I just can’t be objective anymore when it comes to these guys! To me SADISTIC INTENT is simply THE band that always understood best what real Death Metal is all about. They got the perfect dark image, they have a vocalist with a brutal, yet very charismatic voice who knows that real brutality comes from […]
What is it about Japan’s SABBAT that elicits such a die-hard response from fans? ARES KINGDOM vocalist Alex Blume is one of "those" SABBAT die-hards. Earlier this year ARES KINGDOM played in Chicago with BLACK WITCHERY, SCEPTER, and ANCIENT GODS. At a party the night before our show, a very drunk Alex trapped Scott of […]
Well, the title is a little misleading. This doesn’t sound ‘Black Metal’ the way many, including myself, might think of it. This is primitive Death Metal with horrible production, sounding a bit like VARATHRON’s "Procreation Of Unaltered Evil" to my ears; and that’s its charm. The double LP includes the band’s "Zombie" demo from 1990, […]
After releasing an already excellent demo entitled "Misanthropic Genius" in 2002 (review to be found somewhere on this pages) Swedish TERRORAMA could gain a deal with NWN and now offer their first full-length containing seven new tracks (including a HOLY TERROR cover) of aggressive, diversified Black / Thrash sounding like a mixture of early MERCILESS, […]
This is the first musical sign of life from Sweden’s TERRORAMA after their debut full-length "Horrid Efface" on Nuclear War Now Productions. A classic demo tape, with a xeroxed black & white cover (very old school indeed) that offers four brand new songs (‘Perversion Extol’, ‘Inseminated With Scorn’, ‘The Self-Exorcism’ and an instrumental version of […]
Thrash ’til fuckin’ Death!!! If you like it the primitive old school Black / Thrash way then you should check out Sweden’s TERRORAMA first demo tape. The three songs featured on "Misanthropic Genius" have a fantastic, powerful sound (created by ex-MARDUK member "Devo" Andersson), that provides enough raw feeling inevitable for this type of music. […]
Vinyl collectors beware! This 7" was already pretty much sold out at the label directly before it even got released, so obviously there must be something special about it. And it is! After the rather cool CHARON 7", Sepulchral Voice Records returns with an even stronger follow-up now: a split EP of the two very […]
This young band from Denmark creates powerful, driving Death Metal remembering me of Swedish SOULREAPER since influences from "Covenant" phase MORBID ANGEL get mixed with the straightness and melodic feel of Scandinavian Death Metal acts. Whereas USIPIAN’s previous release, the MCD "Human Spirit Massacre", was a lot more technical than "Clouded Restrainment", the quintet focuses […]
This was actually already part of the first bunch of Century Media’s re-releases, but due to the fact that we received it now, it ends up here… The album’s title got printed with a different font and reduced a bit in its size. The front-cover turned out a lot clearer and you can see the […]
This is an easy one. Killer late ’80s Speed Metal; well played, classic Thrash Metal style production, cult artwork, great NWN layout. Cool stuff; don’t miss it. Charles Keller