Coming together for this clash of perverse and primitive brutality are two bands playing in the gaskmask / Nuclear War Now! / goat worshipping style. First up are GOATBLOOD from Germany, with an approach like a slower BLACK WITCHERY, bathed in analog, warm production. Simplistic and at times pretty catchy, my favorite aspect of this […]
FUNERAL WHORE was formed in the Netherlands, back in 2006. But it was not until 2009 that their first demo tape came out. Since then, they have been steadily releasing material (2 more demos, 2 splits and their debut album from 2012). After some line-up changes, specially in the drum department, they teamed up with […]
Trying to stay away from the classic Finnish sound, SKULMAGOT decided to go all the way down to the legendary Florida old school feeling to get their inspiration, at least music wise. This self-released effort started with ‘Forced Fed Testicles’ which quickly gives you an idea of what these guys were trying to achieve. However, […]
SURGIKILL from the US is a quite new outfit formed in 2015 and after only one promo release, they immediately got signed by F.D.A. Records, who saw the quality of the material. Even though this outfit is new, its members all are musicians, who have been involved in several bands and projects before, so no […]
EXCRETION from Salem in Sweden was another really talented outfit back in the 90s that never got the attention they deserved. Founded in 1990 under the moniker ATROCIOUS, the band played classic Swedish Death Metal in the vein of DESULTORY or ENTOMBED. In 1992 the band changed their name to EXCRETION and released their first […]
Just when thought you’ve heard it all and there will be no more band to really confuse you, the next new landmark in extremity comes just around the corner. The over the edge Thrash duo MANIFESTOR from Gothenburg really caught my attention three years ago with their second demo “Old Monster”. Their interpretation of how […]
“Tales Of Flesh And Skin” is a case of veterans meeting fresh blood. The German Death Metal legend FLESHCRAWL returns after nearly a decade of silence. And they team up for a split release with a really new project called SKINNED ALIVE. To put it in other words: one band that should not offer a […]
Since this record crossed my path in social networks and music blogs for the first time, I have to admit, the cover picture creeps the shit out of me. It really has that magic of staring at you and making you wanting to tell it to shut up. Anyone remembers the "News Of The World" […]
Formed in 2012, this blackened Death Metal band from the Netherlands has put together their first release… actually, a 3-song promo entitled “Promo 2015”. Little is known of the band members who simply go by their initials (MvS on vocals, JB on guitar, ML on bass and BN on drums). However, they seem like seasoned […]
If one day ANVIL will stop to play, it will mean we should start to worry about the future of Heavy Metal. Because trends come and go, young bands often do 2-3 albums and then disappear, because they either have no strength or energy to continue, or the reality of the so called Metal business […]