11th July 2016
One of the absolute perks of this job is all those hidden gems my boss seems to throw at me at regular intervals. No matter how many records I listen to, there are always a […]
10th July 2016
Hellsodomy is a Turkish musical quartet who, apparently unimpressed with the current change within the Death Metal scene, have brought it upon themselves to bring it back to its old-school roots. In order to do […]
9th July 2016
When Respire fell through the mail slot at my home, I could tell almost immediately that this was an album that I would either love or hate. Strong emotions either way. After doing a little […]
5th July 2016
The second album my Spanish Melodic Death Metallers Synlakross is inspired by the wild west, and therefore bears the name Death Bullets for a Forajido (and apparently ‘forajido’ roughly translates into ‘desperado’). In consists of […]
27th June 2016
Despite being their self-titled album, Winterlore is actually not, as tradition would dictate it, their first full-length release (or even their first release overall). In fact, Winterlore has thus far produced two full-length records and […]
23rd June 2016
“Super-group” – the word has somehow lost its weight thanks to the overexposure, and let’s face it, thanks to long line of half-hearted super-groups. But to be honest, over the years we’ve also witnessed some […]
22nd June 2016
Brute Forcz is the side project of two American wrestlers (yes, you read that right) who goes by the names Slammer and Jammer, respectively. While I know nothing about their wrestling career, I can tell […]
21st June 2016
Change Of Time is the latest release from Greek power-metallers Secret Illusion. It is their second full-length and comes after 2011 debut Illusion and the two following EP’s. Change Of Time is a very decent […]
20th June 2016
When you type ‘On-Off’ and ‘Borderline’ in any web search engine the only results you get are about mental illnesses. On their label Buil2Kill there’s some info on the band, but all in Italian. Thus, […]
20th June 2016
Unlit Face is a Swedish Melodic Death Metal trio with a very strong Progressive twist. And while I cannot say anything about their previous releases, this Progressive trait seems to be the dominating factor on […]
16th June 2016
C.B. Murdoc is a terrific four piece band based in Stockholm, Sweden. The origin of the band goes back to 2006, formed upon the remains of a black metal act Mörk Gryning. Unlike Mörk Gryning, […]
15th June 2016
No Time to Waste is the first ever record produced and released by Italian Hard Rockers Simple Lies. It contains eleven tracks (counting the intro and a single interlude) and has a running time barely […]
15th June 2016
I first became aware of Gojira during an interview conducted with Annihilator’s Jeff Waters back in 2007, where he praised them to such a degree that I had to give them a chance. Since then […]
14th June 2016
Eisen is quite the secretive, yet very ambitious band. Among their influences they cite elements from bands such as Cradle of Filth, Meshuggah and Noisia. While I am a bit fussy around what elements influence […]
13th June 2016
I don’t know why I’m always getting old materials for review, something released a few years ago? At least this is the case with the Serpent Warning’ self-titled album from 2014?! Nevertheless, here comes a […]
30th December 2019
It has been quite a while since I stumbled across a Brutal Death Metal band that I haven’t already had the pleasure of listening to before – Even more so when the band in question […]
22nd December 2019
Ades Numen (which is latin for ‘Come Force’) is an Italian Black/Death Metal trio that was founded two years ago in Padua. From what I have been able to gather, the first two years of […]
18th December 2019
Valgrind are veterans of an extreme metal scene, formed from the ashes of the 1993 blackened-death metal act, Necrospell. These Italians have been very active and productive since the very foundation of the band, always […]
11th December 2019
At first, judging by the name of the band alone, I expected Desert Near The End some kind of southern/oriental rock. I would say luckily I was completely wrong, as this band (founded in 2009) […]
7th December 2019
Xoresth is a Turkish Funeral Doom Metal band consisting of four members who teamed up about six years ago. In that time, the band has released several Splits, a single Demo and, as of last […]
4th December 2019
Only seven years after its formation, Nordland (United Kingdom) has released four full-length albums. The Dead Stones is band’ 2018 release containing nine tracks. Actually, Nordland is one-man project by the guy called Vorh. Usually, […]
2nd December 2019
Mercury is the classic debut album by Gothic band Madder Mortem. It’s official release was back in 1999, but after having been unavailable for many years, it is now re-released by Dark Essence Records. In […]
30th November 2019
Dust is a Metalcore band from Torino, Italy and they released their debut album called Break The Silence 22nd November 2019, through Volcano Records, and there is no doubt they stay true to the metalcore […]
29th November 2019
It is rare that I come across bands from Chile. As a matter of fact, I am pretty sure that Decem Maleficivm represents the second of third such band that has travelled across my desk […]
28th November 2019
Last year, the French band, best known for their blend of post tech metal and avant-garde progressive metal, released an album that could be described as an acoustic Latin American soundtrack to a movie. The […]
