1st November 2016
Nebrus is a Italian two-man band, one that has been around since the year 2008. In that time they have released two full-length albums, the newest of which (and the one I have my focus […]
20th October 2016
I am not going to lie: Scarlett D. Gray is a band that is far removed from anything that I usually submit my ears to. The five Italians are something as rare (in my square, […]
19th October 2016
Skiltron is an Argentinian Power Metal act, one that managed to surprise me with its longer than expected history. Under its current moniker it has been active since the year 2004; Prior to this, however, […]
19th October 2016
Wyruz iz a hard-hitting metal band from neighbouring Hamar, Norge. Four years after their debut Fire At Will, the quartet returns with their second full-length entitled Judge And Jury. The album consists of 13 semi-length […]
14th October 2016
Mondoscuro is probably the single-most unique Split EP that I have ever laid my greedy little hands on. First of all, the two bands present do not play the same genre (not unheard of, but […]
11th October 2016
Recently, I’ve presented Eric Johnson’s Europe Live opus to our readers here. What I have here now is this Texas guitar legend’s first all-acoustic solo album entitled simply EJ. The career of this guitar virtuoso […]
11th October 2016
Within Hate is a moniker that represents four of my kinsmen (for whatever that is worth), both by nationality, and, to some extent, by heart: These four friends have set out to create the single-most […]
10th October 2016
Heimdalls Wacht is a German Black Metal quintet, one that recently partially re-invented itself when they added a new drummer and and additional vocalist to their already very experienced line-up. And, in order to celebrate […]
7th October 2016
I do believe to have mentioned (on numerous occasions) that I have a penchant for French Black Metal bands; The more French the band is, the better one could almost argue. That is probably why […]
6th October 2016
Albez Duz (Albez Duz is a German language used 800 years ago, with “Albez” meaning “swan” and “Duz” meaning “noisiness” or “rush.”), is an occult doom unit that first emerged in Berlin in 2006. Initially […]
6th October 2016
Defiant is a Ukranian Power Metal quintet, one that has been around and making music since 2008, with the first EP being released in 2010. Later this year the bands second full-length release (entitled Time […]
27th September 2016
Grieving Mirth is quite an ambitious international project, made up of three musicians: One from England, one from Mexico and one from the United States. These three seem to have a common interest in creating […]
21st September 2016
Again I sit here listening to one of the album released almost two years ago, but despite of the fact it is old, it doesn’t mean that it’s good. Eric Johnson is the name of […]
20th September 2016
Despite having only existed for two years as a band and so far released a single full-length release, Meshiaak has nonetheless created quite a bit of stir in my little head. Most noticeably because they […]
19th September 2016
Despite having their own website, I have been able to learn precious little about this band (which seems to be a trend I somehow got into – I cannot say that I am a fan. […]
28th February 2020
Borgne is, despite their name being French and meaning ‘One-eyed’, a Swiss Industrial Black Metal duet, one that has been performing and recording together for more than two decades now. In that time, they have […]
28th February 2020
2016’s High Noon, saw the return of Mark Fox as a frontman of Shakra after the band’s rather solid two-album run with singer John Prakesh. The return might not have been as strong as one […]
25th February 2020
Aktor is based around two very versatile and prolific gentlemen Professor Black (Dawnbringe and High Spirits) and Jussi Lehtisalo (Circle and Pharaoh Overlord), whose 2015 debut Paranoia was a spot-om display of their quality and […]
20th February 2020
Ethir Anduin is a Russian solo act (up until recently, that is) that specializes in a mixture of Black and Doom Metal as his chosen genre. He does this, and has done so in various […]
13th February 2020
In the early ‘90s Psychotic Waltz had an important part in taking prog metal (and metal genre in general) into a new direction, but while their impact on the genre and overall acclaim have never […]
5th February 2020
Edremerion is a French Black Metal quintet that was formed eleven years ago this year. In that time they have produced and released two EP’s, one self-titled and another succeeding it, keeping a strict three-year […]
4th February 2020
Automb, as far as I can tell, is an American-based ‘Dream Team’ of sorts, consisting of two Death Metal strong-arms (one from Morbid Angel, the other from Necrophagia) who apparently wanted to test their mettle […]
4th February 2020
Aeons Confer is extreme metal six-piece from Hamburg, Germany. Zero Elysium is their sophomore full-length (prior to this they’ve released four EP’s!) containing 10 semi-lenghty songs. Zero Elysium is also a dystopian concept album heavily […]
31st January 2020
Few things which have characterized Sepultura’s music from the very beginnings are dedication, experimentation and heaviness. This goes for the band’s early days, their commercial peak in the early ’90s, but the case has undeniably […]
30th January 2020
Later this year, six years after their initial inception, Belgium quintet Sons Of A Wanted Man finally stands ready with their first ever Full-length release, after honing and otherwise perfecting their own sound across two […]
