A short organ intro, a riff that sounds suspiciously like the opening riff of DARKTHRONE’s ‘Cromlech’ and off we go into the world of sound created by HEXENALTAR, a newcomer from Poland. The German band name translates to somewhat like “Witch Altar”. And when you add the album title to it, it comes as no […]
Polish Black Thrash trio GAROTA has released their debut studio album “Czarne Wizje”. This comes right after their first EP “Najstarszy Zawód Swiata”, which was released in 2021. With an album title that translates to ‘Black Visions’, it’s not a surprise to discover that GAROTA is a blackened Thrash Metal outfit. The three-piece go by […]
HARVEST OF GULGALTHA from Phoenix, Arizona are active since a decade now and have just released their second album “Ancient Woods” via Godz Ov War Productions. The style is somewhere between Death, Doom and Black Metal with a very thick and atmospheric sound. The vocals vary between grunts in the vein of Martin van Drunen […]
Japanese Death Metal outfit PARASITARIO started in 2018 as a very different band, playing Goregrind. But a year later, they shifted their style to a more “classic” Death Metal sound. The “Afterlife Truth” EP (2019) showed a very promising band and their 2023 debut “Everything Belongs To Death” is the perfect example of focused evolution. […]
This band with the strange name NECROPOLISSEBEHT is an international project with Ryan Förster (of BLASPHEMY fame) and two other members from Canada and Germany. “TTCCCLXXX” is their first offering, an EP with twenty minutes running time. Or should I say: suffering time? That would definitely be more precise, as the music on this EP […]
French Death Metallers VAYRON has cranked out their first demo. Consisting of ex members of bands SILURE and UNANSWERED RIP, the Bergerac natives have produced a 4 song demo that has a run time of just under 13 minutes released on obscure underground label Visceral Circuitry Records. I could not find much information on the […]
Bert “Beef” Hoving, former bass player of GOD DETHRONED, is back with a new band. Formed in 2019 this album is their first official release, the track ‘Ghouls Of The Forest’ was released as an appetizer in form of a digital single. When you hear the name GOD DETHRONED and Trollzorn Records now, you inevitably […]
Never change a running system… This wellknown quote could also be used for Brazil’s CRUSH THE CROSS zine. Even though it’s been three years already since the last issue came out, the new one is still following its predecessor without any significant changes. And that’s a good thing, if you ask me, because editor Samir […]
Not even two years after the French JOURS PÂLES presented their debut album “Éclosion”, they are already back with a second album. “Tensions” continues the way JOURS PÂLES took on their first offering, which means we have another fine and rather relaxing Post Black Metal album with a slightly avantgardistic and experimental character. An album […]
Hailing from Norway, IN THE WOODS… ranks as one of the most recognized bands in their country for contributing to the innovative movement of Black Metal in the ’90s. Their renowned releases “Heart Of The Ages” (1995), “Omnio” (1997) and “Strange In Stereo” (1999) are all reflecting their style of doing avantgarde with the old […]