Well, "UN-Necessary Evil" would be a proper title for this worthless MCD by US mid-tempo Metalcore / Thrashers RELLIK. Although I guess that the band is around for some time now (on the cover is a tombstone with a 1987 carved in it), it does not improve anything on "Necessary Evil". The four songs presented […]
RELLIK is a rather new force on the American Death / Thrash Metal scene, the bottom of the music is laid upon a Death Metal pattern infused with some thrashy riffing and guitar leads, and a growled screamed hybrid bastard of a vocal, suiting this dark and aggressive burst of intensity quite well. When I […]
Germany is one of the greatest countries overall. Lifestyle, entertainment, culture, music and above all Metal. You can listen to 1 band (new or old) each day over 5 years without repeating a single record and all of them will have something to remember, a trademark. Talking about remembering and trademarks, the landmark set during […]
The European edition of "When Chaos Reigns", the third album by NO RAZA from Colombia, is published via the Russian label GS Productions. Once more a positive effect of the world wide web and the possibility to connect people all over the globe sharing the same interests. As a bonus this edition comes along with […]
SOLARISIS is a Dutch band that mix their brutal Death Metal sound with a melodic undertone that decorated the first THE GATHERING album for example. ”Of Plague Proportions” is the second full-length of this band from Enschede and was originally released in digital form and in own management. Online info learns that it was supposed […]
This combined CD / DVD compilation features 18 audio and 13 video tracks by exclusively French bands from the extreme Metal sector. Half of the the audio and most of the video tracks are previously unreleased. Featured audio tracks are by: HACRIDE, G.T.I., KEVORKIA, AENIMA, SUPERSTATIC REVOLUTION, ZUBROWSKA, GOJIRA, KLONE, NERV, AS WE BLEED, EYELESS, […]
I received this promo pack directly from the band. Unfortunately every single track is cut after one or two minutes. Extremely annoying! So my first impulse was not to review this at all but as the material is really strong I’ll give you a rough overview of the music on here. First of all there […]
VIOLENT ATTACK from Paraguay and HELLISH CROSSFIRE from Germany join forces under Proselytism Records’ flag to release this demo compilation. Included are VIOLENT ATTACK’s "A Demo Of Violence" from 2002 and their "Rehearsal 2003" plus a SABBAT cover (recorded live in 2007). Also HELLISH CROSFIRE’s "Unholy Tyranny" 2004 rehearsal and "Unofficial" rehearsal tape (from 2005) […]
VENOM’s "Black Metal" has turned into an alltime classic for a whole generation of extreme Metal fans around the globe and even gave birth to a whole new genre of the same name… The funny thing is, that VENOM originally labeled their own style as Power Metal and not Black Metal ("VENOM Metal = Power […]
Truthfully the only aspect of this split CD release that I found of any interest was the booklet layout. Not the graphics per se but the esthetic style of it all. Sort of digi-pack but not really, kind of difficult to explain but I like it and it cleverly takes care of all that one […]