Swedish Black Metal in the 90s was a thing of beauty. DISSECTION was moving the genre forward with a more melodic style with "The Somberlain" (1993) and "Storm Of The Light’s Bane" (1995). And GATES OF ISHTAR were right there following that path. It’s almost as if they picked up right where DISSECTION temporarily left […]
LOATHFINDER play a hammering style of Doom Metal infested with Black Metal technique and aesthetics. Coming out of Poland, and appearing into the underground cloaked in obscurity, the four-song “The Great Tired Ones” EP is the first execution of their craft. This style of Doom – where it becomes mixed with the principles of another […]
If you check the Metal Archives pages for a band called OUTRAGE, you’ll get about a dozen results. A Japanese band of that name probably is the best known of them. But I did not expect that there’s a German band called OUTRAGE that is around for ages and released seven albums through the many […]
This band used to be called FIREBORN and they changed their name to FIRESPAWN in 2015 and this is their second release. The band also consists of ex – members of bands like ENTOMBED A.D., UNLEASHED, NECROPHOBIC and DEFLESHED. I admit I am surprised that a fast and furious Death Metal band is on Century […]
Back in the 90s, Panama used to have a steady Death / Thrash / Grind Metal scene. But in the first decade of the XXI century, most of the bands had disappeared or they were lying dormant for no apparent reason. Luckily in the last 6-7 years, the Panamanian scene has come back to life […]
Swedish horde SARCASM had a very twisted history which somehow still continues. They were formed in Uppsala, Sweden back in 1990 and can be considered as a part of the so called Gothenburg style movement, together with bands like EUCHARIST, AT THE GATES and IN FLAMES. They also started with rough Death Metal on their […]
Five years have passed since the release of GOREPHILIA’s debut album "Embodiment Of Death”, one of the highlights of that year, but time has not passed in vain. After this long hiatus, the band beat our heads against the wall again with a real magnificent sophomore album, fulfilled of sheer brutality. What really impressed me […]
Poland’s KINGDOM have been around since 2003, delivering a fusion of old school phrasal Death Metal mixed with some Black Metal influence. “Sepulchral Psalms From The Abyss Of Torment” is the band’s third full-length release, and first new material since 2013’s “Morbid Priest Of Supreme Blasphemy”. In a year where we have seen long-established acts […]
If there’s one thing we know as Metalheads, it’s that Poland dishes out some kick-ass bands. From BEHEMOTH to BESATT, there’s certainly a wide range of Metal that delivers. And Black / Thrashers WARFIST is no exception. Their machinegun-firing brand of the genre we love can pick us up and make us move. This reminds us […]
Strongly influenced in Stockholm’s 90s Death Metal scene, HEREZA offers here, their second full-length titled "I Become Death", a huge dose of old school sheer brutality distributed in almost 30 minutes. The first song here, the one that give title to this album, is like an unexpected punch directly in your face. Fast guitars, brutal […]