Now that’s what I call a proper progressive music! To be more accurate, I’m talking of Past And Secrets, a progressive metal project of guitarist/composer, Yohan Delasalle. The band hails from Lille (France) and his […]
Just a week after I received it, and four spins later, hereby I want to introduce you to another metal band hailing from Poland and city of Kraków. Moniker for the band is Ekoa, a […]
Older metallers would know that Canada have always had a great reputation when it comes to thrash metal with iconic acts as Annihilator, Exciter, Razor, Sacrifice, Voivod etc. Founded in 2018, a female-led four piece […]
I am pleased with Austrian-based Running Wild Productions for providing high-quality metal releases from non-English (typically German speaking) metal acts. Next in line is a death/thrash band from Vorarlberg, Austria. The band consisting of; Tankred […]
Harmonize Oracle is an epic, dark and power metal band from Nicosia, Cyprus. Moniker for the band, Harmonize Oracle reflects the deeper meaning and philosophy behind their music. The band currently consists of; Panayiotis Takkides […]
Formed 10 years ago in one of the most beautiful cities on earth (and largest city in Türkiye) Istanbul, Persecutory are a black metal quartet who ‘spreads the majestic and satanic spirit of black metal […]
Belgian quartet Tim’s Favourite have been active for more than 25 years, where they released their debut back in 2003 entitled, Noises from the Dark Room. Six years later their sophomore full-length Geometry for the […]
What’s the point of releasing live albums anno 2024? Taking into the consideration that there is an amateur recording of just about any live performance on YouTube, which despite dreadful quality perhaps does serve as […]
Dyscordia are a Belgian (Kortrijk-based) melodic heavy metal band featuring veteran musicians who have played with Gwyllion, Double Diamond, Artrach, and others. Current band line-up consists of; Piet Overstijns (vocals), Stefan Segers (vocals & guitars), […]
Self-released, and distibuted by Bad Dog Promotions, A Game of Whispers is is debut full-length album by Age of Distraction. A natural question that arises now; who are Age of Distraction? It’s a relatively new […]
Fabulae Dramatis is a female-led progressive metal quartet hailing from Belgium. The band consists of Isabel Restrepo (vocals), Daniel Diaz (guitars), Teo Dimitrov (drums) and Marco Felix (bass). A proper band that has released two […]
Morgue (not to be confused with Morgue – a death metal band from Dijon, or Morg – a death metal from Nice) is a death metal powerhouse hailing from France. The horde was founded in […]
Desires Profane is the first full length album by Sweden’s ‘avenging witches of black metal’, going under the moniker of Völva. The powerful trio behind Völva (In Norse mythology the seeress is usually referred to […]
Sometimes it’s just killer album art that knocks me over the edge to give an album a try. A sword thrust in the bleeding sky did the trick. More important, the band describing their influences. […]
Withdraw is the name of a solo project that a Viennese multi-instrumentalist has been pursuing since 2021. Now comes the most interesting part; nine full-length since 2021?! No, it’s not a mistake, it’s an actual […]
Alex from Tonnen von Hall sent me this brand-new 8-Panel Digipak CD for review. It is with great pleasure to present you to this Berlin formation going under the moniker of Tonnen von Hall. It […]
Never before did I had to do a review of a material that is 14 years old, while having almost no information about the act, nevertheless that’s exactly the case with Hell’s Death Metal. It’s […]
Released exactly a month ago via ‘Running Wild Productions’, For the Loud and the Aggressive (10 Year Anniversary Edition) is the re-release of Morbid Strike’ debut album supplemented with a cover version of Tankard’s “Zombie […]
In 2020, we stated the following in the review of the band’s previous album: “With ‘Fistful of Fire’ they not only released their strongest release in a long time, but anno 2020 they stand firmly […]
Anyone who had followed my writing for the past two decades will know that I’m a big worshipper of a thrash metal. Little can surprise me after listening for, thrash metal in particular, for more […]
If I were to say one thing about the record label Darkness Shall Rise, it would be that they have an almost uncanny ability to find, acquire the rights to, and re-release somehow overlooked gems […]
Fessus is an Austrian Death Metal quartet of unknown heritage, so to speak – The only thing I have been able to ascertain with some certainty is that their inception is at the latest somewhere […]
Origin Of Infinity is a progressive metal band from Děčín, Czech Republic. The band is founded in late 2017 where the current lineup looks like this; Jan Venzhöfer (vocals), Vladimír “Vladin” Novák (guitar), Jakub Vácha […]
We begin this new year with a review of a material released more than a year ago, as we have received it relatively late after its initial release. Nevertheless, we think it’s never too late […]
Thrymr is most widely known, in Black Metal circles as least, as one of the most prominent drummers in the now legendary band Emperor, having performed on two of their more famous albums as well […]