These Germans have been around for quite some time now and always seemed big SUFFOCATION fans. Can’t remember them being that slammy but it definitely supports their American sound. A creepy intro and another piece probably from a horror movie add to this impression. What I absolutely can’t stand are the screams of pain for […]
Basically, what Frank wrote about its predecessor also counts for RESURRECTED’s fourth assault called “Blood Spilled”. They’re still grinding as tight, evil and brutal as Maggie Thatcher. The vocals seem to be even deeper without crossing the border to the frog noise department. No porn intro this time: here an American sounding (tv?) preacher gets […]
RESURRECTED are hailing from Duisburg / Germany and should be known to fans of brutal Death Metal by now as “Butchered In Excrement” is already their third full-length. And judging the band by the qualities delivered on this newest offering, I don’t really understand why I didn’t notice them any earlier. This is absolutely cool […]
“Old school and fresh blood. They rarely mix well, at least when Metal is concerned. Usually tete-a-tete like this ends in total incomprehension or mortal fight, but in case of RESPONSE NEGATIVE the twosome went along surprisingly well, made friends and went on banging their heads in unison. RESPONSE NEGATIVE was formed in 2002 in […]
Emanes Metal Records is quite busy supporting the international Metal Underground with a focus on the more conservative side of Metal. Just look at the album covers and logos of featured bands like EXCALIBUR, HURLEMENT, LONEWOLF, GAE BOLGA and RESISTANCE. Just like a leap back in time. The band is clearly doing their own thing […]
According to their Myspace page, “If you like it epic and aggressive, RESISTANCE might well be your next cool discovery of the month!” This is a bold, albeit trite, statement, but one which their debut album fails to live up to. There’s actually little to “discover” on “Bang Your Fucking Skull” (an album title so […]
It’s been quite a while since I last heard something really impressive out of Switzerland, especially when it comes to brutal music. Luckily REQUIEM are about to change this for the better now. Their first full-length album “Formed At Birth” is without a doubt a high energy crusher of international quality! It’s unbelievable how tight […]
If REPUGNANT are the masters of Death Metal can be questioned. I think you need at least more than two albums to even be considered. And then the music must be top notch, and not a second hand copy of something that’s already renowned as a classic. “Epitome Of Darkness” is not a classic at […]
Old school fuckin’ old school. This young Swedish band delivers finest Death Metal with a huge Thrash touch or if you want finest Thrash Metal with a huge touch of Death Metal. It depends on your point of view. However, “Hecatomb” is pretty much amazing and glorifies the good ol’ days of both styles. There […]
Energetic and punishing; this is one of the many descriptions available for Death Metal, but it’s the best fitting for REPOSSESSION. This is most assuredly a band to watch out for. Barring the sometimes scintillating vocals, the guitar-work, drumming, and soloing is fantastic. There are melodies, but of the sort that DISSECTION once wrote; beautiful […]