GRAVERED hails from the city of Santiago, Chile. If you have been following the underground, it is undeniable that this country has been thriving with a bunch of great new (and old) bands in the last 10 years or so. I would definitely put GRAVERED in that list of amazing new bands. Formed in 2013, […]
If you’re into morbid old school Death Metal with a blackened feel, APOCALYPTIC NECROHOLOCAUST is the answer. Here we have a three-piece band from Chile firmly loyal to the raw Death Metal sound from the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. The production is raw and genuine with a full bodied sound. The main inspirations are […]
GUTS, formed in 2020, hails from Finland and two years after their debut album, they hit the underground with their sophomore full-length “Nightmare Fuel”. And let me tell you something: this is Death Metal; absolutely crushing and heavy as a ton of bricks. GUTS never reaches blast beat levels. They dwell in slow to mid […]
Having lived in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, I became acquainted with much of the scene in that area. I’m sure you, the readers, are aware of that bands from different states on that side of the US, is that they tend to be a little bit different in their sonic approach […]
SACRAMENTUM’s sophomore record, “The Coming Of Chaos”, now invigorated with a powerful 2024 remix and remaster by none other than Dan Swanö at Unisound. This revamped version of this seminal album, which originally was unleashed in 1997, solidifies its position as an unescapable force within the genre, proving its timeless brutality and dark grandeur. If […]
The story of EDGE OF SANITY is a tale about how things should better not happen. The band was there in times when Death Metal was put on the map of music and bands from Sweden had a huge impact on the developing scene. The first EDGE OF SANITY album “Nothing But Death Remains” from […]
What do you think of when you read the name DIAMOND HEAD? I think of a legend. That’s what DIAMOND HEAD is. And it’s incredible to listen to these monsters of Heavy Metal playing a live set with songs that we all grew up with. DIAMOND HEAD is one of those bands that has seen […]
Century Media Records put out a salacious selection of EDGE OF SANITY’s obscure, earliest recordings on 2 LP and a limited 2 CD release. “Elegy – Chapter I” takes EDGE OF SANITY’s early, underground demos and gives them new life with remastering and remixes that capture the raw energy and intensity of their beginnings. It […]
EDGE OF SANITY’s debut full-length album, “Nothing But Death Remains”, is a true classic of Death Metal for sure and it has earned its place in the genre’s history. Originally released in 1991, this raw and intense album is now reissued in a deluxe 2 CD jewelcase edition, via Century Media Records, giving us the […]
Since its inception in the early 1980s, Thrash Metal has evolved into a very complex genre with various sub-scenes, ever branching out and developing new facets. CRYPTOSIS is the perfect example for this: since their early days as DISTILLATOR, when they played more ‘classic’ Thrash with political or violent topics, they have reformed under a […]