If you hail the long-defunct cult U.S. Death / Black powerhouse ORDER FROM CHAOS, but (somehow?) remain an ARES KINGDOM uninitiate, you will find those ORDER FROM CHAOS elements (production deficiencies and Helmkamp’s acidic vocals notwithstanding) that you treasure in this thunderous act featuring former ORDER FROM CHAOS members Chuck Keller on guitar and Mike […]
When you read my review on the ARES KINGDOM 2 track promo CD-R, you might be confused a little, as I had announced back then that the band’s debut full-length would be entitled “A Dream Of Armageddon”… Well, in the end the ARES KINGDOM guys obviously decided to go for something else as “Return To […]
With the release of the MENHIR mini album “Buchonia” a more or less new genre was born and for the worldwide Metal community it could seem that within the last five years every German tree had become the stronghold of at least one Pagan Metal band. The German scene veteran ARATHORN is for sure not […]
The Doom Metal roots are part of the 70s and for sure can make some father talk more precisely about the origin of this music than their own sons. By keeping this fact in mind it’s no surprise that for the next Doom generation the old goods are more than just a source of inspiration. […]
If I have to be really honest, I must admit that I was never that impressed by the first two albums of DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER. They were always a rather experimental band, but the way they explore the boundaries of all the different kinds of Metal on “All You Need Is Love” is really impressive […]
In the “let’s continue HELLHAMMER’s legacy” wars, I’ve always had a soft spot for APOKALYPTIC RAIDS because they have had a bit more gusto and were faster than WARHAMMER. But still they were somewhat lacking and after the initial surprise of listening to any particuar one of their releases, I would not listen to one […]
Along with APOKALYPTIC RAIDS’ second album “The Return Of The Satanic Rites”, the band also sent us an adv. CD-R of their third full-length “The Third Storm – World War III”, which musically marks a little change compared to their previous efforts. But don’t worry too much, the overall style is stil very much addressed […]
“The Return Of The Satanic Rites” is APOKALYPTIC RAIDS’ second full-length album (the first with a “k” instead of a “c” in the band’s name though) and exactly continues on where its predecessor “Only Death Is Real” left off. Which means, fans of the classic “Satanic Rites” / “Apocalyptic Raids” HELLHAMMER era as well as […]
What APOCALYPTIC VISIONS have done on this, their second album, is what I would have expected DEICIDE to do. That is, retain enough Death Metal to remain associated with the genre, but simultaneously give a wider and wider berth to Black Metal à la ENTHRONED. I’m sure the comparison between this band and DEICIDE may […]
What a treat this release is! After almost three decades of these songs being only archived in demo form, ANVIL CHORUS went in and properly re-recorded a bunch of their classic tracks with modern day studio equipment while managing to preserve and maintain their unique style, sound and identity, keeping close to the original, while […]