XEPER is a project I totally missed out on. Active since 2007 already, the guys release their fourth full-length this time via Soulseller Records. As the members have been involved at least as live musicians in bands like GORGOROTH, IMPIETY and SETHERIAL they are no rookies at all. The intro ‘Fiat Interitus’ has a DISSECTION […]
DEEM INDEX are from Arnhem in the Netherlands and till now, they had released two self-distributed EPs since their foundation in 2005. “Mass // Minus” is the second EP from the melo Death act and while listening to the six-track EP, it quickly becomes clear that the band is carrying over their influences of straight […]
Swedish Death Metal is still alive and kicking. DEATHSWARM are a relatively young, but prolific band and they now deliver a second album that is very worth an attentive listen. Your first impression will possibly be the guitars that seem straight out of the Sunlight studios circa 1990, sounding immensely like ENTOMBED or CARNAGE. Three […]
The Greek RAPTURE are already around for quite a while now, yet their newest album “Malevolent Demise Incarnation” is the first I got to hear from them. In the nearly ten years of their existence, the four-piece released two albums plus some EPs and demo recordings for different smaller labels. With their new album, they […]
“Shallow Graves” is the debut EP from Belgian outfit MALFESTED. Belgium has had some pretty well known bands (ABORTED, BLASPHEREION and LENG TCH’E to name a few), and MALFESTED carry on the Belgian legacy of high quality Death Metal. There are a bunch of influences from the 90s (and maybe some late 80s bits here […]
The third album of this melodic Death Metal band from Mexico, formed way back in 1996! What keeps a band going on for all those years? Passion. This album is without a doubt their most mature one. The sound of the band is firmly rooted in the Swedish school, and alas it is also forged […]
Metal can be so diverse… if you have any doubt then you must experience things. Yes, most of the things have already been created, yet even in that limited spectrum, Metal can be diverse. ASTAROT from Mexico is an ethereal Black / Ambient Metal band formed over a decade ago and has released many works […]
Formed in 2016, this destructive Death / Black Metal band from Mexico presents their debut album, and a quite impressive one I will say. Although the War Metal term can be used here, there is more than just that. Yes, I can sense the inspiration from bands like BLASPHEMY, BEHERIT and SARCOFAGO to name a […]
About two and a half years after their debut album “Serpent’s Curse”, the Swedish-Swabian connection HEADS FOR THE DEAD is back with a second album. “Into The Red” is the follow-up to “Serpent’s Curse” and makes the band even more international. The Death Metal jack of all trades Jonny Pettersson and his German vocal partner […]
TERRADOWN are a 5 piece Metal band from the Netherlands and “Judgement” is their first release. The band describes their style of Metal as groovy melo Death Thrash Metal band and cite their influences beginning from AMON AMARTH, AVATAR till KILLSWITCH ENGAGE. Well, they’ve certainly got that part going, the first song ‘Statement’ is a […]