German outfit ABYSSOUS released their debut "…Smouldering" back in September 2012. A 5 track demo tape, limited to 200 copies, can explain why just a few people knew about this one. Now, courtesy of Iron Bonehead Records, "…Smouldering" is out as a 12" LP, for all the world to revel in its "black vinyl greatness". […]
The band name being VLAD, the title of the recording being "Fucking In The Hell", I wasn’t really expecting much more than noise from this Peruvian ensemble. The trio is delivering a primitive form of thrashy Death Metal with some Black Metal influences, painting the guitar riffs and the vocals here and there. Musically it […]
Combining Thrash and Death Metal was a step forward towards a more extreme direction in the evolution of making Thrash Metal sound heavier and more brutal, this started to happen in the underground Metal scene in the early 90s. Finland’s PROSPECTIVE REIGN have only been around since 2011, and without any prejudices the guys worked […]
Perhaps, like me, when you were in grade school, your mom packed little snack-packs into your lunch, or maybe just a little treat / pack of cookies. That’s what all these EPs from Blood Harvest remind me of: small packages that are indeed mouth-watering! This time, the snack is a little different, as MALIGNANT ASCETICISM […]
Another eruption from Chile and yet another morsel from Blood Harvest, HORRIFYING attack the ear canals with three churning old school Death Metal tracks. As expected by the Blood Harvest stable, HORRIFYING propel their Metal with a warm and anti-digital production. ‘An Agonic Death’ bursts out of the gates in a ripping fashion, with a […]
Alienation is a common theme in Black Metal and it often translates in the overall mood and aesthetic of the genre; the tremolo effect creates a wall of sound, the drums blur, the vocals beckon, they float around you in an icy haze instead of pummeling you with icicles. The coldness devastates you but never […]
It’s actually pretty amazing how long this worldwide Thrash Metal boom may last. Thousands of Thrash Metal bands have been popping up like out of nowhere within these past 4 or 5 years or so – and there’s no end in sight for this ‘trend’. Well, who could really complain if you are a fan […]
Australian Thrash Metal act ALKIRA was formed in early 2010, and having already 2 EPs out and available for curious parties; "Down From The Hills" released in 2012 and the band’s most recent 4-track EP, titled "Red Devil", ALKIRA have slowly but securely started making some names for themselves, especially on their home ground Australia. […]
Sami is back with his one man extreme Metal act OFGHOST, to continue giving life to his ‘hobby band’ by using his uncompromising DIY-method to get things done. "Audiocorpse" is the first 11-track fruit out of Sami’s new low budget studio, in which he seems to be improving and moving forward as a composer of […]
CHRONOSPHERE comes from Athens, Greece, and they play Thrash Metal, the old school kind. Need to know more? Okay, fair enough then. Whether some history lessons of Thrash Metal should be in order or not but a cool thing about this Greek Thrash force known as CHRONOSPHERE is, that with minimum ingredients they have been […]