Mystic Circle
Drachenblut
[Last Episode]


Alright, alright, I admit it, I AM preoccupied against this band. Mainly because I do understand what they are all about. A band that no-one even heard about until 1996 (and I am involved in this underground since 1985, so I know what I'm talking about...) and that boasts like they do better come up with something really great ! However, if they could do that, there would be no need for boasting... So, when we take a closer look, what is left ? A couple of over painted little idiots with names like "Aaaargon" or "Count von Beelzebub", names every little pitchfork punk in kindergarten would be ashamed of. As long as you see them as a parody on Black Metal (sort of MONTY PYTHON like) you can at least laugh about them. The music hits the same point as it's an endless repetition of things we already heard years ago and a lot better. So, in case you go for the parody effect, this is warmly recommended. If you want something serious, look somewhere else ... !! Oh yeah, one addition: The living after-birth that wrote the label info to this release obviously went to a place where they raise trees rather than to school for human beings.... It has been years since I had encountered an equal example of mutilation of the German language. A chopping off of hands would be the least sentence that would be justified...


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