This review will be biased since my love for Swedish Death Metal knows no boundaries. TORMENTED is another example of archetypal quality brought to light by unknown northern cellar-dwellers way back in the nineties. This pumping anthemic energy, which flows through the best Swedish albums, is presented here for the new generations. Band members are […]
The darkness of this record is so all encompassing, I don’t know where to start. So let me start with the facts. TRIST is a solo project of one called (guess what) Trist. As a member of LUNAR AURORA (great German Black Metal band now on hold) he surely knows his craft. “Willenskraft” (Willpower), his […]
These guys mean war – pure, electric, maddening. Or, to put it in terms of a current dance hit – “they are in for the kill.” From the start (or should I say stop, since after this there is really no point in going anywhere) this album is relentless chaos of bestial madness. Already a […]
These guys love MISFITS. You need to picture lots of posters on the walls, wolf tattoes on the forearms and children with the name Glenn to understand this type of love. If you love them too, continue to read, otherwise go to some other review and spend your time more profitably. Sweden’s DEVILS WHOREHOUSE play […]
I could almost cry tears of happiness over this one. I will not of course, since I am a tough Metal fan. But this, this is an effort I can surely appreciate very much. “Ancient Death Metal”, as the band likes to call it, is the proper name for an album like “Condemned Cathedral”. As […]
I took this review as a challenge. Let me explain. I am totally out of knowledge about Grind Metal, and having heard about this band from serious grindists I decided to give it a go. I remembered that Grind is all about fun so I wanted to see if I could squeeze some essence from […]
What we have here is a great slab of Doom / Death Metal. ANATOMIA comes from Japan and consists mostly of ex-members of TRANSGRESSOR. It is slow, it is crawling, going deep into the filth and matter. Influences are obvious upon the first hearing: AUTOPSY, CIANIDE, DISEMBOWELMENT. But influences come here only as inspiration since […]
If there is a band that more effectively captures the majesty of chaos in its music, I have not heard it. ASHDAUTAS are masters at the cultivation of disorder. Throughout the 25 minutes of this MCD (which to my mind, far surpasses "Shadowplays Of Grief And Pain"), they weave together a universe that is uncomfortable […]
The last one from the three Debemur Morti Productions demo releases is the one man band ARS DIAVOLI from Portugal. And I have problems with this tape because the sound is worst. The only thing besides the sick screaming of the mastermind is the guitar distortion. And I think this is wanted, so it should […]
From the pits of San Bernardino / Los Angeles area it’s ARMY OF DARKNESS! I like this band and that they have a firm grasp in the late ’80s Death / Speed / Thrash styles that made bands like INSANITY (SF), POSSESSED, DARK ANGEL, SLAYER etc. household names. The track list on this demo is […]