The most accurate description of DISFEAR’s material – as far as I’m concerned – would be a mixture of early MASTER, early NAUSEA (L.A.) and RITUAL CARNAGE. DISFEAR, unlike most of the actual acts around, don’t deal with superfast beats but rather with that famous mid paced / grinding style that caracterized MASTER so well. […]
The whole layout of this CD features several WWII pictures and the band comes up with socially aware type song titles such as ‘What Hope For The Children?’, ‘Innocents Pay The Price’, ‘The Nuclear Threat’, ‘Raining Bombs’ or ‘Pray For Mankind’… So, it should already be clear, that these Swedes are not necessarily worshipping Goregrind […]
Poland has always been a good place for brutal Death Metal and DISLOYAL ain’t an exception to that rule! These guys started out in early 1997, recorded a demo called "Desire" and shortly after their debut album "Pessimistic", which quickly secured them a record deal with Demonic Records. To support the release DISLOYAL went on […]
Featuring a controversial act like DISSECTION will certainly cause a lot of negative response from several people visiting our website, so let me explain this decision in a few words… I am not here to ignore or glorify the crime that Jon Nödtveidt committed (and which he got arrested for), nor do I consider it […]
"Good things come to those who wait", the old adage says. Truer words could never be said for DISSIPATION, a long-awaited but no less invigorating Death Metal band from Virginia (the state which many of you will recall gave us DECEASED). This demo ought to meet the standards held by underground die-hards who worship bands […]
Ibex Moon Records, a label that is constantly releasing quality material brings us the latest release from DIVINE EVE. You may recognize the name for their now classic "As The Angels Weep" EP from 1993. The band reformed and released yet another EP for 2010. Still rooted firmly in Doom Death Metal à la HELLHAMMER […]
Very few are the bands able to follow the way paved by the classic Bay Area Thrash bands of the 80s, and DIVINE:DECAY is one of them. Coming from Finland, these five dudes (now they are six, with a full three guitarists squadron!) cannot be connected with the Neo Thrash wave coming from Sweden, for […]
This is what I call courageous… Back in the mid eighties nobody would probably have given a shit about DIVINE:DECAY as their Bay Area type Thrash Metal already got played by way too many other bands. And for obvious reasons there definitely wasn’t really a need for another bunch from Finland going for this style […]
The sad thing about this horrific album, is that despite the catchiness of each song in itself, the album as a whole turns out to be a boring monotonous execution of Dave Slave’s Horror Metal. Each track follows the same formula, and Dave Slave uses the same effect on the vocals all over. In the […]
DREAMS OF DAMNATION is the new home of former DARK ANGEL guitarist Jim Durkin, who joined forces with two (as of yet) unknown dudes named Al Mendez (on drums) and Charlie Silva (on bass / vocals) for another dose of raw old school Death / Thrash. "Let The Violence Begin", their debut offering, is a […]