With Истина (transcribed ISTINA), we have a Russian two-man band from Krasnoyarsk in deepest Siberia. The band’s name translates as “Truth”, thus I am obliged to tell nothing but the truth about them – not that I never tell you the truth anyway… “Откровение неизвестности”, translated: “Revelation Of Unknown”, is their second, again self produced […]
“Shadow Gripped” is the proof that sometimes band reunions are worthy of consideration and support. This is the sixth album recorded by the British band CANCER during their almost 30 years long career and it represents a perfect comeback to their glorious roots. Here we have the original line-up that in the early 90s released […]
Uruguay… Not a country you necessarily hear about often concerning Metal, but one that definitely has its share of bands. PHERETRUM is one of them. Since their first demo in 2010, the band has only released two full-lengths. But that doesn’t mean they haven’t been busy. A plethora of smaller releases including splits have maintained […]
ORGANIC is an Italian Death Metal band formed back in 2013. Their debut album, "Carved In Flesh" has been released by the fine German label Testimony Records. And what an album it is! There is no denying on the fact that their music is greatly influenced by the NWOSDM and the "almighty" Boss HM-2 pedal. […]
The end of LAY DOWN ROTTEN in 2015 marked the beginning of DEMONBREED. Drummer Timo and singer Jost were joined by some CARNAL GHOULs on four and six strings and started DEMONBREED. Their debut album “Where Gods Come To Die”, released a good year later, already received some good reviews with justice. Now they are […]
The name of this Icelandic band, formed in 2002, means "Black Death" and thus we can say their music style is that one. Maybe references to orthodox Black Metal bands will surely come to the minds of those exposed to this, their second full-length. The first thing that strikes is their ability to do tons […]
This is a self-released single in CD-R format with just one track, sung in Spanish, about 4 and half minutes long. PANDEMONIUM are a Death / Thrash band from Uruguay formed in 2013 and this pretty much sounds like a recorded rehearsal. It is that lo-fi. Still, the raw sound fits this South American extreme music […]
Formed 10 years ago, this entity of mystic Death Metal has released their third album now… a band that I am already a fan of, due to their fantastic interpretation of morbid Death Metal, named after songs from the mighty MORBID ANGEL. They decided to leave behind a comfort zone in their way of doing […]
TEMPLE from the Netherlands is a studio project of A.J. van Drenth and he returns with the second album "Design In Creation". Unfortunately I was not able to check the first output "Structurs In Chaos" so far but I definitely will try this soon. "Design In Creation" starts with ‘3rd Degree Possession’, a real blackened […]
After a break of four years, album number four by ICHOR from Trier, the birth town of Karl Marx. "Hadal Ascending" is some kind of concept album taking up the story-lines of the predecessors, dealing with antediluvian creatures dwelling in the depths of the sea, fights, rituals, the battle of human warriors against what time […]