From the hands of Germany’s specialized label for underground Death Metal we receive a split between two German bands of pure brutality. The first half is occupied by FLESHRIPPER, a trio influenced by the most old-schoolish Death / Grind, just like MORTICIAN, IMPETIGO, DEAD INFECTION or even DEPRESSION (with which they released a split EP […]
"The future sound of pain" is here… Well, if you believe enough that particular bold statement in question that is to be found from the Swedish FLAGELLATION’s own Myspace – site, then maybe you can somehow bear that pain because it’s all sweet pain that this Swedish sextet offers to its listener. FLAGELLATION’s new 4-song […]
Well it has been three years since FEAR FACTORY has graced us with their brand of futuristic groove laden, hook chorus grind. This time around electronics come into play more effectively than ever before. I have followed this band for quite a while now and have been pleased with all their albums and their two […]
Dutch newcomers F.U.B.A.R. deliver violent Grindcore blending classic old school influences from bands like NAPALM DEATH, TERRORIZER with crusty heaviness, sludgy groove and a vocal spectrum ranging from ordinary growls over gangshouting to typical Hardcore-style yelling. Especially the latter is certainly a matter of taste and in my opinion this kind of vocals reach "suck-factor […]
I was already aware of their existence, but before I actually listened to these guys I always connected them (due to their name) with Viking / Pagan Metal – but obviously I was wrong, cause FALLEN YGGDRASIL play thrashing straight ahead Death Metal the old school way! Ever since their origin in 1997 they already […]
Despite their incredibly stupid statement-information I feel a fatal attraction towards this Face Of Evil. You may wonder what stupid statements, so let’s mention two. "In September 2003 Face Of Evil decided to officially declare war on the so called Metal scene" and "We’re not a part of your scene and we will never be". […]
Even though this release was unleashed upon mankind a while ago (December 2002 to be exactly) I would like to introduce it here as I guess not many of our readers are familiar with this quartet from Japan. "Apocalyptic Fear" is the first official release of this Death / Thrash horde from Tokyo (after having […]
I suppose you’re less disappointed when you’re almost certain that a band you’ve once enjoyed listening to will crush your brain again, no matter how hard the big headed dude a.k.a.Gary Holt (also guitarist at times) can proclaim that they will. Call this being biased against ’em or a deserved critic, but there’s too much […]
To offer recordings for free is getting more and more common. Should we as music fans consider this as a good or a bad thing? For the record labels the answer is quite clear. Especially the bigger ones, complain about decreasing record sales since the last years due to the high numbers of illegal downloads […]
A split tape of two old school Thrash Metal bands – thumbs up!!! In general Gab from Nihilistic Holocaust releases quite a lot of items interesting to the readers of VOICES and this time this is no exception. EXTINCTION AGENDA provide the three tracks from their self titled demo tape from 2005 and this is […]