Since I was extremely impressed by the first full-length of this Italian outfit, it is without thinking too much that I bought this new record. On “Antico Misticismo”, TENEBRAE IN PERPETUUM confirm the great deal of talent they have. Like before the band offer a cold, bleak and furious Black Metal assault in the tradition […]
To be frank with you, I awaited absolutely nothing from this release, I thought it was another middle-of-the-road Black Metal record and that’s all. So the bigger the surprise was the first time I listened to “Onori Funebri Rituali”, so much the album has revealed itself extremely good. Needless to say TENEBRAE IN PERPETUUM is […]
This new band consists of well known musicians, namely Dave Ellefson (MEGADETH), Stet Howland (W.A.S.P) and the incorporator, guitarist Pete Scheithauer (BELLADONNA and KILLING MACHINE), just the vocalist Todd Barnes is unknown to me. But to make it short, gathering good musicians in a new band not necessarily effects a good album. The music can […]
The design of the new TEMPLE OF BAAL release is in some way like a remake of the POTENTIAM debut cover – so not really great or innovative art – but our French friends musically are following a completely different path than the keyboard orientated band from Iceland. If somebody forces me to describe their […]
The threshold an individual crosses when subjected to a rite of initiation is one that can never be reconstructed. The initiate is forever transformed at that point and the universe will never again reflect the same hues that it once did prior to that pivotal moment. During the rite, time becomes re-oriented and restored to […]
The subgenre frequently referred to as bestial Black Death Metal although once among the most elite and undefiled areas of Metal, has been degenerating rapidly in recent years. Overrun by an endless parade of cartoonish bands releasing albums featuring derivative and uninspired songwriting and album covers depicting machine-gun wielding goatmen, bestial Black Death has become […]
East Frisian extreme grinders TEARS OF DECAY are back. I received a rough mix, so probably I shouldn’t comment on the sound too much. No big surprises, TEARS… stay as brutal as can be and both their singer as well as especially their drummer deliver first class sickness. This drummer is even outstanding among the […]
Contemporary Thrash Metal from the US offer TEARABYTE on their third album “Gloom Factory”. Detuned guitars, aggressive clean Thrash vocals, mostly midpaced song material with a few faster outbreaks and massive riffs dominate this CD, which should appeal to fans of later SACRED REICH, SKINLAB, TESTAMENT. A merging of modern grooves with the rough drive […]
The cover of this album didn’t look convincing from the beginning, but since despite being a big fan of old Brazilian stuff like SARCO’FAGO, VULCANO, SEPULTURA, MUTILATOR, DORSAL ATLANTICA and such, I never heard any TAURUS’ stuff before, I decided to give it a chance. Despite being completely sung in the band’s native language (with […]
Black’n’Roll is a vague concept, as is Death’n’Roll. To some, it suggests regular Heavy Metal with harsh vocals, or Black Metal with clear vocals. The reality of it is, a fusion of the two, and this is what TARANIS does. Vocally, the band is derivative of IMMORTAL, however, musically, there’s a fairly wide variety of […]