verity - Terra Firma - Album Review - Modern Progressive Djent Metal from Vancouver, Canada

Vision of Verity - Terra Firma - Album Review - Modern Progressive Djent Metal from Vancouver, Canada

One of the first gloomy days of the new season, Monday, I’m listening to the debut studio album Terra Firma by the modern progressive djent metal band; Vision of Verity, from Vancouver, Canada. The album is set to release on September 28th, 2024, and as the second track, Neurosis

Centregaze - Xeno - Album Review - Modern Progressive Metal from Canada

Centregaze - Xeno - Album Review - Modern Progressive Metal from Canada

It is a fine Tuesday night around 00:19, and I am on my post-workout pathway walk next to the highway. After spending my last days listening to the debut studio album of a hot prospect that I was introduced to about a year ago and had highly positive opinions

Kotlovan - In the Land - Song Review - Vintage Progressive Rock from Everett, Washington, USA

Kotlovan - In the Land - Song Review - Vintage Progressive Rock from Everett, Washington, USA

It isn’t an easy time to write about music, since it hasn’t been an easy day, week, month, or year since February 2022. Today, I am sitting outside in nature under a beautiful, bright, and sunny day in Helsinki, yet feeling sentimental, that made me think of how

Aeonatan - Worldeater - Song Review - Alternative Shoegaze Rock from Helsinki, Finland

Aeonatan - Worldeater - Song Review - Alternative Shoegaze Rock from Helsinki, Finland

Another hectic Monday of contrasts here in Myyrmäki, with both rainy and sunny weather all day long, young kids in the neighborhood looking for trouble, and underage girls asking to buy them alcohol. It is evening time and as I write this down back in the office, a local Helsinki