Ontario, Canada-based CDN Records, who has specialized in releasing extreme, mainly death metal, records sent me some of their latest releases for review purposes. One of these is the re-issue of Blood Of Christ’s 1995 […]
Grava is is a metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark and today is the official vinyl release of their debut full-length entitled The Weight of a God via their fellow Danish label Vinyltroll Records. At the […]
No matter what you think of Metallica few things about them are undeniable; they were driving force behind foundation of thrash metal in the early 80’s, they took a bold step which took metal to […]
Last year the project, which came about during the pandemic and basically as a result of it, released their debut album. MMXX is based around former Foreshadowing member Andrea Chiodetti on guitars/keyboards and rhythm section […]
Senshi are Serbian in origin, but they describe themselves as a band that plays “… a unique blend of ragga metal fused with traditional Japanese instruments”. I’m picturing Benji Webbe eating goulash in a kimono […]
Much like the majority of thrash metal bands who shaped the genre in the 80’s, Overkill has been enjoying the genre’s revival, which occurred some 15 years ago. The return of the genre in the […]
At the end of 2019 the former God Dethroned bassist Bert “Beef” Hoving brought an idea to form a new band. He contacted some members from previous projects, and Written In Blood was founded later […]
In the last couple of months I had a tremendous pleasure to review tape box releases from Venom, Destruction and Katatonia. Now, Denny and the rest of guys from Darkness Shall Rise Productions, provided me […]
2020 was a crucial year for Sao Paulo’s Outlaw. Three years ago, these guys managed to follow up an attention-grabbing debut with a solid, feet-planting sophomore effort that helped them firmly distance themselves musically from […]
This album is following up from 2020’s Inter Vivos; a rather odd, power-metal driven album with a sprinkle of Death Metal, tonnes of melody, a hefty dose of synth and electronica, and even a nice […]
In the last couple of months I feel as I’m only doing reviews from Polish metal bands, and this one is no exception. Thus, Gołoledź is a black metal quartet hailing from Zielona Góra, Poland. […]
Hellfuck is a thrash & speed metal quartet hailing from Poland. The band consists of Skullripper (Guitar, & Vocals), Nelek (Guitar), Armagog (Bass) and Darek Mlody (Drums). They’ve released their latest full-length, a ten tracker […]
Hyrgal is one of those bands that I have taken an almost instant liking to once I heard my first song with them – As a matter of fact, they are one of the core […]
Godz ov War Productions rarely fail to impress, and this time is no exception. One of their latest releases is from a Polish black/speed/thrash act going under the moniker of Hexenaltar. The name for this […]
Warhawk hails from Gothenburg, Västra Götaland (Sweden) and the quartet is founded just a few years ago. It consists of Rob (Vocals), Erik (Bass), Pär (Guitar), Matte (Drums). Since it comes from Gothenburg I guess […]
Impalement is a one-man project from Swiss multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Beliath, a band that he founded back in 2019 as, quote: ‘Impalement is forged out of True Metal’s Passion combined with Death Metal’s brutality and Black […]
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 […]
Interview with Sonja Rosenlund Ahl (vocals) www.facebook.com/panzerchristofficial Danish death metal formation Panzerchrist have been around in one form or another since 1996. Earlier this year they got three new members & released a new album […]
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. […]