Even in the 1980s already, some fine Power or Heavy Metal bands with very good albums and great songs flew under the radar and never gained the attention by a bigger audience they deserved. One of these bands was ARTCH from Norway. Maybe it was because they were not from the USA or another (back […]
When I have to review an album by a band I do not know yet, it is always a charming idea to approach the music as impartially as possible. So I did not read any other reviews before “No Time To Waste” came out of my speakers for the first time. However, the result was […]
GLUTTONY hails from Sweden and started playing Death Metal in 2009. The latest offering “Drogulus”, is their third full-length, and like all previous releases, the Swedes are still playing straight forward Swedish styled Death Metal, which comes out with enough to be considered solid and enjoyable throughout. By alternating crushing mid-tempo and engaging up-tempos, characterized […]
WOW! This is AFFLICTED at the top of their game! Everything the band put out prior to their first full-length has been neatly packaged and re-issued with the best possible intentions here. Disc 1’s tracks are from the time when the band was called AFFLICTED CONVULSION, the three demos released under that moniker have been […]
I have to thank Century Media for a phenomenal re-issue. AFFLICTED are from Stockholm, Sweden and play progressive / technical Death Metal. “Prodigal Sun” is their first full-length that pretty much borrows songs from their previous demo releases. Musically, this is quite a refreshing sound. When I heard them briefly many years ago, I was […]
I have a lot to talk about here, after the phenomenal set of demos and the first full-length, Sweden’s AFFLICTED have had a change of heart and a change in line-up. “Dawn Of Glory” is a traditional Heavy Metal album. I’m going to moan about the movement from the excellent progressive / technical Death Metal […]
ABOLISH is a five-piece brutal Death Metal act from Turkey that has nothing to do with the long defunct Black Metal act from Brazil or the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based Thrashers, which used to release one album and a couple of demos throughout the ’90s. It seems that this band doesn’t exist for long yet, but […]
A windswept atmospheric intro gives way to the title track which starts with some beautiful sounding guitar melodies before kicking into some nice solid crunchy riffing. The vocals then come in with an immediate commanding presence, clean sung yet rough and ready in style and quite deep in tone which are also very strongly accented […]
With HYRGAL, we have one of the best and most active French Black Metal bands with already three damn fine full-length albums in their discography. So they can easily be called one of the premier Black Metal bands from France. Not even a year after their latest, self-titled album we have a new release from […]
Italian Doom Death riders DEAD CHASM have just cranked out their debut album, one year after their intriguing self titled EP hit the market. Hailing from the northern part of Italy the band is lead by female vocalist / guitarist Lorenza and has a history of jamming with other prior bands. The trio was quickly […]