In my personal opinion THANATOS have always been the orphan child of the European Death Metal scene. They are one of the purveyors, not only on a local level, but also they deserve recognition for their share of worldwide impact on extreme Metal. Still, they ironically struggle to this day to maintain their cult status. […]
The origin of Costa Rica’s INSEPULTO dates back to what we locally call the "golden era" of the Costa Rica extreme Metal scene. At the time, there was a tiny but solid uprising of the most outrageous and savage acts like COLEMESIS, PAGANUS DOCTRINA, PSEUDOSTRATIFFIED EPITHELIUM, PSY-WAR, MASSACRE, SENTENCE, PROFANVM and some others that were forging […]
In case you weren’t aware (and you probably weren’t), Germany’s ENTERA is an old band, having formed in 1990. Their discography, however, lightly peppered with releases here and there over a 19 year period, leaves one wondering what, if anything, the band did in the many intervening years between albums. Judging from the way this […]
The golden rule of Australian Black / Thrash probably is “stick to your roots” and whether you listen to GOSPEL OF THE HORNS, DESTRÖYER 666, SHACKLES, ASSAULTER etc. you will always find a healthy dose of Teutonic Thrash inspired by the Germanic “big three”, classic slaytanic US aggression, some POSSESSED or early Black Metal like […]
What’s that odd thing with all those Norwegians, why on earth they have constantly been able to produce such an enormous amount of solid sounding Thrash Metal bands within just a couple of years? It must have something to do with their icy mountains, or their isolated location, or the blood of their Viking ancestors […]
This record reminds me of a common reaction I have at Metal shows, particularly with opening bands. As my attendance at gigs has sadly become a rarity these days, I’m very stoked to see some Metal mayhem on stage. My intitial reaction to the band would be quite positive. In the case of CLENCHED FIST, […]
Multi-national Black Metal act OPHIDIAN FOREST (band members’ current locations being in Croatia, Netherlands and San Francisco, USA), and the other Black Metal horde HAERESIARCHS OF DIS from San Jose, California, have got their early demo material collected for this 15-track split CD, aptly titled "Darkest Origins". Those of you who are already aware of […]
If you’re in love with Heavy "insert profanity of choice" Metal then you’re in for a treat with "Another Dimension", the debut album by New Zealand’s RAZORWYRE and easily one of the best debuts I’ve heard recently, especially in this specific genre! From the instant the first riffs blast through your speakers you will get […]
16 minutes of Polish Death Metal terror is what the intro and five following tracks on this debut release from DEPOPULATE offer, brutal and straight forward, this release is straight to the point. Classic grinding Death Metal, a good mix of good old heavy English Grindcore deeds and more universal Death Metal, heavy and quite […]
Italian blackened Doomsters FORGOTTEN TOMB made a relatively indelible impression on me on their previous album, titled "Under Saturn Retrograde". I remember referring them to bands like old KATATONIA, HYPOCRISY, Finland’s RAPTURE and the likes. There was something very intriguing yet dynamic on the "Under Saturn Retrograde" record that sort of provided me an option […]