France has always been some sort of ‘hot bed’ for some killer extreme Metal for many years already, although not as known or famous as for example Sweden that produced quite a few strong leading names of Death Metal – especially during the late 80s and early 90s, that really managed to set some quality […]
Rule number one: it’s not a wrong idea for a Metal band to refer to Tolkien’s fantastic works. Rule number two: if you do so, honor the name and the legacy of the grand master of epic fantasy. Rule number three: if you chose to play Epic Metal, be it Black or Power, imagine your […]
Here’s a disc that offers lotsa things to be caught up with. Paul Rousseaux who’s responsibility area consists of vocals, guitars and programming – and Yohann Kochel who also plays some guitars in this French duo named ARCHITECT OF SETH, are not summoning the dead here but instead are here to create technically breathtaking, tricky, […]
This album is a first acquintance with the Russian band LAST WAIL and for yours sincerely with Folk Metal in general. So much background info or useful references within this genre are something that you’ll be left absent with. LAST WAIL comes from Omsk and was founded in 2008 with "Memories" as their second album […]
Italian Death Metallers CRAWLING CHAOS have been around for about 10 years, and during this period they have recorded one 6-song EP titled "Goatsuckers" in 2008 – and 2013 also sees the release of their debut album, "Repellent Gastronomy". Limb-heavy heavy, modern, groovy, weird, mean, partly grind-ish, and technical Death Metal were some of the […]
First, as a little background information, THRASHBACK is a relatively new Thrash Metal group coming from France, formed by 3 ex – EVIL ONE members in 2012. After getting 15 years of experience by playing Thrash Metal in EVIL ONE – and facing some serious line-up problems during their career, it was time to call […]
You want pure rawness, filthiness, sleazy uncompromising crusty Death Metal without any wanna-be bullshit, played by Chicago’s filthiest underground trio at the moment? You got it – you got BONES. These merciless, furry beasts have been unleashed, for the 2nd time within just 2 years. Most of you are probably already aware of the fact […]
NEVERBORN was a very short-lived Finnish Thrash Metal act that was formed right after DEMIGOD decided to call it a day back in 1993. NEVERBORN featured 4 ex – DEMIGOD members back then: Esa Lindén on vocals and guitar, Jussi Kiiski on guitar, Sami Vesanto on bass and Seppo Taatila on drums. The guys only […]
‘The old school Death Metal bulldozer…’. Wow… now there must be something in this Finnish Death Metal act called SHRAPNEL STORM, I can hear some of you suspiciously thinking. Well, in fact the first sentence actually says it all already: SHRAPNEL STORM play Death Metal, the old school kind – and they count on mid-paced […]
APONTOKATION’s second demo from 2013 is a short affair into Death Metal. Included are 2 songs plus an intro. And this time, 2 years after their debut demo from 2011, "Awakening The Beast", it shows that the Spanish guys had time to develop their style and put a lot more aggression and effort into their […]