2024 is the 16 year anniversary of EXHUMATION, the brilliant Indonesian Death Metal band. “Master’s Personae” is their fourth full-length and their second release on Pulverised Records. I bought their first full-length sometime in the mid 2010’s. I played the “Hymn To Your God” CD a lot back then. Having known them for over a […]
DEVASTATIÖN is a Black / Crust / Thrash band from Belgium and “Rise Of The Dead” is their third full-length. From the get-go, the band is on top gear, they’re just pounding on your door, on your head and on your car bonnet. It is an all out assault with literally no downtime in their […]
It seems that in the last few years the topic of war, especially the two World Wars, has become a very important one in the extreme Metal scene. Probably this is due to the general situation in the world with the increasing number of wars and armed conflicts. But that’s not what I am here […]
Remember TOMORROW’S RAIN? From their debut album four years ago? The phenomenal Doom / Gothic / Atmospheric band from Israel which dazzled then, now returns to provide an aural treat once again this year. With a stellar list of guests from MAYHEM, DARK FUNERAL, DEPRESSIVE AGE and MERCYFUL FATE on the album, “Ovdan” sounds absolutely […]
UTTERTOMB are an old school Death Metal band from Santiago, Chile. “Nebulas Of Self-Desecration” is their first ever full-length, having taken 15 years to get to this point in time. UTTERTOMB tends to the fans of the genre who’ve taken up refuge in the murky pits of disgust and unforgiving riffs. The band simply focuses […]
ORV is a Black Metal duo from Hungary. The EP “Calmness Is Pretence” is their third release, following the 2019 demo “Tidal” and the 2021 EP “A Crowning Of Misery”. The Duo is formed by Attila Gyulai on bass and Tamás Fider on guitars, drums and vocals, both are already bandmates in the Pagan Metal […]
Md Adlan Ariffin (aka ML) is the mind and the man behind MALAÖUN, a Black Metal outfit from Malasya and “The Inexorable Darkness” is their third release, this time under the premier Mexican label Iron, Blood And Death Corporation. Now, I am not a connoisseur of the scene in Malaysia, but sometimes I think that […]
Even though I already wrote the same about another release by Iron, Blood And Death Corporation, “Cults Of Black Death” is a pretty fitting title. This time it starts with VIOLENT SCUM, who roll down everything that stands in their way with an ominous, dark wall of guitars and drums. The extremely guttural but also […]
Sometimes, when bands do split releases, you get two different musical approaches and two different productions in sound and technique. Also, for the most part, it is always based on a similar ideology or genre. Some almost are alike in sound and with this release from PODRIDÃO and CONVULSIVE, they both have a very similar […]
I think I made an observation in another earlier review of having a band from a region I don’t frequently get to hear too much from. So I can now add VRYKOLAKAS to my list. Hailing from Singapore they give us their latest release “Nocturnal Dominion Of Death”. Color me impressed because they have a […]