Very simply, very straight and very brutal. SADISTIC RITUAL from peach state Georgia, thrashing through their second EP “Edge Of The Knife” as if they balance at the same. With a bloodthirstiness which cannot be healthy for themselves. For that reason it might be some kind of a hint starting this record with a song […]
Back in the days when Metal still was real, three young Death Metal bands were touring Europe, one Swedish named ENTOMBED, one Dutch named SINISTER and one Austrian named DISHARMONIC ORCHESTRA. All three bands are still active and they all still play Death Metal, well the last named band has progressed somewhat from their early […]
Anyone surprised to hear that German REVEL IN FLESH have a new split 7” out? Not really, huh? Me neither… And that’s a good thing, since I’m always shivering with anticipation. For their 7th split 7”, they teamed up with Mexican ghoul squad ZOMBIEFICATION for a joint effort called “Eyeless Ghoulish Horror”. As the title […]
The glorious Metal archives site lists no less than ten bands named MANIAC. Two of them gained a little more attention, one from Austria and a Death Metal outfit from France. Now these MANIAC are from the Spanish capital Madrid, active since 2011, and they should not be confused with another Spanish formation who released […]
The reason why I asked Frank if I could join his reviewing forces from the darkside, is records like this. Eight years of GRAVEYARD and what else to say besides: what the unholy Death fuck!? What a merciless collection. “The Coffin Years” comprises the evilest selection of diverse split EP tracks, covered, rare, unreleased, and […]
It`s been quite a long time since this Japanese trio released its debut album, a felt eternity if you ask me. It was 2008 when their solid eight track long player “黎” (Rei) hit the stores. A marvelous Metal disk which was able to convince me in every aspect. So I was extremely excited how […]
Spain’s COME BACK FROM THE DEAD were formed back in 2008 and present here their debut album. For some reason the name of the band reminds me of a song from the album “Rotten Death” from the mighty Swedish band TORMENTED, in fact an album so great that it is amongst my top 10 Death […]
Spain’s BALMOG have been creating horrifying Black Metal since 2003, and this is their second album. The cover art sets the tone for the album quite good. The Black Metal style of the band is actually more akin to Finnish Black Betal bands, similar to BEHEXEN, SARGEIST or HORNA just to name a reference, although […]
Sometimes, once in a time, a band that is supposed to be hated by your truly, surprises me with something. It is hard to understand what and how it works. That is the reason I like bands like GWAR, ATLAS LOSING GRIP or AVALANCH no matter how far they are from my usual Death / […]
Do I really still have to introduce California’s INSANITY to the VOICES readers? Oh well… These guys started out back in the mid 80s and quickly established themselves as a highly intense, deathly Thrash Metal force. Musically they could almost be labeled as a highspeed version of early POSSESSED yet with an even more aggressive […]