The best way to describe this release is that it’s heavy and brutal Death Metal. After the first hearing of this album I was impressed. However, I wasn’t immediately on the assumption that this deserved an “A” rating. But upon repeated listens to, the more I thought higher and higher of it. These guys aren’t […]
Very good compositions, which is notorious for this band. It’s not as though they’re duplicating previous releases. They’ve been coming up with some fresh riffs on the guitars. The vocals are about the same as they were on previous recordings. It fits well with the music. The songs are pretty tight in respect to how […]
This one helluva catchy album. I’d say one of their best releases since “A Predator’s Portrait.” The guitars are simply amazing and the vocals fluctuate, sometimes screaming, sometimes singing clean. This reminded me a little of Metalcore bands, but they’ve got their own sound to them. Sad about losing their guitarist David Andersson. It’s tragic, […]
AGARWEN is a modern melodic Metal band. The band call themselves a Horror Metal band and they’re not far from that assessment. The music is an interesting mix of a modern approach of songwriting that instantly stands out. Focussing on the positives, the musicianship is top notch on this album. While the riffs and the […]
Attention Grindcore maniacs! You don’t want to miss this one. Short but straight to the point split between CONFLICTO from Salvador and LACERATE from Costa Rica. CONFLICTO deliver four pure old school, raw sounding Grindcore tracks, not super tight and mechanical like many bands today, this is just pure ’90s Grindcore, so if you like […]
Hailing from Finland, ANZILLU (meaning “Abomination” in ancient Sumerian) have released their first full-length “Ex Nihilo” (meaning “out of nothing” – probably not ancient Sumerian). With four singles last year in 2022, the band has built up some anticipation for their Thrash Metal debut. And there’s a very prominent Tony Forester (MUNICIPAL WASTE, IRON REAGAN) […]
Another one-man project, another meaningless Black Metal release? Thankfully not! URTIDEN is the brainchild of Mikael Holm (from Swedish Black Thrashers AGGRESSIVE MUTILATOR), where he is responsible for everything. Yet instead of the umptieth Black Metal ego trip, URTIDEN is devoted to a very unique way of playing old fashioned Heavy Metal. The atmosphere of […]
Considering the band name, I would have expected a Viking Metal record, but far from it, because the Filipino PAGANFIRE, who have been active since 2004, have dedicated themselves to mangy Thrash Metal and are not afraid to let Black Metal elements flow into their sound. Purely stylistically, the early DESTRUCTION come to mind as […]
Delivering anarchism and blasphemy for over 20 years, Yasuyuki Suzuki (ABIGAIL, BARBATOS, TIGER JUNKIES, BITCHEATER, etc.), from the Japanese underground scene strikes back with more libertine and devilish music. Those who ardently follow the Far East, more specifically Japan, know their high-octane fusion of Black, Thrash and Heavy Metal from the ’80s with a libidinous […]
Even after all these years, I still do not know what to think when bands give their songs only numbers instead of real titles. On the one hand no distraction but focus on the essential, on the other hand, for me, titles are part of the total work of art. In the end everyone has […]