If there’s anything that music history has taught us, then it’s that the rapid development of extremity would change metal forever. While bigger names have undeniable received credit ...
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Colin
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I have been listening to metal since the age of... 14 or so. Besides music, I'm also interested in boxing, fitness, meeting new people and enjoy reading about a variety of topics.
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Once one looks back at the 90’s, it’s easy to identify certain patterns that were part of the (at the time, at least) uncertain decade. While plenty of ...
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Comments Off on Review: Amorphis “Elegy” [Relapse Records]
Time flies when you’re having fun, heals all wounds and apparently, turns Into Grief into a different band. Rediscovering Echoes of Doom made me realize how much potential this band ...
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Comments Off on Review: In Grief “An Eternity of Misery” [Iron Bonehead Productions]
Poland isn’t a country that I usually think of whenever old school death metal comes to mind, but it wouldn’t take long before a variety of bands would ...
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Comments Off on Review: Cryptic Tales “Anathema” [Carnage Records]
It shouldn’t be a surprise that out of all the Celtic Frost-inspired doom/death metal bands, Winter band took things to the most extreme. Partially slower than a snail ...
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Comments Off on Review: Winter “Into Darkness” [Future Shock]
It would be tempting to write Dream Death off as a Celtic Frost worship band and yet, I’m convinced that Dream Death have more personality than that some ...
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Comments Off on Review: Dream Death “Journey into Mystery” [New Renaissance Records]
The 90’s saw the rise and fall of many doom/death metal bands and Apotheosis are yet another one of those bands that never made it far. With only ...
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Comments Off on Review: Apotheosis “A Shroud of Belief” [MDD Records]
On the Wings of Inferno remains one of those unexpected albums that’s more impressive than you would imagine. Think about it; the year is 2000 (not exactly a hot ...
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Comments Off on Review: Asphyx “On the Wings of Inferno” [Century Media Records]
The correlation between thrash and death metal is an interesting one. Not because the most brutal and early variants are easily associated with another, but rather how the ...
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Comments Off on Review: Necrodeath “Fragments of Insanity” [Metalmaster Records]
Imagine the following: after writing In the Pandemonium, Tom Warrior decided to take a trip to Brazil and met some members of Mutilator and Vulcano. Mutual respect for each ...
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Comments Off on Review: Panic “Rotten Church” [Woodstock Discos]
Once one has become familiar with the big thrash metal bands and decides to dive into the underground, finding quality bands can be a challenge. Deathrow are an ...
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Comments Off on Review: Deathrow “Raging Steel” [Noise Records]
One fascinating aspect that made many thrash metal bands great was their ability to evolve within a style that clearly has its limits. Sodom started with their outbreak ...
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Comments Off on Review: Kreator “Coma of Souls” [Noise Records]
What’s the deal with the dramatic side of doom/death metal and pretentious album titles? I’ve stumbled upon Desire’s Infinity… A Timeless Journey Through an Emotional Dream and Love History’s The Astral ...
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Comments Off on Review: As Divine Grace “Romantic Beatitude of Faded Dawn” [Folter Records]
Generally, bands go through their classic phase as they often release a series of goodies before changing style or watering down by becoming shadows of their former selves. ...
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Comments Off on Review: Kreator “Extreme Aggression” [Noise Records]
Since In Grief’s An Eternity of Misery has recently come out, I decided to revisit the EP that I had heard years ago, but back then had quickly forgotten about. ...
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Comments Off on Review: In Grief “Echoes of Doom” [Ablaze Productions / Ripping Storm Records]
Unlike several other countries, Norway’s contribution to the development of doom/death metal has been limited, but that did not mean that the country’s been without important figures. Bands ...
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Comments Off on Review: Syrach “Silent Seas” [Autonomy Productions]
It’s easy to assume that doom/death metal bands lost it once they had settled for a lighter sound, regardless of the actual outcome. The unfortunate truth is that ...
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Comments Off on Review: Pyogenesis “Waves of Erotasia” [Nuclear Blast]
I have a quick confession to make: my interest in post-90’s thrash metal is basically non-existent. That’s not to say that certain bands can’t play thrash metal properly, ...
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Comments Off on Review: Hypnosia “Extreme Hatred” [Hammerheart Records]
There’s no denying that Brazil had a huge impact on the development of extreme metal and today’s topic Holocausto are yet another reminder of such. Their evolution may ...
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Comments Off on Review: Holocausto “Campo de Extermínio” [Cogumelo Records]
Long-lasting doom/death metal veterans Asphyx were one of the earliest bands from Holland that slowed the hell down once speeding up became the norm. Quickly joined by Martin ...
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Comments Off on Review: Asphyx “The Rack” [Century Media Records]
