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(75:15; Anti-Hero Records) Track list: 1. Gods and Mortals 3:47 2. Nephereth 7:46 3. The Tower of Irth-Anshar 7:18 4. Dragonfall 13:18 5. Her Brine Embrace 5:54 6. The Path of No Return 12:40 7. Augur the Age of Darkness 11:09 8. Corruption (Glory for the Fall) 8:06 9. For the Dead and the Undying 5:17 Line-up: Siegfried Mercelis - keyboards Niklaas Reinhold - vocals, choir Gert Sergeant - drums Tom Everaert – bass, choir Tom Leemans – guitars, choir Erik Vanhauwaert - guitars with: Bram Dewachter - guitars, choir Tim Van Doorn - guitars, vocals Lucinda Dewachter - vocals, choir Dennie Grondelaers - vocals, choir Sjoera Roggeman - vocals, choir Peter Theuwen - vocals Hilde Konings - choir Ludwike van Kalmthout - choir Evy Verbruggen - choir Barbara van der Waerden - choir Robbert Bakker - choir Frederik Markusse - choir Siegfrid Mercelis - choir Gideon van Wingerden - choir Onno pels - choir Frank Lycops - choir Sam Vos - choir Belgian band Artefacts has been a feature in the Belgian m...

(24:12; Painted Scars) Track list: 1. Glow in the Dark 3:20 2. Won’t Give Up! 3:49 3. Knock Knock 5:31 4. Liquid Gold 3:17 5. Freedom 3:26 6. Life and Alive 4:49 Line-up: Jassy Blue - vocals Kevin de Brouwer - guitars, vocals Yannick Rottiers - guitars Jens Van Geel - bass Bram Vermeir - drums Belgian band Painted Scars appears to be a fairly recent formation, with the band establishing an online presence in the summer of 2023. One year later the band were ready with their debut EP "Kintsugi", which was self released in the summer of 2024. This is a band that I suspect will be regarded as more of a metal band by some older listeners, and probably a bit more of a hard rock band by many that are a bit younger. A band firmly placed on the border between hard rock and heavy metal if you like, making use of elements from both traditions in a few different manners. The vocals is a bit of a defining feature of this band. Not that having a female singer is that exceptional, but it is...