LÁGRIMAS NEGRAS play the most interesting Goth / Doom Metal I’ve heard from Spain in the last years. Although their name could be extremely typical (Black Tears in Spanish) “In Penumbra” is far from being typical. Their music is extremely atmospheric, basically based on the best keyboards I’ve heard in a Spanish Goth / Doom […]
What we have here is a Death / Grindcore band from Italy singing mostly about drugs (such as their heroes Brujeria). Their bio states they cover topics such as death, violence, sex, Satan and perversion. I’ve just learned some cool Italian words as I hear the chant of “ganja” quite prominently throughout the opening title […]
LÄÄZ ROCKIT is the perfect example of the band who would like people to believe they’re a Thrash Metal band when they have never been one. You can’t erase your past so easily and even if you could, to write Thrash material you need to feel it, to understand it and not just come in […]
While not the most original Black / Death band in the world, KUTURLAT, from Madrid, Spain could easily alter this perception if they dropped the unnecessary Black Metal references behind and leaned more in the old Death Metal direction that is so prevalent and simultaneously given here as a background to this album. In other […]
Sick, downtuned and damn heavy old school Gore / Death / Grind from “Down Under” offer KUTABARE whose most infamous member is probably Damon Bloodstorm whom one might know from his work with the mighty ABOMINATOR. He is responsible for the disgusting toilet-gurgle vocals – you know… stick your head into the toilet bowl and […]
One of the best known Black Metal commandos from the United States are Florida-based KULT OV AZAZEL who released an acclaimed debut MCD in 1999 with “Order Of The Fly”, their indeed triumphant “Triumph In Fire” album in 2001 and the slightly weaker “Oculus Infernum” album in 2003. Now the third official full-length strike of […]
After the astounding full-length debut “Triumph Of Fire” in 2001 Florida’s brutal Black Metal maniacs KULT OV AZAZEL deliver their second infernal strike and it is definitely no disappointment! In contrast to its predecessor “Oculus Infernum” offers more varied tempo and vocals, more grim and darker riffs and atmosphere and an absolutely fantastic booklet layout. […]
Be warned, KULT OV AZAZEL are neither Norwegian nor Swedish. Yes, they are Black Metal, no they are not European. This band hails from the grim coldness of Florida?? Yes Florida, home to such acts as MALEVOLENT CREATION, CANNIBAL CORPSE, DEICIDE, etc.. But do not be fooled this is not old school Death Metal, this […]
When you come across a band called KULT, with a debut album entitled “Winds Of War” calling their music “harsh” Black Metal then you expect nothing less than a BLASPHEMY / BESTIAL WARLUST / DEMONCY wannabe, right? Well, that’s not the case with Italian Black Metallers KULT. Contrary to my initial expectation, these guys deliver […]
Is “Demo of the Month” in french Rock Hard Magazine a criterion for Voices readers? Well, listening to KRYZALID’s debut CD “Second Life” I would easily answer no! This record just has two big weaknesses that will hinder me from listening to this record again in the future. If you play melodic Thrash Metal in […]