20th August 2024
This time it’s not because of my laziness or lack of interest in the music that I first write a review of the material released at the end of 2023. The truth is that I […]
19th August 2024
Shock the Algorithm is a trio from Greece. A polished, tight band. Very unpunk in a lot of ways, and that makes it punk rock. “Eat the rich” and all that business. Several of the […]
19th August 2024
Permanently on the lookout for new blood, Denny from Darkness Shall Rise Productions has released this Digipak-CD w. 8-page booklet – all available on CD, MC, two separate MLPs and Digital. We are talking of […]
15th August 2024
In 2020 Little Rock, Arkansas-based combo Terminal Nation released their debut full-length Holocene Extinction. Since releasing the first album, the band’s current formation is Chase Turner (bass & vocals), Stan Liszewski (vocals), Tommy Robinson (guitar), […]
12th August 2024
Tennessee and stoner rock so far have been a sweet pair. When Wyndrider’s latest album landed in my promo stack, it moved to the top. Stoner rock sounds, check. From the Tennessee Appalachian mountains, check. […]
9th August 2024
From Lexington, Kentucky hails Misanthropik Torment. A couple of years ago we have presented this American duo to our readers, but for those still unfamliar with this duo, I can tell that Misanthropik Torment is; […]
8th August 2024
Here we go again – time for another supergroup. Sure, the term has been used more than it’s healthy for its own good, but what else do you call a band consisting of current and […]
2nd August 2024
A few months ago I wrote the review for Chapter One, so I’d recommend going back and reading it first. For those unfamiliar with Nemoreus, I can briefly tell that Nemoreus is a six-member Austrian […]
1st August 2024
Since the 1960s, progressive rock has pushed the boundaries of rock n’ roll music to incorporate longer songs, conceptual lyrics and advanced compositions and techniques. Here we have a band that does exactly that, playing […]
31st July 2024
Winters Breath is an Austrian (Vienna-based) metal project founded in 2020 and highly influenced by symphonic/progressive black & melodic death metal. ‘There are always stories, Stories not worthy to be told, Stories containing to much […]
26th July 2024
The Heretic started as a solo project of Stephan Larsen (who’s responsible for all the guitars, bass, vocal, drum programming) in 2020. However the idea for this project has been in the making for years. […]
23rd July 2024
This particular Split, by its very nature, consists of two halves, and hence will be divided into its constituent parts as part of this scribble. The first half I will be delving into will be […]
14th July 2024
Cachot d’Effroi (French for Dread Dungeon) is a Raw Black Metal solo act, one that I am having quite a bit of trouble finding any information regarding. What I have been able to dig up […]
13th July 2024
Ergot De Seigle, aside from being a type of fungus, apparently one that can create entire forests of itself is, as of 2022, also a Raw Black Metal solo-project hailing from my beloved France. So […]
11th July 2024
Demonist is a French old-school Death Metal trio who, by their own admission, strive to keep alive the standard set by mid-era Morbid Angel. This has so far been done through a Single that earlier […]
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 […]
7th November 2024
Midnightmares is a dark and symphonic gothic metal band, formed in the winter of 2023 by the Belgian-Mexican duo; Gio Smet & Mariel Gimeno. Meanwhile, Midnightmares is not just a woman/man project, as other musicians […]
6th November 2024
Nudy is the most recent release from Polish Experimental Speed/Black Metal hybrid band Ifryt – With heavy emphasis on experimental. Having been around since 2017 where their debut Ep was released, the band then went […]
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 […]
1st November 2024
Photo: Zoran www.sonic-shot.com Last night offered three good bands on the same stage, but it was also a somewhat odd combination of bands. Diversity is for the most part welcome and can add to the […]
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 […]
