This is already the 10th issue of Brazil’s CRUSH THE CROSS zine and (if my memory serves me right) the first one I got my hands on. Editor Samir Souza seems to be a very dedicated supporter of the underground and keeps it going for quite some time now, with an increased number of pages […]
Hell fuckin’ yeah…!! Now we have got something totally cool here, dear folks. CARDINAL SIN out from Puerto Rico, was (yes, the stress is the past tense, ‘was’ because the band has disbanded quite some time ago already) simply one hell of a killer and talented Thrash Metal act that had their musical roots deep […]
Do me a favor and try not to pigeon-hole this release and the band to the genre fun(ny) Grindcore. The six guys from the Czech Republic do not only have an odd moniker but also a pretty stupid album name. Accordingly song titles like ‘Vidal Sasoon Wash And Gore’ are just misleading. What we have […]
From the land of the Trolls, please welcome GRUESOME, a five piece dedicated to raw and primitive Black / Death Metal. The band members are no newcomers in any way, in fact three of them have reached the venerable age of 29 and are in activity in various Norwegian outfits since the late 80s. No […]
I like Metal, I like Death Metal, and when liking Death Metal it is a sure thing to be a fan of the mighty DEATH. So, of course I do also like DEATH. Even though I haven’t been listening that much to the band the latest years, so a nice chance to dust of the […]
Just almost a month ago I was reviewing their magnificent debut MCD “Heavy Death” and here we go again, their debut full-length aptly titled “Morbid Death”. These Ludvika, Sweden native youngsters have done it again! This new effort really crushes everything done before, intense old school Swedish Death Metal, ten tracks of pure aggression, intense […]
For everyone who rather approaches new MORGOTH stuff with caution, don’t fear “Ungod”! It’s a pure Death Metal album! One with ups and downs but all in all a quite good one. They managed a successfully balanced act between old school music and modern styled sound. Gladly no need for any vicarious embarrassments (found it!), […]
This band from Lima, Peru performs Doom with a significant ’70s Rock influence that, together with ”Conjuros De Poder”, has released five albums. Predecessors were ”Reino Ermitaño” (2003), ”Brujas Del Mar” (2006), ”Rituales Interiores” (2008) and ”Veneración Del Fuego” (2013). REINO ERMITAÑO consists of guitarist Eloy Arturo, which you might know from KRANIUM, drummer Julio […]
PYREXIA from New York is another technical Death Metal outfit, that unfortunately perished in the mass of releases back in the 90s, even though their debut release "Sermon Of Mockery" was quite a good album. After two released demos, the band finally got signed to mighty Drowned Productions, who had some really good bands back […]
Chilean premium Thrashers FORCE OF DARKNESS are around for a long time in the extreme Metal underground. The three piece started in 2002 and up to now have ten releases in their discography, lots of small stuff and also two full-length releases. The first, self-titled album originally saw the dark of night in 2006 as […]