Belgian quintet ZARDENS returns with their sophomore album “Blackness Unfolds”, and it is no less than a pure lesson in violence. As the famous Belgian proverb says, “a single spot stains the whole dress”, so here are 10 straight forward Black Metal songs with an extra Thrash and Death Metal touch delivered spotlessly tight!!! It’s […]
One has to admit that every French Black Metal band that once stood out had a certain queer element to its music, which was also what made this scene so unique. So here’s French band ULUUN presenting its debut album “Danke Dreiser!” in its disrupting atmospheric Black Metal form. An oppressive ambience stretches along its […]
This reissue of SACRED SIN’s debut album “Darkside” struck me with quite some surprise since I listened to it for the first time absolutely unaware it was a 25 year old release, and what an album it is! I’m not sure of the impact it caused when it was first released, but for the ones […]
Somehow it has become a very nice habit for REVEL IN FLESH to release limited split 7”es with other fine bands that feature exclusive songs. The collector nerd within hops up and down in excitement and the Death Metal lunatic gets ready for a new bloodfeast. The latter also hopes either for the split partner […]
My brother introduced me to GOATTHOAT’s music a few months ago. It’s a general rule that just about any band with the word "Goat" in the title is something I’ll listen to (ARCHGOAT, GOAT SEMEN, GOATBLOOD, SADOGOAT, etc…). But GOATTHOAT? I’m not even sure what that means other than simply referring to the throat of […]
Hailing from the Rhineland of Germany the outfit known as BLACK PRIEST OF SATAN issue out their debut slab of doomy Black Metal. Formed in 2007 the band consists of 2 members; Molestor Kadotus and Avenger. My first instinct is they might have scored the band name from THE BLACK’s album (if you don’t know […]
NYX from Turin, Italy (not to be mistaken with NYX from Rome, Italy) are named after the Greek goddess of night. "Hairesis" is the follow-up of two demos and one EP and although, at least for my taste, the playing time may be little too short it is published as an album. Especially when you […]
NECROHERESY deliver exactly what you think of when hearing the band’s name. Progressive Ambient Emocore. Of course not. At large the band, formed 2012 in Bratislava, Slovakia, can be characterized as Black / Thrash Metal. With emphasis on Thrash. Five song (plus intro) filled with lots of galloping early SODOM influenced stuff, but also some […]
If it wasn’t for Ace Frehley and 70s KISS I probably never would’ve ended up listening to Hard Rock and Heavy Metal at all! This, and the fact that there’s countless of bands out there nowadays (even in the Black and Death Metal genre) that name the original fearsome foursome and especially Ace Frehley’s unique […]
Formed just two years ago this is the first release by DULIA from Italy. Wondering about the band’s name? Me, too. It means "veneration and invocation given to saints as the servants of God". And the music itself? Blackened Death Metal with decent keyboards. By the way, the band uses a drum computer, but in […]