4500 Ans Enfermé Dans un Vieux Tombeau Poussiéreux et Scellé Par un Sort Maudit are contenders for the longest band name in the history of (black) metal. Mon Réveil Guidé par le Sablier is the […]
After the release of Odd School (2022), Dutch band Butt Plug issued this follow-up album entitled Another World (2023). Another World is a mini-album consisting of six (plus a funny ‘Butt Plug Call’ at the […]
Death Storms is one of the older albums released by premier Mexican-based label Iron, Blood And Death Corporation in summer of 2023. It’s a third album by Swedish one-man army going under the moniker of […]
Popioły is one-man black metal project founded in 2011 by Sagittarius. This man from Kielce (Poland) is responsible for all guitars, bass, vocals and lyrics on his debut album, Purposeless Through Meaning. Album has been […]
Versatile is a Swiss Industrial Black Metal quartet that has been around for roughly five years at time of writing. In that time they have released an EP, a Single and, in less than two […]
Borgne, being the French word for ‘one-eyed’ is hardly what I would call an apt name for the Swiss Industrial Black Metal duo that uses it as their moniker. For one, they are playing a […]
Brüdny Skürwiel (Polish for ‘Dirty Motherfuckers’) is a moniker for a Polish black/thrash quartet. It’s also a pretty good sign that their sound isn’t going to be pretentious. Thus, I’m talking of their debut album […]
Founded in 2022, Onslaught Kommand is a four-piece combo from Chile. Line-up consists of; Necromancer (guitars), Behemot (guitars), SplatterHate (bass & vocals) and Cvnthvnt (drums). A few months ago this Chilean quartet released their latest […]
First I would like to apologize for this late review of the material released back in 2023, but it’s not all due to my laziness, as this CD landed relatively late at my doorstep. I’m […]
First I want to express my disappointment, not because of the quality of the material I’ve been listening to for the last few days, but more to the fact that I was not exposed to […]
Holy Death is a somewhat legendary Second Wave Black Metal trio, one that started out as a Thrash Metal band called Gladiator in the late nineties, only to embrace – Wholeheartedly I might add – […]
KIR are a two-piece combo from Kraków, Poland. The band consists of Harvest (vocals) and Ferment (guitars & bass), while Krzysztof Klingbein (session drums) is a guest musician. Like many of their colleagues from Polish […]
Repugnator is, almost like the name suggests, a Black/Death Metal hybrid, one that can trace its origins to Portugal where all four members of the band reside. They have been playing together for the last […]
The last time we reviewed a Steven Wilson album was in 2017 when he released To the Bone. Since then, he has released a couple of strong records which, due to their more pop and […]
In my humble opinion Merciless, from Strängnäs (Sweden), is one of the finest and most underrated death/thrash bands! When it comes to intensity, aggression and speed, there’s almost no other album which can compete to […]
Interview with Jan Oberg (drums & vocals) https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556756783709 Grin is a family project of Jan Oberg (drums & vocals) and his wife Sabine (bass). It’s a ‘Cosmic Doom’ duo founded in 2018 in Berlin. They’re […]
Cezary ‘Cezar’ Augustynowicz, (known for his work with the Polish band Christ Agony), returns with his one-man project, Faustus. His debut full-length is entitled Act I (presuming Act II on its way?!), containing six lengthy […]
Several weeks, a tough combination, lack of inspiration to discover new bands, leaning on the tried-and-true groups to feed my musical habit, plus the handful of the new albums sampled nothing grabbed my attention. Then, […]
Acolytes of Eternal Flame is the highly anticipated debut album by Coffinwood, a black/death metal band from Warsaw, Poland. The unholy trio was formed in 2017 by Beherit (bass), Kumen (guitar), and Trommeslager (drums), and […]
I’ve been reviewing quite a lot (mostly extreme metal) music being sent to me from various labels from Poland. That’s also the case with Putrid Cult, a label who just recently sent me a couple […]
Bizarre, odd and unafraid to explore new boundaries, that’s what what I love about the very early 90s black metal. During this period many different bands, from different regions, were taking first wave black metal […]
Hailing from Warsaw (Poland), Deamonolith are a relatively newer five-piece formation on the scene, founded in 2022. Band’s line-up consists of following musicians; Major (guitars), Desecrate (drums & dark ambients), Sunrise (guitars & classical guitar), […]
Circuition is the long awaited (five-year wait) successor of a debut full-length Severance of Serenity, by Dutch melodic death metal quintet, Nephylim. This seven-tracker sophomore release has been released on March 7th 2025 through the […]
Interview with Θ (vocals) https://matavitatau.bandcamp.com/album/numen-nescio Ghent-based black metal act, Matavitatau, was founded back in 2021. A few months ago this now a trio, released their four-tracker demo entitled Numen Nescio. As soon as we were […]
Tria Prima – Latin for ‘First Three’ – Is the chosen moniker for three Ukranian musicians who have recently thrown their abilities together in order to create their vision of what modern Melodic Death Metal […]