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I`LL EAT YOUR FACE

2012-05-16 13:27:52

What a great and appropriate name for this Irish brain melting 'supergrind' duo! First thing that positively surprised me is heavy, fully laden sound which will bury you under the ton of heavy riffing and pummeling rhythmic cannonades. There are no v...

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BLOOD MORTIZED

2012-05-16 13:23:24

After the recently reviewed BLOOD MORTIZED EP "Bestial" I was anticipating a second full-length album from this Swedish Death Metal horde and the time has come to shed some blood again! Now there aren't any major changes or big leeways into...

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MASTER

2012-05-16 13:15:02

MASTER mastermind Paul Speckmann is a legend in the Death Metal community, many youngsters might not know who he is, but the grand old man has been dealing with Metal since the start-80s and is still going strong. Since the inception of MASTER in 198...

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ANTROPOFAGUS

2012-05-14 09:06:48

Comatose Music has just released ANTROPOFAGUS second album "Architecture Of Lust". After their debut album, an EP and a split, they present a brutal 9 song collection. Yep, this is brutal Death Metal, full of blast beats, double kicks, deep...

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DAWN OF CRUCIFIXION

2012-05-13 19:07:08

Belgium's Black Thrashers DAWN OF CRUCIFIXION has released a live / demo via Blazing Obscurity Records. This short lived band released one demo, one split album, and today's music for review. The first 8 tracks comprise of the "Piss, Blood, Dest...

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KRAANIUM

2012-05-13 19:02:35

If the cover art, the name of the band and the album title gives you no idea of the music already, I guess this review must go on… much to my disgust. Brutal slam Death Metal. With gore / perverted / sick / sexual offensive lyrics and very low...

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SHREDLUST

2012-05-10 20:40:30

Well, here we have a quite new band coming from Poland, their name is SHREDLUST and they are presenting their debut production which is a demo, simply called like that and released back in 2011. This work, besides of showing a nice presentation ...

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DRAGGING THE CASKET

2012-05-10 08:00:59

DRAGGING THE CASKET is a one-man project act that was put together by L-G Hakamo since re-locating from Sweden to Hell-sinki, Finland. L-G Hakamo is mostly known for his previous Death / Thrash Metal band called ARISE (his last name was Jonasson...

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MORBID FLESH

2012-05-10 07:54:29

This is the 2009 demo of this band originally formed with the UNDERTAKER banner. So far, the name change seems to be a better way to evolve, as from a melodic Death Metal band, they went into a more morbid form of Death Metal, which takes many elemen...

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WHO DIES IN SIBERIAN SLUSH / EGO DEPTHS

2012-05-08 13:18:33

Funeral Doom has sure had a good start to the year. After being blown away by DREAMS AFTER DEATH's debut album I looked to see what the future would bring. MFL Records has released a split of Funeral Doom Metal with the two acts WHO DIES IN SIBERIAN ...

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BAZILLION POINTS - Ian Christe

2012-05-08 09:02:08

The American publishing company BAZILLION POINTS has - in only a couple of years - become one of the most successful compani...

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CHEMICIDE

2012-05-08 07:55:20

When interviewed, a member or members of a band will say that South American countries are among their favorite to play because the fans are crazier, the shows sicker, and in some regions, it’s as though the 80s are still here. So they say anyw...

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PACT

2012-05-06 09:47:17

I was drawn to this record by both the fucking cool-sounding title and “bad” 1970s-occult-movie-poster album art. This is the kind of art that you see on those shit albums by bands like DEVIL (NOR) or some other boring stoner crap, so I w...

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TERRORAMA

2012-05-06 09:40:01

Scary as it may sound, the year 2001 dawned 11 years ago, and with that year came TERRORAMA from Sweden. Like others from not only Sweden but around the globe, TERRORAMA play a hybridized style of Black and Thrash Metal, with a heavy, heavy emphasis ...

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KLYNT

2012-05-06 09:34:20

Spring in the favorable year 2008. Some blokes from Gras, Austria, hung out together and got an idea to combine their musical ideas into one package. KLYNT was ready for a serious first strike; a heavy sounding 5-piece Metal act, in which influences ...

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FURY

2012-05-05 14:14:13

A new 4-track EP called "Burn The Earth" from UK's Heavy / Thrash Metal newcomer FURY is here - and basically it continues from the same musical footsteps where they left off on their 5-track self-titled EP in 2011. Again, FURY count on a r...

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FURY

2012-05-05 09:22:27

I ripped the package open... took the CD out from it, picked up my old Walkman and went to the balcony of my home sweet home. The sun was shining - and decided to take some tan while listening to some - hopefully tasteful music. After spinning the di...

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DEMON LUNG

2012-05-04 11:05:03

Hailing from the USA, Las Vegas' own DEMON LUNG have arrived to the Doom Metal world with their initial 4 track EP offering of sludgy misanthropic psalms. The self financed endeavor is entitled "Pareidolia" and proves to be a contender to w...

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DESECRATOR

2012-05-04 08:12:57

This is kinda unusual yet exceptional from any new band to do: to release a live album without even having any full-length albums recorded before that. From Melbourne, Australia comes this 4-piece Thrash Metal act called DESECRATOR that has exactly d...

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VORKREIST

2012-05-04 08:10:04

It's been 6 years since I have heard French Black / Death Metal torpedos VORKREIST last time. That's when VORKREIST released their 2nd album, titled "XXIXA", being only a 2-piece act back then. Since then they have also released their 3rd r...

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EXORDIUM MORS

2012-05-03 07:49:48

Wickedness and evilness get spred... from Auckland, New Zealand comes this deranged, devilish group named EXORDIUM MORS who's on the loose once again, completely unchained and free to spread terror around. These little Satans' new 4-track EP, titled ...

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WRITHING / AD PATRES

2012-05-03 07:44:15

Impressive. That's the word that comes to mind every time I listen to this tape. And I've heard it a bunch of times since I first got it for reviewing purposes. I wonder how Nihilistic Holocaust came across these bands, but they reek the stagnant ste...

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News - May 2012

2012-05-02 08:11:08

May 16, 2012

Orlando, Florida's DRUID LORD have released a new, very limited, 2 track EP, entitled "Druid Death Cult" via Doomentia Records (
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CHOPSTICK SUICIDE

2012-05-01 17:31:59

Although Heavy Metal has an aura, a halo of mystery and darkness over it, more than once some humor is welcome. That humor can be contained within the music, the lyrics or the band name. But then again 20 years ago that was something more or less don...

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HERETIQUE

2012-05-01 11:28:55

We have recently received a killer album from one of those Polish bands that keep proving the scene in such latitudes is really healthy and loaded with many bands for all the tastes. This time the turn is for HERETIQUE and their brand new full length...

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NOCTAMBULISM

2012-05-01 11:19:07

Defunct Death Metallers from Mexico NOCTAMBULISM have recently had 3 of their demos released as a collection entitled "Resurrection Of The Dead" on Dark Recollections Productions. The demos give you a glimpse of a simpler time in Death Meta...

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OCCULTATION

2012-04-27 17:16:40

When I read the name OCCULTATION a couple of weeks ago in Terrorizer mag I first thought: “Peruvian Death Metal”? Reading further I found out we are being offered some Occult Doom here – ritual style! To be honest, female-fronted Oc...

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STENCH OF DECAY

2012-04-26 17:32:42

First off, this is a truly great compilation release. A great release in the sense that these 2 demos + one EP have been available in limited formats earlier - and obviously are sold out, or at least nearly sold out by now. We are talking about Finla...

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REVEAL

2012-04-26 07:54:52

Ghosts dance through the streets of Swedish town Uppsala, their shadowy figures gather at times between piles of bones, rotten wood and shimmering candles to summon musical magick that is as otherworldly as it is entertaining and “Nocturne Of E...

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RITUAL

2012-04-26 07:53:53

It's been a bit up and down with RITUAL. The Californian band delivered a good debut full length back in 1995, if you haven't checked out "The Summoning" yet, get to it! Though the music haven't always been that interesting and focused sinc...

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VERMIVORE

2012-04-25 17:22:07

VERMIVORE is a 4-piece technical Death Metal (with slight Thrash Metal overtones) band from the northern part of Finland, Oulu. The band started out just in 2012 as a duo of the Haipus bros. (featuring guitarist Jari Haipus and bassist Juha Haipus) b...

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REVEAL

2012-04-25 07:56:05

Originally put out through High Roller Records on vinyl, this debut by Sweden's REVEAL has recently been licensed by Invictus to be released on CD format. In their promo information, it is revealed (ha) that the band will be doing some shows with NEG...

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LEGIONS OF CROWS

2012-04-24 15:40:56

"Stab Me" is the debut album of the British Black / Doom duo LEGIONS OF CROWS, consisting of guitar- / bassplayer Herod and vocalist / keyboardplayer Attila (not the MAYHEM namesake). The drums are programmed (as you might have guessed) but...

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NEXHYMN

2012-04-24 08:33:45

I wasn’t sure what to make of NEXHYMN at first since they appear to inhabit the burp-vocals (courtesy of a lady named Holly Wedel - Frank) and hyper-fast blasting of so-called “brutal” Death Metal. But judging a book ...

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DEIPHAGO

2012-04-22 17:20:55

Already released in 2011 and featuring the same line-up that recorded 2009's “Filipino Antichrist”, DEIPHAGO offer a 7” with the re-recording of a demo originally from 1993 titled “XCIII”. After the short 'Intro: Damnati...

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WARHEAD

2012-04-22 09:22:07

San Francisco's WARHEAD pays homage to their hometown with a mid paced Thrash Metal debut, "The End Is Here". There are EXCITER and RAZOR overtones, mainly due to the vocals from the also guitarist Max Pitner, who could try to add more bite...

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SANGUIS IMPEREM

2012-04-21 09:12:25

Californian Death Metal act SANGUIS IMPEREM is a real deal. No bullshit - no gimmicks - no trendy wanna-be Death Metal but only real, all-mangling and totally crushing old school Death Metal in its 100% pure form. "In Glory We March Towards Our ...

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GANG

2012-04-20 09:35:25

I have always liked this French Metal outfit called GANG pretty much actually. There's something quite appealing in the band's mixture of pure Heavy Metal, Thrash, Power Metal and even Hard Rock - and the band's previous 5th full-length album, simply...

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WARHAMMER

2012-04-19 09:22:49

Back in 1997 a small treat was released. At least for a Metalhead as myself that had been into HELLHAMMMER since the first tones of the band had hit my ears back in the day. HELLHAMMER did release quite some material, when you have the small 2 years ...

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WULFSHON

2012-04-19 08:15:47

From Buenos Aires, Argentina comes a Pagan / Viking Metal act called WULFSHON, which only tells there's really no boundaries for any musical Metal style or genre that one could not find from just any corner of the world. So, dear Metal brothers and s...

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LORD OF PAGATHORN

2012-04-18 17:21:08

'Oh hear those thirteen silver coins, we are all in conspiracy with Judas..." In conspiracy with Satan would probably fit teeny-weeny better in LORD OF PAGATHORN's case this time. Here's a brand-new 7" record from this Finnish semi-legendar...

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NOCTEM

2012-04-18 08:26:25

Holy 30-centimetres long claws of thy unholy Lord from beyond... does this 5-headed Spanish monster known as NOCTEM rip some flesh if it ever was after for our flesh? Well, it does indeed - and now let's get the hell out of here unless we don't want ...

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DISMANTLE

2012-04-17 13:53:27

This is a pretty mediocore release. That it's categorised under New Thrash Metal will turn off some readers immediately and despite hard attempts DISMANTLE don't succeed to convince. There are much worse bands to be found performing this revivaling s...

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SABER TIGER

2012-04-17 08:19:08

SABER TIGER is the creation of guitar wizard Akihito Kinoshita who gave birth to this metallic beast already back in 1981. Hailing from Sapporo, this great Metal band has already a huge back catalog and belongs to the top Heavy Metal outfits from the...

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NO RETURN

2012-04-17 08:12:32

Formerly knows as EVIL POWER, French Thrash / Death Metal act NO RETURN have wandered a long way since they started out in 1989, by sharing the stages together with many internationally known, big names (MOTÖRHEAD, SEPULTURA, NAPALM DEATH, ...

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VOIDD

2012-04-17 08:07:59

I remember…I remember now… there was a time when in Japan many Death Metal bands were spawning… I remember many… NECROPHILE, SIGH, TRANSGRESSOR, GIBBED and yes… VOIDD… they all had a similar Death Metal appro...

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