Issued in July 2011 by the obscure Russian label Nihil Art Records, through one of its sub divisions called Vomit in Silence Records, here we have Costa Rican Death Metallers MUMMIFIED and their full-length album “Embalming The Nazarene”. The record itself present us a band that embarks into a slower form of Death Metal, called […]
England is definitely a true home for Doom Metal in general. Without starting any name dropping in here how many totally amazing Doom Metal bands this country has spawned for us since the early days of BLACK SABBATH, it must be admitted that the Dartmoor-based THE WOUNDED KINGS are one of the most impressive Doom […]
Well, well, well… oh my, looks like I lost my hard-earned 200 Canadian dollar bet (any takers for it, ha!) when I was predicting that Aussie Thrashers IN MALICE’S WAKE won’t have to release their next album on their own, simply because their debut album "Eternal Nightfall" blew my balls out of my pants in […]
Grit your teeth, because this MCD accelerates from 0 to 60 in less than a second. Sweden’s INFUNERAL follow up their recent album, “Torn From The Abyss” (released in January of this year) with “A Scent Of Death”, the MCD I presently have the pleasure of reviewing. The first track, a thrashy WATAIN-like powerhouse titled […]
VULCANO defintely aren’t novices when it comes to playing extreme Metal, in fact, they were one of the first to do this in South America releasing their debut studio album "Bloody Vengeance" way back in 1986 (a live album had already been released a year before that – Frank). I remember that one passing me […]
In my opinion, the best Black Metal is a balance of ideology, atmosphere and catchy songwriting (a beefy, organic production doesn’t hurt either). The problem that I usually face with German Black Metal is that it is so focused on being esoteric / deep / inscrutable that riffs and hooks are forsaken – or ‘too […]
"Bleeding The Fist" is another underground assault by Nihilistic Holocaust Records. This time they offer us a 3-way-split CD-R. The first three tracks are provided by French old school Deathers DEEP VEIN. It is solid stuff what they offer us here but nothing special. You have the basic ingredients here, they just add to their […]
Nihilistic Holocaust strikes back again. This time this French underground label presents us a 4-way-split CD-R with three French undergound formations and one well known obscure band from down under. This disc includes a total of 17 tracks and it starts off with CARMINA from France. The style of them can be described as brutal […]
Poland keeps producing killer bands over and over so easily that you may want to ask if there’s something in the air or the water because these guys have countless bands doing amazing jobs. A good example of this is REGICIDE DECEASE, created back in 2008 and recently bringing their debut full-length album “Anatomy Of […]
Classic Heavy Metal infected Black / Thrash is what German act WITCHING HOUR deliver on their 2nd full-length attack “Past Midnight…”. Of course, the roots are easily identifiable as early SODOM, VIOLENT FORCE, VENOM etc. but especially in terms of guitar melodies and leads a punkish NWOBHM or generally obscure Heavy Metal influence can not […]