It’s BLACKFOOT time again! After I just wrote words of praise on the album "Tomcattin’", we have another remastered re-release of one of the classic albums from Jacksonville’s Southern Rock heroes. "Marauder" was the follow-up to "Tomcattin’", released just a year later in 1981. The band presented their hard rockin’ side a little more, yet […]
Anyone remember these guys? Since there are five others with the same monicker, it will help to point out these are the Death / Thrashers from Chile. "Heridas" is their 2011 album that is a Thrashing manifest that sounded pretty old school. Not really a remarkable album, but just fast and furious. This compilation by […]
It’s time for some Death Metal history again. Hailing from Tampa, Florida, DEAD (not to be confused with the German band of the same name), are around for a felt eternity. Their first demo "Musical Abortions" dates from 1986, but even though they never really split up, there aren’t much releases in their discography. Asides […]
This particular BLOOD OF KINGS in question, comes from Seattle, Washington, and they have chosen to perform a heavy, straightforward combination of Heavy and Speed Metal on the band’s debut album, titled "Starvation". BLOOD OF KINGS have been around since early 2011, and there’s only one 4-track demo released from them in 2011. This trio […]
In 1982 Jacksonville, Florida’s BLACKFOOT was on tour in the UK. The band having built a reputation after years playing their trade and with 5 records under their belts were in fighting shape coming off a trio of moderately successful releases and decided to capture a performance on the Rolling Stones’ mobile recording unit. “Highway […]
BLACKFOOT is a band name I’ve been familiar with for years. As a Rock fan since ’77 how could I not come across their numerous releases in record store bins over the past three decades, predominately the classic trio of “Strikes”, “Tomcattin’” and “Marauder”, all sporting similar cover photos of predatory animals. BLACKFOOT have always […]
Canada has always had some strong traditions for Thrash Metal. The past and present of the Canadian Thrash Metal scene doesn’t pale in any light in comparison to some other countries’ Speed and Thrash Metal scenes in our tiny world. UNTIMELY DEMISE from Saskatoon, Canada, have unleashed their 2nd studio album this year via Punishment […]
I first laid ears upon this Hungarian band last year, when the mastermind D sent me his "Forgotten Visions" effort. Earlier this year he sent me his, then, newest recordings, the "Cursed Woods" demo, a release I’ve used quite some time to get into. And I can see that SOLUS has been productive ever since […]
Tell me the first Argentinian band you can think of? Yeah, that isn’t that easy, such a big country though such a little impact it have had on the Metal scene compared to the other two big countries in South America, Chile and Brazil. Quite strange, though the new label Traumatic Records has set out […]
One of the household names in Death Metal is the blood drenching Spaniards from AVULSED, Dave Rotten and company have been haunting the Death Metal scene since 1991, conquering countries and Metalheads all over the world, one by one with strong and relentless attacks of gore and horror. I became partly hooked when "Carnivorocity" (the […]