A couple of years ago Wannes of PENTACLE kindly used to send me a CD-R of all the old PENTACLE material, that had been recorded prior to their first full-length, "…Rides The Moonstorm". Since I don’t listen to tapes and vinyl anymore (yeah, I’m fuckin’ untrue – I know), this way I was still able […]
I’ve been intrigued by DIA DE LOS MUERTOS after seeing their video ‘Cantina Del Infierno’ starring David Vincent as a bartender in a seedy Mexican style bar. But honestly, for the purpose of this review, I’ve been listening to "Satanico Dramatico", their debut album released in 2011 and available as a free download, more than […]
DIA DE LOS MUERTOS was founded in 2005 and the "Day Of The Dead" EP was the band’s first release the same year. It is some kind of self-titled release, the Spanish band’s name translated into English. Just in case you do not know about the famous "dias de los muertos" in Mexico, go and […]
The L.A. based multinational band DIA DE LOS MUERTOS named themselves after the famous Mexican holiday “Day Of The Dead” that is based in the old Mexican, mainly Aztec beliefs and were collected by the Christian missionaries because it was so popular in old Mexico. These holidays inspired the contemporary tattoo scene a lot and […]
After ten years since their last studio release (the essential compilation "Lost Masters Of The Universe”) the Norwegian trio MYSTICUM finally show a sign of live with this second album "Planet Satan”. The debut "In The Streams Of Inferno” from 1996 was a strikingly atmospheric album with a mix of traditional Norwegian Black Metal riffing […]
Back in 1993, this Swedish band’s first full-length album "Into Eternity" was released on Metal Blade Records. Death Metal was at its highest, if not just having peaked, and somehow these Swedes never received much glory, compared to many of their native bands or label mates, back then. Well, DESULTORY isn’t the typical Swedish Death […]
I can imagine that (still) not everybody is familiar with this horde from the other end of the world. I put "still" in parentheses ’cause this fact should actually change after you have listened to this absolute killer release. BULLETBELT are hailing from Wellington, New Zealand and just unleashed their second full-length effort upon this […]
This might be the most overlooked band from the “Golden Age” of Swedish Death Metal. CENTINEX already started in 1990, but did by far not get the attention other bands from that era gained. Maybe it’s because they never had a deal with a bigger label. Their debut album “Subconscious Lobotomy” for example was released […]
The first release of German INVOKER saw the light of day already a year ago. But that’s no reason not to present it here, because “A New Age” is too good to remain in the deepest underground. At first look, a mix of Black and Death Metal seems to be rather unspectacular. Yet, the more […]
Are you also missing the good old days of Crossover, when this term was used for bands like D.R.I., ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT or LUDICHRIST? When there seemed to be no speed limit? When music was really fuckin’ fast? Then this one is for you! BACKLASH from Singapore play a fine mix of stop-and-go Hardcore and fast […]