Sincerely, after some reading on SHROUD OF DESPONDENCY’s background, before reviewing their album, I was expecting some pretty straight up US Black Metal. 4 full-length releases and a bunch of splits and demo tapes since their inception in 1999 gave SHROUD OF DESPONDENCY some credibility. Even though, their new double album, "Tied To A Dying […]
Hypothetical conservation in 1990 between Jacob Hansen and Jacob Schultz (both members of Danish Thrashers INVOCATOR): “Hey Dude, that Death Metal thing seems to become quite popular so let’s play some Death Metal besides INVOCATOR”, “Okay, that’s a great idea, but I don’t know much about Death Metal”, “Never mind, just let’s do it”, “Okay…” […]
Another "let’s release all what we have" kind of compilation. While sometimes albums like that are interesting for die hard fans and collectors only, and it’s hard to survive the entire release from the first to the last track, in case of ZONE ZERO it’s a bit different, as this Swedish act had really great […]
When it comes to one man bands (more accurately, projects) I’m usually unimpressed. The songwriting and the extreme egotism of such projects makes for a depressingly boring experience. I have to say that with RAUHNÅCHT things are different. For one thing the record sounds good and the instruments are played well. Live drumming is always […]
The legendary Japanese band’s first album originally released on Euronymous’s label DSP is re-released once more, this time with the "Requiem For Fools" EP, tracks from a split with KAWIR, the rough mix of the "Tragedies" demo, and the "Desolation " demo tapes as bonus content. New artwork was added by Hammer of Damnation for […]
NUNSLAUGHTER. The name alone strikes fear into the fainthearted. The ever-present stench of this band has wafted through the scene for years now. But from the looks of things, 2011 may as well be 1991 for all the band gives a god damn. "Demoslaughter", as a means for old schoolers to re-live the old days, […]
NUNSLAUGHTER, masters of the Devil’s Metal are back! Sure, they weren’t gone, and actually it’s hard to point any other Metal band which has such a big discography and which is so active, but "Angelic Dread" is their first full-length release in seven years. This new dose of pure "NUNSLAUGHTER Metal" is available as the […]
If there’s anybody out there who never heard this name: THE EXPLOITED is a legend in Punk! Always there for 35 (!) years, always controversial, but never defeated. Bazillions of releases, including eight studio albums, at least six live releases and countless EPs later, the living legend Wattie Buchan (vocalist) and his guys have found […]
Another re-issue of one of the most notable metallic Punk bands from the UK. This was originally released in 1990, and it has a somewhat rawer and poorer production value compared to later efforts. There was a time when a Speed Metal fan could actually find some songs as quite in their liking, although I […]
Elsewhere in the interview section of Voices From The Darkside one of the members complains about another releasing all SLAUGHTER material to the masses, but I think it’s good they did and I am glad that Hammerheart Records has released this demo of this legendary band. They also state that the "Meatcleaver" demos were them […]