I wouldn’t necessarily consider myself a die hard fan of these Finnish youngsters, but always used to like a handful of selected tracks from each of their previous albums though. “Hate Crew Deathroll”, the band’s fourth full-length studio album, changed the whole situation around now and completely turned me into a CHILDREN OF BODOM addicted […]
It’s been amazing how much popularity CHILDREN OF BODOM have been achieving lately (especially in Asia and their native Finland, these guys seem to be huge!) and their new studio record (following the “Tokyo Warhearts” live-album) proves that they hadn’t reached their evolution’s peak yet! Their very first album “Something Wild” pretty much shocked the […]
Fate. There it is for all of us. Whether it is something pre destined for, or something that we are in full control of it, it is unclear… unknown. But it reaches all of us in due time. And might have been our destiny carved in stone, in fire… or by the thunder. Few are […]
THE CHASM luckily never really gave a shit about being the “next big thing” and are the living proof that there actually IS a possibility to still create a unique style within the boundaries of extreme Metal! Their newest album “The Spell Of Retribution” (their first for the Earache subdivision Wicked World) is another very […]
You definitely need quite a lot of self-confidence to start an album with a five and a half minutes long instrumental track… And in order to really succeed on such a mission, you furthermore not only got to have the technical skills, but also a good sense for exciting and strong songwriting. Chicago’s THE CHASM […]
When I think of French Death / Thrash Metal I always have MASSACRA in my mind. I wouldn’t call myself an expert in the French Metal scene, but MASSACRA were probably the most outstanding and especially most successful one. In a way French Metal bands never got that much recognition outside of their country. I’m […]
Founded under the name of SICK MIND in 1999 by Danilo de Freitas and the brothers Fernando and Eduardo Boccomino, these Brazilian Thrashers made quite a straight way in spite of the obvious change in the name and the leaving of Eduardo (who was replaced by Anderson de França). Now they come up with their […]
Here it is… it was about the time. As for starters, it needs to be said that one of the latest sensations to the Finnish Metal scene – and especially for the Death Metal scene, is CHAOSBREED without a slightest doubt. As everybody of you already knows, the band has already been named and even […]
The 7″ EP “Pandemonium Prayers” from CEREKLOTH was one of the best EPs I heard since a long time. Brutal, tight, very good produced and straight forward Death Metal – impressive and mighty. Recommendable to all true lovers of the Death Metal genre. Their vocalist JBP recently sent me their Reh. / Demo 2009 which […]
In the last few years Death Metal has been thriving in sunny Greece like never before and whether if its supreme unholiness à la DEAD CONGREGATION, American influenced brutality (e.g. EXTREME VIOLENCE, MASS INFECTION) or progressive-tinged bands like SICKENING HORROR or THE CIRCLE OF ZAPHYAN, there’s something rotten in the state of Greece and it […]