Polish Death Metal band REDEMPTOR was formed in 2001 by guitarist Daniel Kesler. They have released 3 albums (plus 3 demos and one EP) and “Agonia” is their latest album. I listened to their previous material before doing this review, so I could have a starting point. And the progression of the band is notorious. […]
What comes to your mind when you see a band name like DISHELL? Probably you think the same as me. A D-Beat odyssey in the realm of extreme and old fashioned Black and Death Metal. And there is no better way to describe the music of this Polish four piece from Kraków. The guys are […]
With “Eindringling”, Germany’s SHORES OF LADON showed us what three years of demos could prepare them for. Now, eight years later, the band steps forward with their second full-length “Witterung”, a nasty bit of work with an aggressiveness that somehow keeps the haunting atmospherics contained to create an overall panic attack of sheer mesmerization. ‘Abgrund’ […]
The worldwide Black Metal scene is a really bottomless pit it seems. For me as someone who’s not only into Black Metal it is always a surprise to detect bands I never heard of but that are around for a longer time and already have quite a lot of stuff out. Another good example are […]
KÔR spawned from the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern region in Germany, which is known for its spectacular landscapes. Formed in this year by elusive St. (COLD EARTH, FULLMOON LUNACY, GRAIL, SHORES OF LADON, SHROUD OF SATAN) and Bavragor (BALNASAR, GRAIL, SHORES OF LADON, SHROUD OF SATAN), their many associations can immediately signal how this side project saw the […]
Of course I do not have a crystal ball and therefore I can not see what the future brings. But I am pretty sure the year 2021 will be remembered as the year of excellent Death Metal releases. ALTERED DEAD, DIABOLIZER, SIJJIN, CRYPTS OF DESPAIR, PROSCRIPTION, GALVANIZER, TEMPLE OF DREAD, ALCHEMY OF FLESH, CADAVERIC INCUBATOR, […]
Maybe not everybody is familiar with the name SARKE, but I guess at least their member Nocturno Culto is well-known around here. The band just released their seventh full-length “Allsighr” via Soulseller Records. Active since 2008, the band developed and refined their style. The base is of course a Black Metal approach but this gets […]
Germany has once again became a hotbed for some great new traditional Heavy Metal in recent years and the latest band to turn some heads and prick up ears on the scene is THE NIGHT ETERNAL from Essen who have just had their debut album “Moonlit Cross” unleashed. This debut is an extremely impressive and […]
WHITE SNAKE OF BLACKENED MAZE is the moniker of a band or project from Belgium that keeps their identity or identities pretty secret. Not much information can be gathered about this band. But it is pretty safe to say that “By The Rivers Of Heresy” is their first output, that was released in digital form […]
DREAM UNENDING is a 2021 project by Derrick Vella (TOMB MOLD) and Justin DeTore (INNUMERABLE FORMS) and “Tide Turns Eternal” is their first full-length released by 20 Buck Spin. At the face value, DREAM UNENDING sounds like a solid Death / Doom band, but you realise it extends greatly beyond what the genre offers. Very […]