The view from the top remains unclouded Two years ago I wrote a scathing review about how immensely pitiful the 2020 EP version of this record turned out. ...
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Archives by: Marko Köfler
Marko Köfler
About the author
A musician and writer from Austria, as well as an avid metal-fan since 2004!
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A Testimonial Teufelswerk for Modern Austrian Extreme Metal Following up their pretty impressive return to form in 2017’s Totenritual with a more than adequately satisfying effort surely wasn’t ...
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Comments Off on Review: Belphegor “The Devils” [Nuclear Blast]
Built to Order, Made to Last… Malevolent Creation is a band that was crucial in the second wave of the young but already developing death metal scene and ...
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Comments Off on Review: Malevolent Creation ”Warkult” [Nuclear Blast Records]
(Don’t) Sleep the Sleep of the Angels just yet! I’ve admittedly not been too pleased with the more recent song collections of the mighty Rotting Christ, as their ...
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Comments Off on Review: Sakis Tolis ”Among The Fires Of Hell” [Metal Hammer Records]
Grab your shovels for a grave worth exhuming! Don’t you just love it when you are forced to stay at home for whatever reasons, be it current events ...
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Comments Off on Review: Altered Aeon ”Dispiritism” [Black Lotus Records]
The Hellenic Drakon Rises… Although Drakon Ho Megas have only been formed about a year ago, they surely don’t sound like a bunch of amateurs worshiping at the ...
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Comments Off on Review: Drakon Ho Megas ”Drakon Ho Megas” (Independent release)
With shiny diamonds and tarnished gold comes bittersweet emotions… I got into Idle Hands around the release of their debut album Mana back in 2019 via the traits ...
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Comments Off on Review: Unto Others ”Strength” [Roadrunner Records]
The late Apex of Warrel Dane‘s career! I can already see the flaming arrows pointing at me from a distance but that doesn’t deter me from showering this ...
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Comments Off on Review: Sanctuary ”The Year The Sun Died” [Avalon Records]
A competent, enjoyable slaying of the gods with room for improvement Hailing from one of the northernmost regions of Italy, Argesh offer a whopping dose of crushing staccato ...
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Comments Off on Review: Argesh “Excommunica” [Nero Corvino]
Stranger in a Strange Land… This record is more than just merely confusing. It’s been a difficult piece to stomach, hard to digest for a variety of reasons. ...
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Comments Off on Review: Van Diemen ”Van Diemen” (Independent release)
I’d rather bathe somewhere else… I still can’t believe what this album did to me. Amidst a steady stream of writing motivation I had requested this new Oceans ...
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Comments Off on Review: Oceans Of Slumber ”Oceans Of Slumber” [Century Media Records]
A trip down the Hellenic memory lane I will never be able to abandon the Greek metal scene. Of course there have been varying degrees of interest from ...
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Comments Off on Review: Empire of the Moon “Έκλειψις” [Iron Bonehead Productions]
Shitting On Your Legacy Like a Pro… We, the former fans and fellow travelers, shouldn’t be surprised about In Flames records sucking. It’s not like we don’t know ...
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Comments Off on Review: In Flames ”Clayman” (reissue) [Nuclear Blast Records]
Oceans Arise at Their Command… Unleash the Archers have long left the obscure metal underground behind them, their popularity and fan base increasing steadily since their inception in ...
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Comments Off on Review: Unleash the Archers ”Abyss” [Napalm Records]
The Dark Theatre of Sanguinary Strife… First off, please excuse my ignorance when it comes to the Polish blackened death metal band Hate. I know they have been ...
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Comments Off on Review: Hate “Auric Gates of Veles” [Metal Blade Records]
Darkness Falls Over Hellas Once Again… Oh Greece! Beautiful country with beautiful music that barely anybody speaks about these days. The birthplace of genre stalwarts Varathron, Rotting Christ ...
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Comments Off on Review: Fovitron ”Altar of Whispers” [Alcyone Records]
Ola Englund made his first perceptible steps into the metal spotlight when he joined the ranks of two rather big, yet infamous bands – Six Feet Under and ...
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Comments Off on Review: Ola Englund ”The Sun and the Moon” (single) [Independent release]
The Formation of Stagnation…. Testament is definitely not a band that needs another introduction put to paper. Basically, these guys are one of the most consistent old guard ...
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Comments Off on Review: Testament ”Titans of Creation” [Nuclear Blast Records]
Quite possibly the second best Anthrax album ever While it’s certainly obvious that Belladonna is not a direct continuation of Anthrax, this record is probably the closest thing ...
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Comments Off on Review: Belladonna ”Belladonna” [Mausoleum Records]
Please just take me away to Never, Neverland Think about it – how many Annihilator albums do you love from start to finish? How many of their records ...
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Comments Off on Review: Annihilator ”Never, Neverland” [Roadrunner Records]
