20th May 2024
Hell Eternal, for those of you familiar with the early to late ninteties Black Metal scene in Sweden will no doubt be a name you have heard before – Being, as it is, the third […]
18th May 2024
Nidafjällen, much like the band I reviewed earlier in the week, seems to be somewhat of a recluse online. While I have been able to pick up bits and pieces of information about this Swedish […]
17th May 2024
Burgonet, aside from being the name of a rather intricate renaisance helmet dating back to the 16th century and a precursor to a modern version of the combat helmet (much obliged Wikipedia), is now also the […]
17th May 2024
The Enduring Spirit is the fourth studio album by Canadian death metal trio Tomb Mold. This seven-tracker album was released through 20 Buck Spin in autumn last year (2023). After releasing three albums in three […]
16th May 2024
Mazzaroth is a sophomore release, a follow-up to 2020 debut The Great Demise, by a Swedish quartet going under the moniker of Sodomisery. Line-up consists of Harris Sopovic (vocals & guitar), Teddy Möller (guitar and […]
15th May 2024
First let me apologize for this late review of a material released nearly a year and a half ago, but I believe it’s better late than never. In the last year or so, we’ve presented […]
14th May 2024
When Slayer called it a day in 2019 it was clear that band’s guitarist Kerry King was not ready for retirement and that wish to put the band into the grave was a decision by […]
14th May 2024
Our partners from Necroeucharist Productions have been kind to provide us once again with a lot of their latest releases. One of these is of a Norwegian black metal legends Urgehal, and their latest album […]
13th May 2024
Poland is mostly known for its strong extreme metal scene, but this time we have something different coming out from Poland. Doomster Reich is a five piece psychedelic & doom metal band from Łódź, Poland. […]
13th May 2024
Ten years have passed since the release of the previous album from former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach and Give ‘Em Hell, was his strongest release to date. It took Bach more than a decade […]
13th May 2024
Out of Germany comes a pioneering Stoner band that even Google can’t shed much light on. Transonic Science – a band name that evokes images of Teutonic Thrash rather than Stoner Rock – have been […]
12th May 2024
Three years ago I was blessed with the chance to review the first release from then-newcomers Forever Falling (despite both members having significant experience from other genres) – And for the last week, I have […]
8th May 2024
All music reviews are subjective. On that note, all the sub-genres of heavy metal, speed/thrash metal, I’m a harsh critic. An unfair situation for modern speed metal bands. Why? My early teens, I was there […]
7th May 2024
From Lausanne, Switzerland hails another one-man black metal band going under the moniker of Enoid. The reason why I call Enoid for a ‘band’ rather than a ‘project’ is because of its longevity and long […]
6th May 2024
Bulletsize hails from our neighbouring Östersund, Sweden. The band founded by Andreas Persson, in the year 2004 in the depths of Sweden. It’s first with the addition of its regular members in 2006 that the […]
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 […]
29th October 2024
Another self-released album. 2024 has been possibly the best year for self-released albums I can think of, and that’s a good thing. Record labels have their benefits, I know I worked for a few back […]
27th October 2024
Svartelder (Norwegian for ‘Black/Dark Elder’) is a Norwegian Second Wave Black Metal trio originally conceived at the tail end of the original Second Wave, back in 2005. Despite putting nothing (that I could dig up […]
25th October 2024
Part of Frontiers Records’ strategy is creating these supergroups, mostly consisting of artist from their own label. Just think of Revolution Saints (Journey, The Dead Daisies, Whitesnake) or Sunbomb (L.A. Guns, Stryper). And the undisputed […]
24th October 2024
Initially released independently in 2020, Ziemie Jałowe (translates to ‘Barren Lands’) is the first EP by the Polish unholy trio from Zmarłym. Ziemie Jałowe got re-released by Godz Ov War Productions, the same label that […]
23rd October 2024
It’s not often we feature metal bands from Asia. Today we make an exception with a proming young band that won ‘Wacken Metal Battle India 2022’, and represented India at ‘Wacken Open Air 2022’. The […]
17th October 2024
1000mods have over the years become an established underground Stoner Rock/Metal name in Europe, with especially their last couple of albums resonating with a somewhat broader audience, earning them spots at some major festivals. Their previous […]
