Finnish Death Metal duo EARLY GRAVE has just released their self-titled debut album on Hellstone Records. I had a hard time trying to find any information on this band as it seems the only info I could find was located on Hellstone’s website (and even then it was a small paragraph). The band formed in […]
Black Metal. This subgenre has been evolving since its genesis in the early / mid 80s and had a furious entrance into the underground in the early 90s, when it finally developed an identity and (what some may call) a characteristic sound. Since then it has developed into many different subgenres. And even if there […]
Ahhhhhhh… Pure old school Death Metal. Nothing better in this particular genre. And MORTIFERUM nail it. If there’s anyone who listens to this and doesn’t at least appreciate its goodness, then I’m at a loss for words. With only five years of existence and one full-length to their credit, Olympia, Washington’s MORTIFERUM have proven they […]
Cascadian Black Metal… if for some reason you have not heard about the term, it is the way to describe a form of Black Metal that is done in some places in the USA, specially those close to the Canadian border. The word also evokes some sort of mystic aura, and folk influences, to speak […]
Damn, I thought Chaos Records had folded. They released a hell of a lot of cool releases some 10 – 15 years ago? Or was it more? I’m getting old here and the past is becoming very relative and what I thought was last year’s best release, is suddenly ten years old. Though it seems […]
Oh, Mexican Death Metal. If you are a regular reader of Voices From The Darkside, you probably have heard / read before about acts as CENOTAPH, MORTUARY, TOXODETH, SHUB NIGGURATH and THE CHASM. But, what about MORBID MESSIAH? Well, they are not known as the aforementioned cult acts but are Mexican as well. Hailing from […]
With a name like SOMBRE FIGURES you expect deary, despondent, gloomy, doomy sombre Doom Death, but instead what assaults the ears is raw and raucous Black Metal with a rather tinny and sparse production. The approach and overall sound of these frosty Finns is very minimalistic and chillingly cold, it is a very no frostbitten […]
Hell thrashing madness has always been the trademark of these Chilean madmen! They have been slaying since the self-titled debut in 2006, with a bit ups and downs. “Twilight Of Dark Illumination” is their third full-length album, which is quite mellow in 20 years, though the band has been quite active in releasing 7” EPs […]
They did it again! WECKÖRHEAD, the ultimate German tribute band to the mighty MOTÖRHEAD used the enforced pandemic break from their live activities to record a new album. Just like their first full album “Taub Für Immer” in 2019, this new album is housed in a sleeve with fantastic artwork that is a tribute to […]
Although STORMGREY was formed in 2011, it features members and ex – members of some well-known Lithuanian bands such as CONSCIOUS ROT, BURYING PLACE, ANOMALY and DISSECTION. So at first hand you know this is a band with a lot of experience in their ranks and that definitely shows. Now, besides those connections, STORMGREY stands […]