I was really looking forward to this album as I really enjoyed BLOOD STORM’s previous release “Pestilence From The Dragonstar” quite a lot (see review on top of this). Compared to its predecessor “Ancient Wraith Of KU” not only has a way better coverart, it also sounds a lot more Thrash inspired and old school […]
In case you should wonder about the whereabout of former GOREAPHOBIA frontman Chris Gamble make sure to check out the Philadelphia based four piece BLOOD STORM. Gamble simply metamorphosed into his alter ego Mezzadurus for this after a short stand in as a session frontman for ABSU. BLOOD STORM’s debut album got released on UK’s […]
BLOOD STAINED DUSK is one of the new contenders of the US Black Metal scene that really deserves a lot of attention because they are actually making an impact. This is the follow up to 2004’s “Continuance Of Evil” and damn, it is a worthy follow up indeed! Long gone are the early EMPEROR comparisons […]
Even though “Inhabitants Of Dis” is the debut full-length by Sweden’s BLOODSHED, the band is no newcomer to the scene anymore anyway. Ever since their origin way back in 1996 they already released two demos and a quite successful MCD (“Skullcrusher”) of which they managed to sell respectable 3.000 copies! I personally never heard those […]
Hey kids out there, do you love DIMMU BORGIR as much as I do??? Yes, cool, than we can party to this CD as well, because it is absolutely evil and dark, just as DIMMU BORGIR, there are great symphonic keyboard parts, grim screams and fast yet atmospheric Black Metal riffs, just as DIMMU BORGIR. […]
First of all I can tell you that without any doubt “Affiliated With The Suffering”, the second album of Norway’s BLOOD RED THRONE, is much better than their mediocre debut “Monument Of Death”. The latter sounded too sterile, too clinical for a band that claims to play old school influenced Death Metal, because focusing on […]
Death Metal from Norway! Before joining EMPEROR in late 1992, Tchort had already relaesed a demo with his Death Metal band GREEN CARNATION (now IN THE WOODS). When they got together in 1998 they didn’t play Death Metal anymore, so Tchort decided to do his own thing and among others he found Død (SATYRICON) to […]
Is it the kinda (good) demo-production or the lack of speed in the record’s first half that doesn’t let me fully enjoy German Thrashers third full-length album? Their style is rather old school with shrieky vocals in the vein of DESTRUCTION and KREATOR. Some more modern influences here and there but not too many. Pretty […]
From Spain comes this two-piece act that has just released their debut album via Blackend / PHD, what have surpassed my expectations, because, to be honest, it is really hard to find interesting stuff released by this UK based record label considering that they’re in the business for many years now. But “Storm & Brilliance” […]
BLOOD OF THE BLACK OWL, formerly known as SVART UGLE, shows me another form of darkness than I ever experienced. This is the second controversial release that crossed my path, after the impressive NECHOCHWEN release, both are signed by Bindune Records. So what justifies such a record a place in the VFTD review-section? Well, first […]