Ah, I always liked cool undergound compilations and this one is definetly cool! Berlin is not Stockholm, Tampa, New York or whatever so I guess the featured bands are unknown to most of you. Thanks to some great local Metal-clubs, bars, concert-rooms, the "Stahlwerk" radio-show and the featured bands you get the chance for a […]
First I thought "Metal Reigns Supreme" is a fucking Power Metal sampler, because the cover art features a musclepacked barbarian holding up the torch of Metal, but the music counts… and here I see once again the problem most Metal sampler have: bands with extremely different styles (Power to Death and Black Metal), some real […]
Excuse me, but to me the musical sub genre once known as "Black Metal" is definitely no more! Ever since its worldwide acceptance way too many bands started to jump on the bandwaggon and delivered material that by no means still has something to do with the original ideology of Black Metal! You got the […]
In these times where each magazine and many fanzines already offer free compilation CDs as bonus you might ask if it is really a necessary and wise decision to release a compilation as a regular label release. This question is understandable as selling records turned out to become a business which is everything else than […]
This is really a cool idea and definitely worth being supported! Relapse Records compiled a bunch of extreme bands for their Underground Series and released some very promising demos on a single CD to introduce them to a wider audience. On "Brazilian Assault" (as far as I know there’s also a "Japanese Assault" circulating as […]
A new label from the UK introduces themselves through this massive compilation CD. 18 signings are featured, with material from their already released (or upcoming) CD’s / MCD’s or split albums. Everyone of them is musically extreme in its own way, from Thrash to Black to Doom Metal and from Death Metal to rather noisy […]
"Keep It True – The Underground Kodex Compilation Vol. I" presents us a selection of bands that raise the banner of good old Metal. Ranging from Heavy and Speed to Thrash executed by international acts across europe and Canada. Released through the German label Iron Kodex. What’s really interesting is noticing this style is still […]
A tribute to Chuck? Honestly: who thinks this might be equally moving as the original? I can think of just a handful of bands able to deliver a good performance of DEATH material. I remember NECROPHAGIST’s cover version of ‘Crystal Mountain’ at the Fuck The Commerce Festival a couple of years ago. That was good. […]
I’m still heavily impressed by the healthiness of Belgium’s extreme underground in general and the dedication of the DeathMetal.be guys in particular, who got this whole project off the ground. This is already the fourth edition of their very cool "Face Your Underground" compilation series within a rather short period of time, this time featuring […]
It’s f.i.n.a.l.l.y. done!!! I have no idea what actually caused all the delays of this tribute and why it’s not Immortal Records from Poland that put it out in the end, but I couldn’t care less! Luckily Holland’s Karmageddon Media (formerly Hammerheart Records) took care of the whole project and apart from some minor letdowns […]