It was a time when the bands struggled hard to secure a deal, passing through the trial of several demos before winning the right to see themselves signed. It was for the better I think, because the musicians were conscious they have to give the best of themselves to make their first impression, here is […]
“From The Darkest Star”, Norwegian ALLFADER’s (not to be mixed with that other band ALLFATHER) first release consists of their whole demo material and two brandnew tracks and goes into the modern, atmospheric Dark / Black Metal direction. Actually the pretty young ALLFADER, formed in 2001, have two problems, which I consider annoying: a) a […]
Kick ass Deathrash from Switzerland! This EP really makes a professional impression. Good production, “nice” cover (row of hangmen) and last but surely not least the music itself shows these guys take themselves seriously and so should everybody. The additional female vocals on ‘Heartless’ and the title track for example are good as well, not […]
ALGHAZANTH is yet one of those Finnish bands that for some reason never caught my attention back in the day when they started their inputs to the Metal scene during the mid 90s. It is not a secret to anybody that the more raw type of Black Metal is what draws most the attention nowadays. […]
The curse of the seven seas is visiting Europe again – the second time this year after the release of their “Leviathan” single – and ALESTORM will not return to their home country until all rum has been drunk and all family treasures have been captured. The band is currently “swimming” on a big wave […]
ALAS is Erik Rutan’s new project and has nothing to do with what we were accustomed before by this highly talented musician. Erik Rutan build a strong following throughout the years, thanks to his dedication and hard work. The current MORBID ANGEL tour proves how much Erik has become a leading force in that band, […]
Definitely no fast food. Although… AKERCOCKE can be damn fast. After a moody horror intro that reminds me a bit of the good old Hammer Studios, the band jumps right at your throat with a blastbeat my narrow-minded system of drawers is tempted to rather label it as Black Metal. This isn’t really the truth, […]
U.K.’s AKERCOCKE are crazy motherfuckers! I already listened almost a dozen times to this weird album and still I don’t know what to think about it. First of all, AKERCOCKE surely belong to the genre of brutal Death Metal in the American vein, but their music is much more varied and foremost weird! Additionally you […]
It ain’t easy to describe the music of the band with the Italian name Ai Muro what means “against the wall” translated into English but I think Ai Muro sounds much cooler. The sound is a mix between Death / Trash and Stoner Rock. Sometimes more Death / Thrash Metal and other times more Rock. […]
Insidious Poisoning are offering again a very extreme release even for Black Metal standards. AIGRO MUCIFELAM is a side project of Krof, member of MALEFICUM ORGIA and I think that even Black Metal fanatics from France will not categorize both bands as one of their leading acts. To avoid any misunderstandings from the start I […]