There’s something about a scantily clad woman holding a spiked flail that’s undeniably Metal. Lust, chains, spikes, leather: you know this is a record that’s at least worth checking out. At any rate, this isn’t your everyday young kid’s tribute to an old Metal band. This band contains members of LOST BREED, who had Scott […]
The second album by NIGHTFELL from Portland, USA, is entitled "Darkness Evermore" and I could not think of a more fitting title. Because during the 40 minutes playing-time it is getting dark, very dark. The band consists of two musicians, who also used to play in quite some other bands, but with NIGHTFELL they created […]
Norwegian Black Metal horde ORKAN is back with their second full-length after a three year period of silence and it seems that the band opened itself to a more atmospheric and darker soundscape during that time. While the debut “Crimson Canvas” was more Thrash oriented and more energetic, “Livlaus” definitely evokes a lot more eeriness […]
Once again I’ve been living under a rock, and haven’t followed the happenings in the Death Metal world. I had sensed that CUT UP was a new band formed of some seasoned musicians, though who and from where I did not know. I had some strange idea that the band hailed from England, though as […]
With BONE GNAWER, we have another musical playground of Mr. Kam Lee and Mr. Rogga Johansson. Yes, it’s the same combination of veterans that makes up THE GROTESQUERY as well. But unlike them, this band has a completely different approach to Death Metal. BONE GNAWER won’t tell you horror stories based on ideas of H.P. […]
Californian cult Heavy / Doom gang LOST BREED releasing a 17 tracks compilation, and without being a pothead wizard I predict anyone who ever loved that stuff has to get this compilation too. First because you always do when old heroes show up again. And second, it’s worth it. Even though they also signed that […]
DESOLATION ANGELS is a British NWOBHM / Power Metal band which has released a modest repetoire since their formation in 1981. This contains two full-lengths (”Desolation Angels” in 1986 and ”While The Flame Still Burns” in 1991), three demos (”Demo 1” in 1981, ”Fury” in 1987 and ”Demo 1987” in 1989), a single in 1984 […]
Fittingly to the very worthy anniversary edition of the mighty first TYRANT album “Legions Of The Dead”, the Portuguese label Blood & Iron Records re-released the band’s second album “Too Late To Pray” from 1987 in an expanded and re-mastered new edition as well. This album was originally unleashed two years after the epic debut. […]
There are countless bands out in the Metal world that chose the name TYRANT. The Metal Archives site lists 19 of them, and I’m sure there were some more that didn’t record anything notable. But… there’s only one true TYRANT! And these TYRANT are from Pasadena, California and are around since 1978! Never on hiatus […]
SACRED STEEL, aggressive Heavy Metal from Germany that we all have headbanged a lot to during the years, or well no, not this SACRED STEEL. They hail from Chicago and never made that much fuss, before they disbanded in 1994. So I reckon not many have heard about them, and that is quite a shame […]