This compilation features the first two albums by ENOID, a one-man Black Metal band from Switzerland. Originally released in 2006 and 2007 both recordings have been remastered and put together as one output. Since I do not know the original sound the remastered version works pretty appropriate. The music is heavily influenced by early / […]
Hailing from Wichita, Kansas, BESTIALORD are a Death / Doom band that actually reminds me more of blackened Death Metal outfit SATHANAS than anything else, albeit with a tamer, less aggressive, less chaotic sound. And though first full-length "Law Of The Burning" doesn’t necessarily offer anything new to the genre, it does seem to manifest […]
From the well known town of Seville in Spain, NETER are here to present you some indigestive Death Metal. The four piece is around for more than a decade right now and with “Inferus”, they just released their third full album. Behold! This one is far from being easy. Shifted rhythms, complicated beats, complex riffing […]
It was about one and a half years ago that I had to deal with the Polish band MANIPULATION and their still current album “Ecstasy”. Despite the fact that I wished the band hadn’t crossed my path, I took over reviewing duties for their re-released and remastered first album from 2007, “The Future Of Immortality”. […]
Czech Black Metal horde SOLFERNUS released their second full-length album "Neoantichrist“ last October via Sathanath Records. I have to admit it took me a few rounds to feel this record the right way. "Neoantichrist“ is very diverse in sound and style. You get clean shouting, singing and whispering. As well as a taste of high […]
What a perfect half an hour. GARHELENTH from Armenia releasing with “About Pessimistic Elements & Rebirth Of Tragedy” a brilliant second album on Satanath Records. Dirty and raw as fuck. Everything the title of this record stands for. Black Metal in its purest form. Cold guitars, bitter melodies and the stench of the 90s. GARHELENTH […]
PENTAGRAM was one of my first forays into the Doom Metal genre almost two decades ago, and although I can appreciate the 70s and late 90s line-ups, Victor Griffin on guitar is PENTAGRAM to me. I’ve not heard of DIRTY GRAVE before but “Evil Desire” is their debut full-length release, having come out last year. […]
Depressive Black Metal is the name of the game when it comes to TAIGA. This Russian entity stakes it all on sorrowful guitar melodies, more often than not tremolo picked, with some clean guitars and keyboards thrown in and vocals, that are, well, quite specific. Pushed into the background they vail over the riffs, giving […]
I still remember the day this came out. I was excited since KREATOR was one of my top ten Thrash acts ever. I remember listening to ‘Phobia’ on the radio and thinking “hey, this sounds like KREATOR, but not the one I knew”. I really enjoyed “Cause For Conflict” (shit, Joe Cangelosi from WHIPLASH made […]
Cult Never Dies is one of the most interesting contemporary publishing houses when it comes to Metal. Apart from founder Dayal Patterson’s own books, Cult Never Dies has an ongoing series, a bit exaggeratedly entitled "Underground Archives", and this book here is the second part, right after Maniac’s ULTRA DAMAGED book. ULTIMATE DARKNESS is a […]