5th November 2024
Founded nearly two decades ago, Corrosive Elements is a French Death/Thrash Metal quintet inspired by the greatest of the great of both of these genres – The band themselves freely admit to taking inspiration from […]
5th November 2024
A few weeks ago, Patrick Kettenmeyer sent me the latest album by Kraton. The most natural and illuminating question to raise is; who’s Kraton then? It’s a five-piece group founded in 2011 and hailing from […]
4th November 2024
Time Lurker is one of those bands that you spin once and they immediately get under your skin – The music resonates with you, it becomes the background music to whatever it is you are […]
4th November 2024
Hereby the latest review of the older material, before we move to the latest arrivals from Godz ov War. I don’t know about you dear readers, but when I hear about a new release from […]
30th October 2024
From Trondheim (Norway) hails a melodic death/thrash/heavy metal band, Paradogmata. Founded in 2018 the band currently consists of Frank Bokseth (vocals), Per Andre Haarberg (guitar), Svein Havard Ruoy (bass) and Bo Dods Anders Vist (drums). […]
29th October 2024
For some reason I first received this CD recently, more than two years after its release?! It should not prevent me of writing a few words about it. Straight from the unofficial Polish capital of […]
29th October 2024
Another self-released album. 2024 has been possibly the best year for self-released albums I can think of, and that’s a good thing. Record labels have their benefits, I know I worked for a few back […]
27th October 2024
Svartelder (Norwegian for ‘Black/Dark Elder’) is a Norwegian Second Wave Black Metal trio originally conceived at the tail end of the original Second Wave, back in 2005. Despite putting nothing (that I could dig up […]
25th October 2024
Part of Frontiers Records’ strategy is creating these supergroups, mostly consisting of artist from their own label. Just think of Revolution Saints (Journey, The Dead Daisies, Whitesnake) or Sunbomb (L.A. Guns, Stryper). And the undisputed […]
24th October 2024
Initially released independently in 2020, Ziemie Jałowe (translates to ‘Barren Lands’) is the first EP by the Polish unholy trio from Zmarłym. Ziemie Jałowe got re-released by Godz Ov War Productions, the same label that […]
23rd October 2024
It’s not often we feature metal bands from Asia. Today we make an exception with a proming young band that won ‘Wacken Metal Battle India 2022’, and represented India at ‘Wacken Open Air 2022’. The […]
17th October 2024
1000mods have over the years become an established underground Stoner Rock/Metal name in Europe, with especially their last couple of albums resonating with a somewhat broader audience, earning them spots at some major festivals. Their previous […]
16th October 2024
Sordide is a French Black Metal trioe that has recently pierced the veil into their second decade of existance, gracing the world with five Full-length records since their inception back in 2013. These were released […]
16th October 2024
Heavy metal bands from the early 70s (Black Sabbath) to nowadays’ numerous, death metal acts in particular, have always had this fascination for a horror and gore movies. Here’s also where Fulci comes in, named […]
15th October 2024
Bay Area thrash/death metal quartet Laceration have launched their sophomore full-length entitled I Erode. It comes three years after the release of their debut LP, Demise from 2021. Despite of the fact that this is […]
19th November 2024
Obsidian Mantra is a death metal band from Greater Poland, founded in 2014. Recently renewed band’s line-up consists of; Kacper Kajzderski (vocals & bass), Mateusz Witan (guitars) and Mateusz Wróbel (drums). Released just a couple […]
19th November 2024
Last year, Tamás Kátai aka Thy Catafalque released the 11th album Alföld and already now he’s ready with the follow-up, entitled XII: A gyönyörű álmok ezután jönnek. After fairly experimental and of career highlights Vadak […]
18th November 2024
As you all might know, one-third of our staff members are originating from the Balkan Peninsula. Despite of the fact that we have been doing this since 2001, it’s not that many Croatian bands we […]
17th November 2024
Temple Of Decay is the Black/Death Metal project of Polish/Irish-living multi-instrumentalist Mortt – A project he has founded and refined since 2019. In that time he has produced and released three albums of these one […]
16th November 2024
Upon The Altar is a Polish Blackened Death Metal trio, funded half a decade ago – Apparently with the express purpose of wreaking as much havoc as humanly possible (this theory is formed on the […]
15th November 2024
Steinras is a Norwegian Black Metal duo, one that I have been having some difficulty finding information regarding. Their official FaceBook account (which is the only source I have been able to dig up with […]
14th November 2024
Released through the extreme-metal’ most friendly label in Europe, Godz Ov War Productions, Extinction Protocol is the debut album from US black/death metallers Primitive Warfare. The band/duo/two agents are; Pu239: (Atomic Matter Battery and Operatic […]
12th November 2024
Where to start with another release from Godz Ov War Productions? There’s no reason to repeat the history of this awesome Polish label, but some of our readers might need an introduction to a band […]
12th November 2024
Breaking out of the legendary London heavy metal scene, Thrasherwolf is the next band to watch on the UK metal scene. Classic, unfiltered 1980s style raw thrash metal. The London quartet fit right into the […]
11th November 2024
Photo: Zoran www.sonic-shot.com It’s been marketed and received and a gran return of Dream Theater even though, the only thing that happened is that the band’s drummer and one of founding members, Mike Portnoy has […]
