A new label with its first release, and a new band that started just earlier this year. Usually this is an initial situation to lower your expectations quite a bit. But this wouldn’t do Chilean HORROR Y MUERTE and their self-titled album justice. The musicians are not inexperienced newbies and they surely know what they […]
CACHOT D’EFFROI is a one-man atmospheric and raw Black Metal band hailing from France, helmed by the singular Carcasse Enchainee. “Dans Le Cimetière Abandonné” is a re-issue of their debut demo from 2023, a stark and bleak exhibition of minimalistic and entrancing death music, released through Misanthropia Discos. Opening with ‘Depuis Ma Paillasse’, a brief […]
Swiss Death Metal outfit NIHILO was formed in 2003. In 16 years since their debut EP in 2008, they have had some line-up changes, with vocalist Ragulan Vivekananthan as the sole original member. They also have had a steady number of releases in which they have shown how their style has progressed and specially, how […]
Hailing from the diverse Death Metal scene of Chile, TRIMEGISTO has steadily honed their own style over a prolific career and crafted music which is deeply rooted in occultism, mysticism and esoteric subjects. If one looks down at TRIMEGISTO’s discography you can easily observe their growth and bewildering experimentation over the years. These Chileans have […]
The band’s name sets the stage on what to expect on this third full-length by Argentinean Death Metallers HORRENDUM VERMIS. Along with the cover art, much of the HP Lovecraftian ethos and mysticism permeates the lyrics, and also the band’s sound lends an auditory atmosphere to it as well. If you take very early HATE […]
The French Metal scene is blooming and has been for a while, if it ever has been slumbering. Though somehow French bands have a hard time to get beyond their own borders and out into the world. For as long as I can remember there have been French cult bands around, lurking and making noise, […]
The always blooming French Black Metal scene and its premier record label Les Acteurs De L’Ombre Productions opened its gates once again and presents us HOULE from Paris. They are a five piece that started in 2019 and by now released a self-titled EP about one and a half years ago. Now we have “Ciel […]
SIROLL come from the autonomous region of Catalonia in Spain and sing in their native language, Catalan. The title of their fourth album “Al Gra!” literally means “To The Grain!”, which sounds pretty obscure. But looking at the cover, it definitely has some meaning. The music presented by the quintet, however, is less opaque and […]
34 years into their storied career, US Heavy Metal veterans WARLORD demonstrate admirable perseverance on their latest album “Free Spirit Soar”. While the loss of founding guitarist William J. Tsamis in 2021 could have grounded other acts, WARLORD instead channel their friend’s legacy into soaring new heights. The opening trio of tracks establish a strong […]
I came across ABYSMAL WINDS mainly because of the members association in their other bands AVSKY, CORPSEHAMMER and OMNIZIDE. The band’s release of their first demo “Doom Prayer” caught and held my interest because of their truly old school Death Metal sound. I say held my attention because they are not among the hundreds of […]