When Bob Dylan received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016, it sparked a global reaction. The Swedish Academy justified its decision by stating that Dylan had created a new poetic form of expression within the American song tradition through his lyrics. Many welcomed the award, seeing it as recognition of the literary quality of […]
Social criticism and Grindcore, what else! If you’re looking for an album that serves as a soundtrack to the collapse of modern society, VOR DIE HUNDE have knocked on the right door. With “Weltmarktführer Befiehl – Wir Entfolgen!”, released through Defying Danger Records, the German band doesn’t just play a mix of Grindcore, Hardcore Punk […]
Now this sounds like a proper melting pot of Death Metal! Hailing from Hamburg, Germany, this bunch has just released their second album. Following a mid-tempo intro, the record does not exactly take prisoners: nine fast neckbreakers and one slower song make up a nice violent package. Loads of classic extreme Metal influences are shining […]
I have a secret to tell you. Something that the Metal press has been hiding from you all. Much of the printed press and even online publications pass this by. I hate to be so overly dramatic, but this is something that is so monumental that the revelation of Area 51 and aliens would pale […]
The eponymous debut of the Austrians ZEPTER, released under the watchful wing of the historic label High Roller Records, is a statement of intent that leaves no room for compromise. Formed in early 2024 and preceded by the promising EP “Inferno”, the Linz based quartet delivers a record that smells of leather, sweat and fully […]
Anyone who manages to sound completely original in the year 2026, when you have already heard everything at some point in some way or another, has already accomplished an exquisite work. The applause belongs to Thomas Haugeneder, the mastermind behind SLAVESON from Austria. Active since the late 1990s “Heraklit” is being described as the band’s […]
From the workshops of North Rhine-Westphalia, MEKONG DELTA returns to haunt the physical realm. Founded by Ralf Hubert in 1985, their sophomore effort “The Music Of Erich Zann” was originally released back in 1988. It received quite a lot of re-releases since it came out, yet High Roller Records possibly gave it the most generous […]
MASTER’S HAMMER, a band known for its own blend of first wave Black Metal, has released last year an album that could be described as a blend of Industrial, Darkwave and maybe Disco which is a term the band uses to describe this album. They also use the Post-Metal descriptor, but depriving it of its […]
Back in 1987, Thrash Metal was at its peak all over the globe. And although the subgenre had its similar characteristics, it seemed every band putting out records had a different sound. And in between this huge wave of new bands, MEKONG DELTA went one step further. For me, their debut album was criminally underrated. […]
Once again, I need to take you back in time. It was the year 1984 when I stumbled over a cheap priced compilation LP in one of my local record shops that I immediately bought to discover some new bands. The title was “Scandinavian Metal Attack”, the cover graced by a painting Swedish artist Mårten […]