GORATORY’s sound is a mashup of Grindcore and technical Death. The band returns after 16 years with their new release “Sour Grapes” on Everlasting Spew Records. This is an out and out fun record, the influences are plenty and considering the various projects the members are involved in, it’s not a surprise the album sounds […]
“Arcanes” is an acoustic descent into a folkishly dark musical vista. SPECTRALE presents a wondrous atmosphere for looking inward. The album opens with ‘Ouverture’, a sombre cello focussed piece that sets up the intent of the album. It’s a deep melody slowly drawing you inside into the craft of the four incredible musicians that finish […]
Recorded live at the Culthe Fest in Münster, Germany in 2019, “Unaussprechliche Kulte” is SULPHUR AEON’s first live album. And such an amazing one it is. SULPHUR AEON is one of those bands that impressed me since their first album and they have been evolving amazingly through their career: a demo, an EP and 3 […]
Germany’s WAR AGENDA are a fine mix of old school Thrash with a cleanly produced sound. Their second album “Propaganda” is a polished album by a band that sounds as experienced as any Thrash band from the beginning of the genre. Including an array of interesting-named members (Moustafa Troll – vocals, Ingo and Raafat – […]
Some bands reform and make a comeback album which not only takes you by complete surprise, but also totally blows you away. And both, the former and latter, definitely apply when it comes to this comeback album from Dutch veterans CELESTIAL SEASON, who have gone back to their Doom / Death roots after veering off […]
MYSTHICON is a project founded in 2015, with a line-up that consists of experienced musicians from the Polish Metal scene. According to Metal Archives, all members are beholding some weird pseudonyms but inner notes says, they belong to the annal of VADER, LUX OCCULTA, HATE and BATUSHKA. It was also interesting to find out that […]
MASTER are one of the earliest Death / Thrash bands and, after all this time, they are still brutal and kicking ass. About a decade ago I started considering myself lucky for Paul Speckmann having moved from the USA to the Czech Republic, since because of that he started touring Europe with frequency and so […]
An absolute melodic distortionless journey into the greenscapes of Ireland. These are some of the best clean vocals of the band. Wonderfully harmonised with the environment and the pace. This is truly an example of a well mixed song, every part of it is a sonic joy, I genuinely neither miss the distortion nor MOURNING […]
Our Austrian neighbours are not known for a huge scene. Just few bands come from there in comparison, but they often released great stuff. Now we have the fairly new THETOXIN from Vienna, who already released two albums in their four years of existence prior to this release. “Fragment: Erhabenheit” now is the third full […]
ALEYNMORD from Oregon / USA have burned a path of ferocity for some years, marking themselves as a powerful band in the Black Metal world. Their merciless aggression and the high energy attack of their new record “The Blinding Light” is accentuated by shrieked vocals, a great production and a sense that the band is […]