Godz Ov War Productions has always been a label of quality releases, and the latest from France, HEXEKRATION RITES, cements this even further. First of all, I was impressed with the CD presentation and layout. Simplicity and the colors take point and give me a great idea of what the band is going to sound […]
As Death Metal evolves, there are always hidden gems in the modern scene that refuse to evolve with the overall genre, opting instead to adhere to the ethos of the old school. While these gems are few and far between, even fewer really nail the formula well enough to mention. CORRUPTER, and their newest offering […]
Heavy Metal with passion, that’s what THE LORD WEIRD SLOUGH FEG puts one more time on the table. This new EP, “Traveller Supplement 1: The Ephemeral Glades”, arrives not as a simple comeback but as an extension, a new chapter in a long saga full of mythology and a huge classic Metal spirit. It has […]
Paying tribute to the real scum that was! WHISKEY RITUAL are a Black’n’Roll band from Italy! After some great works in the last 15 years, they decided to go for a cover EP. Such records not always come as easy and well done results. There are two ways to accomplish the idea: play in the […]
This is a band I really like. And maybe JADE is not the kind of band that floods your senses on first contact if you’re not ready. They require your senses. Your mind to be connected. It happened to me when I first got into their music and mysticism. After that, I was completely hooked. […]
It’s not too often nowadays that a band can put forth a true atmosphere and / or emotion through their sound. There are bands that convey an evil aura or those that fully bash your head with aggressive and or frenetic energy, but to give you that sense of utter solitude or despair, well that […]
The third album of the New York City based five-piece TOWER is rather exhausting in its very own way! First of all, compared to its predecessors, it contains far more Heavy Metal than ever before. We remember the selftitled debut “Tower”, the “Tomorrow And Yesterday” EP and also their second record “Shock To The System” […]
Metal in the ’80s was a unique thing. There was not as much distinction between certain genres or nearly as many labels as they have today. Having grown up in the LA scene for most of my life, it was commonplace to have heavier bands like STEELER, ARMORED SAINT and say even early METALLICA, play […]
Five years after unleashing the impressive “Forest Of Chaos” in 2020, French Death Metal band RED DEAD are back with their third full-length album, “Paths Across The Graves”. With fourteen years of their running, these French maniacs continue to fly the flag for old school Death Metal, but “Paths Across The Graves” comes wrapped in […]
For me, one of the first steps when writing a new review – apart from listening to the record, of course – is checking out the band profile on Encyclopaedia Metallum aka The Metal Archives. In the case of UNDER RUINS, the genre is given as epic Heavy / Power Metal, with only one topic […]