Since their debut “Niedergang” from the year 2014 FIRTAN have earned a good reputation. The basis was classic Pagan / Black Metal, performed powerfully and dynamically and always expanded a little, without straying too far from the origins. I do not know whether the band from Germany did themselves a favor with their fifth album. […]
UPRISING, the solo project of WALDGEFLÜSTER’s Winterherz, has returned with their fourth full-length album, “III”. This release marks a departure from the band’s previous lyrical themes, focusing instead on contemporary social and political issues. Musically, UPRISING continues to deliver their signature brand of Black Metal, with a focus on powerful riffs, melodic leads and a […]
Swiss ELLENDE formed in 2011 and “Todbringerin” is their fifth full-length so far. Describing their music seems a bit complex, but dreamy, beautiful and at times terrifying could probably fit the description of their Black Metal influenced atmospheric music. Although I can hear some Post Metal, and a bit of more atmospheric type sounds, more […]
I first heard ATARAXIE nearly 15 years ago, a friend of mine was heavily into Funeral Doom and had recommended their debut full-length to me. I cannot believe I’m listening to their brand new album in 2024. Doom isn’t necessarily for the impatient, particularly ATARAXIE’s version of Death / Doom, which meanders on the edges […]
TEMPLE OF DREAD have a celebrity in their midst, they have SLAUGHTERDAY’s Jens Finger, the German version of CROWBAR’s Kirk Windstein, playing for them, doing what Kirk does best, providing kick-ass vocals to relentless music. TEMPLE OF DREAD are your traditional Death Metal band from Germany, sticking to the core principles of German Death Metal, […]
This German band formed back in 2004 and this is just their second album. They can be defined as a thrashing Death Metal band, with many references to bands like DEMOLITION HAMMER, SEPULTURA and PESTILENCE, with average Death Thrash vocals, and a very heavy production. To be honest, a band with more than two decades […]
This is a completely new band for me. I have not seen them in passing mentions or flyers, etc. and I’m even a fanboy / watcher of many bands hailing from Spain. In their Metal Archives listing, they are categorized as Black / Death Metal, but I do not see that at all. What we […]
“Impure Ways Beyond Shadows” by MAGNANIMUS is a ferocious attack of South American Death Metal at its most vicious and uncompromising. This Chilean band shows no mercy, launching the listener into a whirlwind of chaos and destruction from the first riff. The opening track, ‘Black Wind Divinity’ sets the tone with a raw, ominous atmosphere […]
UPON THE ALTAR’s debut album “Absid Ab Ordine Luminis” featured a violent mixture of Death and Black Metal that may be commonly known as “War Metal”. Personally I don’t like the tag, but it has been widespread in the last two decades or so to describe a certain subgenre in which bands such as BEHERIT, […]
LITURGIA, initially with Camilo, a.k.a Ctesias (guitars / vocals), Afar (bass) and Mauricio (drums), has a very interesting history that may go far back to 32 years ago in Manizalez, Colombia. After the dissolution of MORTANDAD (Camilo’s first band) in 1991, LITURGIA was formed in 1992 and showed up on the Colombian scene with a […]