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LORD OF THE LOST- OPVS NOIR VOL.2 Review.
Review By Kenny Lenehan Lord Of The Lost return with “OPVS NOIR VOL. 2” which is the follow up to August 2025’s “OPVS NOIR VOL.1”. Releasing 12/12/2025 via Napalm Records. My first full length album review after returning to music reviewing under “DYSTOPIAN MANTRA” label imprint of XAAR (my music and art project). I have…
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Party Cannon “Improper Use Of A Speculum” – Review
Party Cannon “Improper Use Of A Speculum” Review by Kenny Lenehan
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XAAR Release “River Of Bones”
Hot news XAAR Debut Single “River Of Bones” Featured on Amazon’s “Hot New Releases Hard Rock and Metal” reaching No 42. Bio After serving as a bass player for 10 years in various projects, Kenny Lehan opted to form “XAAR” a dark experimental project (His first time on vocals, guitar and synth) during COVID 19…
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3teeth -Metawar Review 2019
BY KENNY LENEHANI got to check out the latest offering from industrial giants 3TEETH, ‘Metawar’ before its release on 5 July 2019 via Century Media Records. I take a dive into the world of 3TEETH below with my review of ‘Metawar’. First up is ‘Hypersitation’ which is perfect for opening the sort of live show…
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Rachel Aspe “LOKUST- Guiltless Vocal Cover.
By Kenny Lenehan “Rachel Aspe” is a French death metal vocalist from Grasse France formally lead vocalist of French metal titans “Eths”. Relocating to Glasgow Scotland in 2018 Rachel Aspe has continued to produce some stellar vocal performances and during the COVID-19 pandemic has released a multitude of vocal covers. Known for her unique take…
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LORD OF THE LOST- SWAN SONGS III- REVIEW
Artist- LORD OF THE LOSTTitle- SWAN SONGS IIIRelease Date 07/08/2020 via Napalm Records By Kenny Lenehan German dark metal giants “Lord Of The Lost” return with full classical ensemble for the highly anticipated follow up to “Swan Songs II”. The third instalment of Swan Songs featuring “The Lord Of The Lost Ensemble” with newly recorded…
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INTERVIEW- NIKLAS KAHL – LORD OF THE LOST
I caught up with “Niklas Kahl” drummer of German dark metal giants “Lord Of The Lost” ahead of the release of “Swan Songs III” on 07/08/2020 via Napalm Records. Skype Interview and Transrciption By Kenny Lehan KL- First question I have Nik.. is what can we expect from Swan Songs III? NIK KAHL-“Oh well course…
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KOMORU- INEXORABLE REVIEW
Artist- KOMORUTitle- INEXORABLERelease Date 8/05/2020 By Kenny Lenehan Scottish deathcore 4 piece “Komoru” released “INEXORABLE” on 8/05/2020 I dive into their latest offering of brutality. Instantly winning me over with its sludgy groove laden energy “INEXORABLE” proves that its not all blast beats at 220 bpm. In my opinion this track really struck me as…
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Sabaton – The Great War (History Version) Review
Artist-SabatonTitle-The Great WarRelease Date-19/07/2019 By Kenny LenehanSwedish war metal hero’s “Sabaton” release “The Great War” on 19/07/2019 via “Nuclear Blast Records”. Released just in time for the bands 20th anniversary the album is heavy inspired by the events of WW1. The album will see a clear vinyl release and also “History Version” on Digital/CD formats.…
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