Vlad in Tears

R#MS2 Christmas Rock album

R#XMS Vol. 2 (Album Review)

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Back in 2021 Germany’s Metalville Records released a Christmas-themed compilation they called R#XMS. Featuring songs from The 69 Eyes and Sonata Arctica to Doro and Lee Aaron, it was an interesting Heavy Metal and Hard Rock mix of holiday music for the headbanger out there. ... Read More
Vlad in Tears - Relapse album

Vlad in Tears – Relapse (Album Review)

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The categorization of Gothic Metal is quite a broad one that can range all the way from the work of England’s Paradise Lost to Finland’s H.I.M.  Two vastly different entities, to simplify matters, let us just say – to most, Gothic Metal falls somewhere between ... Read More

Interview – Lex Vlad of Vlad in Tears

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When thinking of the long Mediterranean coastline of Italy, what are some of the first things that come to mind? The birthplace of Western civilization and a once cultural superpower? Yes.  Delightful cuisine and fine art? Most probably. How about a place rich with a ... Read More