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 […]
This Ohio based five piece escape easy categorization as they play a rather complex form of Power / Thrash with a progressive edge. To give you an approximate idea, imagine an early era FORBIDDEN going progressive Metal, and I suppose you could make up what ANTITHESIS is all about. In fact, some Death , Heavy […]
If a band chooses a futuristic name like ANTARES PREDATOR and the cover artwork of their debut decorates a winged cyborg the conclusion to the presented music is not that difficult. The band consists of ex-members of such respected bands as BELPHEGOR and KEEP OF KALESSIN and they have found the perfect moment for the […]
Bremen’s ANTAGONIST have been around for 10 years already, but this is the first CD I finally get to hear. They’re playing quite some unique Thrash Metal that reminds me a little of KREATOR because just like Mille and Co., ANTAGONIST are very aware of dynamics: it’s not only full speed ahead all the time, […]
The tyrants of the French scene are back with a vengeance! I was a little afraid that their previous album (“Cut Your Flesh And Worship Satan”) could be a one shot affair, knowing how difficult it is for such an uncompromising band to survive these days, but my fears were misplaced fortunately. Gone are the […]
When you know a little about ANTAEUS, it is no wonder to see them signed on the label run by the legendary Killjoy. This French band hail from Paris and has gained a strong following during the years, due to their dedication and tenacity. I saw the guys on stage twice, and I can assure […]
Melodic Death Metal from Sweden… those words are more than enough to make me run away as fast as the devil, while grabbing any other CD with more testosterone. The name is silly and the album title is well, like a description on its own. Formed by Kohle in 1993, and having released a few […]
The show must go on. And dare you not change anything, since the former show was a success. But in this case I would suggest Anorexia Nervosa added something to their show. I’ll explain why this should be more pompous, which is a strange thing because normally I’d like the Metal bands (except for Rhapsody) […]
For one reason or another I didn’t care to follow the career of the French five piece ANOREXIA NERVOSA, so I can’t really comment on their previous releases here. But their newest offering, “New Obscurantis Order” at least managed to catch my attention now. Well, quite frankly speaking, I didn’t really expect anything, but got […]