{"id":174,"date":"2026-03-07T10:47:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T16:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"\/theoutcast\/theoutcast\/reviews\/axenstar-the-inquisition\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T10:48:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T16:48:29","slug":"axenstar-the-inquisition","status":"publish","type":"reviews","link":"https:\/\/adkoi.com\/theoutcast\/reviews\/axenstar-the-inquisition\/","title":{"rendered":"Axenstar &#8211; &#8220;The Inquisition&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Axenstar did not impress me the first time I heard them. The Inquisition sounded like typical power metal. Now I understand. I have been listening to  this a whole lot and enjoying it more and more. Oh, this is power metal,  alright, and it&#8217;s good. It&#8217;s pretty happy music, ear candy; it&#8217;s not the  most original thing in the world, but I like it. The drumming is double-bass  and speedy; the guitars rock; the solos rock. The bass? I don&#8217;t know, I  hardly ever hear the bass in metal music. 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