Verdugo is a Chilean Trash/Death Metal trio, one that recently (as of this year) has begun releasing tracks in English alongside songs in their native Spanish (aside from a single track on their 2012 compilation […]
Vholdghast is a Swedish Black/Death Metal duo, one that seemingly sprung into existence just above twenty years ago. The brains behind the band is most certainly neither strangers to the professional Metal scene, having played […]
Just recently we have presented our readers to a Swedish band Siebenbürgen here. Now, the same label, Darkness Shall Rise Productions, is re-releasing their second album, a 10-tracker entitled Grimjaur, originally released via Napalm Records […]
Deathbed is a Chilean oldschool-inspired Death Metal five-piece, in the vein of many of the great bands of old – From what I can gather, they seem to be gathering quite a substancial amount of […]
Black Goat is a tried-and-true Second Wave Black Metal, originally having their inception back in 1999 where they released their self-titled EP. They then went into hiatus for the better part of a decade before […]
Hegeroth is a Poland-based duo consisting of Bila (vocals & drums) and Bene (guitars & bass). They gathered together in 2010 as a six-piece band, but step by step they disintegrated to a two. The […]
German-based Darkness Shall Rise Productions has specialized in re-releasing some of the old and hidden metal gems, something most of us didn’t even know of its existence. The same happen with the debut album from […]
Necropolissebeht is something as rare as an international Black/Death Metal act consisting of members from both Canada and Germany – A combination I will be honest and admit that I have never come across before. […]
Holy smoke! It’s just getting better and better with Darkness Shall Rise and their releases. This time is no exception, as we’re dealing here with mighty Immortal. In a time when Death Metal was the […]
Imagine a study project come to life. That’s exactly what happened here, as Kaamosmasennus is one-man-project founded in 2018 by French multi-instrumentalist Julien J. Neuville’s (Salaman Isku) academic research work on Finnish Funeral Doom Metal […]
The first two songs, catchy heavy rock, the third song, “The Dagger” is an instant regular rotation song. The vocalist’s style is a union of Stevie Nicks and Glenn Danzig, soulful and dark. “Inquisitors of […]
For you reading this, still unfamiliar with this band, let’s start with a little introduction. Le Morte (‘The Dead’ in French) is a two-men band hailing from Richmond, Virginia (USA). The band consists of Nathaniel […]
Here, at the end of the year, in quite literally the darkest month, where I have already sent in to my superiors my list of the best releases of the year – Here, right at […]
In 2018 W.A.S.P. released the re-recorded version of their 1993 masterpiece The Crimson Idol entitled ReIdolized (The Soundtrack to the Crimson Idol). The main reason for this move seemed to be the copyright issue with […]
Despite their rather typical approach to classic heavy metal with symphonic and progressive elements, Eldritch, always had the edge to them, which made them stand out from the endless line of similar bands. Many of […]
In a classic example of not planning ahead properly, I can now sit down and review the first ever release from Swedish Death/Black Metallers In Battle – The band whose ‘second’ ever release I was […]
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 […]