It stated a one of those many collaborative projects, which came as a result of the pandemic lockdown. But unlike most of the other collaborations, which focused on playing and recording some online covers, MMXX […]
Fer-de-lance is a French term meaning ‘Spearhead’, as in the actual iron tip of a spear. But do not let that fool you – In this specific example, Fer De Lance (in three separate words) […]
In Twilights Embrace is a Polish quintet that was originally founded under the moniker Over The Edge. Back then, their genre of choice was Melodic Death Metal – However that seemed to have shifted somewhat […]
Houle is a French Melodic Black Metal quintet founded at an unspecified date sometime last year. In their own words, the inspiration behind the band is the ‘grandeur of the ocean’, marking them as a […]
Blodhemn (means something like ‘vengeance in blood’) is one-man black metal act, a project from Norwegian multi-instrumentalist Invisus. Blodhemn saw the light of night in 2004, and he’s been working tirelessly to further the sound […]
Five years have passed since the blistering self-titled debut album by Dead Cross – a supergroup consisting of Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle), Dave Lombardo (Testament, Suicidal Tendencies, ex-Slayer), Michael Crain (Retox) and […]
16 tracks of extreme metal, released on a Grind To Death Records, a Malmö- (Sweden) located label. Belarus Beaver are also from Sweden, consisting of a duo named; LG Lantz Graffman (vocals, samples) and David […]
Founded in 2018 Midas are a heavy metal band from Detroit City, USA. A quartet released their self-titled debut E.P. earlier in 2022. It comes after 2020 Demo Tapes. Midas E.P. consists of eight tracks […]
Attention please; this year’s top symphonic metal release could very well be found here. Symphonity is the brainchild of Czech guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Libor Křivák, assembled in 2006. Marco Polo: The Metal Soundtrack cames as […]
A couple of years ago, Spell released Opulent Decay, which saw them dig noticeably deeper into the elements that gave their 70’s inspired psych rock the edge and differentiated them from most other bands inspired […]
The Damnnation is all-female death metal trio from São Paulo, Brazil. The band comprise vocalist and guitarist Renata Petrelli, bassist Aline Dutchi and drummer Luana Diniz. In 2020 they dropped a four-tracker EP entitled Parasite. […]
Time flies. A cliché. A fact. Not only has it been well over three decades since Skid Row released their self-titled debut, but eight years have passed since their previous release, which was an EP […]
ACOD is a French Blackened Death Metal trio with a strong spiritual (albeit not quite primal) approach to their music. They have been honing said music since the middle of the two thousands, having released […]
First I have to apologise for this rather late review, released in spring this year, but just yesterday found in my drawer. So, Knight and Gallow are a traditional Heavy/Epic/Power metal band from Sacramento, California. […]
Acédia is a Canada-based Black Metal trio with a grand total of eleven years as a band behind them. In those eleven years they have released three Full-length albums, the newest of which said to […]
What do you do when an album titled Bombs, Babes and Bazookas by a band named Bazooka Troopaz comes along? Do you laugh? Do you cry? Do you hold your head in your hands for […]
Two months after the initial release, comes this eagerly anticipated release on CD and MC. There are three different bands named Ossuary, but the one we’re talking of here is US-based old-school death/doom metal trio […]
“Dark. Sexy. Loud.” This is what you’re promised by The Fixer, a rather bizarre-looking, sex-dungeon-inspired quintet from Canada. They promise you this in relation to their debut full-length effort entitled Your Lie. Unlike a lot […]
2023 has proven to be an exceptionally good year for me personally – Several good releases have been popping up thruoghout the year, several bands I never thought I would get the chance to see […]
Lunar Tombfields (named after a song by German Death Metal act Venenum) is a French Atmospheric Black Metal duet with apparent roots going back to the original COVID pandemic, marking their inception as a musical […]
On two previous occasions we’ve presented you with this Canadian band called The Blood Of Christ. First it was the review of their previous third full-length entitled Chapter III – The Lonely Flowers Of Autumn, […]
Is this 1985? Fire Starter is a time warp. The follow up to Slowburn’s 2020 debut, Rock n Roll Rats. Album number two picks up where they left off, rocking your face off. The album […]
Steamachine is a relative young metal band hailing from the city of Olsztyn, Poland. It’s founded by Krystian “Juras” Jurkiewicz and Konrad “Gałązka” Gałązka. They released their debut full-length in 2022 entitled Arctic Fire (in […]
Cthulhuss are Polish death doomsters, founded in 2017. Other than this, there’s not much info on this combo, and they seem to live in the deepest and most evil and ugly underground world. In other […]
Continuum Of Xul is an Italian Death Metal quartet, founded at an unknown time and place in said country – However, the FaceBook page of the band has been up and active since 2019, so […]