Firstly, can we all wait a minute and admire that kickass logo? I love it! I quite like the album cover too. I don’t want to dwell on the New Wave Of Old School Thrash Metal situation, whatever the current status of that is, I’m fine with it. KOBOLD is a Serbian based Thrash Metal […]
I have a weird affinity for French Black Metal. I remember, I was in Paris in 2018 and went to the Music Fear Satan store and mentioned Black Metal and BLUT AUS NORD in the same sentence. The storekeeper immediately corrected me, telling me that BLUT AUS NORD was not Black Metal. Having stood corrected, […]
How do you feel about crusty Death Metal? Yup, I like it too! DEATHRITE have been around for about a decade now. “Delirium”, their latest output, is out on Into Endless Chaos Records. DEATHRITE have a simple formula, write good quality songs and make sure your output is watertight! “Delirium” is a simple yet an […]
Even though “Of Darkness” is always gazed as a classic, THERION were drifting away from their Death Metal roots with their unorthodox inclusion of keyboards. And, history says, NOCTURNUS was the only Death Metal band that had done that before. “Beyond Sanctorum” (1992) followed suits, and then their era of bewildering experimentation began. No more […]
Formed in 2015 by former ELECTRIC WIZARD bassist Tas and including American guitarist Matt Olivo (CRYPTIC SLAUGHTER, REPULSION), MIRROR currently running their base from Cyprus. Hardly any current band manages to perform so skillfully as SAXON, MERCYFUL FATE, the SCORPIONS and all the other mighty peers. Yet, from time to time, devoted forces sprout out […]
The ever reliable and consistent Rogga Johansson returns with a compilation of PAGANIZER material which is another onslaught of Swedish Death Metal, grimey and grotesque infused with some catchy morbid melodious murk. As ever there are plenty of hooks throughout which will embed themselves into your brain like a heavy rusty axe blow to the […]
Brutality reigns supreme! If you have read these very pages the last many years, you might have noticed that I have a profound weakness of brutal and chaotic Death Metal, and especially the kind this brutal entity from Atlanta, Georgia delivers. The band is the brainchild of Justin Blake Stubbs, who also roams in ENCOFFINATION, […]
WOW! DEVOURER delivers another strong Swedish Black Metal album! For a band that’s been around for 2 decades, DEVOURER haven’t really been out there, it’s not like someone particularly refers to them in casual discussions. However, they’ve been at the craft ensuring it hasn’t been distorted by time. The opener of the album “Raptus”, ‘Bearer […]
ETERNAL PERDITION is a Swedish Death Metal band from Norrköping, Sweden. They formed originally in 1998 under the moniker DISGUSTOR, releasing a compilation and a demo. “Burnt Offerings” is their first release and with a run time of just under 20 minutes ETERNAL PERDITION makes a phenomenal impression. This is a direct descendant of the […]
I’ve had “Key To A Vanishing Future” on my “to-listen” list for about a couple of weeks now. I was looking for Post Metal releases of 2022 and saw this album primarily listed under atmospheric Black Metal and then subsequently Post Metal, not that the mixture of genres is a new but the rhythmic structure […]