7th April 2016
Mixing Black and Death Metal seems to be all the rage these days. While that might be a bit of a misnomer (many of the bands that have mixed these two genres in more recent […]
6th April 2016
I try my best not to have any prejudices in my life, whether it refers to nationality, personality, music or otherwise. And while I like to think that this for the most part, is true, […]
31st March 2016
Sanzu are new & raising stars on a metal heaven from ‘down under’. They are now ready to unleash their first full-length album entitled Heavy Over the Home. The album features 10 ordinary and five […]
30th March 2016
Story of Metal Church is in many ways an odd story. Their impact on trash metal genre never really got a commercial recognition and the band’s only consistent member Kurdt Vanderhoof has spent big part […]
24th March 2016
Probably one of the most anonymous bands that I have come across in a while (which, I suppose, should not surprise me given the nature and overall feel of them as a whole), it was […]
23rd March 2016
With their latest release, O’Brother not only hit a homerun, but they display an enormous growth. Potential of the band was always obvious and they have released some good records, but on Endless Light they […]
21st March 2016
Born from the remnants of Against the Hollow (among others), the Danish band now known as As We Ascend has recently released their first EP. It is entitled Perfection Falls and contains three tracks, mounting […]
21st March 2016
I know, this record was released almost a year and half ago, but it is first lately that I discovered it and gave it a couple of spins in my stereo. For older fans of […]
21st March 2016
Brazilian Death Metal act Black Oil released their third full-length album Resist to Exist almost a year ago these days, so one could argue that it is about time that I get around to actually […]
17th March 2016
I’ve always been a fan of bands performing in their native language on the record. So is the case with this four-piece act from Ukraine, as all the lyrics are delivered in their native Russian/Ukrainian […]
17th March 2016
Fatal Impact is a Norwegian Heavy Metal quartet that has been around for just above twenty years. In that time they have released three Demos, one EP and three full-length albums. The second full album […]
14th March 2016
You know where you stand with a band named Monster Truck, right?! Monster Truck is a Canadian (Hamilton, Ontario) hard-rock quartet. The band has been building their reputation for some years now. In 2013 they’ve […]
14th March 2016
Barcelona, Spain-based thrash metal band Crisix issue third full-length studio album entitled From Blue To Black through French-based Listenable Records. To be honest, this is my first encounter with this band, but definitely a positive […]
14th March 2016
Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to present a well-travelled and well-rehearsed Melodic Death Metal band, one that has been around since early 2008. Since that time, they have released an EP and this, their full-length […]
11th March 2016
Today has been quite a day. Before I got up this morning I did not even know that a country existed under the name Moldova, let alone that they have a very active, as well […]
10th October 2019
Archive photo: Zoran www.sonic-shot.com Things have been happening fast in Machine Head camp lately. After last year’s nearly catastrophic album Catharsis, the band, who’s basically incapable of playing a bad gig, played one of the […]
8th October 2019
Two decades since the release of their debut album, Lacuna Coil have established themselves as an act that of an international format and solid dose of commercial success. After a few years when they seriously […]
3rd October 2019
Slow is a Belgium-based duo straight out of my own heart. Not only have they, since their inception as a band back in 2007, slowly progressed into a very atmospheric Funeral Doom Metal act, they […]
26th September 2019
Photo: Urban Mescalero Photography www.urbanmescalero.com It’s somewhat odd situation when the band is booked to play a venue that is clearly too big for them. The flexibility of Copenhagen’s Royal Arena is impressive, but even […]
25th September 2019
Mallephyr is an interesting act from Czech Republic. The band (featuring members of Panychida) was formed in 2013 and Womb of Worms is their second full-length. The album consists of seven tracks and 38 minutes […]
23rd September 2019
Interview with Nigrum Amnis Silvam www.facebook.com/Mysthicon Mysthicon are a relatively new Polish black/death metal project, formed in 2015 AD by Vader, Lux Occulta, Hate and Batushka members. On 16th July 2019 they released a debut […]
16th September 2019
It was more than three decades ago that some of us got to hear Night Songs, the debut by Cinderella, which elevated them to stardom, basically off the bat. The band was riding the wave […]
16th September 2019
KoЯn can be defined musically in many ways. Nu metal, alternative metal and some people doesn’t even use the term “metal” when talking about KoRn. Personally, KoЯn has always had a special place in my […]
16th September 2019
Hekata are a Russian death metal band and Ruin is their debut album. I was very exited prior to listening of this album since it’s not very often that we can hear a brutal blend […]
11th September 2019
Two bands, Abigorum & Striborg have decided to release a split album entitled Spectral Shadows. It will not be the first time we write about Striborg, but it will be our first encounter with Russian […]
