The is the second album under the RAGE name, and the third if we count the AVENGER era. The difference between what nowadays is RAGE and this early efforts (I will say up to “Perfect Man”) is for me noticeable. I feel that some of their albums after this one were way too experimental, or […]
I’d like to reveal the little secret here how a certain record ends up being reviewed by a certain person. Usually, our big chief and editor sends a circular note to the staff writers with the stuff that ought to be reviewed including some information. Every writer who feels addressed replies, telling his wishes and […]
Here we have the third part of the recent VOIVOD deluxe reissue trilogy via Noise / BMG. On this album the 4 piece really took their whole sound and concept to a different level. The musical world that VOIVOD inhabit became even more bizarre and weird. Their sound plunged further into the depths of cutting […]
The second album in this batch of deluxe reissues is "Killing Technology" an album that really saw VOIVOD begin to come into their own musically, it marked something of a musical crossroads between the raw punked up Thrash aggression of their earlier works and the more experimental approach and sound that would ultimately define and […]
"Röööaaarrr" is the second of VOIVOD’s more raw and punky early and formative outputs, the Punk influence of the likes of DISCHARGE, GBH etc is very evident on the follow up to their debut "War And Pain" and they mix the fast and raw punked up sections with the extreme metallic aggression of Speed / […]
I really enjoyed listening to this album. DENY THE URGE is a Death Metal act coming from Germany and "As Darkness Falls" is their third full-length. After a short intro, DENY THE URGE punch you in your face with ‘As Darkness Falls’, a fast track where this German trio shows all their potential. ‘Loophole’, the […]
This is the debut album of a young band from Germany. All of their members have previous experience with other bands, although none of those bands were in the style they are doing now, but one can hear the roots. SCHAFOTT plays a very energetic kind of Thrash Metal with many Black Metal touches, yet […]
I first became aware of RAGE when I started reading Metal Hammer around the time when "Perfect Man" was released (I just looked it up… 1988… I feel old now). I liked their logo a lot… and that’s pretty much where it ended. I remember that I had both "Execution Guaranteed" and "Perfect Man" on […]
I am not quite sure what are decisive reasons for re-releasing albums, EPs, demos etc. I suppose it’s more or less someone’s personal idea with which he comes up due to whatever reasons, presents it to a friend and decides by the means of his or her reaction if the idea is brilliant or not. […]
German Speed Metal merchants VULTURE deliver their highly anticipated first full-length album simply entitled “The Guillotine” and as one might’ve expected, it comes with a lot of swirling and raging guitar leads, Baloff style high pitched vocals, horror synth intros and everything else that already made “Victim To The Blade” the killer demo / EP […]