If you seek for true beauty beyond Austria, a country in the heart of Europe with countless unexpected scenic places, KRINGA’s latest effort, “All Stillborn Fires, Lick My Heart,” has something you can’t refuse. Their Black Metal approach will take you to a certain place you’ve never dared to imagine. A flawlessly designed Black Metal […]
THE RADIANT LIGHT are hailing from Belgium and present their first full-length via Ván Records. The band plays a very dark version of Folk Metal, dealing with a lyrical concept about life and death and its last moments. ‘Uncreation’ is a stringed intro before ‘The Portal’ starts with spoken passages and continues very quiet. Their […]
In a crowded market of goat suppliers in the Metal scene, Austrias ARSGOATIA (featuring ex – OUR SURVIVAL DEPENDS ON US members) stands above the mob. Their infectious blend of cold-hearted Death and very old Black Metal offered me a lifeline back into a scene that was boring me lately. I need to say that […]
While doing research for this review, I found out that there are 21 bands that are called OVERLORD, only in the different sub-genres of Metal. Maybe there are even more named like this in other music styles, who knows? I assume that it is a popular appellative. And with this discoverment, I felt a little […]
Firstly, I have no information whatsoever about the band MAJESTIES, at the moment, they seem to only exist on Instagram. It is a shame as I was looking for more information on them. Firstly, when I saw the cover I thought we were on a quest for some tight Death Metal, but what I was […]
Norwegian Black Metal trio ASKEREGN has been stirring up the murky waters of the Black Metal underground since 2011 and “Brennende Åkres Grøde” is their second full-length album. From the start it grabs and drags the listener on the bleakest, miserable and cold Black Metal trip. It has got seven compositions ranging from three to […]
After their not-so-good demo, CARCASS followers SEQUESTRUM now present their debut album. “Pickled Preservation” shows a clear further development of the band, although they have remained true to their roots. This means that CARCASS continue to be worshiped here wherever possible. However, the Danes’ playing skills have evolved, as has their songwriting, and the days […]
ANACHRONISM is a four-piece dissonant / technical Death Metal band hailing from Lausanne, Switzerland and “Meanders” is their third full-length. Having discovered the band mid-last year, I was incredibly impressed by their second full-length “Orogeny” and kept a tab of the band’s announcements leading to “Meanders”. If you’re a fan of later GORGUTS and ULCERATE, […]
When I first found out about British outfit MEMORIAM, I thought immediately that it was the logical continuation of BOLT THROWER’s legacy. Their style was closely bound to that band due to vocalist Karl Willetts and drummer Andrew Whale being ex-members of said band with the addition of bassist Frank Healy and guitarist Scott Fairfax, […]
I can’t deny that I’ve been a fan of MEMORIAM since the beginning. The four previous albums of the British Doom Death war machine really hit my nerve, as they featured nearly anything I love about the more extreme music. Based on grooving Death Metal, the four piece always had a more or less huge […]