19th July 2020
Since this was my first experience with the band at first a band named Witcher didn’t sound as a black metal band to me, but rather some kind of medieval, doom and war metal. Nevertheless, […]
15th July 2020
Forbidden Rites is an internationally based Blackened Death Metal act, one that has so far been active for roughly three years. In that time they have seen it fit to grace us with their debut […]
14th July 2020
It’s not very often during my two decades as a writer that I’ve had the opportunity to listen to as good death/thrash metal as this one. I’m talking of a debut album of Italian five […]
9th July 2020
Doing this since 2001 I don’t believe that I’ve ever had the opportunity to listen to a black metal act from Los Angeles/California?! Indesiderium are just that, an uncompromising black metal duo from the city […]
1st July 2020
Germany has always been known for its strong thrash metal scene where many bands have been active since the 80s. Here comes another veteran German band – Disbelief, founded back in 1990 in Hesse. One […]
26th June 2020
In a course of over a decade, German band Long Distance Calling have established themselves as one of the strongest acts in (mostly) instrumental post rock genre. They have delivered one strong album after another, […]
26th June 2020
For a while now, Greek musical scene has proven to be extremely vibrant and interesting and together with Polish, Canadian and French, it might just be one of the most interesting rock/metal scenes. One of […]
26th June 2020
Based around ex-The Main Grains guitarist JJ Watt, The City Kids also features members of Warrior Soul, Tigertailz and Falling Red and looking at the four-piece’s collective past it’s pretty clear what the debut Things […]
25th June 2020
Originally the solo project of musician Dimon’s Night, Humanity Zero is a Greek death/doom metal band. The band has existed since 2008 and since then released five full-lengths and some demo releases. Thus, Proselytism is […]
24th June 2020
Nyrst is an Icelandic quintet formerly known by the moniker Skuggsjá, before changing their name four years ago as they released their first Demo. Since then, the five band members have been digging deep into […]
23rd June 2020
King Witch are a heavy/doom quartet from Edinburgh, Scotland. It consists of Laura Donnelly (vocals), Jamie Gilchrist (guitars), Rory Lee (bass) and Lyle Brown (drums). King Witch rises from the ashes of Firebrand Super Rock […]
16th June 2020
I got to admit that it feels a bit strange to review a material released exactly four years ago?! On the other hand it’s good to see if it still sounds any good from this […]
16th June 2020
Slow and steady wins the race – Quite an old proverb, and one that Norwegian Doom Metallers Dwaal seems to have taken to heart. Quite aptly I might add, considering their affinity for a more […]
12th June 2020
Bait is a German Post-Black Metal trio (which, as I have come to understand it, boils down to a Black Metal act infused with Hardcore elements, creating a more fast-paced and somewhat aggressive result). Almost […]
8th June 2020
Grave Circles is a Ukranian Black Metal band with four consecutive years under its belt. In that time, they have so far released an EP entitled Tome I and, last month, their first Full-length album, […]
17th April 2023
Last year the project, which came about during the pandemic and basically as a result of it, released their debut album. MMXX is based around former Foreshadowing member Andrea Chiodetti on guitars/keyboards and rhythm section […]
17th April 2023
Senshi are Serbian in origin, but they describe themselves as a band that plays “… a unique blend of ragga metal fused with traditional Japanese instruments”. I’m picturing Benji Webbe eating goulash in a kimono […]
14th April 2023
Much like the majority of thrash metal bands who shaped the genre in the 80’s, Overkill has been enjoying the genre’s revival, which occurred some 15 years ago. The return of the genre in the […]
14th April 2023
At the end of 2019 the former God Dethroned bassist Bert “Beef” Hoving brought an idea to form a new band. He contacted some members from previous projects, and Written In Blood was founded later […]
13th April 2023
In the last couple of months I had a tremendous pleasure to review tape box releases from Venom, Destruction and Katatonia. Now, Denny and the rest of guys from Darkness Shall Rise Productions, provided me […]
11th April 2023
2020 was a crucial year for Sao Paulo’s Outlaw. Three years ago, these guys managed to follow up an attention-grabbing debut with a solid, feet-planting sophomore effort that helped them firmly distance themselves musically from […]
11th April 2023
This album is following up from 2020’s Inter Vivos; a rather odd, power-metal driven album with a sprinkle of Death Metal, tonnes of melody, a hefty dose of synth and electronica, and even a nice […]
10th April 2023
In the last couple of months I feel as I’m only doing reviews from Polish metal bands, and this one is no exception. Thus, Gołoledź is a black metal quartet hailing from Zielona Góra, Poland. […]
5th April 2023
Hellfuck is a thrash & speed metal quartet hailing from Poland. The band consists of Skullripper (Guitar, & Vocals), Nelek (Guitar), Armagog (Bass) and Darek Mlody (Drums). They’ve released their latest full-length, a ten tracker […]
4th April 2023
Hyrgal is one of those bands that I have taken an almost instant liking to once I heard my first song with them – As a matter of fact, they are one of the core […]