The beer-smelling ol’, sexy and fat fucks of Finnish Thrashers BLOODRIDE are back with their 2nd album; a 10-track affair this time titled "Bloodmachine". BLOODRIDE’s debut record, "Crowned In Hell", that was released in 2011, screamed for all things old school Thrash Metal – and the apple has not been dropped too far from the […]
This is not your average progressive Death Metal band! The term "progressive" has been overused during the years, got robbed of its real meaning. But "Penthos" can only be classified as a progressive record. AGELESS OBLIVION are from the UK, and "Penthos" is their second full-length album after "Temples Of Transcendent Evolution" from 2010. It […]
It’s hard to imagine that there was no Metal band with the simple name VAMPIRE until now, but it’s really true. Crazy, isn’t it? Now a four-piece from Sweden uses this bold name for their cause. Somewhere in the middle of Death, Thrash and Black Metal, VAMPIRE ravage the woods. They know how to play, […]
I am flabbergasted, startled and exhausted at once, dear reader. Obviously there seems to be a lot of crap going on in our beloved scene… but hey, this should be self-evident anyhow. This sampler series has been around for ages now and has always been a good proof for this very fact… an interesting document […]
I don’t do label promotion usually (because to me, only the musicians count), but I can only admit that Relapse Records could be seen as the home turf of some of the most interesting, mind challenging and intriguing bands of today. In fact, the majority of the artists hosted by Relapse bring a bowl of […]
Century Media, to celebrate their 20 years in the Metal world, have recorded the best of their roster recording some of their most popular songs. Some of the bands playing covers are covered themselves like GRAVE. Their classic ‘You’ll Never See’ is covered by THE FORSAKEN. Other noteworthy songs are ASHPHYX’s rendition of CELTIC FROST’s […]
Not bad for a record company compilation, not bad at all! Code666 put together 24 more or less unreleased songs (rough mixes, rare tracks and exclusive stuff) that are supposed to create an album that also works as a unit – despite all those different bands. And, indeed, the music is floating – every new […]
There are three undeniable facts if it comes to "The Lord Of The Rings"! J.R.R Tolkien has written a good book; Peter Jackson has made excellent movies and SUMMONING have composed the perfect Metal soundtrack to this vast fantasy universe. First of all my deepest respect for this enormous task because the presented double CD […]
Osmose Productions had the excellent idea to literally cram tons of video clips in one DVD which sums up the visual history of the label so far, and the result turns out extremely convincing! All I can say is that all the tracks featured here are pleasant to watch to say the least. On the […]
What originally started out as a suitably named "Death… Is Just The Beggining" compilation of extreme (Death) Metals artists on NBR has pretty much progressed to become a full label compilation that includes all styles of music with less than 50% Death Metal attitude in the meantime. However, this 6th edition will give you a […]