Hegeroth is a Poland-based duo consisting of Bila (vocals & drums) and Bene (guitars & bass). They gathered together in 2010 as a six-piece band, but step by step they disintegrated to a two. The […]
German-based Darkness Shall Rise Productions has specialized in re-releasing some of the old and hidden metal gems, something most of us didn’t even know of its existence. The same happen with the debut album from […]
Necropolissebeht is something as rare as an international Black/Death Metal act consisting of members from both Canada and Germany – A combination I will be honest and admit that I have never come across before. […]
Holy smoke! It’s just getting better and better with Darkness Shall Rise and their releases. This time is no exception, as we’re dealing here with mighty Immortal. In a time when Death Metal was the […]
Imagine a study project come to life. That’s exactly what happened here, as Kaamosmasennus is one-man-project founded in 2018 by French multi-instrumentalist Julien J. Neuville’s (Salaman Isku) academic research work on Finnish Funeral Doom Metal […]
The first two songs, catchy heavy rock, the third song, “The Dagger” is an instant regular rotation song. The vocalist’s style is a union of Stevie Nicks and Glenn Danzig, soulful and dark. “Inquisitors of […]
For you reading this, still unfamiliar with this band, let’s start with a little introduction. Le Morte (‘The Dead’ in French) is a two-men band hailing from Richmond, Virginia (USA). The band consists of Nathaniel […]
Here, at the end of the year, in quite literally the darkest month, where I have already sent in to my superiors my list of the best releases of the year – Here, right at […]
In 2018 W.A.S.P. released the re-recorded version of their 1993 masterpiece The Crimson Idol entitled ReIdolized (The Soundtrack to the Crimson Idol). The main reason for this move seemed to be the copyright issue with […]
Despite their rather typical approach to classic heavy metal with symphonic and progressive elements, Eldritch, always had the edge to them, which made them stand out from the endless line of similar bands. Many of […]
Mourning Dawn is a French Black/Death Metal trio that I personally have been lightly stalking since the release of their Waste EP back in 2017. I remember commenting back then about how the EP was […]
Let me begin this review with a disclaimer; there’s absolutely no information on this band on the internet. They don’t even have a website, just an Instagram and Facebook pages with very little information on […]
What we have here is a Polish one-man project called Ifryt. Line-up consists of Bartosz ‘Kuna’ Mokry (guitars, bass & drums), which means that all music & lyrics are created by Bartosz ‘Kuna’ Mokry, while […]
Eradicate was formed in 2021 at Kadikoy, Istanbul. Founded by Inhuman (vocals & guitars), Sarzu (bass) and The Han (drums). Already a year after the formation of the band, first Demo debut was released via […]
The Circle is the 3-piece German metal band founded in 2021. it’s based around vocalist Asim Searah (Ex-Wintersun). The Circle hails you to the realm of the blackened sun with the upcoming full-length concept album […]
It’s a bit strange to write a review of a material released three years ago, and after I’ve reviewed Vol. 2 prior to this release. Meanwhile, what we have here is Austrian Metal News – […]
Photo: Zoran www.sonic-shot.com Last year Richie Kotzen guested Pumpehusert in Copenhagen together with The Winery Dogs and shortly after the band’s drummer Mike Portnoy announced his return to Dream Theater and Kotzen announced his European […]
A long time waiting on this heavy rock set by the New York Hudson River Valley quartet. Their 2016 debut Sun Killer album is a retro rising bullet on my hot album chart. It’s 2024, […]
I don’t know the reason why this material was sent to me for a review almost four years after its initial release?! Despite what I have just said, hereby I’ll try to say a few […]
Special thanks to the Catholic Church in Poland for being an endless source of fucking badass lyrical inspiration for many of the country’s extreme metal bands. Polish extreme metal has a tradition of attacking the […]
Music fans, serious music fans love an obscure band. Here you go. Tetsuo, an Italian post-punk/hardcore quintet. Their 2024 Spring release is a six-song set titled, Dots. Interesting album art, intriguing band bio. Alright you […]
Formed in 2003, and after a decade of hiatus since the release of their 2013 third full-length, Viennese symphonic extreme metal band Obsidian Chamber (the name is based on the Mayan mythology, which describes a […]
With release of their debut album Nocturnes and Requiems in 2017, Witherfall entered the metal scene with skill you’d expect from experienced gentlemen associated with Iced Earth, Sanctuary, White Wizzard etc., but what they have […]
Following the latest trend of Darkness Shall Rise, Parody Of The Masses is a re-release of a nineties Black Metal classics that somehow dodged the zeitgeit of the period (or, at the very least, I […]
World anno 2024 is a complex place with lots of era-defining events unfolding right before our eyes. As such, 21st century is big inspiration for artists. Swedish PreHistoric Animals have, unlike the majority, decided to […]