Born in L.A. in 1990 ENTETY released the “Eviscerated Then Mummificated” live demo 1990 and three years later the 7″EP “Cadaveric Necrogrind” came out. In 1994 they recorded the “Into The Desolate” demo but this was never released. In the same year ENTETY disbanded. Now, twelve years after the birth of the band, World War […]
I have no idea whether good ol’ Metalion was responsible for signing ENSLAVEMENT OF BEAUTY or not. But if he was, he probably had a couple o’ drinks too much at the time. This is not necessarily the type of music he tends to worship, so maybe the band simply got signed for financial / […]
I never considered myself a big ENSLAVED fan, but at least always respected them for what they did, especially in their early days. Due to that increasing disinterest in their music, you can certainly imagine that I didn’t check out all of their latest stuff… and that almost resulted in a shock when I listened […]
These are grim days for Osmose, once leading the field with plenty to spare now clutching at straws. The flagship bands both IMMORTAL and MARDUK having moved onto newer waters and both IMPALED NAZARENE and ENSLAVED in what must be considered a slump. Desperately searching for something to pin their flag to Osmose have rallied […]
ENSIFERUM are from the commercial point of view without a doubt one of the most successful bands of the Pagan Metal genre and far away from any underground credibility. But musical quality still counts double so we will forget the commercial machinery which is working without rest at least since three months and fully concentrate […]
It was only a question of time when the next band sounding like FINNTROLL was to be granted to the audience. Astonishingly this is also to be released on the same label like “Jakten’s Tid”. ENSIFERUM nevertheless might even include less Black Metal-influences but my first impression was (and still more or less is) a […]
As I thought that this wicked creation had disbanded a few years ago, I was struck by surprise when I got their newly built church in my hands. The cover is great and I must admit that I was curious about the band’s development from the day I remember them, namely as decent Black Metal […]
If you read our interview with COFFIN TEXTS you should already be aware of this band, as COFFIN TEXT’s vocalist / bass player Robert Cardenas is also fronting ENGRAVE. The band’s line-up is completed by ex-members of the LA band BRAINSTORM (Emilio Marquez on drums – nowadays with SADISTIC INTENT, Mario Gutierrez and Eddie Gomez […]
US Death / Thrash / Grinders ENGORGED strike back with their third full-length after “Death Metal Attack 2” in 1999 and the widely praised “Engorged” album in 2002. Again the 9 songs offered here are filled to the brim with references to the good ol’ 80s Thrash and Metalcore in the vein of ANTHRAX, S.O.D., […]
Proper, traditional Metal albums have been a rarity since the mid-90s at least. A shame, but a wrong that Sweden’s ENFORCER have set to right. This is an album veterans such as LIVING DEATH would be proud to have under their belts. For a group of such young men as these are to have an […]