The last gallop in the universe – translation of the original title of the SICULICIDIUM debut – is another more than interest release out of the Rumanian forest. The band has been founded in 2003 and after the normal underground way of success – meaning demo / split / EP – the band is presenting […]
Other than the new DISAVOWED CD, I was looking forward to this Neurotic Records release the most. SICKENING HORROR is an ultra technical Death Metal band from Greece. Although this is SICKENING HORROR’s first release (other than a demo which is impossible to find… believe me, I tried) I’m sure I wasn’t the only one […]
It’s really a pity that some bands waste their musical talent by coming up with stupid bandnames, poor packaging or a faceless vocal delivery… Switzerland’s SHORTS & CHURCHBELLS is one of these acts that unfortunately manage to fail in all of these categories. I suppose I won’t have to explain why there’s indeed a “reason […]
The Swiss Death / Thrash band with the silly name was founded in 1999, their first MCD “Rise Up Your Soul” was released in 2001 and received very positive reactions. Now SHORTS & CHURCHBELLS second MCD “The Underworld” containing six new songs is available and offers well-crafted thrashing Metal with a vocal mix of raw […]
When I listened to SHINING’s “III: Angst” some years ago I was blown away: an excellent piece of Northern Black Metal combining the aggression of “De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas” with the dismal nihility of “Hvis Lysset Tar Oss”. Then I listened to both their first 2 albums which are of same quality, still not as […]
I can’t really tell you whether this is really an official release (as it is promoted by Perverted Taste) or just a bootleg (as “rumors” say), nor do I care… Fact is, “The Darkroom Sessions” is definitely NOT essential for all those of you who weren’t familiar with the material of SHINING yet. So, for […]
Yeah, I know that we’re pretty late with a feature on these guys, but right around the time, when I first got to hear a song from SHINING’s latest album “Shining III – Angst” (which quickly resulted in the fact that I wanted to hear more), Laurent of Belgium’s Painkiller Records included a promo copy […]
And another great demo splashes down on, providing yet one more hot coal to stoke a slow to grow flame in the Metal world. It’s a pleasure to review demos like this one. Raging, dark, blasphemous Death Metal in the style and aesthetic set by such great bands as OBSCURITY is what listeners should expect. […]
Edgar Allan Poe, one of the most important American Poets is the main inspiration for this band from Switzerland, their self financed debut is lyrically an homage to the dark lord of witchcraft and dark tales. The band has worked several years on this release and the end product are 8 songs plus bonus track […]
SHADOW’S FAR is not the wisest choice for a band name is it? As the world already knows the “Metal” band SHADOWSFALL, who assuredly still exist, are signed to Roadrunner Records and for whatever unknown reason, are huge, in both the States and Europe, within those circles of the Nu Metal / Hardcore circuits. And […]