Formed way back in 1991, TULUS is a Black Metal band from the first wave of Norwegian bands that released a few albums back in the day and that I remember a lot, due to the weird cover picture of their first album, with a kinda corpse painted guy with braids, that looked really weird […]
In my own belief, and I’m sure for much of the Metal Underground, you must readily admit that South America produces a substantial amount of quality and prolific bands. Be it Brazil, Argentina, Chile, or the rest of the region, there is a wide and varied dynamic happening. Be it the weather, the politics, or […]
In an interview for their latest album “Dread Emperor” the guys from SLAUGHTERDAY compared their style to the ever-popular pizza. Everyone knows how it tastes, but you can always change a few details. In my opinion, a fitting comparison. The challenge therefore is to create something new, but not to invent something. Same can be […]
Tenth full length album for the long running Swedish Death Metal band VOMITORY, that has just released a new piece of brutality, entitled “In Death Throes”, through Metal Blade Records. Ten songs for almost 40 minutes of barbaric to the bone and very well played Death Metal massacre in the purest tradition of this mighty […]
UNEARTHLY RITES is a Death Metal band from Finland. Therefore, there is not much to explain about them. Despite being a band from 2020, they sound like that classic, traditional, well-founded and robust Death Metal from the genre’s beginnings in their country. In this April of 2026, the band presents, via Svart Records, their second […]
I must admit, sometimes I just pick up bands with names that sound like I could like their music. And a name like MEGA COLOSSUS is certainly an extremely interesting one, since it hinted at something monolithic, delivers music of enormous power and staggering heavy to epic proportions. With that in mind I found that […]
The combination of Black Metal and Thrash Metal is a mutual pairing that goes as far back as early BATHORY, SODOM and DESTRUCTION. Whether the balance tips in favor of one genre over the other, it doesn’t matter, the combination of Black Metal and Thrash Metal is so consistently potent that, year after year, strong […]
Never have I been the best friend of anything that (in Metal) carries the word “progressive” as a prefix or suffix. I like Progressive Rock, but not anything that (in Metal) incorporates progressive elements. In fact, I am not very fond of anything that (in Metal) sounds too technical or “virtuoso”. I must be part […]
German outfit ORACLE OF WORMS had put out a demo back in 2021 and a six song EP in 2023, both released independently. Now signed to the also German F.D.A. Records, the band kicks off things with their debut album “Cult Of Suffering”, showcasing a fusion of Death and Black Metal. In my humble opinion, […]
Three years after the releases of their first full length “Bloodmoon”, the denim and leather traditionalists from Freiburg, Germany returned with the sophomore full length “Wayfarer”. While their home region is known for sunshine and wine, KERRIGAN added doses of riff power and classic grit to the mix. From the very beginning with the number […]