Well, to be honest, it is not Industrial and Noise and the niche styles within that scene, I have spent most of time listening to, during the years. I’ve stuck safely with Industrial and Noise with Rock and Metal elements to it, or most likely the other way around. Though now German SCATMOTHER has taken […]
This Polish one man band named Black Magic, if we translate the name from the Polish CZARNA MAGIA to English, has been aroud since 2017 and released the first chunk of sound last year, with the EP “Inwokacja Pierwotnej Mocy” which is quite raw and ragged, with some good moments though. Those moments has Balrog […]
This is the debut album of this German band, formed back in 2017. Pure Death Metal with a bit of Doom Metal passages. The overall aura is similar to that of early INCANTATION although some AUTOPSY and certainly BOLT THROWER touches can be heard. The guitar tone is of that suffocating sound, heavy, distorted, yet […]
REMAINS is a Death Metal band formed in 2011. The leader of the band was Miguel Angel (vocals and guitars), who was the son of another extreme Metal musician, Miguel Angeles (FOETICIDE, PYPHOMGERTUM) ans also a well known music producer. I was able to meet this once brilliant person when he was actually a child. […]
Formed way back in 1989 under the name RIPPING FLESH, they have been through very few line-up changes, and besides the new name, their style has evolved. Their Death Metal roots are still there, but with the always present traditional Heavy Metal and Speed / Thrash Metal sounds. This is their 4th album in their […]
“Degen Van Licht” is the third full-length album released by the Dutch Black Metal band TURIA. This band was formed six years ago and has already released three albums and three splits: totally productive for such a young band! They’re a trio with a female vocalist, a guitarist and a drummer. Their last effort, produced […]
DEXTER WARD are an Epic Metal band from Greece, featuring two ex-members of BATTLEROAR, guitarist Manolis Karazeris, who also organizes the Up The Hammers Festival, and the Italian singer Marco Concoreggi, here under the alias Mark Dexter. The band’s lyrical inspiration clearly comes from the old fantasy realms of pulp authors like H. P. Lovecraft […]
Being named after a TERRORIZER song is certainly not the worst idea, especially when the music takes a similar direction and reminds of the forefathers of Grindcore. “亂 (Luan)” is the second album of this one-man project by Andrew Lee, who is also active in a few other bands. Interestingly RIPPED TO SHREDS has two […]
Fantasy, epic battles, warriors, swords, age old mythology has always been the essence of Heavy / Power / Speed Metal. This blended genre also resembles genuine ambition and enduring power; JAG PANZER, SANCTUARY, HELSTAR, BATTLEROAR, LIEGE LORD, SACRED STEEL, VIRGIN STEELE, MANILLA ROAD, ICED EARTH, KING DIAMOND – such names are living proof of that. […]
It’s nice to know a band has different lyrical themes than just blood, gore or Satan. For instance, Californian Death Metal band AZATH are inspired by fantasy novelist Steven Erikson’s Malazan books. Having read the first one myself, I’m already interested. But then what? Will there be cheesy lyrics about valiant warriors and battles? Not […]