This sampler of Les Acteurs De L’Ombre Productions shows a selection of upcoming releases by signed bands in late 2017. It’s mostly Black Metal, but since this label has specialised in experimental Black Metal, it comes in various forms. Les Acteurs De L’Ombre Productions was formed in 2009 and is run by Gérald Milani, who […]
The beast is back, after an eight year hiatus, hidden in a dark cave. Beneath the waves of time, ARKHON INFAUSTUS has returned. It has been 10 years since the last album from the French band, led by DK Deviant, who put out the excellent "Orthodoxyn" in 1997. DK Deviant hasn’t lost his grip for […]
During the last years I learned that France has a very vivid and interesting scene when it comes to Post Black Metal, Blackgaze and dark stuff in general. Aside from outstanding acts like PARAMNESIA or ALCEST, there are a lot of acts that put out some more or less fine releases, and most of them […]
Doom… real Doom… that is what the music in this, the fourth album of Germany’s OPHIS, is all about… well, Doom / Death Metal to be more exact. The kind of Death / Doom Metal old English and Dutch bands were known for. Yes, PARADISE LOST, MY DYING BRIDE, BEYOND BELIEF, CASTLE and obviously to […]
Hamburg, Germany’s ENDSEEKER, after an EP and a split, have released their debut album "Flesh Hammer Prophecy". And it’s a monster of an album. Playing Death Metal in the same vein as ENTRAILS, Lenny (vocals), Ben and Jury (guitars), Torsten (bass) and Andre (drums) provide a filthy, rotten display of tracks sure to please any […]
BUNKER 66 are three hellraisers from Italy that play a kind of dirty Black / Thrash with a lot of Heavy Metal and Rock. Having seen them play live in France some months ago I knew what the band’s stance on Metal is, and that this is a trio of great stage Thrashers with very […]
FORNHEM, a 2013 founded duo from Sweden, released their first album called “Ett Fjärran Kall”. A record exhaling one, and only one mood. Cold Scandinavian melancholy. Four songs in three quarters of an hour is a clear sign of where the journey takes us. A very cold and hypnotic experience. The unique Scandinavian style of […]
GOATBLOOD is a German Black Death Metal duo that released two albums by now. Still, this is a demo featuring an intro and seven tracks. Let’s dissect this a bit… The songtitles are pretty apocalyptic, such as ‘Mushroom Cloud Sunset’ or ‘Goatlord Assassinator’, and it all begins with an intro called ‘Gasmask Suffocation’ in which […]
To be honest I had higher expectations on this release, because the only album recorded by these French Thrashers in 1990 (“The Bogeyman” – Virulence Records) was amazing. And after checking its amazing re-release (“The Bogeyman Returns” – Triumph Ov Death Records, 2016), I was expecting nothing but another great compilation CD. But I’m a […]
DAMNATION DEFACED from Germany is another outfit that is active in the underground now since one decade. After two full-length albums and an EP, they will release their third album now via Apostasy Records and again, Apostasy had a good sense for talented underground outfits. I like melodic Death Metal a lot but really dislike […]