Here we have a reissue of some classic material by Canadian Thrash / Death Metal outfit DISCIPLES OF POWER who existed from late 80s until 2002, split-up, then reformed again in recent years. This is a reissue of their 1989 album "Powertrap" and these Canadians deliver a very technical Thrash assault on the senses. From […]
There is no need to introduce German horde BLOOD to the readers here as I guess most of us are more or less familiar with the German Grind commando, that is still active nowadays and celebrated their 30th anniversary last year. This seemed to be reason enough for fine Dutch label Vic Records to rerelease […]
ACCIDENTAL SUICIDE are one of those bands from the early nineties that never went very far. Hailing from the USA, they recorded two demos and a full-length album between 1989 and 1992, an EP the following year that ended up not being released, and that was it. Now this compilation brings to the surface both […]
If it is not broken… never fix it! And a lot less if we are talking of juicy, crunchy riffs, total old skull Swedish Metal worship with punked out attitude all the evil way. And that, my fellow Metalheads, is what UNDER THE CHURCH is all about. Formed back in Sweden by former members of […]
PROSCRITO is the name of a new three members Doom / Death act coming from Spain and “El Calvario” is their first production, a 5 tracks EP released by Iron Bonehead. First of all, the band is not a Doom / Death act in my opinion, as the label mentions on their site. Their sound […]
The world of Metal is full of hidden gems and forgotten jewels, released by bands that were at the wrong place in the wrong time. And sometimes there’s someone who detects one of these forgotten bands and gives their music a second chance. Well, meanwhile this happens very often, to be honest. In this case, […]
Lithuanian Death Metal band CRYPTS OF DESPAIR’s four members include three members from the Black / Thrash band LUCTUS. Their first full-length is a satisfying array of brutality and old school flavor, with riveting guitars and snarling vocals. ‘The Stench Of The Earth’ opens with droning, fuzzy guitars on the first track, churning and chugging […]
Whether we like them or not, genre tags are somehow important. No matter how helpful they can be, they can also be detrimental. BARK is a Belgian outfit playing kinda groovy Death’n’Roll and to be honest their record is exchangeable like my underwear. Well, the songs are pretty standard and predictable in structure, and the […]
SPECTRALE is Jeff Grimal’s side-project, guitar and voice of the French Post Black Metal act THE GREAT OLD ONES. To set it straight right from the start: the music is very distant from any Metal / Rock subgenre. Acoustic Folk could be a good term to describe this album, but its manifest influences range from […]
Formed in the Summer of 2015, NOX IRAE plays primitive and old school Thrash / Death Metal with some hints of HELLHAMMER / CELTIC FROST, SLAYER, MANTAS / DEATH, SODOM… and the European Death Metal scene of the early 90s. The line-up consists of Grief (bass) & Herostratos (vocals) of AFFLICTION GATE, Fred (guitars) & […]