It’s not really breaking news that Sweden has a lot of great bands to offer. But this doesn’t only count for Death Metal. The Swedish Crust scene is either fantastic, with killer bands like SKITSYSTEM, WOLFBRIGADE or M:40, to name just a few. DRÅP fits in this line perfectly. Their name is Swedish for “Manslaughter”, […]
"Rise" is the 3rd full-length album from this Danish horde that has been gathering quite a few raving reviews on the internet, so let’s spill more blood at the altar of Voices, hehe. One thing that separates DEUS OTIOSUS from many other bands is their sound that can’t be pinpointed straight away. People have been […]
When we just think that old school Swedish Death Metal has been overexposed once again, and too many non Swedish bands have jumped on the wagon and the mediocre releases have started to show, a release here and there confides my firm belief and adoration for the genre. UNDER THE CHURCH released their first demo […]
A Swedish band that released their first album back in 2008, now presents their third opus of death and damnation, and if you ever have heard them, let me tell you this is probably one of those Swedish bands that even if following the Svensk Dods Metal we all worship, they do it in a more […]
Symphonic Black Metal, with a heavy use of keyboards, and a reminiscence of DIMMU BORGR which is way too dangerous for its own health. And basically we can end this review here, but Frank will surely say something rude about it, so shall we continue the examination of this band? When a band sounds more […]
The name CLAYMORE, deriving from a Scottish type of sword used from the 15th to the 17th century, doesn’t really hint at the origin of this band. These CLAYMORE are from Bulgaria, just to differentiate them from the estimated one dozen bands of the same name. Around for 15 years now, the five piece has […]
Some of you readers here are maybe too young to remember the times when Hardcore bands like D.R.I. or C.O.C. added some Heavy Metal, especially Thrash to their sound. When bands like SUICIDAL TENDENCIES were hated by most of the then ignorant Hardcore scene for having Metal in their sound. When Scott and Charlie of […]
This album couldn’t have a better title – it’s of course connected with the story that is told on this concept album, but the truth is "Invictus" is one of the sacred and legendary albums of US Heavy and Power Metal, and what’s quite unusual here, it’s not an album from the ’80s, but originally […]
From the very first seconds of this new EP, when the reverb-drenched toms are heard – it’s clear that you are listening to a band that knows how to make their old school Metal sound convincing. Rarely will you stumble across a Metal album that has such a great organic sound as "Where Pale Winds […]
Ukrainian one-man band ZGARD has just released their latest album "Contemplation" on Svarga Music. Pagan Black Metal is how they tag their music. It sure describes their basic sound well. But there is more to ZGARD than just mysticism and legend. The multiple array of instruments and arrangements add a lot of variety to the […]