It’s still very difficult for the East European Black Metal scene in general and the Serbian scene in particular to achieve something like an international reputation and even such bands as THE STONE with a remarkable back catalogue are deeply routed in their (national) underground. Originally formed in 1996 under the name STONE TO FLESH […]
“Have a nice life – see you never” Hah? Never trust any musicians! These were the last words from Ville of SENTENCED on one of their last shows. And what do I have here? A new SENTENCED album? What? This is not SENTENCED but STILL IT CRIES? Sorry, got it wrong! While listening to this […]
I swear to you there are times when I would rather attempt to tear out my tongue with a pair of pliers than be here staring into the computer screen wondering what new spin I can run with this time to polish a turd that is STILLHET. Here then is their five song MCD of […]
“Plakative Aggression” is the skull crushingly heavy first full-length release from STILLBIRTH, a German band which combines all the best elements of old and new school Grindcore and Death Metal with a hint of 80s Thrash thrown in once in a while. From the roar of “are you ready for a riot?!” in the albums […]
From what I remember, the last record by this German outfit received some pretty positive reviews which often compared them to “Testimony …” – era PESTILENCE. Which clearly marked the prime of these fine young (well, back then at least) Dutchmen for yours truly. And since I don’t have too high hopes for their reunion […]
At last, something that makes sense… Australia’s very own STARGAZER managed to impress with their split CD with INVOCATION some years ago, but after that, and until this year (2005), no news at all from this band (even their website moved), to the point I thought STARGAZER capsized for good. Fortunately, here is the time […]
It’s been 5 long yet frustrating years since this 4-piece Finnish hybrid of Death / Thrash Metal and Grindcore, SPIRIT DISEASE, got their debut album out, titled “Annihilation”, on their own label called Twisted Face. I remember liking the band’s debut quite a bit actually, giving it a fair chance to make me half deaf […]
The year 2010 has shown that the Australian underground is still in the position to give birth to countless new and interesting Ambient / Black Metal projects – so the Australian “cult act” STRIBORG is for sure no influence here. The latest release from Down Under is the SPIRE debut – the band has been […]
Ripping out of the earth from Norrkoping, Sweden hail LEPROSY or the Swedish language equivalent of this ungodly disease, SPETALSK. Recorded at Pure Dechristianizing Studios, Winter 2006, mixed and mastered by Magnus “Devo” Andersson of MARDUK fame, at Endarker Studios. This CD of the same title much to this listener’s disappointment, has the Metallers who […]
The gloomy intro would suggest that a whopper of an album is moments away from taking off. Not so. Not only is this bland Black Metal, it’s Black Metal with even blander corpse-paint. Once upon a time, corpse-paint almost guaranteed at least an interesting record. The only bands who can get away with the dated […]