I really anticipated the second full-length CD of Californian brutal Death outfit SEPSISM. Their ’99 debut album "Purulent Decomposition" released by the recently deceased cult-label Repulse Records was a well produced mix of old CANNIBAL CORPSE and TERRORIZER that easily created a strong appetite for more straight bloodthirsty Death Metal! Unfortunately it took SEPSISM four […]
First contact with these Dutch deathbanger quartet was seeing them open for OBTRUNCATION and SINISTER in 2007. They put up an energetic and convincing show despite their young age. The same goes for their debut album "Breaking The Codes Of Silence". Their Death Metal is a juicy and powerful mix of groove, brutality and intensity. […]
Doomdeath from East Frisia, Germany! These psychos will take you on a trip to strange spheres. Growls as well as clean vocals are trademarks of this outfit you can compare with old MY DYING BRIDE or ANATHEMA. The good thing is: they have already developed an identity of their own and the more I listen […]
Czech Republic’s SEKHMET releases "Opus Zrudy", their third full-length. There are no keyboards, no Gothic influences, no female vocals, no atmospheric stuff, just good old Black Metal. The most notorious influences present in "Opus Zrudy" are drawn from the early full on speed attack of DARKTHRONE and the evil vibe of early BATHORY, even though […]
This is the first release for the Polish label Devil Worship Rec. and beside the "Kraina Martwego Slonca" album it includes the "The Baltic Fog" demo from 1995 from Polish band SAURON (I really wonder how many SAURONs are around actually – this must be at least the third). This band here offers us old-school […]
First listening to this output, I thought "Well, they sound pretty old school", but then I realized SATHANAS being active in the Metal scene since 1988, so they not just sound old school, in fact they are old school! "Entering The Diabolic Trinity" offers you nine songs (plus intro) of pure Black Metal. I am […]
It’s always nice to hear from old bands. SATHANAS are an American band who have remained more or less consistent in output since 1988. That’s an achievement worthy of note; for any band. Also worth noting is their complete lack of shame in displaying their influences: SLAYER (who isn’t influenced by them), SODOM (they even […]
I need to give you some introductory explanations concerning this review. Less than one month ago, a friend of mine mentioned to me that SATAN’S HOST, a semi legendary Heavy Metal band of the 80s, were still in activity and now playing Black Metal. I was a little sceptical at first but gave the internet […]
SATAN’S HOST set the bar very high with their previous effort "Burning The Born Again (A New Philosophy)" and how deep my faith in them can be, I was nevertheless anxious to hear if their new record could live up my great expectations. Fortunately, SATAN’S HOST did it again, releasing an album gigantic in musical […]
I’m not here to judge the credibility of SATAN’S BLOOD, but you should at least know about the fact that half of the members involved in this Black Metal horde from Northern Germany used to play in the Death Metal act FEARER before they became Satanic and evil… I mean, c’mon – just by simply […]