During the first listening session there was only one song that aroused my attention and sadly this was the cover version of ‘Refuse / Resist’ by SEPULTURA. Not really a good sign if the best song on a release is written by another band. But do not mistake me, this first output by CORAXO from […]
An album that opens up with a sample of Martin Luther King’s famous "I have a dream" speech can’t be bad at all. These were my thoughts when I checked in to the first album by REVOLTED MSASSES from the Greek capital Athens. The further I listened, the more I was impressed. This five-piece offers […]
SOLSTICE from Florida, US was part of the triumvirate of Death / Thrash back in the day, I mean the early 90s from that region along with MALEVOLENT CREATION and RESURRECTION. Those were unique and while bands, of course there were the others like MORBID ANGEL and MONSTROSITY from that area, but save for MONSTROSITY’s […]
After receiving a confusing, filler filled review from the U.S. publication Metal Maniacs, the writer could have easily said what he had to say in practically two sentences. Now that I have this demo CD, I too find that same dilemma here of what exactly to say with my own review of this Israeli act. […]
Once upon a time around 1989 – 91, Bay Area Thrashers EPIDEMIC were regarded as the hottest unsigned underground band and no wonder why – their demos "The Truth Of What Will Be" (1989) and "Extremities" (1991) were featured and praised in almost all dedicated fanzines and distro lists and the band appeared to be […]
Russian sung, symphonic Black Metal… should be pretty interesting, I believe. In fact, it actually is. As far as I can recall, this is perhaps the very first time for me personally to hear a completely Russian sung symphonic Black Metal release, so some sort of exotic level is also attached lightly to DIAVOLIADA’s debut […]
After a demo entitled “Crystal Darkness” in 2011, Cali Death Metal youngsters MORFIN now deliver the full-frontal assault and debut with their first album attack “Inoculation” on F.D.A. Records who have brought us many excellent (old school) Death Metal slaughterfests from CHAPEL OF DISEASE over DESERTED FEAR to the amazing SKELETAL REMAINS, SLAUGHTERDAY etc.! Heavily […]
Old school Thrash Metal… gotta love those 4 aforementioned words, don’t you? Well, me too, so you are my friend. Mexican Thrashers in VENEMOUS must be our friends too as far as the band’s extremely fast-tinged, riff-laden and aggressive sounding old school Thrash Metal is concerned. These four Mexican blokes look young and reckless, full […]
The young Finnish extreme Metal soldiers in APOCRYFAL approached me with another slice of hungry and blood-thirsty Death Metal bombardment, this time offering 5 songs, wrapped up beautifully with a luxury-looking digipak CD release. APOCRYFAL have taken a couple of extra steps forward as far as the maturity and execution of their new stuff is […]
Swedish Death / Thrash Metal squad FEARED came to existence in 2007, and ever since they have released 5 albums on their own. "Vinter" is the band’s latest 11-track effort, blending elements from Death and Thrash Metal tightly together, added with some modern corish bits, which at least turned my head away quite a bit […]