Amazing, another great old school release from Germany. After the great ERODED split EP with PAGANIZER now again such a killer release from a German Death Metal band. MANDATORY started in 2001 and this MCD “… Where They Bleed” is already their third release after “Divine Destruction” in 2002 and “Curse Of The Undead” in […]
As I write this, this band, this entity already has been going for more than 6 years… and due to the immense storm of bands releasing material, this one will surely pass by to the casual Metal fan. I might also remind you that this entity from Germany has already released 5 longplayers, so newcomers […]
Quite a bit more basic and grim than labelmates ODIUM IMMORTALIS, one-man-project MALUS musically concentrates on the nasty side of the genre. Though multi-instrumentalist Wargrath (real drums!) obviously comes from Germany, this record sounds Norwegian through and through. Being the fourth MALUS CD already, “Creation Of Death” appears to be a concept album from a […]
The warrior cries in the distance as the sound of damnation comes near. This is the sound of MALSAIN. From the icy cold lands of Norge, this is the second album-attack of steel and magic from this five piece unit of war. To call them just Black Metal is to call any warrior just a […]
MALMONDE is a French band and they play a very synthetic form of extreme Metal sometimes referred as “cyber” because of the use of futuristic samples, heavily processed voices and a cold and distanced approach to music. As it is always the case with this genre, the boring factor comes into view not very long […]
This album caught me totally by surprise, because I knew nothing about this French Black Metal outfit, and I realize now I was on the verge to miss an essential record (their second full-length). The music on offer here is absolutely (un)godly, hateful, dark, furious and superiorly composed and performed. I found some ABHORER vibes […]
Black Metal from France again! It seems like this country has taken over the banner from Norway for once and for all and MALHKEBRE is another example of their fertile scene. Hadn’t heard from them before, but discovered they’re quite active and already released a demo in 2000 called “In His Name”. This EP contains […]
I still remember the times when a new mail order catalogue arrived and you entered another realm to see which of your favorite bands surprisingly released a new album or which obscure newcomer entered the arena. These times are long gone and the overwhelming amount of releases every week makes it very difficult to distinguish […]
I really have no idea why “Retrospective” had to be released… In total this album features 17 tracks from five of MALEVOLENT CREATION’s regular studio albums (three from “Eternal”, “In Cold Blood” and “The Fine Art Of Murder” and four from “Envenomed” and “The Will To Kill”), but as there’s no previously unreleased or exclusive […]
Well, the time between the first announcements of the new album and its actual release was full of shocks – at least for me as a long-time MALEVOLENT CREATION worshipper and fan of the original vocalist Brett Hoffmann. Early rumors about “The Will To Kill” told of a production in Tägtgren’s Abyss Studio and a […]