It seems that THORNESBREED really must’ve changed for the better with this new release… I gotta admit that I personally didn’t hear them before, but I do remember that good ol’ Hacker of UNHOLY TERROR magazine still mentioned the occasional use of keyboards on their 1999 debut demo "Suppression Of Desire". On "Preaching The Sin" […]
THORNESBREED from the eastern part of Germany are already active for nearly two decades, but are only releasing their second full-length now. The band plays a Black Metal painted version of Death Metal, moving within the borderline of both styles. Oppressive guitars and menacing atmospheres are their strength and the band manages to drag the […]
In the last few weeks, I heard a lot of new Death Metal bands from the US of A with a distinct edge of Doom Death. The next fine band that fits in this line is the one man project RITUAL CHAMBER from San Francisco. This band is the brainchild of Numinas (a.k.a. Dario Derna) […]
Here we have a fairly new band from Umea, Sweden. After a couple of demos beginning in 2012, "Preludes And Nocturnes" is their first studio album and from the outset it’s not exactly a triumph in things carnal but if you want to be mean you could say it’s an agony. This is basically a […]
From the speakers emerge a dark and somber atmosphere of crushing and dark Death Metal, together with a stench of a grave closed for almost 20 years, not at all pleasant, but that is what Swedish WOMBBATH sticks in our face with their reanimated, though still decomposed album "Internal Caustic Torments" originally released back in […]
Are we living in the decade were all the 90s underground acts want to return and show the new bands how to play? Or maybe is it that we are facing an overly saturated scene return? I beg for a mix of both. While most of the bands from late 80s early 90s (all genres) […]
So the time has come for another masterpiece from Mexico’s forward thinking Death / Doom phenomenon MAJESTIC DOWNFALL. I have something to admit, I’m a big fan of Jacobo Córdova,. Every single band and album he is involved with has something unique and interesting to offer to the Metal community. He has been very active […]
With a very familiar but still deadly sound, BONE GNAWER’s new album comes in full attack mode fronted by the legendary Kam Lee (MASSACRE, DENIAL FRIEND). After a long intro, "Cannibal Crematorium" presents us an effective buffet for those heavily into legendary bands like CARCASS and IMPETIGO to name a few. Besides, there is a […]
Swedish Death Metal. Exclamation mark, normally. To go out on a limb, i’d say there is no country on earth which provides such a huge amount of good music of every kind. And of cause Death Metal or in this case melodic Death Metal is one of those kinds. I guess name dropping would be […]
The darkness swells in the east! And fuck yeah, I am happy to review another upcoming band from that area, between surface mines and the otherworld. Which has been neglected for too long. At least when it comes to the unholy pact with the dark and its mysteries. ANTLERS from Leipzig (Germany) seem to be […]