Short but sweet I would say… Johan of SORDID was so kind to send me this first demo CD of his side project next to SORDID where he can revel in the brutal Death / Grind vein. The three songs from this Swedish Grinders remind me a little bit on their country mates of NASUM […]
We survived the retro-mania, we passed through the reformation-mania, now we face the "record from scratch"-mania. JAG PANZER did that not so long ago (as ICED EARTH and GAMMA RAY it seems, but I don’t care about these last two anyway), and now it is the turn of EXCITER to come up with new versions […]
Finally, something other than Metalcore comes out of New Jersey! These guys are influenced by Repulsion and Blood Freak with their brand of sleazy Grindcore with a sound even heavier and faster! ‘The Buzz Is Back’ is a sickening slew of savage speed with a dialogue sample from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre II". The nightmare […]
EVOKEN is soul eroding Death Metal Doom from New Jersey. Atmosphere is the end, and it is supreme. I witnessed EVOKEN in the small hours one hazed-over night some years back and I cannot recall ever having seen another band play as long. They delved into a sprawling catalog of gradually unfolding mystery and majesty. […]
Listening to this 6 track effort by Pittsburgh’s EVISCIUM is another proof to me that we’re actually dealing with two different brutal Death Metal scenes… One of them used to be very healthy in the late 80s / early 90s, especially in Finnland and Sweden as well as in several places of the United States, […]
If it comes to Voices From The Darkside there are suitable and more suitable releases but this split EP from two dedicated underground bands which really deserve their cult status is like the hammer to nail Jesus Christ to his wooden crucifix. EVIL from Brazil and ABIGAIL from Japan are friendly connected since years and […]
A nice little split 7" EP arrived at my mailbox at the end of 2010 and now in 2011 it’s a pleasure to write something about this piece of black wax. I’m a huge fan of seven inches, as uncomfortable they seem to handle in those modern times when even CDs are outdated. I love […]
About three years ago Florida’s blackened Death Metal horde EQUINOX used to put out the very cool "Journey Into Oblivion" record via Polish Still Dead Productions… At that time the future for the band seemed very bright as the label was treating EQUINOX very well, giving them top priority. But all of a sudden, label […]
Getting back to giving Metal Maniacs more shit. I finally have figured out the rest of that confusing fucking review that EPIDEMIC just received in the Metal Maniacs’s latest issue for this band’s prior demo CD "Earth Penitentiary". Where in the body of the review the writer goes on some awful trek into black webbed […]
In keeping with the tried and true traditions of Malaysian Occult Metal bands like ABHORER, SIL KHANNAZ and IMPIETY, here now comes ENVENOM with their "Envisioned… The Hellternity" debut cassette demo-tape 2007. Follow up to last year’s "Satanik Goatlust" promo 2006. The promo that contained only 1 song, ‘Demimonde – Lustified The Funeralbitch’, which is […]