When I think about Death / Thrash, my mind gravitates towards the same albums every time: “Beneath The Remains”, “Tapping The Vein”, “The Ultimate Incantation” etc. There seems to be a certain unknown aspect of those albums that has hooked countless fans, new and old, to them. And I think that aspect has not been […]
Wow! I know there are many one man bands, but for some reason not that many traditional Heavy Metal one man bands. Well, this is one of the best I’ve heard in some time. Coming from the land of MERCYFUL FATE, formed by Andreas Thunbo, who has 30 years of experience under his belt, playing […]
BITTERNESS is a German band, that formed way back in 2001 and this is their eighth full-length. The music itself is an energetic form of Thrash, inspired by later era DESTRUCTION (even vocally there is some sort of similarity to Schmier), newer TESTAMENT and some mid era SEPULTURA. The production is very good and with […]
“Are they actually youngsters or veterans?” was a question discussed in our camp before we checked out CYCLONE at last year’s issue of Headbangers Open Air in Northern Germany. The answer became apparent when they pretty much blasted us away a little while later. Despite having been around since 1981 under that name (with a […]
January 2026 finds LONE WANDERER releasing their third full-length named “Exequiae” with the help of High Roller Records. I’m going to say this from the start: if you’re into Funeral Doom because of SPECTRAL VOICE, this is not really for you. There isn’t much Death Metal (or Death / Doom) influence here, this is true […]
A new year, a new band, a new album. This time I had the pleasure of listening to “Aletheia”, the new album by the Austrians WILDHUNT, a Heavy Metal band with Power and Thrash Metal undertones that, to be honest, I was completely unaware of. I started listening to their 2016 album “Descending” to build […]
I will be the first to admit that I am not a huge fan of Pagan / Folk Metal. Much like Tech Death, it’s just that I find it hard at times to find a semblance of groove in it. No offense to those aficionados of those genres, but I have to think too much […]
When was the last time a Metal album truly terrified you? That kind of primal fear we first felt hearing ‘Black Magic’ by SLAYER or ‘Dead By Dawn’ by DEICIDE, the sense of otherworldly darkness creeping into your room and surrounding you. It’s a weight of feeling that stays with you forever. QRIXKUOR through their […]
Issue #13 of Norway’s IMHOTEP is finally here, and it was released exactly on the 30th anniversary of the zine’s first issue. Congratulations on that! Running a print zine for thirty years is quite a challenge in my book, especially in digital times like these, but editor Roy Kristensen still seems to have enough motivation […]
There are always times in doing reviews that I come across a band that is completely new to me, and it gives me that experience of wonder. Will it be something special or just a waste of plastic? Much like we all have gone through, mainly when we step into a record store and are […]