2003 is going to be an excellent Death Metal year and “Murder Without End”, US Brutal Deathers FLESHGRIND’s third full-length CD is no exception. Although I’m not too fond of this rather modern style I have to admit that the Chicago-based quartet did a damn good job on this one and came up with a […]
Before I begin this review, I would personally like to thank FLESHCRAWL for two decades of brutal Death Metal insanity! You guys make me proud with every recording you make, and as an owner of a dubbed copy of “Festering Flesh” may I say MORGOTH / SUFFOCATION / FLESHCRAWL have come a long way since […]
It seems to me that (thanx to their new label Metal Blade) FLESHCRAWL is finally gaining the recognition they deserve. One of Germany’s longest running Death Metal acts has always been a faithful force in the brutal underground and never ever changed for the sake of just getting more attention. During their Black Mark days […]
Judging from the overall packaging / layout and background of the band members (that played in bands such as MAZE OF TORMENT and DECEIVER) this is supposed to be a cool old school Death Metal release that I am supposed to like. Well, at least that’s what I thought in the first place, but sadly […]
Somehow it took me a while to get into the second album of FLESH, the solo project of Pete Flesh who used to be in MAZE OF TORMENT and is still active in DECEIVER. I haven’t heard this album’s predecessor so the focus lies exclusively on “Temple Of Whores” which pays homage to Death Metal […]
Former MAZE OF TORMENT-member Pete Flesh presents the debut of his new act FLESH “Dödsangest” which contains a cool slab of primitive yet individual and fresh sounding old school Death Metal. Accompanied by his DECEIVER-pal Flingan (session drums) the Swede is responsible for vokillz, guitar and bass performance and does a pretty good job in […]
When I got this CD, the first thought that came to my mind was – lame 08/15 Black Metal, but fuck I was totally wrong. Although FLAGELLATOR have a strong Black Metal side, they also have a serious Thrash / Heavy Metal touch, which makes them sound like JUDAS ISCARIOT being raped by MERCYFUL FATE […]
The FJOERGYN debut “Ernte im Herbst” several years ago was like a musical revelation because the German band recorded an album which perfectly combined black and white – means the bombastic side of traditional classical music with the wolfish side of Black Metal. But such a strong debut could also become a curse due to […]
Out of all European countries, Portugal could probably be considered as one of the most underrated countries to produce bands for the international Metal scene, but I bet that’s about to change in the coming years because that particular country holds inside a great bunch of killer Metal acts, THE FIRSTBORN being absolutely one of […]
Of all the Pagan releases which I’ve reviewed during the last 2 years there had been one debut that more than just impressed me and I was really looking forward how the German Pagan Metal newcomer FINSTERFORST have developed since the release of their debut “Weltenkraft”. The first major difference to the follow up “… […]