What stood out with this 6-track EP is that, compared to their two full-lengths "Doomscope” and "Dystopics”, it all sounds more accessible (not that these two were inaudible!). The clean production makes it all more balanced and reveals even the smallest detail. It reminded of CADAVER ("…In Pains”) which was a complete different chapter than […]
CONSIDERED DEAD are a fresh new band from Brazil, that’s named after an album from classic techno Death Metal heroes GORGUTS. So, somehow this raises certain expectations of how this band might sound on their first effort. But let’s start from the beginning, that is two years ago. Merited VIOLATOR members Batera (drums) and Capaça […]
NUM SKULL never gained the popularity they could have, but now it’s too late to judge or wonder, if it’s the fault of the band members, if it’s because of wrong decisions, if the band really had bad luck, or if they simply weren’t interested in a more serious career. While the two studio albums […]
I’ve been enjoying some Mexican bands through out time: CENOTAPH, THE CHASM, SHUB-NIGGURATH, DISGORGE, DEMONIZED, HACAVITZ, DOMAIN, RAVAGER and now the time has come to get ZOMBIEFICATION under my skin, with their third full-length. Guess I’ve been hiding under a rock, as I had not gotten around to check these guys out until now. The […]
This is a 2nd instalment of the series "Lithuanian Metal. The Roots" started by Ledo Takas Records (first was DISSECTION’s "Dissected Tapes"). The idea is to present the best Lithuanian underground Metal bands from the first part of the 90s, when the scene was exploding with young, rotten talent, but mainly due to economical and […]
CRIPPLER from East Finland are active since 2011 and have just unleashed their second demo called "To Crawl Among The Gods" and play US-styled Death Metal. As I was listening to "Altars Of Madness" the whole week in my car, MORBID ANGEL is the first name, which comes into my mind listening to the first […]
In the past years, the classic Thrash Metal of the 1980s had a quite fine comeback. Lots of new and young bands saw the light of day, old hands had their second or third spring and re-releases of classic and obscure records and even demos became quite popular. And there’s no end in sight to […]
One day in the future, we will look up the word “underground” in a dictionary, and what will we find? “See: SADISTIC INTENT”. The Cortez brothers are the driving force behind this band for 27 (in words: twenty-seven!) years now, SADISTIC INTENT never went on hold, and still this band has not one official full-length […]
As one of the most beloved underground Death Metal bands, there’s really no such thing as an unremarkable SADISTIC INTENT release. It starts with an intro similar to ‘Resurrection’ and ‘A Mass For Tortured Souls’, which you can find on the "Ancient Black Earth" compilation. This song ‘Malignant Spirits’, according to the liner notes, was […]
The slowest working band in the world perhaps, the American Death Metal legends from Los Angeles, is finally ready with a new release, a thing that the hordes of fans of SADISTIC INTENT has been waiting for, for years and years. The last new recording was from 2002, the 7" EP "Morbid Faith" also released […]