Their music sounds like great fun live! If DIABOLICAL can deliver the energy on stage they’re capable of on CD, I’m definitely looking forward to their tour with AMON AMARTH in April / May 2002."A Thousand Deaths" reveals that the band is really working on an identity of their own although it still sounds typically […]
Ha – something went wrong. Completely wrong. This output here is "The Final Sign Of Evil", not what Steamhammer released under the same name. Recorded during the original sessions, back in the eighties, performed by the early SODOM line-up. Ok, just a joke. What we have got here are old HELLHAMMER recordings, for some unknown […]
I was actually quite surprised when I received this release as I didn’t know that Florida’s DIABOLIC were still around… Somehow I must have lost track with them after the release of their last full-length album "Infinity Through Purification", that already dates back to 2003… Well ok, the original band did split-up in September 2004, […]
Third album from this Belgian band that is playing a nice form of Deathrash, which can be related to bands as diverse as MALEVOLENT CREATION, AMON AMARTH and few touches of early IN FLAMES, just to give you a hint. This comes also with a very heavy and crunchy guitar sound, a great performance by […]
Poland’s death squad DEVILYN have developed into a really strong force within the worldwide underground and especially their latest album "Artefact" turned out extremely convincing in every aspect. Unfortunately the band never really managed to establish a steady line-up, which is probably the main reason for all their setbacks, but hopefully this problem will be […]
Hell! What a piece of rage! Excellent musicians as well… oh, of course, featuring OF TREES AND ORCHIDS drummer Dirk and GALLERY OF DARKNESS vocalist Konstantin plus Florian (OTAO) as a session bass player – quality guaranteed! DESPONDENCY are saluting the gods of hyper fast Death Metal such as SUFFOCATION and CRYPTOPSY and they kick […]
Wow! What a blast! DERANGED from Sweden strike again! "Happy Metal free and no triggered drums!" says the record company’s info sheet and it’s true. This is not the usual Gothenburg Death Metal. Instead, DERANGED come up with a CD almost completely free from any kind of melodies – just pure brutality straight in your […]
I don’t know if the majority of you readers are familiar with the DOOM PATROL comic books and especially the 1989-1992 period written by Grant Morrisson who introduced avant-garde literature into the pubescent comic universe to better subvert it, and so transforming a run of the mill dull super hero concept into a surrealistic nightmare. […]
Ugh! ‘Produced by Devin Townsend’ might already give you a hint of how these guys sound like. It’s fast, some modern sort of Thrash with distorted vocals. I can’t stand distorted vocals! It’s acceptable when it’s occasionally used as a stylistic means but all the time? No, thanks! In case you’re interested, check it […]
What we have here is the first release by DECAYING FORM from Australia. The band proclaims to coalesce both technique and brutality in order to form the future of Death Metal, if I understand the promo sheet correctly. Regarding the problem that different people have different definitions of what is "technique" and "brutality" (or even […]