The Speckmann trademark never disappoints! The 15th studio album for the Death / Thrash masters’ MASTER (pun intended) finally sees its light after six years from his predecessor “Vindictive Miscreant”, which at the time I found as a good work. Since 2018 we have a new drummer, Peter Bajci, and always Alex Nejezchleba on guitars, […]
This is a demo? HEINOUS RITE hail from New Mexico, US and I’ve no idea about their members and I need to know who these guys are. “Rituals Of Disgust” is their first ever release and it is getting a phenomenal CD treatment by Atavism Records. This short, sweet and heavy near-24 minutes release is […]
I’ve heard of SKULLPTURE on different occasions over the years. Mainly their cover art drew me into their releases. Yeah, that is a weakness I have. This seems to be a re-release of sorts from the original 2019 version. There does not seem to be anything different, no remaster or additional songs that I can […]
When deciding whether or not to go into a determined brand new band (without any previous releases) for a review, I usually pick them if I’m inspired by the genre, of course, and by the cover artwork. In this case I wasn’t totally attracted by the cover, but there was something that pushed me to […]
Welcome to 2024! This is an interesting release for me to start my review year. I am finding myself where I need help to compare to anyone on my first playthrough. The sole member Vos is from the Polish act APATHEIA. That band I heard of in bits and pieces and their sound is more […]
Great fucking logo! I love the skulls for the ‘O’s in the name of the band but the name itself sounds like it is a Japanese anime series, which can be both a good and a bad thing. DEATH BLOOD hail from France and “Osteonecrovore” is their first ever release. The fine folks at Iron, […]
How much does Rogga Johansson make in royalties? I’ve often wondered this and I hope he makes enough to live off of his music, I’d be very upset otherwise. He’s also lined up for another RIBSPREADER release in this month, so he better be making enough! As I kept thinking of this, I found myself […]
ZVIJER’s “Pod Balkanskim Noćnim Nebom” is a straightforward Black Metal affair. Originally hailing from Bosnia and Herzegovina, the band labels their sound as “Balkanian Barbaric Black Metal” and I’ve got to say, it does reflect pretty well. The title “Pod Balkanskim Noćnim Nebom” translates to “Under the Balkan Sky” and the sound of the album […]
SLAVESON is a Death / Thrash project from Austria. Having released three early demos and disappearing for nearly two decades SLAVESON is back with a self-financed full-length titled “The Fabled Beast”. The album runs just under 40 minutes and packs the regular Death Metal punch. With raspy vocals backed by generic Metal riffing that could […]
Split releases always give more than they behold. No matter whether it’s classic splits or new splits, they always come with surprises and new findings. It’s always possible to discover a completely new act, and if you’re blown away by that, you will start an extensive following. Also, it can have tracks that were never […]