I’m not familiar with this Black Metal act called PERISHED although it is a really old band that is not active anymore today. I have read their first demo is from 1993 so it means they were contemporary to really important Black Metal acts like MAYHEM, ENSLAVED, IMMORTAL among others. Anyway, “Kark” is their first […]
When a band self describes themselves as post atmospheric Black Metal it dosn’t give this writer much hope of the final post listening outcome, as it is a style that is very hit and miss in terms of overall quality. So where do FALAISE fall musically in the grand scheme of things? Well, they definitely […]
The North Hessian Grind terrorists CELEBRATE HATE are back. Four years after their second demo “Nordhessisch Noise Terror”, the duo now finally comes along with a full-length album. “High Gain, Low Budget” is a vinyl only release with 17 brand new songs. And these songs are damn fine stuff for those of you who dig […]
Huge. Right, that’s the word I was looking for to stick to while making this little piece of review. The album to suffer it, the self-titled debut of Australian Thrashers HOBBS ANGEL OF DEATH originally released in 1988 by SPV / Steamhammer, was born to be huge. Every little bit of it is just screaming […]
It’s hard to believe HOBBS ANGEL OF DEATH released their self-titled first full-length almost thirty years ago. For those of us who feel old as we read these words, here’s another little thing to wrinkle your skin further. Peter Hobbs once referred to the band’s pure Thrash style as ‘Virgin Metal’, as it was a […]
Welcome back blazingly cold melodic Swedish Black / Death Metal. NAZGHOR is a band that has jumped back to the golden time of said style from the Swedish scene from the mid-nineties to the mid-zeroes. The band was formed in 2012 in Uppsala and has since between quite active recording and releasing albums. This is […]
The Hamburg based newcomers FIRE are by far not classical newbies. First of all, they already started in 2003, yet it took them twelve years to record and release some music. I even saw them live ages ago, supporting VOLBEAT in Hamburg, but nearly forgot about it until I looked through my concert photos the […]
BREATHING HELL was formed by a number of individuals from several nationalities and with prominent bands in their curricula. This is the debut CD and, so far, only release, featuring three quarters of an hour of Black / Death Metal, much elaborate and well-played, with no sacrifice to aggressiveness. If you are into fast and heavy […]
The Chilean outfit PROCESSION has been active since 2008. My first exposure to their work was their amazing debut album "Destroyers Of The Faith". Their style of Doom Metal brought to mind huge names such as CANDLEMASS, SOLITUDE AETERNUS, TROUBLE and MERCYFUL FATE. I hate comparions, but in this case, they are a must. It […]
There must be something very special in the German language that bands from all over the world use my native language for song titles or even for their band’s moniker. In this case, it is even more irritating than usual since STAHLSARG is a band from England that used the German word for “Iron Coffin”. […]