Three years after their debut German based DER ROTE MILAN are back and presenting "Moritat". In terms of content a travel some centuries back to times of the Thirty Years’ War and local tales and legends, so consequently the lyrics are completely in the German language. Concerning the music nothing has changed, you will notice […]
Some bands are pretty easy to review, because the chance is high to get proper material to listen to. OBSCURE INFINITY and their full-length number four (not counting the singles compilation, which should also be considered as a full-length) is starting pretty promising. ‘Embrace Obscurity’ is pure Death Metal devastation. Fast and groovy material with […]
Ichor means an ethereal fluid taking the place of blood in the veins of the ancient Greek gods."Ichor (The Rebellion)" perfectly illustrates the plague infested, tormenting and apocalyptic nature of THRONUM VRONDOR. From the depths of the Belgian underground they emerged, founded by Vrondor (guitars, bass) and Crygh (drums, vocals) in 2005. Initially they played […]
Well, it seems to me that a lot of contemporary Death Metal musicians either aren’t working to capacity with their main band or have their minds bubbling with plans and schemes for more than just one or two bands. Asides from Rogga, there’s another Swedish wizard of bands and projects with Jonny Pettersson. HEADS FOR […]
Beginning with ogrish tribal intonations over melodious gregorian chanting, the intro opens way to the horror stories contained within this EP, the second in GRAVERED’s history. Chilean Death Metal has the fame of being a strong scene, and these guys are surely not turning the quality down. ‘Non Cristo’, an utterly offensive antichristian tune, delivers […]
It’s always nice to hear something from Weedhunter Records again. This time, he delights us friends of the good old tapes with the Italian duo BEDSORE and their first untitled offering that features only two, yet very long songs. Long songs often hint on progressive song structures, and in this case, the hint is absolutely […]
“Sacramentun Obscurus” is the first full-length album by the Californian band CULTUS PROFANO. Almost 42 minutes for nine songs of intense and evil Black Metal, the way it should be played. The album is released by the French label Debemur Morti Productions in CD, digital and vinyl format. Here we have a very talented band […]
I have been following this band since their INCUBUS days… a name they never should have given away to the other crap band. Anyway, they changed the band name with a really awful logo, but retained the most important thing: the killer music. This band, although residing in Lousina USA, is originally from Brazil, and […]
With IN SHADOWS AND DUST, Stephan Thirion from France realizes his own vision of Death and Black Metal. Album number four is called "Enlightened By Darkness“ and after three self-released albums, Stephane is now working together with Redefining Darkness Records. Everything else remains the same apart from the slowly developing change away from melodic Black […]
SAQRA’S CULT is a band from Belgium that explores Inca culture as an aesthetical theme, so when coming across them you naturally think of bands which focus on specific mythologies like NILE, MELECHESH, THE FIRSTBORN or SARPANITUM. SAQRA’S CULT, however, incorporate here no “native” sounds or regional instruments (having dropped such gimmicks), and whereas the […]