Following the break-up after their most underrated album, the self-titled 1994 release, The Cult attempted a return by teaming up with Sonic Temple producer Bob Rock as well as drummer Matt Sorum (Guns N’ Roses and Velvet […]
These days, Queensrÿche features only two original band members: guitarist Michael Wilton and bassist Eddie Jackson. But truth be told, it has been like that for five years already, ever since the band’s drummer Scott […]
Hailing from Poland, Hexenaltar is the new plague to hit the world. Earlier this year, the band released their debut EP entitled Tormented Possesion. It contains five tracks (an Intro and four regular tracks) of […]
½ Southern North is a Greek one-man act that has been around for the last nine years. Callling it anything other than experimental would be to do the project a massive disservice – Especially considering […]
With their previous album Ellengæst, Crippled Black Phoenix dialed noticeably down on experimenting, focusing on improving the overall sonic experience and tighter songwriting. The result was a rather strong and more approachable record, which worked […]
I’ve been in a thrash mood for a whole week, and what I (luckily) had to do today is to write a review of another thrash metal release! Extinction Agenda is playing the sort of […]
Somehow throughout Megadeth’s entire career there was always a lot going on. Even during their stable period in the ’90s where the band managed to maintain the same line-up, commercial success and even critical acclaim, […]
Peurbleue (which roughly translated from French means ‘Blue Fear’) is a French Black Metal duet who has recently partnered with Les Acteurs De l’Ombre in order to release their debut album, entitled La Ciguë (which […]
Where to start with this review other than with a short presentation to this rather obscure and extreme band from Slovakia?! Plastery is a horror/death/grind-core quartet from a town of Zvolen. Yes, Of Corpse is, […]
In the closing notes of our review of the previous release by Japanese experimental metal masters, we stated that wherever this ever-evolving band decided to go on their next release, they are sure to take […]
The past four years were rather eventful for Machine Head. 2018 saw them releasing the weakest album of their career Catharsis and then the following year drummer Dave McClain and guitarist Phil Demmel left the […]
For more than a decade now Long Distance Calling have been one of the most interesting bands within the (mostly) instrumental prog bands and since their 2007 debut they have released one strong album after […]
Hyrgal is a French Black Metal quartet, one that I have been keeping one of my, by now, very busy, eyes on ever since I got my hands on their first Full-length through my jobhere […]
Entrails is a Swedish death metal combo, founded in the early 90s. After a few years of the scene, they resurrected in the year 2008. An Eternal Time of Decay, their seventh album, represents a […]
Miasmes is a relatively new French Black Metal trio, insofar that they seemingly banded together as a coherent entity as late as last year. Despite this, some would argue, rather late attendance to the party, […]
El Doggo from a French band Reagan Burger was kind to send me two vinyls and one CD for review. Vegan Farts was released in 2019 and it contains 11 tracks, where the sound isn’t […]
When Godthrymm released their debut Reflections in 2020 and on a paper, it was like Christmas Eve for epic doom metal fans. Godthrymm consists of former members of My Dying Bride, Anathema, Vallenfyre and Solstice […]
Morgue is a twisted death metal duo (Max and Jérôme) from France. They’ve been around on and off since 1997. Four albums under their belt is also some kind of a proof that we’re dealing […]
Majesties is a relatively new-formed supergroup hailing out of Minneapolis, as the creative centers of namely medieval melo-black project Obsequiae, and melo-black/death act Inexorum, come together as one in the preeminent new force. Thus, this […]
First I have to apologize for long delay, due to the long summer vacation and some personal issues, it’s first lately that I began listening to this 7” vinyl. It’s also my first encounter with […]
Interview with Kristián (bass) https://neuroticmachinery.bandcamp.com/ Neurotic Machinery was established as a death metal band in September 2006. The band has played around four hundred concerts and released six albums. With the release of their […]
Profeci is a Polish Black Metal quartet, one that has its roots back in 2018. Since their inception they have so far released a grand total of three Full-length albums, the newest of which seeing […]
Released more than a year ago, but it’s first lately that I received Neurotic Machinery’ sixth highly anticipated studio record entitled A Loathsome Aberration. Not only did I first listened to it now, but it […]
Ulthar is an american Blackened Death Metal trio, one that can celebrate its first decade as a band sometime next year. In the timespan they have released a grand total of six releases, one of […]
I must admit that this is my first encounter with veteran German death metal combo Atomwinter, despite having three albums under their belt since 2011. In the beginning of 2023 the band released their fourth […]