After releasing the two demos "Darkness" (1995) and "Havoc" (1996) and a MCD entitled "Devilry" on Shadow Records in 1998, it’s time to witness Sweden’s FUNERAL MIST going full-length for the first time. The moment I saw the sick cover of "Salvation" (two baby corpses and some sort of Jesus nailed to a cross each) […]
FUNERAL was another band formed after AUTOPSY’s split up. With a line-up that consisted of Steve Digiorgio (bass), John Shafer (drums), Aaron Gustafson (guitar / vocals) and Eric Cutler (guitar) they recorded one 6 song demo and a 4 track rehearsal in 1996. So Aphellion Productions has put both these underground rarities on one CD. […]
Although such a comparison might seem far-fetched FROSTHARDR’s first MCD is in fact close to the mighty SATYRICON. Of course this young Norwegian band has not reached the level of experience and skill of their inspirators yet, but in terms of musical variety, atmosphere and style FROSTHARDR catched a good start and come across like […]
FORMICIDE were a Massassuchets based band who did manage to receive a good amount of coverage during the late 80s via the three demo tapes they had released between 1987 and 1989. Many observers at the time had bet that they would get signed sooner or later with the type of material they were offering. […]
Amidst all sorts of infernally blasphemous sonic artillery comes the suicidal Black / Doom Metal from Milano, Italy of the one-man project (these days at least) Forgotten Tomb. ‘Entombed By Winter’ starts off with acoustic guitar picking after which a horribly morbid and slow riff sets in… Pure slow and oppressive blackness spread through the […]
This second album from this quintet from San Francisco was expected with a lot of anxiety by the fans and media. Their debut album "Forbidden Evil" was a magnificent debut, albeit with very few minor details, but with a very promising future ahead. By this time, lots of live presentations, a live MLP (which was […]
Some true Norwegian Black Metal from the USA! FOG are supposed to appeal to fans of MAYHEM, EMPEROR and CRADLE OF FILTH and although this seems to be comparing tea with coffee, there is some truth in it! MAYHEM stands for pure, raw Black Metal and this is the first impression you get by listening […]
Frankly, this is mediocre and heterogeneous Metal music. These guys (one ex-GURKKHAS member is involved here as well!) simply do not know what they strive for, they combine such strange elements that just don’t make sense at all. The third track (‘Enirak’) sounds like a Death Metal parody or something similar. I haven’t got a […]
The Funeral Doom world must be a very desolated place otherwise such dark offerings like the presented release of the Russian Funeral Doom fanatics FLEGETHON are lacking in every explanation. Since their origin in 1999 the band has released a couple of more or less interesting CDs but Stygian Crypt Productions has given this band […]
The Pagan movement has definitely hit Mother Russia and a lot of the new bands seem strongly influenced by their export number one band ARKONA. This statement is clearly supported by the latest Stygian Crypt release "Dance Of Druids" by newcomer FFERYLLT. So the direction is quite obvious – emotional Pagan Metal supported by a […]