During my long school carrier connected with every kind of outdoor activities nothing had made me more frightened than the moment when somebody with few skills but far more alcohol in his bloodstream started to entertain all party guests with his guitar playing. But in the end these bad experiences did not slow down my […]
Seems like there is always something happening at HIRAX (boot)camp…While Katon leads a revamped line-up and handles the back catalogue (Black Devil Records), Gary Monardo (who has been involved in musical projects with mister De Pena since day one, including LA CHAOS and Kids Gone Bad in 83 – 84) starts Cold Blood over. Let […]
Back in our farewell (print) issue #10 I was still praising WAYLANDER’s 1996 demo "Dawning Of A New Age" and considered them a really promising band. And as far as I can recall, the stuff that I heard from their "Reawakening Pride Once Lost" debut full-length (which came out in 1998 on Century Media) didn’t […]
Despite the raw and unpolished sound quality of the rehearsal Dutch Black Metallers WALPURGISNACHT put out as their most recent promo CD one has to admit that it presents a band that certainly has potential!!! By blending elements from older MAYHEM, SATYRICON and Folk WALPURGISNACHT deliver an individual sounding mix with dark melodies, searing riffs, […]
It’s really weird that it’s often exactly the releases that I’m not too excited about in the first place that turn out way better than I expect them to be. Same story with Germany’s WADGELMIR. When I received the promo pack from these guys, I wasn’t that much interested in listening to the six song […]
ZOMBIFIED is a young band from Northern Ireland coming at you with their debut EP "Outbreak". Despite being formed only in late 2009 ZOMBIFIED display damn tight and solid musicianship. An intro and 4 tracks of brutal grinding Death Metal is what you get here, heavily influenced by US Death Metal bands like CANNIBAL CORPSE, […]
Emerging from the pits of Sweden, what can we expect of a band formed by members of acts such as Unmoored, Solar Dawn, Incapacity, Traumatized (SWE), Torchbearer or Scar Symmetry? Yes, you’re right, Death Metal in its purest form, with brutality, groovy riffs and melodic parts, great solos and aggressive growling vocals. Not too brutal, […]
This world is a strange place. Although I live in Croatia and listen to extreme music, THE FROST escaped my attention until I found out about them from Frank the Dark One. Apparently the band comes from Zagreb, my birthplace! They have acquired a cult presence here in these parts and, by listening to this […]
Brazilian FUNERATUS return after 3 CDs with their first seven inch, an extended play on Blood Harvest. All who know the albums probably know already what to expect, as I don’t know them I count me to the others, and they can watch out for uttermost Death Metal brutality with high skilled musicians. A 3-piece […]
This is a second try from Finnland’s Black Metallers FUNERARY BELL, and I must say I am not totally satisfied. By considering themselves an occult band they had put some expectations in my mind. When such a strong word is used (I take it literally!) I search for a proof of at least one thing […]