It’s kinda strange that the Belgium underground is still pretty much overlooked when it comes to brutal Death Metal. For many years already, people basically seem to focus on the American market now (with a few exceptions to the rule, of course)… Well, ok – we probably wouldn’t have had such a healthy scene in […]
Since I listened to the new album of the true fathers of brutal Death Metal, SUFFOCATION, for the first time, I knew this review would be quite hard to do, as it is almost impossible for me to say anything bad about this New York gods. Anyway, I’ll try to be the most objective I […]
This is probably THE most anticipated reunion album in the entire history of Death Metal! SUFFOCATION, the masters of brutal Death, have finally returned to the scene after an almost six year long abscence. And even though they still know how to deliver brutality in perfection times have drastically changed ever since their last offering […]
“One of Germany’s most brutal US-style Death Metal acts” says the info-sheet, and I can only underline every fucking word. The debut album of Suffocate Bastard offers almost the best homegrown Death I have heard in a long time. After two demos (of which the superb second one “Architects Of Perversity” sponsored 4 songs for […]
The Death Metal wrath of the brothers Fink, marches on! From the mean streets of Hamburg, Germany hail these maniacs of American styled brutal Death. “Everlasting Enmity”, the follow up to last year’s “Blood Spawn” album, that I unfortunately missed. Is a monumental collection (15 songs!) of sincere, aggressive brutality! Not since the early ’90s […]
Lately I stumbled across SUFFERAGE opening for DESPONDENCY and DAEMONS EMBRACE in Oldenburg, Germany. They’re from Hamburg and they play a good portion of Death Metal. But there are so many bands of that kind around so I’m going to try and find out if anybody needs these guys. First of all they were highly […]
With “Deathcore” we get the debut record of this band from the area of Stuttgart, Germany. The promo sheet writes more about their success during contests then something about the music but the title gives a good direction. Deathcore or Metalcore with a little bit Death Metal is the musical direction I think. So you […]
Impressive, very impressive! This output dates back to 1996, when it was first released. Now it is re-released via Black Hate Productions, so every one of you should be able to get this unique masterpiece of gloomy and melancholic Dark Metal! Formed by members of DARK TRIBE, SUBREALITY are no longer active, it is more […]
Listenable goes “Zeitgeist” !?! Pretty strange to see one of the last quality merchants in the business spewing forth something so obviously keen on following the footsteps of SOILWORK, DARKANE and the likes (??? – SOILWORK started out on Listenable Mr. Gründig – Frank). So, what you get with the debut by this Danish five-piece […]
No rest for the poor wickeds… Here I am again, checking in what our lovely western neighbours in Sweden can offer for our curiously burning ears. SUBCYDE – this furious Swedish foursome cleverly combines the grooviness of PANTERA with aggressiveness and heaviness of Thrash Metal (does anyone like TESTAMENT here?), and the result sounds actually […]