Having just finished a review of a blackened War Metal band outta the Pacific Northwest of the USA (HEXALTAR by the way), little did I know I will get a similar-sounding band hailing from Chile as my next review. First off, a similar band name. Further parallels exist between the two bands, as both are […]
You can run, but you can not hide. At least when you are writing reviews. We are talking about one of the most active musicians the Death Metal genre has ever seen and of course everyone knows the name Rogga Johansson. For me, his works were always just average, not terrible, but also nothing special […]
The band is from Chile, it is formed by three members and this is their only recording. Enshrouded in this mysterious aura we have here, the debut album of very good Black Metal with many Thrash touches. A very good, yet raw production, with basic riffs, but well done that keeps it interesting. Probably their […]
The name of the band is the name of the leader. As if you do not know that. And for me that speaks of a lot of confidence. But, the man is Rogga. He plays probably in that Death Metal band that rehearses near your place, because for the man, distance means nothing. Yes, he […]
This is a reissue of an album from 2023, originally self released by the Italian band ORGIASTIC PLEASURES in digital format, then produced on tape by the German label Dynamite Productions in 2024 and now on CD format by the Mexican label Iron, Blood And Death Corporation. Here we have a band formed by various […]
From the murky depths of Argentina’s frozen Patagonia emerges BESTIAL PROFANATION with their second full-length offering, “Cadaveric Rebirth”. Following their 2022 effort “Sanctuary Of The Living Dead”, this quartet of Matías Carrasco (vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboard), Fernando Garcia (rhythm guitar), Gabriel Ñancuche (bass) and Cristian Sarmiento (drums), kept their intent on delivering Death […]
Ever since the early days of SARCÓFAGO, VULCANO and SEPULTURA, South America has been a stronghold for the extreme Metal underground. The blend of extreme music initiated by bands like these has been refined ever since, not just by Brazilians. Colombia, too, has some great Black Thrash Metal bands to offer. Examples include the fantastic […]
After an extended and slightly different (more on this later) intro, we are hit with a relentless blast fest that is a blackened form of War Metal. It reminds me at times of early FOREST OF IMPALED, but a tad more chaotic and dissonant. I say this because, besides the aforementioned introduction, there are some […]
In recent years, Black Metal has demonstrated a surprising versatility, transforming from a simple vehicle for blasphemy or misanthropy into a privileged medium for historical and documentary storytelling. If acts like ANTRISCH have managed to freeze the blood by evoking polar expeditions, and 1914 have dragged listeners into the mud of the Great War trenches, […]
Since its founding in 2008, Les Acteurs De L’Ombre Productions has developed into one of the most distinguished companies in the Black Metal scene. And in contrast to the Black Metal heydays of the second wave in the mid ’90s, when labels signed anyone and everyone in sight who even remotely sounded like Black Metal, […]