First sign of life for Jason Netherton and Co. after DYING FETUS with their new band MISERY INDEX (all of them were involved with DYING FETUS in one way or another). What you can expect is a short and brutal piece of Deathgrind making your tortured ears bleed! Hell, this is fast (on the other […]
Luckily, the album title is the only thing this band has in common with MUCUPURULENT. Founded in 1999 and consisting of (ex-) members of AGATHODAIMON, NOCTE OBDUCTA, MIRORRED MIND and AVION the band plays Scandinavian styled Death Metal with influences varying from DEMIGOD in some riffs to more melodic acts like CENTINEX or AMON AMARTH […]
When Xtreem Music’s Dave Rotten recently mentioned to me that he had signed a very promising new German band by the name of MISANTHROPIC, which he furthermore musically compared to Finland’s DEMIGOD, I got very curious right away. So, I didn’t hesitate for a second and contacted the band for a copy of their “Demo […]
What in the first place intrigued me about this album was the very atmospheric booklet-design. Well, I can’t help it – I am a naturalist. The cover depicts a fragment of a forest-photograph. That is, one can see firs, ivy, maple trees and the like. There is a murky pond that reflects the whole scene. […]
I am sure I have written something like this before, but an album does often need one or two songs that make an impact in order to bother to play the album again. “Riot Detonator” has more than two tracks, but sadly they don’t occur until the ‘Epiloge’ is done and farewell. ‘Hellfire’, ‘Concept Of […]
Not long ago, MINDEAD’s music would have received a good deal of attention. Far more, in fact, that it has likely been granted now. Their songs are, simply put, a conglomeration of the popularized extreme music that had such widespread airplay between the mid 90s and early 2000s. Whatever you wish to call the music, […]
“Doom Metal fans rejoice. Your saviors have arrived”, declares SMNnews.com. This says too much of course, but regarding the fact that I’m not exactly a big Stoner Rock fan (I pretty much prefer bands like CANDLEMASS or SOLITUDE AETURNUS), it’s amazing how much I like the debut album of these Americans. By the way: one […]
To put the resume at the beginning – MIDWINTER are no longer a promising newcomer, their second release is an outstanding example of how to play excellent Black / Dark Metal, covering the whole spectrum of this genre, from slow to fast, from melancholic to aggressive, from melodic to brutal. All songs are done with […]
I’ve had enough!! More than enough!! Everytime I open a magazine they have to praise this album?? What’s the reason?? Perhaps because their label is paying for advertising and then they have to kiss their ass?? Fuck off!! I’m not getting paid, so I’m going to say what we (the ex-fans) really think: THIS IS […]
This is really wicked. I mean, I have (tried to) pay close attention to the Black Metal scene, the Death Metal category and well… Metal in general. There are unavoidably some bands that pass by without as much as a little sigh of attention, no matter the quality of the releases. I mean, if you […]