Fans of brutal Death Metal beware! The northern German Death Squad FEARER has returned with their third full-length album after all and once again managed to impress with a writing quality that we’re mainly used to by American acts. “Backfire” musically continues on where its predecessor “Descent” left off back in 2003, yet offers some […]
While the Bochum-, Essen-, Gelsenkirchen-area used to be THE melting pot for raw, uncompromising Thrash Metal made in Germany back in the 80s, East Frisia (with its cities Emden, Aurich, Oldenburg etc.) evolved into an equally strong (if not stronger!) Death Metal counterpart nowadays! For quite a while it seemed that ANASARCA (who recently finished […]
This record was issued one year ago, but it screams for a review in these very pages, so much the music fits with the overall concept of VOICES. FAUSTCOVEN is the brainchild of sole member and composer Gunnar H. Hansen, and comes from Norway. Let’s dissipate right now all the misunderstandings that could spread regarding […]
The first vital sign of FARSOT was their demo entitled “042103Freitod”, released in 2004. Although I never listened to the demo it most have been quite impressive, judging from the reviews. Three years went by, a very long time concerning the commercial aspect. But instead of releasing a premature full-length, FARSOT did take up time […]
Not too long ago our good mate Laurent Ramadier told me that he had discovered a very cool band from Brazil that was supposed to play Thrash Metal in the good old 80s style… At first I wasn’t too excited as there’s of course tons of bands around these days, claiming to be inspired by […]
At first I had a hard time listening to FALLEN YGGDRASIL’s debut full-length because of Simon Kratzer’s vocals. Kratzig indeed, hehe… Remind me a bit of ATROCITY’s Krulle which I never really liked. But finally I seem to get accustomed at least to Simon’s voice so nothing distracts me from the actual music any more. […]
To say that I have my doubts regarding the future of THE FALLEN would be a gross understatement. I wonder how this band managed to get a deal with Metal Blade Records in the first place, maybe I should dust off my guitar and try my luck after all? Because let’s face it, “Front Toward […]
What a killer debut!!!! Never heard of FAILED HUMANITY before, but these guys finally managed to make my blood boil extremely hot once again! Just have a look at the beautiful album title and speak after me, very slowly: “The Sound Of Rrrrraaazooooors Through Flessssssshhh”!!! They certainly couldn’t have found a better description for their […]
A friend of mine directed me to FACINORA’s “Born In Fear” EP, released in 2008. I was really impressed on how these guys have a style of their own, that sounded nothing like other “famous” Thrash Metal bands from Brazil. After their EP I thought FACINORA could only get better and they certainly did. Their […]
The third FACEBREAKER release falls under the category of a release which is obvious fulfilling all listeners expectations. When it comes to the ten commandments of today’s Death Metal you will find nearly all of them on “Infected”. Brutal artwork, typical lyrics (just a short look at the playlist proves my point), raw sound and […]