Hot on the heels of "Phoenix Rising" comes a new 2 tracker EP from DESTROYER 666. Boasting a production similar to that of "Unchain The Wolves", this is something of a step back in some ways. The sound is heavy and very, very raw and the whole thing reminds me a little of "Persecution Mania" […]
DESPISE may be one of the oldest Thrash Metal bands from Greece (formed in 1986), but they have definitely not been very busy in terms of recording and releasing material. Besides their 1993 demo "State Of Brutality" and some sampler contributions, they have not managed to record a longplayer up to now. But their plans […]
Kam "The Tyrant" Lee, THE godfather of Death Metal, has finally returned to the scene with his first musical sign of life since MASSACRE’s 1996’s infamous "Promise" album and the DESTRUCTION cover that he recorded with KAULDRON a couple of years later for the Dwell Records compilation "Armageddon: The Tribute To Destruction". His new musical […]
I always had a huge impression of the Mexican Death Metal. Bands like SHUB NIGGURATH, CENOTAPH, THE CHASM as well as newer bands such as NECCROCULTUS were not only copycats of big names in the Death Metal scene, they were really something special and talking especially about SHUB NIGGURATH and CENOTAPH I listen pretty regular […]
Unlike a lot of useless re-issues that are circulating at the moment, here’s finally some that really do make sense, as most of the classic DEMON albums are extremely hard to find these days. The Swedish label Record Heaven Music finally went for the opportunity and re-issued the band’s first three outputs on CD recently. […]
This is a re-release of DEICIDE’s "Scars Of The Crucifix" that originally saw the light of day in 2004. The CD comes in an additional slip case and also features a bonus DVD that offers a previously unreleased 12 track live show (40:37min) as well as the "Behind The Scars" documentary (35:30min) that was already […]
Well, this is truly a monumental album as its title already suggests. The French extreme Black Metal band DEATHSPELL OMEGA is active since the mid-90s and walked upon raw, DARKTHRONE-inspired Black Metal paths on their previous releases, but with "Si Monumentum Requires Cicumspice" the definition of DEATHSPELL OMEGA’s sound has to be rewritten! Of course […]
I’m not quite sure what this is really supposed to be – a demo, or an advance tape – but considering the fact that next to its title, "Disk III" is also mentioned on the cover, I suppose it’s the latter… which makes things even worse…! All those of you who tend to buy releases […]
From the land of Peter Jackson come the new conquerors; gas mask-clad DAWN OF AZAZEL, a blistering kiwi answer to OZ’s hyper Speed Metal masters STARGAZER. Apart from a major screw-up by the pressing plant in sealing the full color sleeve and entombing the lyrics and thanks list inside, the packaging is first rate; and […]
Additionally to their debut full-length on Threeman Recordings, there’s also two vinyl 7"es available from Sweden’s old school horde DAMNATION. The first one, "Divine Darkness", features the band’s demo of the same name from 1994. In case you missed out on it back when it originally came out (or were simply too lazy to get […]