TIME LURKER is a one man Black Metal band from France. Their self-titled debut album comes after 2016’s "I" EP and a single off this album, "Ethereal Hands", which pretty much showcases what this band is about. Every instrument is handled by Mick, who definitely has a grasp on his craft. Production wise, everything sounds […]
Dutch Doom / Death Metal horde BEYOND BELIEF released their second full-length album “Rave The Abyss” back in 1995. Together with CELESTIAL SEASON and PHLEBOTOMIZED, the guys were the strongest force in Death / Doom in the Netherlands back in the mid 90s. The follow-up to their debut “Towards The Diabolical Experiment” showed a huge […]
Strange that an album starts with a song number VI and goes on… well that is because from I to V are to be found in the previous EP done by this band from Lithuania. This full-length and that EP, is all the band has created since their inception back in 2014. Their name means “Above”. […]
Three years passed since the self-titled album come out, that established this band from Gothenburg as one of the most promising acts of the last decade. It did mainly because VAMPIRE have good riffs influenced from some of the best Metal bands from the eighties, like BATHORY, SLAYER ("Show No Mercy" and "Hell Awaits" years), […]
EVOKADOR hail from the exotic and sunny climes of Guatemala, not the kind of place you associate with Black / Thrash but they unleash an intense 5 track EP of bestial blackened Thrash Metal mayhem which is covered in bulletbelts and firmly in league with satan. The ripping riffage is as sharp as a scythe cutting […]
VILES VITAE is a new horde from Lisboa in Portugal, who present their first EP “IV” after only two years of band history. The three-piece offers four very matured tracks on this first sign of life. The opening track ‘The Vortex Of Disharmony’ starts very ambient and atmospheric with samples of several noises and already […]
Two bands, one song per side, the tried and tested classic split seven inch formula. This limited little beast here was designed by the infamous yet overrated Mark Riddick, and the bands hail from Germany and Peru respectively. The Krauts are up first. Crashing cymbals and softly plucked strings serve as the intro of the […]
A Death Metal band from Peru, Lima! Immediately that draws my attention, considering great bands like MORTEM and HADEZ emerged from this same capital. That doesn’t guarantee anything, yeah I know. EVIL PRIEST is a slightly young band, formed in 2015, that at first might sound miles away from the bands mentioned. For instance, the […]
Is it already three years ago that DRÅP released their first strike “En Naturlig Död”? The Swedish Crusties really splitted some skulls and brains with that album, including mine of course. Be it three years or not, the five piece now reaches out for further serious destruction with a new record. “Roten Till Allt Ont” […]
A split album, like the one I’m reviewing here, gives you the chance to listen to stuff from about two – as in this case – or more bands in just one release. “Resvrrezionespiritval” is the title of this split tape released in a limited edition of 99 copies by Caverna Abismal Records from Portugal. […]