2016 Aardschok (NL) 2016 Bravewords (CAN) 2016 Festival Info (NL) 2016 Lords of Metal (NL) |
2016 Metal & Oddities (FR) 2016 Musika (B) 2016 Power of Metal (DK) 2016 Progwereld (NL) 2016 Progrock (CAN) |
2016 PitKings (NL) 2016 Prog Archives (CAN) |
This is a total overview of all written reviews in the international media on Cirrha Niva's album: Out of the Freakshow,!
Spoiler Alerts:
"‘First-rate theatrical progressive metal’, the compositions show courage and quality" - MennovonBruckenfock.nl (NL)
"This album will rank high in my 'Best album' yearlist" - Wings Of Death (NL)
"...all the best bits of progressive rock and metal from the past four decades into one album" - Weekendprog (NL)
"It's a good album" - Background Mag (NL)
"With every spin the album reveals more of it's secrets" - Musika (B)
Rating: 7,5 out of 10"Exciting soundscapes between Pain Of Salvation & Psychotic Waltz" - Rockhard (GER)
Rating: 95 out of 100 "It’s Abstract everywhere" - BDP Metal (Indonesia)
Rating: 8 out of 10 "The Netherlands' best kept secret" - Bravewords (CAN)
Not rated: "This record deserves a chance. We are impressed. Deeply impressed." - Snoozecontrol (B)
Rating: 8 out of 10 "Mehr als nur für 90s-Prog-Affiniciados, sondern ebenso für solche von heute." - StreetClip TV (GER)
Not rated: "Out Of The Freakshow is an excellent album!" – Progwereld (NL)
Rating: 8,1 out of 10 "It doesn’t get boring for one second!" - PitKings (NL)
Rating: 6,5 out of 10 "Perfectly representative of the genre" - Progrock (CAN)
Not rated "I'm overwhelmed - Best of 2016" - Rock 'n Roll Monuments (GR)
Rating: TIP "Splendit Achievement" - IO Pages (NL)
Rating: 7 out of 8 "A top-notch performance" - Powerplay Magazine (UK)
Rating: 8 out of 10 "Prog advanced" - Zware Metalen (NL)
Rating: 4,5 out of 5 "This album proves that Cirrha Niva is one of the better bands in the Netherlands" - Festival Info (NL)
Rating: 7,5 out of 10 "If you liked their 2009 album, you certainly will like this too" - Metal Blood (IT)
Rating: 78 out of 100 "More progressive, more theatrical, more adventurous" - Aardschok (NL)
Rating: 8 out of 10 "Like good prog should be: challenging & rewarding" - Rock Tribune (B)
Rating: 3 out of 4 "This album will appeal to a wide range of fans in the pogmetalgenre" - Music Maker (NL)
Rating: 8,5 out of 10 Album Of The Week - "Turn up the volume and play it loud" - Rockmuzine (NL)
Rating: 9 out of 10 "Spin after spin the album is getting better and better" - Power of Metal (DK)
Rating: 84 out of 100 "Out of the Freakshow was more than worth the wait" - Lords of Metal (NL)
Rating: 80 out of 100 "A small masterpiece" - True Metal (IT)
Rating: 8 out of 10 “Spannend, abwechslungsreich und sehr hörenswert" - Metal Factory (SW)
Rating: 8 out of 10 "An album to cherish" - Obliveon (GER)
Rating: 4 out of 5 "A thoroughly enjoyable album that I expect to give plenty of spins" - Prog Archives (CAN)
Rating: 4 out of 5 "Damn fucking good" - Music In Belgium (B)
Not rated "This fourth album will rank alongside the greatest achievements in history" - Metal & Oddities (FR)
Rating: 10 out of 15 "Aggression und Direktheit des Heavy Metal mit den Feinheiten von Prog" - Blauen Seiten (GER)
Not rated "Filigrain and thrilling songs" - EMP (GER)
Not rated "Holland at it's best" - White Room (NL)
Not rated "Detailled" - Flight of Pegasus (GR)