There is an old saying that more than one way is leading to Rome and speaking about Swedish Death Metal this is for sure still applicable. But if we are talking about this kind of music connected with a sci-fi story about human abduction and a military conspiracy there is only one release which needs […]
In Metal as in life you meet at least twice and so it’s not really a surprise that our dear Swedish friends ANACHRONAEON returned in good health after the unexpected crash of their flying saucer (I apologize again but their second release "The New Dawn" was just too poor to avoid these mocking words). But […]
It seems that there is a buzz surrounding these English maniacs these days and I can easily understand why. Unfortunately I haven’t yet listened to their first full-length ("The Codex Necro", also on Mordgrimm), but this six-tracker (and I mean real tracks) convinces me that the ANAAL NATHRAKH ambitions are very high and that the […]
It seems funny to me that I need a hell lot of time to write CRUCIFYRE reviews. I already took a while when I got their great demo "Thessalonian Death Cult" and now for their great debut album "Infernal Earthly Divine" I took even longer. The strange thing is that a review for a release […]
When listening to these songs from this 2nd full-length from DECIMATION I have a slight problem calling them "Anthems" as called in the CD-title. Actually I do have the same problem with the songs on EMPEROR’s "Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk", nevertheless it’s one of the most amazing Black Metal albums. "Anthems Of An […]
You want it fast and furious? You want it totally frenzied and old school? Then you should not look any further… FORCED KILL, this young and relentless quintet coming from the middle part of Finland, Jyväskylä, has finally unleashed their 2nd Thrash-goodie – a 4-track demo titled "Invasion Of Steel". FORCED KILL’s high-octane, old school […]
Some of our readers are certainly familiar with this band already, which was called AMON GOETH for a brief period of its history. With this new album (with a new line-up, following a troubled time when two of the band members were killed in a car accident), these Czech warriors were better to deliver the […]
I saw AMOK VEDAR perform together with AEBA, HIDDEN IN THE FOG and INGURGITATING OBLIVION last December in Hamburg and was quite impressed by their show (check out the "specials" section as well). This four-tracker can give you an idea of what AMOK VEDAR is all about. Gothic Black Metal with massive keyboards is their […]
Wow! Another value-for-money release by Displeased Records’ sublabel From Beyond Productions: over 70 minutes of music, in an appealing package with lots of info, lyrics, what else can you want? Of course you should have a soft spot for infernal, primitive Black / Thrash inspired by HELLHAMMER, VENOM, old BATHORY and SARCOFAGO to enjoy this […]
Allright! Here’s a brutal Deathgrind band who evolves in my suburb for about 10 years. From what I understand they weren’t so pleased with some of their previous recordings so I didn’t hear much about them until last year; but seeing them live one time I’m quite familiar with their music. Their style is brutal […]