Once again I was able to dig out a real little underground gem. This time I would like to introduce you to "Elapse With The Relapse" which is the brand new longplayer by South Korean based (progressive) Power Metal force CRUX. According to my info the band was initially formed in 1989 and disbanded somewhere […]
Usually, when I am in front of a band that is described as technical brutal Death Metal that is more than enough for me to lose any kind of interest. The reason is quite simple, most of these bands tend to sound too much like Deathcore and are usually a blur of clinically performed riffs […]
This is the second full-length of this Swedish diabolic band that plays a quite aggressive form of Black Metal with a lot of ritual Death Metal infused. Comparisons with bands like WATAIN, OFERMOD, MAYHEM and DISSECTION are a good point of reference. Still, I feel a very personal and mystic aura in all the compositions, […]
At first I was a little bit irritated because of the band’s name. The German term “Maat” stands for a marine service grade. Petty Officer Second Class is the equivalent in the navy. But the five guys from Berlin, Germany, are referring to the ancient Egypt goddess called “Maat”, who symbolizes some kind of principle […]
The second album by VINTERBRIS from Norway seems to be fallen out of time. More 1994 than 2014. “Solace” starts with some acoustic guitar tunes, then the drums set in and at that early point you know not what will happen next. Could be anything from Death to Black to Viking or any kind of […]
GRAVECRUSHER – a name like a promise! But will the Hungarian newbies keep this promise? After their well-received demo “Mutilation Ritual” in 2012 (also released as split-tape with NECROSODOMY’s “Eternal Darkness”), the undead horde from Szeged is back with a new release featuring four fresh chunks of meat and their already released demo stuff on […]
Germany’s DROWNED have been around since 1992 already. Their members as well as their homebase changed various times ever since, a fact which is definitely reflected in their musical creations as well. From the “eerie Death / Black / Doom Metal” of their early days they have evolved into a pure, straight ahead brutal old […]
DROWNED from Germany are now going Death Metal and as far as I can hear, they’re pretty good at it! The sound of these rehearsals is pretty raw, though: good old DARKTHRONE sound. This makes it a bit hard to say HOW good the band is – especially the vocals are being drowned, harrharr! The […]
On July 25th a historical moment of German Death Metal history is about to take place: DROWNED, easily one of the elders of our scene, presents its first full-length to the masses. Formed back in ’92 the act led by sole original member Tlmnn has went down a long and winding road cobbled with demos […]
NECROS CHRISTOS finally releases an album that isn’t over 60 minutes. But then the band has called it an EP, even though it’s around 40 minutes long. This band shot to fame and glory with the release of its debut “Triune Impurity Rites” which was a new level in dark Death Metal. Much like NILE, […]