Crawling Through Cadavers is an EP comprised of five tracks, originally released as a three-tracker demo in 2019. It is the work of German-based one-man project going under the moniker of Necrochaos. His name is […]
A few days ago I presented a Russian one-man ambient black metal project Astarium! The same person SiN is responsible for both projects. Unlike Astarium, his other project Wendigo is very much different heading in […]
Astarium is a black metal project founded in 2005 in Novosibirsk, Russian Federation. Solar Despair is the ninth album by Astarium, and it gets even more exceptional and impressive when you find out that Astarium […]
Aorlhac is a French Black Metal band with strong ties to (for them) local medieval history, myths and legends – Something I have vague recollections of mentioning as well three years ago, the last time […]
Sarmat hails from Poland, a country that I’ve listened a lot of metal from lately. Thus, Sarmat is also another brutal band from Poland, formed in 2018 by Daniel “Hacel” Szymanowicz (guitarist) and Krzysztof “Kopyś” […]
It’s third time this week that I have to write a few words on some material released by Polish musicians. However, all comparisons with the other bands also stop here for two main reasons; Temple […]
For a long time, Brainstorm have been one of the shining names in the often static power metal genre, and they have done that without ever really breaking outside the rather narrow frames of the […]
The debut from Polish pagan black metallers Popiół (comprising of all ex. or current Thy Worshiper members) has been out for more than two years now, but it is first lately that it landed on […]
Sunrise is an Ukrainian (Kiev) power-metal quintet created in 2003, where the only member from the early years is singer Laars Naumenko. I must admit that prior to landing of this CD on my doorstep […]
Guitarist Tommy Skeoch has been somewhat quiet ever since he and Tesla parted ways in 2006. Then last year his new band Resist & Bite released its debut single “The Myth I’m Living” and it […]
Greek metal scene has always been rich with metal bands, and now the scene grows further with the arrival of Telma. Telma is a modern and relatively new metal formation from Larissa, Greece. The band […]
It’s actually quite funny to see that the Blaze Bayley-fronted era of the band, which was so scolded, in many ways still serves as inspiration and even backbone for Iron Maiden’s direction since Bruce Dickinson […]
Less than two years since their previous album, Leprous are ready with the follow-up. Thanks to pandemic, perhaps? Regardless, releasing a new album so quickly after a somewhat controversial and certainly fan-dividing release as Pitfalls […]
Founded in 2013, a Doom/Psych trio Superlynx are Oslo-based band and Electric Temple is their third full-length album, containing 10 tracks. Prior to the release of this new record, the band released their 2016 debut […]
Formed in 2014 in Aarhus, Denmark, Stone Cadaver is a stoner metal trio consisting of Anders Bech Nielsen (guitar & vocals), Stevie Dalla-Zuanna (drums) and Andreas Cadaver (bass, keys & vocals). The band released their […]
Photo: Urban Mescalero Photography www.urbanmescalero.com This year Clutch is marking three decades since the release of their debut album and the Maryland quartet is a frequent guest is Denmark and indeed Copenhell festival. This year […]
Photo: Zoran www.sonic-shot.com Couple of decades ago Finnish gothic rock band HIM was on everyone’s lips and while success has been declining for years the band kept going until 2017 then they call it quits. […]
Guys from German-based Darkness Shall Rise Productions keep outdoing themselves with each new release. This time we’re talking of an iconic black metal band Moonblood and this Lunar Chronicles Occult – 12-Tape Box. For those […]
There is just no stopping Shakra, is there? The Swiss power metal institution keeps on releasing albums with a few years in-between, and with each album, they deliver solid power metal. Sure, the quality does […]
Recently I’ve had a pleasure to listen to many extreme metal release from our eastern neighbours from Poland. Here we have another one, this time a relatively young Polish black/death metal band Towards Hellfire, who […]
Salaman Isku is the moniker of a Psychedelic Rock/Folk/Metal one-man-band from France. Thus, Salaman Isku, which means ‘lightning strike’ is an impressionist music project created by Julien J. Neuville in 2013 to develop his deep […]
Many may not be accustomed to the atmosphere Walls have sequestered in for some time now, but under safe regard as to whether or not you know this infinitesimal slice of Belgian metallic hardcore, it […]
About a year ago I had the pleasure of reviewing the debut EP of up-and-coming French Black Metal trio and, skimming what I wrote back then, I can see that much of what I surmised […]
From time to time I receive some really remarkable and extra ordinary album for a review. One of these is with Luxembourg-band called ShadoWhisperS. The band is formed in 2009 and after a lot of […]
Norwegian (hailing from the town of Stavanger) hardcore/metal quartet Panic Attack! recently released its new release entitled Don’t Stop via Music-Records! As their moniker might suggest, Panic Attack! represents lives of bipolar depression, confusion, anger, […]