The German Death Metal band DROWNED made a grand return with a heavy magnitude of ecstatic riffs. “Procul His” came early this year, and it is without a doubt one of the most anticipated Death Metal records of 2024 since their last effort, “Idola Specus,” was unearthed back in 2014. Through their sophomore album, DROWNED […]
According to self-made statistics, France must have one Black Metal band in every village. At least there is no other logical explanation for the huge amount of bands that crossed my way in the last few years. Or is it that it’s often my duty to review the releases from Les Acteurs De L’Ombre Productions […]
The history of the city of Bratislava in Slovakia was shaped by numerous ethnic groups and cultures with different emphasis, such as Celts, Romans, Germanic tribes, Avars, Hungarians and Slovaks. Enough material for Black Metal outfit MALOKARPATAN, who come from this very city and have been dealing with local historical topics since the band’s founding […]
Originally in 2019 published as self-produced digital format Bitume Records from France now decided to release this album also on CD. As always, the question arises whether it is really necessary or not. From my point of view definitely yes, because the five songs, numbered rather unimaginatively from ‘I’ to ‘V’, are something special. Musically […]
If you like your old school Thrash Metal the German way, this one is for you. Despite hailing from Wisconsin, MORBID SAINT’s influences (or perhaps rather contemporaries – the band has been around since 1984, despite a long hiatus in between) come from all over the Thrash-speaking world, not just from the States. The so-called […]
The German label Darkness Shall Rise Productions has just released a deluxe box set edition of the early MASTER’S HAMMER’s demo tapes. Here we have a three CDs hardcover book (size 14 × 14) with large 74 pages booklet, including a new in-depth-interview with mastermind Franta Štorm. The audio restoration and the mastering were handled […]
When some Norwegians make the rare decision to play furious old school Thrash Metal, they either do it right, with full energy and passion, or not at all. It seems if they want or not, they even add a good portion of evil blackness to their sound. “Morbid Origin”, the third album by INCULTER from […]
The very first thing that occured to me the moment I started playing this album was how well done the instrumentation was, the production on this album is top-notch. I can hear everyone, I know what they’re doing and most importantly the band knows what they’re doing with their strong songwriting. If you’re new to […]
DECONSEKRATED are from Chile and “Ascension In The Altar Of Condemned” is their first full-length. Released by the ever hardworking IBDC / Antonio, DECONSEKRATED’s sound perfectly captures the sound of old school Death Metal in 2024. The band builds up an ominous atmosphere in each and every track and their guitar solos just add to […]
Chile has one of the most abhorrent and deepest rooted underground Death Metal practices out there. MERIDION is one of those Chilean bands that started their expedition in 2018 with their debut “Rise From The South”. Their sound comes as a chaotic storm of dark Death Metal that instantly sends the sensations of listening to […]