The album’s frontcover received a black background around it now, but as with almost all these re-releases the quality of the artwork has gone worse (a bit too dark and kind of blurry). The booklet is pretty close to the one of the original release, also a foldout with a bunch of pics (some in […]
The golden band logo that got used on the frontcover of the original release has been replaced with a white logo now, while the quality of the artwork unfortunately doesn’t match the quality of the original release. The backcover pic and thanxlist is completely missing now and the booklet was turned into a foldout version […]
Fucking Classic! One of my alltime favourite Death Metal maniacs released this in the early 90s and they always knew how to write exciting songs! If you don’t own this CD yet – here’s the chance of your life! Like the GRAVE reissue, this CD is packed with bonus tracks not everybody owns (“In The […]
“Circle Of The Seven Infernal Pacts” is fucking early ’90s Black Metal mastery from a seminal Deutsche horde of pure ancient grimness. Classick, ice-cold blooded, with majestically measured doom-felt pieces, Gochsheim in Bavaria’s UNGOD excel at whisking you up and over the rooftops, like Margarita in the Devil’s caress. Of this ilk, Czech’s MANIAC BUTCHER […]
If a band still knows to impress these days in a really big way, with material that originally was written, recorded and released about 15 – 17 years ago, there obviously must be something special about ’em, don’t you think?! Well, ULYSSES SIREN is such a phenomenom! Just like fellow San Francisco Metalheads WARNING (S.F.) […]
Ultra lo-fi Swedish Black / Punk / Thrash Metal. Formed by members of THE BLACK and VINTERLAND, they choose this very original name to storm damnation upon all our pitiful souls. If there was ever a doubt that Black Metal and Punk were coming from the same root, TYRANT will clear all those doubts. Imagine […]
One can’t say that this band could easily win a contest for the most original moniker but fortunately for them, this Japanese five piece has other singularities on offer to stand out. First, the line-up is interesting, with two girls and three guys forming the band, an unusual combination in the Metal world especially if […]
An ultimate punishment is near, are you ready for it? From Oslo, Norway, comes this furious Black / Thrash act called TYRANN that seems to be on steroids, and full of blind rage and pure hate. TYRANN consists of 3 experienced fellows that all have lots of experience from some other grim and black forces […]
Voices From The Darkside is for sure not an infotainment site but if I need to advise three things which can be easily connected with the terminus Viking Metal I would reply as follows: Frost, Fire and Wotan (yes – the glorious ENSLAVED times). The Icelandic warriors TYR will never be connected with these three […]
The third full-length of the Norwegian veterans TWIN OBSCENITY sees the return of female vocalist Tonje and the addition of vocalist Dolgar. What you get is rather simple, slow (very) old school Black Metal, yet highly original that’s gonna grab you and won’t let you escape. Some references to BATHORY – yes, they’re probably their […]