HOLY TERROR in my opinion has to be one of the most underated bands of the Speed / Thrash Metal era. I just can’t understand how albums like "Terror And Submission" and "Mind Wars” didn’t get enough attention either from the media or fans themselves. The great guitar works from Kurt Kilfelt is outstanding, the […]
HOUSE OF ATREUS is an American horde hailing from the cold Minneapolis in Minnesota and have been founded in 2011. After a demo release and an EP in 2013, the band have finally been signed to Dark Descent Records and releases now their first full-length album via this fine label. Similar to their now defunct […]
I met this NY Death Metal entity long way back in the 90s. I exchanged demos with them when they were still known as MORPHEUS. Those tapes are still there, waiting for them to dust be cleaned and spiders killed… and because of this compilation, that seems more unlikely than ever. Coming with an impressive […]
On their fourth album, these Mexican warriors have defined their music style to that of evil orthodox Black Metal, which infuses some old school Death Metal. Gone is the style they did for their first two albums that was a good MORBID ANGEL / ANGELCORPSE thing. The direction shown on their last album which was […]
The debut album of this USA based trio was truly a jewel. A fantastic piece of evil Death Metal with melody and intensity that really caught many off guard. They sounded to me like if “Left Hand Path” crossed with “Scream Bloody Gore” with a great musicianship, killer solos and agonizing vocals. Such a strong […]
Well, I guess you all know that feeling: the one band you always adored for bringing you the light releases a new album. The anticipation and the undying love for that on one hand, the fearful questions and the scepticism on the other… In my case that one band is IRON MAIDEN. Their first five […]
While thinking of Dutch Death Metal, there are bands like ASPHYX, PESTILENCE, GOREFEST and SINISTER coming to the mind of most people all of a sudden I guess. Others like maybe PENTACLE, DISSECT and especially ETERNAL SOLSTICE are still way too underrated and have never been able to step out of the shadow of their, […]
The English Tolkien devotees ORCRYPT are around for quite a while now. Yet their only release up to now was a demo called “The Mirkwood Massacre” in 2010. Five years on, they unleashed their first album “Mercenaries Of Mordor”. And after listening to it, I can’t imagine that someone really waited for this. Medium paced […]
Sometimes there are reunions that no one really expected. A.R.G. from Kuusamo in Finland didn’t really blow up dust in their first period of existence in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Asides from a bunch of demo tapes, they released three EPs and two albums on the local Megamania label. The better known second […]
Wow, heavy stuff from this Canadian 2-piece outfit. If I get it right the demo was recorded without bass, but luckily you don’t hear that (the early MANTAS / DEATH stuff was also recorded without a bass and still became classic – Frank). This does not mean that the sound is weak here, actually I […]