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OPHIS – Encased In Deathlike Layers

Frank Stöver — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:24:07 +0000

After five years of silence Hamburg, Germany based Death Doomers OPHIS have returned with their sixth album consisting of six tracks of pure downtrodden and tormenting hymns. The band has been cranking out some mesmerizing end of the world songs since 2001, gone through several line-up changes and has been hailing as one of the […]

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OLD WAINDS – Здесь никогда не сходят снега… | Where The Snows Are Never Gone…

Frank Stöver — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:52:44 +0000

At times, I question the reason or validity of labels / bands reissuing older material from Heavy Metal’s bygone days. There are, of course, bands that are worthy and truly deserve the opportunity for us to revisit what some would consider benchmarks of the genre. Then, on the flipside, there are some you truly have […]

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OLD WAINDS – Религия духовного насилия | Religion Of Spiritual Violence

Frank Stöver — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 07:51:10 +0000

From the frost bitten plains of Murmansk, Russia, the world’s largest city north of the Arctic Circle, OLD WAINDS has remained one of Russia’s noteworthy and committed Black Metal band since 1995. Back in the late 1980s, with bands such as RUSSKAYA ZIMA, KREMATOR and their contemporaries, they laid the foundation of extreme music in […]

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OLD WAINDS – Обжигающий холодный | Scalding Coldness

Frank Stöver — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:29:01 +0000

The Russian underground is a scene that is immensely dense in both history and output. One can go as far back as the late 1980s, with bands such as PREISPODNYAYA, KREMATOR and RUSSKAYA ZIMA laying the foundation of extreme music in the Russian Heavy Metal community. An explosion in prominence occurred in the mid 1990s, […]

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ORACULUM – Hybris Divina

Frank Stöver — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:40:21 +0000

In my own belief, and I’m sure for much of the Metal Underground, you must readily admit that South America produces a substantial amount of quality and prolific bands. Be it Brazil, Argentina, Chile, or the rest of the region, there is a wide and varied dynamic happening. Be it the weather, the politics, or […]

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ORDH – Blind In Abyssal Realms

Frank Stöver — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 06:23:43 +0000

Never have I been the best friend of anything that (in Metal) carries the word “progressive” as a prefix or suffix. I like Progressive Rock, but not anything that (in Metal) incorporates progressive elements. In fact, I am not very fond of anything that (in Metal) sounds too technical or “virtuoso”. I must be part […]

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ORACLE OF WORMS – Cult Of Suffering

Frank Stöver — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 07:38:30 +0000

German outfit ORACLE OF WORMS had put out a demo back in 2021 and a six song EP in 2023, both released independently. Now signed to the also German F.D.A. Records, the band kicks off things with their debut album “Cult Of Suffering”, showcasing a fusion of Death and Black Metal. In my humble opinion, […]

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OBSCURITY – Ascheregen

Frank Stöver — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 07:31:37 +0000

Formed way back in 1997, this long running German band presents their tenth full length album, and they have kept their style almost intact, which is a type of melodic Death Metal with a few Black Metal touches here and there. I can also sense a bit of influence of bands that are more related […]

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OZ – III Warning

Frank Stöver — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:55:09 +0000

Once again, I need to take you back in time. It was the year 1984 when I stumbled over a cheap priced compilation LP in one of my local record shops that I immediately bought to discover some new bands. The title was “Scandinavian Metal Attack”, the cover graced by a painting Swedish artist Mårten […]

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OZ – Fire In The Brain

Frank Stöver — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:54:04 +0000

OZ is a traditional Metal band from Finland. “Fire In The Brain” is their second album, which originally was released in 1983 on Tyfon Grammofon (and Combat Records in the US). OZ plays traditional Heavy Metal and their music is pretty straight forward. ‘Fortune’ has a cool passage around the guitar solo which makes it […]

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