Oh, I can make that short: nothing has changed on the sixth full-length, only the singer / bass-player Calle Faldt is new (which is no surpsise in the history of DERANGED). Brutal straight forward blasting Death Metal, some horror movie samples, bloody artwork, period. That simple? Yes, could be. DERANGED can easiliy be recognized among […]
DERANGED’s biggest problem always was that their albums tend to get boring or monotone after three or four songs, because most of them sounded quite similar and did not vary significantly in terms of tempo or rhythm, but kept blasting relentlessly until you either could not bang any longer or slept. With “Plainfield Cemetery” DERANGED […]
Bands like the French five-piece DEPRAVED are mainly the reason why I don’t get into Grindcore. Despite all the intensity these lads are quite impressively deliver, there’s just too little substance to be found in their writing. And their twelve track assault gets boring way too quickly for the simple reason that everything sounds too […]
I was worried a bit when previously DENOUNCEMENT PYRE had changed line-ups for a demo and a bro of mine told me that the new recordings were not so great. But it was still the same.Very adequately good. As all DENOUNCEMENT PYRE really. I thought they were adequate, even a very good band, but nothing […]
If DENIED were only a microsecond slower, they would be an 80s Hard Rock band. Be that as it may, they qualify as a Metal band. Many bands like them do, but for whatever reason, fail to embrace the word “Metal” as a working term for their music. DENIED, like JUDAS PRIEST before them, are […]
After the successful 7″ on Blood Harvest (well in underground terms at least) DENIAL returns with a very powerful full-length CD of total fuckin Swedish worship no two ways about it, and that’s great! The guitar sound reminds me a bit of CARNAGE’s on the “Dark Recollections” album, but not exactly cause nobody can touch […]
I have a lot of respect for Phil Fasciana as a musician and really admire his dedication when it’s comes to MALEVOLENT CREATION (and HATEPLOW), but I dare to say that in his other occupation as an A&R guy for Artic Music he really sucks! Except for HOMO IRATUS all the other bands he signed […]
Usually I don’t like it too groovy but DEMONS… you can hardly resist! “Killer Engine” is between some Swedish sort of Thrash and real good American groove. The singer sometimes reminds me a little of a highly aggressive Phil Anselmo (PANTERA) going absolutely mad! The groovy bit sometimes even scratches the borders to Stoner Rock, […]
Danish DEMON REALM spread their hateful Black Metal since 1997, released various demos, EP’s, appeared on several comps and finally unleash their full-length debut on CD. Black Metal “extremists” should instantly enjoy this violent, hysterical and possessed effort that suffers only from one serious draw back – a rather monotonous screeching vocalist. Sharund certainly has […]
Let the battle begin – “Triumphator” is the third release from the Belgium horde DEMONIZER and they have recorded an album with the absolute amount of aggression; so without a mocking undertone the perfect release for our friends from Folter Records. There is no point of rest, nor acoustic guitars or any ‘plastic’ effect just […]