Now here’s something a bit more interesting yet diverse sounding for a change. GRAMARY, this Finnish symphonic Black Metal outfit has existed for 17 years already actually, since 1997 – and the band’s debut album, "Suffocation", came out on the small Russian label Helvete.Ru in 2008. 5 years have passed by since that record, and […]
I tried to like this band. I am always listening to things with an open spirit… used headphones to improve the experience and good speakers to hear a more natural direct sound. But in this case, nothing. Brutal Death Metal, with a gore themed aura, influenced by early CANNIBAL CORPSE, INCANTATION, AUTOPSY and IMMOLATION. But […]
Second album of this Eastern European band, which reminds me of a more modern sounding version of MASTER’S HAMMER, with some subtle touches of symphonic Black Metal à la mid era DIMMU BORGIR. But wait, do not run in fear thinking the band sound sterile and plastic… no. The balance is more in that eastern […]
Again a perfectly packaged vinyl from Heavy Forces plus sticker, poster as additional treats already sets a positive tone for Malaysian satanic Speed Metallers LOBOTOMY whose song titles alone tell you what’s the name of the game here: ‘Hell’s Metal Brigade’, ‘Speed Metal Warfare’, ‘Speed Metal Breakdown’, ‘Underground Thrash Killer’, ‘Metal Is Religion’ – any […]
The Californian Death Metal band DAEMONIC is another hopeful in the Death Metal world. Their 4 song demo (+ intro) "Daemonical Spell" offers great dark Death Metal with ultra deep vocals. I rarely have heard deeper vocals in a Death Metal band before. These deep vocals suit very well to the dark and brutal Death […]
After their great debut demo “Daemonical Spell” from 2009 those L.A. based demons released their second attack via Crypts Of Eternity Productions from Peru. Everyone who’s familiar with the outstanding Crypts Of Eternity fanzine knows that this is doubtlessly an awesome and unholy alliance. If you already have that aforementioned debut demo and like it […]
I so fuckin’ love South America for its countless killer Death Metal bands. Most of those bands have their very own note and know how to create fantastic dark and vicious brutality. So does Lima based EVOKED TERROR, I would describe their style as traditional ancient US Death Metal the way it was played in […]
Most one man Death Metal bands totally suck!!! There are only very few around which are really good and one of those projects is THE WAKEDEAD GATHERING. And to make it clear, THE WAKEDEAD GATHERING is not just a good one man band, it’s a brilliant band at all. Andrew Lampe, the mastermind behind it, […]
Californian Thrashers HIRAX have gone a long way since the band’s debut album "Raging Violence", released on Metal Blade Records in 1984. HIRAX have always been an important link of the worldwide Thrash Metal scene but for some reason or the other, somehow they have always been left under the big shadows of many other […]
MORBUS CHRON is a great band. Or at least they used to be, as it looks like after this album, few of their fans here and there will stop following them. Yes, their debut album and both EPs were absolutely awesome, so the name MORBUS CHRON started to be respected in Death Metal circles, and […]