Cruel Force is, by both their own admission and that of their label, a German Blackened Death Metal quartet heavily inspired by the First Wave Of Black Metal (which, by and large, were Thrash Metal […]
Insepulto is a Costa Rican-based Oldschool Death Metal duo with theoretically quite a few years under their belt – The original incarnation of the band draws roots back more than thirty years from what I […]
The nautical theme grabbed my interest. An instrumental album, atmospheric soundscape / metal hybrid. Most heavy metal themes revolve around witches, apocalypse, and monsters. The Swiss quintet’s debut album is a six-song set covering nearly […]
What we got here is a relatively newly released split-tape containing the music from two brutal bands from Finland. It’s been released via French-based Nihilistic Holocaust Records, which is now established as a one of […]
With the release of a double MC entitled The Secrets Of The Black Arts (Reissue), Darkness Shall Rise Productions has now re-released most of the early recordings from leading Swedish black metal band Dark Funeral. […]
In Vain’s Back to Nowhere is their sixth release, a first of their song sets for this metal fan. A fine rock n roll cocktail of power metal, speed, and thrash, a sonic assault. The […]
Dwall is a six-piece act from the Norewgian capital, Oslo. The band was founded in 2014, and the current line-up consists of Stian Hammer (bass), Anders Johnsen (drums), Eigil Dragvik (guitar), Rikke Karlsen (guitar), Siri […]
Harvest Gulgatha is a US-based Black/Death Metal trio who, despite being a bit late to the proverbial party (having seen their inception in 2012) nevertheless have so far managed to release two Full-length releases, one […]
A little late to the party, I finally managed to get my hands on the record Ecclesia Gnostica (‘The Church Of Gnosis’, a Christian church based in the US), the debut Full-length record from Paris-based […]
See, this is something really special, an untraditional and alternative piece of music, rather a timeless poetry! I’m talking about Aalborg, Danish based post-metal/post-hardcore/blackgaze quartet going under the moniker of Vægtløs. For those of you […]
Richard Baboun (Guitars) was kind to send me his band’ debut album in CD format for review. The moniker of his band is Fæded Reality, and they’re playing Heavy & Thrash Metal. Apart from Richard, […]
Bafomet (Formerly knows as Sigil of Baphomet) is a Japanese Black & Speed Metal horde, founded in 2015. The band is comprising of Noctisadistum, Vladphemer and Branded Rebel. The unholy trio is ready to unleash […]
Madder Mortem is a Norwegian band that was founded back in 1993 under the moniker of Mystery Tribe. The band currently consists of Agnete M. Kirkevaag (Vocals), BP M. Kirkevaag (Guitar & Vocals), Anders Langberg […]
Carnal Tomb is hailing from German capital Berlin. The band was founded almost ten years ago with an idea to play the sort of metal they like the most; old-school death metal. Currently, the band’s […]
Founded in 2015 in order to bring back the golden 90’s era of Swedish melodic death metal, Dark Reflection is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Sundsvall (eastern part of the country). Their style […]
Alone the idea of a supergroup consisting of Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa, Jason Bonham and Derek Sherinian was enough to create plenty of buzz around in the world of rock music even before Black Country […]
Heavy music being produced in Poland is something I am always fond of so I was exited when I saw another metal release from Poland landed at my doorstep. Ethelyn is no exception, as they […]
In Battle is/was a Swedish Black/Death Metal quartet, one that was/is active from 1996 up to the year 2008 where it was apparently put on hold for an unforeseeable amount of time. In the twelve […]
Hell Eternal, for those of you familiar with the early to late ninteties Black Metal scene in Sweden will no doubt be a name you have heard before – Being, as it is, the third […]
Nidafjällen, much like the band I reviewed earlier in the week, seems to be somewhat of a recluse online. While I have been able to pick up bits and pieces of information about this Swedish […]
Burgonet, aside from being the name of a rather intricate renaisance helmet dating back to the 16th century and a precursor to a modern version of the combat helmet (much obliged Wikipedia), is now also the […]
The Enduring Spirit is the fourth studio album by Canadian death metal trio Tomb Mold. This seven-tracker album was released through 20 Buck Spin in autumn last year (2023). After releasing three albums in three […]
Mazzaroth is a sophomore release, a follow-up to 2020 debut The Great Demise, by a Swedish quartet going under the moniker of Sodomisery. Line-up consists of Harris Sopovic (vocals & guitar), Teddy Möller (guitar and […]
First let me apologize for this late review of a material released nearly a year and a half ago, but I believe it’s better late than never. In the last year or so, we’ve presented […]
When Slayer called it a day in 2019 it was clear that band’s guitarist Kerry King was not ready for retirement and that wish to put the band into the grave was a decision by […]