We are all familiar with the saying: never judge a book by its cover. But when it comes to albums and bands I am rather devoted to the dictum: you never get a second a chance to make a first impression. October 2018 saw the reviews of about 30 albums on the VOICES website, you […]
It was some months ago when I finally got my hands on Mexican MORBID MESSIAH’s debut EP, "In The Name Of True Death Metal", released independently back in 2016. At first I thought the name was a little pretentious, but no, it was not. The band proved me wrong right from the start with some […]
Hell yeah! This is a ‘must have’ and an absolutely awesome release. Why? Well, there are plenty of reasons… Finnish Death Metal rules, demo compilations are great, KRYPTS is an outstanding band, “Open The Crypt” is one of the best Death Metal demos I’ve heard in a very long time and I waited years and […]
Denmark nowadays is a good breeding place for Death Metal. Bands such as SULPHUROUS, UNDERGANG, PHRENELITH, TAPHOS, HYPERDONTIA really know how to kick ass. One of those fine newer Danish bands is DEIQUISITOR and I have to admit that I totally ignored this Danish Death Squad so far just because of their crappy logo… To […]
To be honest, when bands name their songs with one-word titles, it’s sometimes difficult to remember each track. But in the case of BARÚS, this is simply not true. After three years from forming, the band have released their first full-length (after 2015’s self-titled EP) entitled "Drowned". Though having a different sound than GOJIRA, both […]
SACROSANCT is not a well-known name for the new generations of Metalheads out there… am I wrong? Everyone who was a well-informed Thrash and Death Metal fan back in the early 90s should have heard about them at least one time. This act was born after the departure of Randy Meinhard from PESTILENCE, the guy […]
After a number of line-up changes, and with all non-French members now gone, I guess it’s adequate to now call THE ORDER OF APOLLYON a French band. They play Black / Death Metal, this is their third full-length since their formation in 2010, and the band members are or have been a part of bands […]
I can remember I was quite stoked when I first laid ears upon ARSIS’ debut album "A Celebration Of Guilt", back in 2004, when it was released by Willowtip Records. If I followed the band for a while, or it was a one-review relationship I can’t remember to be honest, though fast-forward to 2018, where […]
Italy has been the birthplace of many legendary acts which defined and gave characters to extreme Metal genres. Italian Punk, Hardcore, Crossover and very strong Thrash Metal veins highly contributed to the overall aesthetic, ideology and phenomena of these vital branches of music which was always into the forefront to refuse, resist, deny and showing […]
This is my first encounter with LUCIFER’S CHILD from Greece, formed by George Emmanuel (ROTTING CHRIST) and Statihs Ridis (NIGHTFALL). The Greeks released their debut, which earned some applause with its melodic Black / Death Metal, back in 2015. After three years of silence they are now back on track and I am still amazed […]