FALLEN NATION is a Russian Speed / Thrash Metal quartet. They were formed in 2011, which makes me wonder why they waited 6 years to actually put out their debut. But in the end, it doesn’t matter. They are out and if these 4 guys (who look pretty young if you ask me) can keep […]
ENVIG from Lidköping / Sweden formed 2015 and released their demo “Warmachine” the same year. And now two years later and nearly two days of no sleep and full of from hunger provoked aggression, I got to listen to their first and only record. I feel like I am in the the right condition to […]
THE SPIRIT is a new horde hailing from Germany, worshipping the old bastard between Death and Black Metal which had its peak back in the mid 90s when the releases by No Fashion Records and Wrong Again Records brought fresh air into the second wave of Black Metal. Similar to THULCANDRA from Germany, their style […]
This Black Metal band from Germany is active for a pretty long time already. Formed in 2004 under the monicker KÄLTETOT, these guys released two demos entitled "Kältetot" in 2004 and "Demo 2005" in 2005. After a year THYRGRIM was chosen over KÄLTETOT and the band released the demo "Kältetot" in 2005 featuring a few […]
The Finnish DISTRESS OF RUIN are around for quite a while now. “Insights” is their second EP after “Predators Among Us” in 2013, both of them were released without a record company to back up the band. And I can really understand that there is no company that would release a record of DISTRESS OF […]
Honestly spoken I was never too impressed by HEXX until they changed their style and released “Morbid Reality” in 1991. This was a skull crushing piece of Death / Thrash Metal and really kicked ass. Too bad HEXX disbanded after that release. Okay, normally I don’t like bands that drastically change their style, but in […]
Let me tell you something: I’m in love! I’m in love with this debuting demo from French trio REPUGNIZER! And it was love at first listen! A few days ago, I found a tiny parcel, sent from Berlin, in my letterbox. I unpacked it and anticipation took me immediately when I saw that simple, but […]
Alrighty, Ace Frehley and KISS fans. In the course of the success of Ace’s latest solo album "Space Invader" and the cover album "Origins Vol. 1", Steamhammer / SPV are keeping the engine running with a nice re-release of the 2009 comeback album "Anomaly". Just in case, you didn’t buy it back then you can go […]
This year, one of my all time favourite Thrash Metal albums by one of my all time favourite bands turns 30. I’m talking about “Ignorance” by the mighty (and still quite vivid) SACRED REICH, of course. Looking back at the times this album was released, it can only be stated that SACRED REICH were rather […]
Swedish Death Metallers CUT UP, featuring two former members of the sadly now defunct VOMITORY (namely Tobias Gustafsson who handles drum duties here) and Erik Rundqvist (who handles bass guitar / vocals) return with their second album of brutal and bulldozing DEATH METAL in its purest form which is devastating and destructive in its delivery. […]