Yeah, I know that this compilation already dates back to 1999 and therefore not necessarily is thaaat fresh anymore, but as Rick Cortez (of the mighty SADISTIC INTENT) was so kind to send me a copy of it the other day (thanx again, man!) I decided to give it a mention nevertheless. "Thrashing Holocaust" features […]
Faster than expected the guys from DeathMetal.be return with the second edition of their very cool "Face Your Underground" compilation. Remember what I wrote in the review for Vol.1? "Never knew that they had so many cool, internationally still unnoticed bands overthere…" Well, it was obviously only the tip of the iceberg, cause here’s another […]
The terminus cult act is used for nearly every band these days even if it should be limited to bands that in some way changed and influenced their musical environment. One of these bands is the Finnish combo THERGOTHON, founded in 1990, which released only one single full album – "Stream From The Heavens" released […]
First time I have ever heard of this company Kthulu Productions from Bonita, California. In a nutshell I would say this compilation CD is okay, and yes it is worth your attention and hard earned cash. Professional layout and all the tracks on this sampler are either previously unreleased, or unreleased demo / rough mixes […]
Thinking about this sampler the word bravery is coming into my mind because in times before the light when there was no internet and no idea how it could affect our Metal community a sampler was the only idea to inform the dark hordes about the latest releases of your label. So if I check […]
If you ever checked out the STATETROOPER interview that we posted on this site not too long ago you should already be aware of this band as the whole line-up (minus frontman Paul Mario Day) was hired by former MSG frontman Gary Barden for his newly founded project. Vocalist Paul, who had previously been fronting […]
Mausoleum are really back – maybe stronger than ever! To celebrate their 20th anniversary, they’ve decided to reissue most of their back catalogue, releasing two albums on one CD most of the time. BLACKLACE, OSTROGOTH, KILLER, CROSSFIRE and most of all WARHEAD got that treatment. While WARHEAD were certainly the less well known act out […]
I really wonder what people nowadays will think about this album who don’t remember VIVA from the early 80s Hardrock / Heavy Metal scene… Does the material sound dated?! I don’t know. Maybe it does… But as far as I’m concerned, “What The Hell Is Going On!” was always an essential release to me and […]
I suppose I don’t have to introduce you to these guys as Chicago’s USURPER have been around for quite some time now and already established themselves in the underground with a bunch of cool releases. After being with Head Not Found and Necropolis Records, Earache have picked them up now and to shorten the time […]
On their one and only "Wasteland" demo from 1986 New York’s TOXIK still sounded pretty much like a typical (yet already very promising) US Metal act, with crystal clear vocals and a more or less traditional Power Metal style. But it was definitely a big step forward for them when they parted ways with original […]