AU-DESSUS from Vilnius, Lithuania are a newcomer and have just released their first self-titled EP "Au-Dessus" via Witching Hour Productions from Poland, who once again show their good taste for underground bands. The five songs simply called ‘I’ to ‘V’ are Black Metal or Avangarde Black Metal / Post Black Metal on a very high […]
The name BESTIALITY is such an obvious choice for an extreme Metal band – no one really took that name for a very long time. Now we have two new bands with this name. There is the German Death Metal band who released their album last year. And there is this Polish wrecking crew. This […]
Are you ready for some Black Metal rage from Poland? Our Eastern neighbours have developed a very vivid scene for this kind of music over the last more than twenty years, including some very unhealthy bands, no denial! And two of the better known bands have teamed up for this release here. On the one […]
Well, this is the third review of this release, which is truly becoming a cult one. Three different versions definitely deserve to be mentioned separately. And it seems that Portugal’s Caverna Abismal Records gave it the ultimate cult meaning in the true sense of this word. The "Profane Cult" tape contains 3 bonus tracks and […]
Wow, what a kick ass EP is this! As far as I know, this is a one man project by Michael Zetterberg from AGGRESSIVE MUTILATOR and he unleashes a 6 minute powerdisplay with the impact of a tornado in the F5 category. In a mix of Black Metal (riffs), Grindcore (drums) and Hardcore / Punk […]
Splits usually go unnoticed, unless the bands who participate on them are noteworthy to begin with. On rare occasions, the bands are good enough that they earn a fanbase by the strength of their contribution to the record. While not the best split ever recorded, this one between EMBRIONAL and EMPHERIS is above the pale. […]
Poland days at VFTDS. Always worth a journey, to feel the magic in-between Bigos, Lech, mustaches and a very diverse and sometimes valiantly Metal scene. But let’s skip the stereotypical nonsense and discover EMBIRONAL’s latest album. And as if they had known it is all about the devil inside. Because it is such a complex […]
To fashion one’s band as a tribute to an older, influential band, either sparks derision for the choice of band to pay tribute to, or applause. HELLHAMMER has had every kind of homage payed to them, and despite more than twenty years of bowing and scraping, we’re still not done thanking them, it seems. But […]
Some of you might (should!) remember ENCABULOS from Australia who released a brilliant MCD entitled "Abandoning The Flesh", offering devastatingly massive heavy Death Metal. In my opinion they succeeded in transferring the atmosphere and impact of early BOLT THROWER and UNLEASHED to the present in terms of production, riffing and speed (lots of blastbeats!!!). Some […]
Well crossfire from Belgium was always a band I could take or leave when putting their records on. They had some very good songs and then some ‘throw away’ unmemorable tracks as well. The vocals were very reminiscent of Marc Storace of krokus fame and the music just your ‘typical’ 80s fare, with sadly no […]