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 […]
I was talking to my editor about the last time I saw MEMORIAM and how I found them to be a middle of the road affair. He was slightly surprised and he expected I’ll perhaps trash “Rise To Power”, but well MEMORIAM did not give me that opportunity. How I remember their sound during the […]
MEMORIAM from the UK don’t need any further introduction here. The guys are considered as the successor to the legendary BOLT THROWER due to Karl Willetts incomparable and unique vocal style. Frank Healey and Scott Fairfax, who both played in BENEDICTION, were the right partners in crime to continue the typical UK Death Metal style, […]
MEMORIAM are not BOLT THROWER! Basta! Of course, also with album number five the eternal comparisons with singer Karl’s ex-band won’t stay away. But this is not fair, because MEMORIAM have developed their own identity in the meantime, which inevitably shows some parallels to BOLT THROWER, but makes sure that the band is much more […]
So far Birmingham, UK based Death Metallers MEMORIAM have never disappointed me! Since the release of their debut full-length “For The Fallen” in 2017, the band already released five full-length albums, that (for some stupid reasons) after all these years still get compared to the BOLT THROWER back catalogue. I mean, c’mon, just because Karl […]
Like a dusty lullaby an intro leads into a record which finally should place the name of this band higher up in any international ranking, when it comes to bands which are playing a very own variant of crusting and itchy-sounding old school Death Metal. Especially in moments, when they celebrate their understanding of sharp-edged […]
When I heard that OBITUARY are going to release a new album, I first listened to all the previous ten full-lengths. Surprising realization: “World Demise”, which I always considered to be one of the weaker albums, knows how to convince with an unbelievably brutal guitar sound. If you listen to the complete discography of the […]
“Dying Of Everything” is already the eleventh full-length from Florida based Death Metallers OBITUARY and unlike many other bands, that started out around the same time in this genre, they haven’t really changed much. Some might call it boring, but I think it’s great, because whenever you see a release with the OBITUARY logo on […]
2023 is likely a great year for Death Metal to ascend the podium and take the crown of heavy music, even though it begins with “Dying Of Everything”. That diction probably makes a Metalhead or admirer of heavy music confused, should they start the post-pandemic year by dying again? Fear not, the dying that has […]