Elias

Living in the south of Switzerland, where the Italians meet the Teutons. Nice culture clash.
Musical interests:
  • Favourite genres: Metal, obviously, emphasis on power, death and glam; otherwise I try to listen to as much as possible, and am a big fan of britpop, alt. rock, blues, country, classical music and folk.
  • Favourite bands: For Metal: Sonata Arctica, Iron Maiden, Queensrÿche, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society, Manowar, Nile, In Flames, Amon Amarth, Eluveitie, Nevermore, Savatage, X-Japan. For everything else: Manic Street Preachers, Oasis, Ash, Blur, The Pogues, Nickelback, Paramore, The Killers, David Allen Coe, and a lot of other stuff.
  • All time favourite album: Almost impossible to say, but I'm gonna go with Sonata Arctica's "Ecliptica", because not only do I still listen to it now but it's the album that got me into metal at a serious level.
I'm human too:
  • Cool day job: Not really a job, I'm still in school, getting my International Baccalaureate diploma.
  • Hobbies: Playing guitar, reading, writing essays, watching movies, writing poetry, and getting pissed.
  • Bragging about education/college degrees: Still working on it.
Other stuff I can be proud of: Does staying sane count?
REVIEWS
PLAYLISTS

Roots of Death - Dirty Mankind Collapse
Non-Stop Records
Metalcore
80 / 100 Surprise of the month
All That Remains - The Fall of Ideals
Prosthetic Records
Metalcore
89 / 100 Archive review
Eluveitie - Spirit
Fear Dark Records
Folk Metal
95 / 100 Archive review
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
Factory
Post-Punk/New Wave
CLASSIC
Rob Zombie - Hellbilly Deluxe 2- Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool
Roadrunner Records
Industrial Shock Rock
78 / 100 Major event
Slash - Slash
EMI
Commercial Rock
65 / 100
Charred Walls Of The Damned - Charred Walls Of The Damned
Metal Blade
Heavy Metal / Thrash Metal / Power Metal
84 / 100 Surprise of the month
Burzum - Dauði Baldrs
Misanthropy
Dark Ambient
5 / 100 Archive review
Genitorturers - Blackheart Revolution
Retribution Music
Industrial Metal
83 / 100
Michael Angelo Batio - Hands Without Shadows 2 - Voices
M.A.C.E.
Shred Metal
69 / 100
Gotthard - Need To Believe
Nuclear Blast
Hard Rock
90 / 100 Album of the month
Cain's Offering - Gather The Faithful
Avalon
European Power Metal
80 / 100 Surprise of the month
Trigger Effect - Dare To Ride The Heliocraft
Force/Turbo Machine Enterprises
Punk/Metal
65 / 100
Sonata Arctica - The Days Of Grays
Nuclear Blast
Prog-Power Metal
95 / 100 Album of the year
Bullet For My Valentine - The Poison
Trustkill Records
Metalcore
75 / 100 Archive review
Swashbuckle - Back To The Noose
Nuclear Blast
Thrash
30 / 100 Crap of the month
He Is Legend - It Hates You
Tragic Hero Records
Metalcore/Post-Hardcore/Stoner Metal
75 / 100
Skyclad - In The... All Together
Scarlet Records
Folk-Metal
80 / 100
Paramore - Riot!
Fueled By Ramen
Pop-punk-metal hybrid
86 / 100
Steel Panther - Feel The Steel
Universal/Republic
Glam Metal/Comedy Metal/Heavy Metal
80 / 100 Surprise of the month
Joe Perry - Joe Perry
Columbia
Guitar-driven Hard Rock/Rock N'Roll
75 / 100
Death SS - Heavy Demons
Lucifer Rising
Heavy Metal/Shock Rock
CLASSIC
Current playlist All Time Albums