RIPPER are one of those newer bands who would deserve to get a ton of attention but simply don’t. Having out two brilliant full-length records, they proved that wicked Deathrash in the vein of SADUS and the likes is still very much alive and well. Being one of the few, Iron Pegasus really seems to […]
FUNEBRARUM returned back to form last year with a 4 song EP on vinyl via Doomentia Records and just recently (in June) it was issued out on CD. The band had a busy 2016 with also committing to a split with PESTILENTIAL WINDS while working on the EP. For those of you that have heard […]
After an unsettling and satanic intro, the gates of Hell are wide opened and "At The Devil’s Left Hand" begins; a slab of Black / Thrash Metal you are most certainly going to enjoy if you are into NIFELHEIM, DESASTER and the likes – sometimes I was also reminded of their countrymen DESTRÖYER 666. BLOODLUST actually […]
There are plenty of bands that make mistakes on their albums. From unnecessary voice or movie samples to acoustic interludes to experimental noodling to longwinded songs… any of these can ruin an album. And DISCREATION’s "End Of Days" has none of this. And thank god for that. Here’s a band that understands what Metal listeners […]
After three demos released in the first half of the 2000s, DYING from Seville, Spain, drastically changed their style from Thrash / Crossover to brutal Death Metal in the vein of SUFFOCATION, DYING FETUS and CANNIBAL CORPSE. Their debut album, "Born From Impurity", was self-released in 2009. After many years, the Andalusians return with a […]
Slinky labeled as being a Black / Death hybrid, ARROGANZ doesn’t really play by the rules. The suffocating and oppressive atmospherics found both in the sound of obscure Black Metal and the stifling chaos of Death Metal are an ever-present force here. This mixture is a deluding beast, possessed of a tangential tendency to wriggle […]
When one thinks of influential Metal from Brazil, the first band that pops into mind is SEPULTURA and unless you’re a fan of Brazilian / South American Metal, one would usually look no further. Seldom is a name like VULCANO’s ever mentioned except by those that know of their history and significance well. Little is […]
DÉTENTE are no strangers to the 80s Metal scene. In fact, they received a generous amount of praise from both underground and mainstream press for their sole full-length "Recognize No Authority" released via (Metal Blade Records) in 1986. Afterwards, the band recorded a few more demos and called it quits. However, almost two decades after […]
Ah, here’s another gem from the fantastic Death Metal scene in Chile. To be honest, maybe UNAUSSPRECHLICHEN KULTEN is even among the best and most unique bands from that still not so well known scene. Up to now, the four piece from the metropol region of Santiago has a quite impressive discography of three albums […]
It’s been a long time since I wrote a review, but some great albums have been released this year from different genres. But (to me) what really was a delight was hearing about few bands that took a while to release new albums and did it this year (NECROVATION, MAIM) and one of those bands […]