For years I have asserted that the two most powerful, emotional and extreme forms of music in the world are classical and Metal. Part of this, I know, stems from my upbringing on a steady diet of classical and orchestral music with little knowledge of "rock" music, that is until the mighty Iron Maiden stormed […]
"Divine Facing And Fireborn" is no new material by Stockholm based Black Metal outfit MALIGN. Furthermore it’s a fine re-release (by French underground label NED) of both their sold out vinyl only stuff "Divine Facing" (originally released by End All Life as 10" MLP in 2002) and the "Fireborn" 7"EP (which was unleashed upon this […]
If you already own the first version of "Envenomed", like I do, you should be pretty offended by this kind of re-release, because it features three bonus tracks, that should be interesting for any fan of MALEVOLENT CREATION – a DARK ANGEL cover and two re-recorded demo-songs from the late 80s – all songs definitely […]
According to their myspace page, they are "The band with the world record in demo recordings. Based on alcohol!", a fact that could be easily true. Formed in 1990 and after 18 demo tapes and one full-length, they just released their second album, "Go To Hell", through Apollon Records. And this being my first listen […]
What is brutal about Gothic Rock? Well, I received a promotional copy from the record company and maybe some of you like this genre, so what the heck! MAINPOINT are from Rostok, Germany and "Heaven / Earth" is their debut album. I can’t see the parallels to TYPE O NEGATIVE the info sheet mentions, but […]
Regular, fist pumping Heavy Metal will always survive in one form or another. If the last twenty years has taught us anything, it is this comforting fact. This does not mean, however, that every new band who emerges out of the woodwork is instantly recognizable as a Metal band. Indeed, MAGENTA will raise more than […]
Together with the already reviewed new demo of ESCARNIUM I got the INSIDE HATRED demo CD with the long title "The Degenerated World Of The Holy Decadents (Illusory Dreamland)". First awesome aspect was the outstanding cover showing the last supper in a "different" version. Musically speaking those Brazilians show us Death Metal in its raw […]
After the much needed and extremely well-presented reissues of "Into the Drape / Mourn Path" and "Secret Sudaria", Iron Tyrant Records has now re-released the ever elusive debut LP by MORTUARY DRAPE, "All The Witches Dance". Originally released by Unisound in 1994, the first vinyl version suffered from relatively poor sound quality as did many […]
With a name like UNGOD, it’s hard to resist the temptation to use the word "godly" as an adjective in describing their latest demo "În Numele Metalului Est-European" – a tribute from the band to the Eastern European Metal scene. UNGOD has done what few bands have before, and that is to make a tribute […]
If a concept album is based on the universal negativity you can expect a musical tribute to nothing less than total darkness. So after listening to this intensive release by these three bands you are really looking forward to the next sunrise. Due to the playing time of nearly 80 minutes you should listen to […]