Fantastic mid-’80s Bay Area styled Thrash Metal that – had this band been around and put this EP out in 1987 instead of 2007 – no doubt Megaforce or Roadrunner Records would have absolutely picked them up! Imagine a catchier / more aggressive HEATHEN with LÄÄZ ROCKIT lead guitar work and the aural attitude of […]
In these times of ever changing technology, I get kind of lost with all the new nomenclature, especially in concerning with shit like "digibooks". Fuck is that to me, I wonder? This release was initially a demo that was released in 2006 as promo CDR and then re-released a year or so later by the […]
I listened to this tape initially expecting to find little of interest to me. This tape, however, turned out to be one of the most stunningly executed works of Doom Metal I have encountered in quite some time (note that this same recording was subsequently released on CD by Psychedoomelic Records). The first aspect of […]
This is one of those very few bands that went on from playing Power / Speed Metal to a brutal Black / Death Metal. This is actually their 4th recording in the new style, and if you have not heard them before, I suggest you to do it now. I have their last CD around […]
Overlooked by many due to their sparse output, SARGATANAS are among the most elite Death Metal hordes to emerge from the hellish regions of Mexico. Although they began in 1986, SARGATANAS released only a single demo (in 1995) prior to the release of their first full-length, "The Enlightenment". Even though it was recorded in 1996, […]
There is an old saying that several ways are leading to Rom but never heard of an American band which has to visit mother Russia to release their music. For SANCTUS INFERNUM this is the case and even if it was a long way the final result is what counts. The band from Kansas is […]
Okay, this is meant to shorten the time until the release of the upcoming album "Celebration Of Exhumation" some time in spring 2004. It’s a 6 tracker with one song (‘Killing’) from "Infernal Womb Cannibalism", two from "Goresoaked Reincarnation", namely the title track and ‘In Capture Of Necrophile Visions’ plus three brand new one from […]
The band SAEL had been completely unknown to me – so listening to their debut was like jumping into cold water. But after several dives into their 4 track debut I can confirm that the waters in France are also frost bidden cold and that these 6 monsieurs really know how to create great songs […]
To me this always used to be the only great SADISTIK EXEKUTION release, which unfortunately was kinda hard to find throughout the last couple of years. So I was more than happy when I found out that it was finally re-issued on a more established company most recently. "The Magus" was the debut of these […]
Although the band name and photos may suggest an under-produced raw Black Metal sound, Sadistic Grimness in fact offer well-produced, blackened Death Metal. One of the first things I noticed about the great sound was the audible bass guitar which is usually absent on Death and Black Metal recordings. The band displays technical prowess with […]