Hell Militia is a self-proclaimed ‘Necro Black Metal’ act consisting of five members – Two of which being founding members dating back to the bands inception twenty-four years ago, and the latter three new-comers that […]

Wurmian is a French Melodic Death Metal duo consisting of two die-hard fans of the genre – Specifically the early era of it, citing a strong desire to emulate the nineties albums of bands such […]

It’s a bit late that I present you with another killer release from Darkness Shall Rise Productions. It’s due to the fact that I received this CD relatively late (since its release in summer of […]

Metal in L.A. used to be all about big hair, lip gloss and leather studded outfits. Appearance somehow was more important than songcraft. Underneath the popular L.A. Sunset Strip scene, a rabid thrash metal underground, […]

Fury Among Ruins represent the first Full-length release (albeit a somewhat short one at eighteen minutes spread across ten tracks) from Polish Black/Thrash/Speed Metal quartet Scrüda. Credit where credit is due, the band has been […]

More than three years have passed since the release of the German power metal band’s previous album, Wall of Skulls, and the band is finally ready with the follow-up, which marks their first album to […]

The tenth album by Italian gothic metal veterans Lacuna Coil sees them continuing where they left off with their previous album Black Anima, released six years earlier. Since then, the pandemic has passed, the band […]

Rotten music for rotten people?! It’s not like that but it’s pretty dark, nasty and raw. I’m talking of the latest full-length from a death metal trio going under the moniker of Rotpit. The band […]

Recently, I had an interview with Steven Vrieswijk from Dutch band Klaïton. Apart from the aforementioned Steven Vrieswijk (bass) the band is comprises Gratiën Versijpt (vocals), Erwin Wesdorp (guitars), Stefan Verdoorn (guitars) and Ronald Camonier […]

The amount of buzz surrounding the return of drummer Mike Portnoy to Dream Theater was colossal, but to understand all the fuss, it’s important to know that Mike Portnoy has always been much more than […]

Violent Definition is thrash metal quartet from Athens, Greece. The band is comprised of; IronBeast (vocals), Nick P. (guitars), Chris Z. (bass) and Maelstrom (drums). They have been making their brand of thrash noise since […]

Originally released as split 12‘‘ LP containing 3 songs from the first and only Fessus demo Pilgrims Of Morbidity and 4 songs from Kill The Lord. You can hear the whole split LP below, but […]

Rheinkaos is founded in 2007 by guitarist Dimitrios B. and vocalist Savaoth, drawing influence from avant-garde pioneers like Dødheimsgard & Ulver, and progressive legends Fates Warning. In 2008, the band self-released their debut demo, featuring […]

Founded circa 2013, Cryptic Brood are three maniacs hailing from Wolfsburg (Germany), and is comprised of Steffen Brandes (drums & vocals), Michael Lehner (guitars & vocals) and Dennis Butzke (bass & vocals). Yes, you read […]

It is well known that Poland has an extremely vibrant black metal scene. Another good thing about Polish scene is that you don’t have to choose between quality vs. quantity, as with majority of Polish […]