I have been a fan of HORNED ALMIGHTY since 2004’s “Black Metal Jesus”. I’ve always appreciated their Black’n’Roll Punk approach while still having that dark and evil satanic vibe and imagery. It was something different than your EMPERORs, DARK THRONEs, IMMORTALs and such. They took more from VENOM, BATHORY and your Punk bands of that […]
It’s time for another re-release of old VIRGIN STEELE albums. The first two albums of the long running Epic Metal band from New York are due again this time, two early and thus pioneering US Metal albums. The latest version of the albums are subtitled “The Anniversary Edition” which leaves the question: what anniversary? Their […]
Steamhammer Records / SPV has just launched a massive restored edition of VIRGIN STEELE’s legendary debut album “Virgin Steele I”. The album has been completely remixed by David De Feis himself and a bunch of bonus demo and rare tracks have been added to the original tracklist. A total of 18 songs for almost 78 […]
So, after all the music made by this crazy Swedish band was interesting enough to have more! By now, I knew that the band was mainly composed by twin brothers, doing bass and vocals respectively, and they have some invited musicians here and there, and that they fired one of their first drummers because he […]
The very first time I had my hands on this album, was purely by mistake. The cover art was cool looking, but to me the logo was too much like Batman, so I had no idea what to expect. All I knew was, that one of the guys in DISSECTION was involved (it turned out […]
“Envoy Of Lucifer” is the fourth album of the crazy Hardrock twins, but they are still doing their blasphemous Black / Thrash / morbid Death Metal combo, but now they do have a very powerful line-up, both guitar players from NECROPHOBIC, the drummer of legends MERCILESS, and this is for me their definitely best album […]
MORASS SKOFFIN from Germany was previously named WE SHAL RISE and released their only full-length “Iris” in 2013, still as WE SHAL RISE. In 2016 the band changed their name to MORASS SKOFFIN. So, they ended up re-establishing not only their name but also their style, moving from Thrash / Death Metal / Metalcore to […]
Doom / Death is definitely one of my favorite genres. Even from the classic bands, I can always refer to this genre as one of the most interesting in Metal, as it combines factors that I really enjoy. ASCIAN, from Germany, has been around for five years now (since 2019), delivering this gorgeous Doom / […]
Spanish Black Metallers PESTKRAFT are back with their third malevolent creation, the full-length “Ancestral Sounds”, released by the German label Folter Records. I must admit that I feel tied to the “traditional” Black Metal sound and that I’m very hard to please when it comes to this genre, but “Ancestral Sounds” is an absolute beauty. […]
NIFELHEIM are well-respected figures in the Swedish extreme Metal scene, playing a genuine mix of Black Metal and Thrash Metal that excels beyond many other acts. Led by the Gustavsson brothers, Per and Erik, otherwise known as Hellbutcher and Tyrant, NIFELHEIM generated four respectable albums between their founding in 1990 and their hiatus beginning in […]