This album’s great, fellas! I didn’t know this act before – although these guys are Germany-based. THORNESBREED commence this effort with a very simple and spherical song which is called ‘Unchaining Hatred’. I think they just use one riff in it, developing it during a prolonged phase so that it becomes really creepy and mean. […]
This is probably THORIUM’s make-it-or-break-it album? Everything looks here as it is done in the best possible way: the sound is fuckin’ killer (recorded in famous Berno Studios and mixed by Jacob Hansen) and no one less than Dan Seagrave took care of the cover. It’s great to see Seagrave covers now more regular again. […]
I expected something interesting here as those Danish guys have stated clearly that old Death Metal was much more interesting than the actual stuff – something I can only agree with considering how pathetic / weak and one dimensional sounding 99,9% of the ’90s and 2000 acts are compared to the originals such as MORBID […]
I guess when it comes to the Danish scene my prejudices weren’t completely justified, as no less than two bands from up there really impressed me a lot lately! And it’s pure coincidence that both are even labelmates… One was the almighty INIQUITY and the other is THORIUM, also a brutal Death Metal quintet that […]
We can’t always blame the younger generation of extreme musicians for having different influences than what old traditional 80s Metal infected farts like myself used to grew up on… But then again, those kinda people not necessarily should expect us to really like their stuff in the same way! To me Germany’s THIRTYONE DIES is […]
VOIVOD’s continued presence cannot be overstated, it would appear. THESYRE, a well known band from Quebec, Canada are an extremely eclectic band, playing no readily identifiable style save one derived from VOIVOD. More than VOIVOD is at work here, of course, such as the SODOM vocal patterns, and the vaguely folkish DARKTHRONE riffs and basslines. […]
Virtuosity is the key word to adequately describe what is going on throughout this album, the third of these Swedish masters of techno Death / Thrash. But saying that, I would give the wrong impression, because even if the TIP music is for sure technical, it can’t be reduced to a sterile and boring demonstration […]
A capturing and interesting piece of harsh and surprisingly varied extreme Doom Metal THEE PLAGUE OF GENTLEMEN from Belgium offer on their debut album “Primula Pestis”. The band refers musically to such classic acts like WINTER, DREAM DEATH, early CATHEDRAL or SAINT VITUS as well by incorporating some noisier elements to GODFLESH or THE MELVINS. […]
This was one of those releases that I wasn’t too eager to listen to when I got it. The rather weird band name and the kinda strange looking coverart seemed to be enough reasons for me already to avoid this. And the fact that THEE MALDOROR KOLLECTIVE are from Italy (a land which not necessarily […]
Along with classic acts like PESTILENCE, ASPHYX, SINISTER, SEMPITERNAL DEATHREIGN and tons more one should not forget THANATOS, the ancient force from the Netherlands, a band that managed to release two classic -by now- albums “Emerging From The Netherworlds” and “Realm Of Ecstasy” via Shark Records. In my humble opinion both records are excellent examples […]