The third chapter of Swedish Doomsters KRUX’s saga has now been completed – and let’s just hope it’s not going to be the band’s last chapter. I mean, "III – He Who Sleeps Amongst The Stars" is very easily one of the most outstanding and masterful Metal albums I have heard in the entire year […]
Switzerland’s BESTIAL TORMENT’s (R.I.P. 2000 – 2005) new release is a slab of blackened Thrash with a Punk influence. A compilation CD of over 60 minutes that includes the "Terror From Below" EP, some unreleased studio tracks, live recordings, and rehearsal material. The artwork on the cover has that HELLHAMMER-style of old school cover. The […]
Finally a new sign of life from Italy’s grandmasters of (Swedish style) old school Death Metal. It’s been quite a while since the last effort of this Varese / Milano based outfit, the 2006 killer release "Rising From The Hidden Spheres", saw its light of day. The squad always gave (and still give) a fuck […]
There’s no sign of life – and there’s no sign of hope if Finland’s Doom Metal act CATALEPTIC would have all the power to determine our future. Grim, dark, dismal and massive sounding stuff this is on the band’s first studio album, titled "Strength Within" – and what’s even better, it’s been carefully composed and […]
Re-releases of certain albums are most often a cool thing in those types of cases whenever an original edition of some record is hard to find due to many reasons. Once there was this Korean label named Hammerheart Productions that released a great piece of Finnish Black Metal; DARKWOODS MY BETROTHED’s debut album, titled "Heirs […]
Old school is mostly associated with all cool and ‘in’ things when it comes to Metal music. The word ‘retro’ this and that – then again, may not get that many enthusiastic applauses from die-hard Metal creatures that rather want to stick to their past than getting tangled with anything that has the word ‘retro’ […]
PROFANER from Lima – Peru are offering their 2nd official demotape now for sale. This 4 song tape reeks the filthy excrements of, simply as we love it, old school Death Metal. This may sound silly, but PROFANER really do something correct. I mean, the guitar solos are definitely not worth mentioning; the sound itself […]
“This is Thrash Death Metal from Lima – Peru, crank it up to 11 or die in pain”. Hard words to start a review with, right? Well, not my words, just the words written on the inlay sheet of this fantastic layouted 7” EP out on Putrescense Records. As you know what’s your destination now, if […]
Australia is home to many great bands such as DESTROYER 666, BESTIAL WARLUST, NAXUL, and HOBB’S ANGEL OF DEATH. This is my first time being introduced to the Black Metal act EREBUS ENTHRONTED via their "Night’s Black Angel" album. The first thing that is noticed is the hint of late 90s era / early 2000 […]
Within the past few years, England’s CRUCIAMENTUM have radiated a swath of destruction from their home, infecting the underground with a desire for more CRUCIAMENTUM, more death and chaos. Hot on the heels of their split with VASAELETH, “Eroding Chaos Unto Ascendant Flesh”, “Engulfed in Desolation” marks CRUCIAMENTUM’s fourth official release. The cover art looks […]