This is a weird one in the catalogue of Blood Harvest Records. Where this label usually is known for mostly brutal and old school Death Metal we have here the vinyl version of CAULDRON BLACK RAM’s “Slubberdegullion” – probably the first Pirate Death Metal band. Am I serious? Well, I don’t know. It’s a mix […]
This is musically absolutely not my cup of tea, as it’s simply too modern sounding for an old school Metalhead, but I gotta admit that I was still heavily impressed by the power, energy and aggression set free by this Swiss based five-piece. As far as I know, CATARACT basically emerged out of the Hardcore […]
“Stillborn Revelations “, the sick debut album from the mind of one of Sweden’s purveyors of hard-hitting bombastic Death Metal – Rogga Johansson. If this name is unknown to you, mayhaps you have heard of some other of his prior work? Outfits such as PAGANIZER or RIBSPREADER, and now the equally brutal CARVE (not to […]
Again true Norwegian Black Metal you get on this full-length debut. But surprisingly it’s possible to play this style in the name of Satan with a sound worth the name, but however not too overproduced for the Black Metal fanatics. Maybe it is also because the band doesn’t need to hide their riffs under noise […]
I have never really liked the use of a drum machine on Death Metal releases and that is one of the first things that strikes me when I listen to this release. It’s not only the fact that it is not a real drummer, it is simply the sound that pretty fast becomes rather annoying […]
My first encounter with CARPATHIAN FOREST leaves me quite impressed: after a short intro as part of the first song I can hear a Hammond organ in the background – by far not as dominant as in AKHENATON, but it’s there and I like it, damn heavy! CARPATHIAN FOREST play melodic Black Metal with massive […]
As you may (or may not) know, MORTICIAN’s Will Rahmer is also running his own label Redrum Records for quite a while now and Italy’s CARNIVOROUS VAGINA is one of the band’s he released through it. If you’re familiar with Will’s musical taste (which should perfectly be reflected in all of MORTICIAN’s releases), you might […]
The promo-sheet is listing up some bands which provide inspiration for CARNIVORE DIPROSOPUS and amongst the usual suspect like CANNIBAL CORPSE, DYING FETUS etc. there are at least two big influences missing – namely MORTICIAN and ABORTED. Especially MORTICIAN can be used as blueprint for “Madhouse’s Macabre Acts”. The same deep grunting vocals, the change […]
Former War Music artist CARNAL FORGE is back with a hell of a deadly Thrash Metal shellfire! Their dreadfully stunning debut album “Who’s Gonna Burn” was a real punch in your ugly face, but now these guys went insane and unleashed the ultimate fire demon! Here you get a full dozen of relentless, hateful and […]
Disappointed by the last ABORTED album? Waiting for the next CANNIBAL CORPSE output? Still impressed by the last MONSTROSITY release? Well, then you should definitely take a listen to CARNAL DECAY. Already the second full-length by this Swiss Death Metal outfit and a quite impressive one. Their debut “Carnal Pleasures” (released in 2006) is unknown […]