A bit muffled in sound and overly cautious in style, but that’s what oftentimes makes demos charming. And, for a first recording, one would be hard pressed not to offer some congratulations even if this band is far from the big time. The riffs and drum beats are good enough, but there’s not enough, dare […]
South America has often stood for impressive extreme Metal, Death, Black, Thrash or hybrid forms of these genres. The underground is full of new bands who come out with traditional or vaguely original styles. SKULLTHRONE hail from Bogotà, Colombia, and "Biomechanical Messiah" is their first full-length album and the only follower of their unique demo […]
GÔR MÖRGÛL is the obscure moniker of this Italian quartet that comes from Villacridro, a small village in the south of Sardinia. Being active since 2007, they evidently gained much experience in their practice room to develop their songwriting and instrumental skills. After two EPs in 2010 and 2014 (entitled "In The Sign Of Blackness" […]
As most of Central American countries, Costa Rica is not famous for its Metal scene, but nowadays borders are more and more a limit of the past, so we can find new, good or not, bands from every corner of the world. CORPSE GARDEN come from Heredia and they’re active since 2008. I’m not familiar […]
Following the Ukrainian pattern of bleak, cold and acute Black Metal, WHILE THEY SLEEP’s debut album reveals another promising name from Crimea. “La Nausee” has the harshest guitar tones ever, interwoven in high pitched harmonies, dragged by slow-paced drums that speed up at times for short periods, giving the songs some kind of torturing vibe, […]
Is it possible to bring back to the surface the likes of EMPEROR’s “In The Nightside Eclipse?” Apparently, it is, and the Hungarian one man project AORNOS’ debut album has the same vibe to it!!! Call it a very unusual revival or a return to forgotten approaches in a style that has become so limited […]
With a relatively long EP, crossing the 30 minutes mark with only 4 tracks, the Belgian Doom Metal quartet present their first studio impressions, which I must say, hasn’t lived up to all my expectations. After the intro track ‘Once In A Blue Moon’, an initially eerie narrative that eventually becomes a bit boring after […]
A three minute instrumental including some damn nice funeral church bells at the end – an effect I never grow tired of counting as a plus – and then you’re properly prepared for a flawless journey into the darkness with this Finland-based Black Metal commando consisting of members from UNCREATION’S DAWN, EVIL, ANGEL, GOATSODOMY etc.! […]
Finland’s cruel Black / Death Metal masters, formed back in 2006, presents here their first three recordings in one CD, including their debut demo and the two following 7” EP songs. Their setyle has not changed that much from the demo, which is a killer form of Black Metal with many touches of MAYHEM’s “De […]
Bulgarian darkest sons SERPENTINE CREATION return with a 4 song EP, after two brilliant albums, and some other recordings. And, as everything done by this band there is a lot of quality here. Musically this band reminds me of an early OLD MAN’S CHILD style which is a killer melodic Black / Death Metal. Traces […]