DAWNPATROL is a very unknown band from France, somewhere in the region of Aquitaine. Starting in 2011, they released one demo and one EP before producing this first full-length, "The Dawn Of Steel". Their sounds and influences are deeply rooted in the early / mid 80s, when cult bands like VENOM, SODOM, HELLHAMMER, BATHORY and […]
Leave it up to Century Media to bring up another excellent anthology in the form of INFESTDEAD’s "Satanic Serenades". I like the fact that Century Media is giving this Death Metal veteran act the honors of a reissue. This double disc set has all recordings completely remastered by Dan Swanö (yes, that Dan Swanö) and […]
The best way to describe the music on "Mass Confusion" is my imagination about the clothes that this four-piece from Germany is wearing. A few seconds after the first tunes I immediately imagined hi-top sport shoes and skinny denim jeans plus a leather jacket. Of course this is just my vision, but I think the […]
The Norwegian powerhouse BLOOD RED THRONE is ready with a new album – and a new label, which hopefully will bring the brutalitarian regime out to the masses – and once for all cement their status, as the most brutal Death Metal stable the country in the North has to offer. Ten tracks of senseless […]
COBOLT 60 is a two-men project from Norway founded in 2000 and consisting of (ex-) members of the better known BLOOD RED THRONE. The project released two full-length albums so far and “The Grim Defiance” is their second output released already back in 2012. The good thing in Metal is, it does not matter when […]
The Canadian A.M.S.G. are around for quite a while now, since 2007 to be more precise. The three piece released two EPs and two full-lengths to date, with “Hostis Universi Generis” as the second and most recent one. This album I have to deal with might receive some good to great reaction in the underground […]
Chicago based Death / Thrashers FUNERAL NATION re-released their debut (and only) full-length “In Battle” with some nice bonus features, especially for people who are not familiar with the band. Disc 1 starts off with the record itself even though with a different tracklist and some bonus tracks not to be found on the original […]
25 years ago a band from Chicago called FUNERAL NATION released a minor old school classic called "After The Battle", with a nice low-budget cover photo that clearly demonstrated their anti-Christian affiliation. It was perhaps a bit too late to effectively make a statement among the several SLAYER influenced bands of the time, but their […]
CREMATORY STENCH is a young and rather unknown band from the US, hailing from the region of Costa Mesa. Looking at the cover of this EP, you’ll probably get the impression that you’re not dealing with a melodic or progressive band. Bullseye! It’s raw old school Death Metal that’s unleashed upon you. After some seconds […]
INCREMATE is a Death Metal trio from Germany. The band was formed back in 2007 but according to their bio, they have had a string of problems and line-up changes. I guess that is why there is no previous releases other than this, their debut album "Prospect Of Death", released by (the also German) Godeater […]