The first band that came to mind was OVERKILL. It’s another old school Thrash band which isn’t necessarily a good thing. How many of these bands do we need anymore when we’ve still got many of the original kreators (lol) still performing? I’m afraid Hungry Johnny (what’s with the lame name?) just don’t offer anything […]
In times in which only the strong survive the old Death Metal feeling has completely disappeared. Every band is trying to sound harder, faster, louder and even the founding members or follow up acts like SIX FEET UNDER have lost this essential touch. But this illness has found no further victim in Kuala Lumpur / […]
Considering all the time it took me to finally start writing this review, it seems as if I’m getting more and more tired of “brutal Death Metal”. The reason why I finally got my arse over to the computer is this very record: HUMAN MINCER abandoned their froggy vocals almost completely and although there are […]
What cheek! This is really annoying! Xtreem Music arose from the ashes of Repulse Records and obviously Dave Rotten is afraid of bootleggers. Could the same thing happen to Xtreem Music he experienced with Repulse? Consequently, they sent out promos with only 3 songs in full-length. The remaining 6 songs are just edit versions. Long […]
When I first saw the cover I was afraid of the worst and I didn’t expect too much besides another Cannibal Corpse Goregrind clone. The cover and also the band name of this German quintet drips of cliché. The record starts with a short intro sequence from the great movie “Der Totmacher” with Götz George. […]
In 2010 it has become even more obvious that the illness of the extreme Metal underground – easily summarized as musical recycling – is spreading further. So maybe the perfect time for the next generation of Doom bands like the American outfit THE HOWLING VOID. The band from Texas is offering an extreme majestic and […]
HOUWITSER belong to the bunch of bands who play competent music but without even the tiniest spark of originality (SIX FEET UNDER or LOWBROW being another cases in point). I have always seen HOUWITSER as a mix between SINISTER (for the music) and BOLT THROWER (for the militaristic image). The SINISTER connection seems quite logical […]
Still no compromises! HOUWITSER from Holland once again are punching pure brutality into your face. Simple, straight forward f*#%§n’ Death Metal with deeep vocals for sick people like you and me. Actually, I prefer it a bit more weird and original – NILE and the likes are more what I fancy – but of course […]
Close your eyes, take a deep breath and expect a long jump back in time to the obscure roots of occult Heavy Metal. I’m referring to the bands which can be found on nearly every old and rotten Metal jacket, the ones with dirt stains all around them due to countless festival seasons and thousand […]
I am quite sure most of the Voices reader already know the great debut “Disturbance” of HOUR OF PENANCE released in 2003. If not… you should make up your mind as a self respecting Death Metal lunatic as those Italians returned with an even stronger follow-up entitled “Pageantry For Martyrs”! Despite the fact that some […]