From the exotic place of Singapore emerge RUDRA, who perform a solid mixture of melodic Death and Thrash Metal. Skilled musicianship, original song structures and melodies that do not sound like copied Scandinavian shit are the trademarks of the four-piece. Especially the solos have a very individual and unique sound. The vocals are typical aggressive […]
I can’t praise the work of Roy Fox and his Necroharmonic label enough! If I personally would have enough strength, time and money, I would probably do exactly the same thing as what he’s been doing for a couple of years now with so much class and dedication! I mean, whoever decides on re-issuing classic […]
Maniac of MAYHEM once remarked that the evil in Black Metal was no longer present. Whether or not he had ROOT’s debut in mind, "Zjeveni" is a record with a unique evil on its own. At last available once again, and with bonus live tracks to boot, "Zjeveni" is here once more to torment souls. […]
"The Temple In The Underworld" was ROOT’s third album, and what an album it is. This is the album in a band’s career that, when released and toured for, the band will be forever held to as a standard to meet and surpass. ROOT have made great albums since "Temple…", but nothing the glorious evil […]
ROOT is a hallowed name in the Czech Republic scene, and for good reason. Each one of their albums is at least well appreciated, which speaks volumes to the band’s songwriting abilities for ROOT have undergone significant changes over the years. "Hell Symphony", their second album, showcases none of these alterations as it is an […]
This two tracker was passed on to me by a good friend of mine, and I decided to review it right on the spot, due to the extreme quality of the material presented here. Older readers may remember the French band DARK WHITE who played Doom Metal at the beginning of the 90s. Myself, I […]
RIMTHURS is a one man band from Sweden playing Black Metal. Simple as it is! I don’t know what I should think of the idea of a one man band but this shouldn’t be my problem. This 5 track release offers Black Metal, mostly fast played with great melodies and impressive basslines. Honestly I hardly […]
What is is with the water in Canada? 90% of the bands from that northern country are really good! And BURNING CASKETS fits this description perfectly. Their debut album, "To Burn A False Prophet", is just out. First of all, it sounds great! The production is dynamic, natural and punchy without the excessive compression and […]
Gone are the times when bands came out with landmark releases, interesting new styles and overwhelming atmospheres. Today’s scene is saturated with clones and sound-alikes. So, it is pretty hard to differentiate one band from the next. But, luckily, there will always be an exception to the rule, a band that really sets itself apart […]
It seems that after many albums full of progressive elements Dan Swanö finally re-discovered the good old Swedish Death Metal sound lately, cause RIBSPREADER is already the second band-project of his, and the logical follow-up to the two very cool BLOODBATH releases that came out on Century Media Records. According to a label’s infosheet RIBSPREADER […]