Italy was never known as a Death Metal El Dorado. In fact, I can hardly remember any notable extreme bands from Italy, except for Hardcore heroes like NEGAZIONE or RAW POWER and the extremely fiddly sounding SADIST (how about NECRODEATH and BULLDOZER? – Frank). In their tradition, SYNAPSES rose from the ashes of a band called […]
From all over the UK (according to their facebook page), DETRIMENTUM started their way in 1999 to conquer the world of Death Metal. It took them nine years to release a first sign of life, called "Embracing This Deformity". Four more years later, they have completed their line-up, adding, among others, Steve Powell (ANAAL NATHRAKH) […]
Here’s something interesting and definitely different for a chance. ARKHAMIN KIRJASTO is some sort of a 2-man project type of musical incarnation, put together by Jussi Lehtisalo (the guy keeps himself constantly very busy with his other ‘cannot-list-them-all’ bands, plus by being a chef behind Ektro Records) and former live member of Finnish Death ‘n […]
This French band, formed in 2002, is just releasing their second album. All that time, must be worth of something. The very first riffs sounded quite promising… yes, I know that good things have to start in a convincing way. The cover art and the subtle anti-religious tone of it add points in my book […]
It is said that this American band started as a Death / Thrash Metal combo back in 2005 the year they were formed. Very few is left from the Thrash side as this is only deep and ultra brutal Death Metal. In other times I would be saying that they jumped on the wagon, but […]
First off, to be honest, I’m no expert in the Malaysian Metal scene by any means. This 5-piece Death Metal act called BLOOD LEGION, comes from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – and the band’s 2nd 3-track promotional demo – simply titled as "Promo 2012" made its way on my hands. The band mentions a kinda diverse […]
Incredible. It’s been 24 years since Frisco Power Thrashers HERETIC’s debut (and last) album "Breaking Point" came out in 1988. As most of us can still probably remember, Mike Howe sang on the "Breaking Point" album, who then joined METAL CHURCH – and guitarist Brian Korban and bassist Dennis O’Hara teamed up with former METAL […]
Combining both something new – and something old may even make things to work for some bands. It’s not too often when bands make it really work for them – and others as well for that matter (music listeners cannot be forgotten completely, can they?). Having never heard of this Finnish trio before, that combines […]
So, as some facts go the Hoffman brothers – Eric and Brian, left DEICIDE in 2004, after a decent sounding "Scars Of The Crucifix" album. The Hoffman duo got much credit for themselves due to the monstrous riff fests that some of DEICIDE’s earliest recordings were pretty much full of – especially the band’s two […]
Chile; along with Brazil, Colombia and Peru, home country of some of the best obscure Metal ever produced. And ISTENGOAT’s debut EP, simply entitled "MMXII", stands as a continuation of such a legacy. 13 minutes of good old Metal of Death is what you’ll find here; but let me tell you, 13 minutes go by […]