What can I say? There are bands that rarely disappoint and SODOM are one of them. After the 2018 purge, when Tom Angelripper fired Bernd “Bernemann” Kost and Markus “Makka” Freiwald (the mighty Konrad “Bobby” Schottkowski left the band in 2010), I welcomed the comeback of Frank Blackfire, the guitarist responsible of classic Thrash Metal […]
At this point of the year, the existence of the warlords of ETERNAL CHAMPION is not unknown, a band that probably brought us one of the best Epic Heavy Metal albums of the decade, the powerful “The Armor Of Ire”. After that milestone, they have brought over the table a couple of releases which detached […]
French Doom Metallers ECCLESIA were founded in 2016. After their self-released “Witchfinding Metal Of Doom” EP in 2017 they are now back and released their debut album “De Ecclesiæ Universalis”, in co-operation with Aural Music. Musically they play Doom Metal and sometimes Epic Doom, even if the vocals and the speed are a bit quick […]
Let me first start off by saying the artwork for the cover of the sixth full-length “Scythian Stamm” is fucking beautiful. If this doesn’t catch people’s attention, then not much will. The Ukraine’s HELL:ON has been around long enough where I’d imagine their fans would listen to the new album regardless. Since their first demo […]
The first EP of THE TROOPS OF DOOM is definitely one to check out, especially because of one member, namely Jairo “Tormentor” Guedz. He is mostly known from his work on the very early SEPULTURA releases. “Bestial Devestation” and their first LP “Morbid Visions” are two huge releases that made their mark on both Thrash […]
SLAUGHTERDAY are finally back with album number three and the opener ‘Decarnation’ sounds pretty unsual as it could easily have fitted as an intro on a Gothenburg origined album of the mid 90s. But immediately when ‘Ancient Death Triumph’ starts it is clear what really happened. Jens and Bernd travelled back in time and after […]
Lest we forget, not only war veterans, but also the veterans of Death Metal, the mighty BOLT THROWER. Former BOLT THROWER growler Karl Willets is doing his to keep the spirit and legacy alive with MEMORIAM and in Sweden Anders Biazzi is doing his service with JUST BEFORE DAWN, which now is ready with the […]
SERAPHIC ENTOMBMENT’s only release, their 2019 demo titled “Quelled” has been pressed onto a CD by Morbid Chapel Records. This comes with a 4 page booklet and is limited to 500 copies. The total run time of this demo is just over 17 minutes and within it the band presents us a crude form of […]
VOID ROT present to us a dark atmospheric cloud that shrouds all senses, there are no gimmicks on this album, no gallant display of instrument wizardry, it’s just plain old consuming Metal that we’ve come to appreciate. “Descending Pillars” is a honourable homage to old school Death Metal. Is this atmospheric Death Metal? Or is […]
In the genre of Black Metal, DARKENHÖLD from Nice, are already something of a genre veteran. Founded in 2008, the trio has released four full albums and with “Arcanes & Sortilèges”, long player number five is now released, with the same line-up as when it was founded twelve years ago. By authentically set the Middle […]