Last spring, the young Ukrainian atmospheric black metal/ambient duo Labyrinthus Stellarum from Odesa independently released their second studio album Vortex of the Worlds in digital format. Meanwhile, Archivist ...
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The international power metal band Maesün independently released their debut album Remember to Die a year ago, following three singles that defended their claim in the harsh reality ...
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First day of spring came with a cloudy and gloomy weather, but it didn’t matter or stop me from attending a new edition of Bucharest Deathfest (the 2nd ...
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Literally the perfect album title. Are you one of those people who believe that thrash is best left without much outside influence or progressive tendencies? Your favorite meal ...
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Watching Paint Dry (Roman Edition) I guess the aftermath of this Ex Deo listening session should leave me kind of disgruntled, and disappointed, or at least I ought ...
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There are a few things in life that are certain: Memento Mori : remember that you will die Prima spectacula mala erunt – the opening acts will be ...
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From the Swamps to Victory… I admit that I tend to be skeptical when one-man bands start additional projects with similar genre tags within just a few years ...
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On the last day of 2023, the Belgian black metal band Absolutus independently released their latest EP Entfremdung in digital format – their fifth EP over a 20-year ...
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In 2021, at the height of scorching summer, the Ukrainian-American black/death metal duo Lava Abyss digitally released their debut album Sacrificial Ritual of Primordial Fire, all by themselves. ...
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In times of political turmoil and general distress all over the planet, sometimes all it takes to feel better is a hefty dose of punchy, groovy melodic death/thrash ...
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When the press release states “the band is back to their roots” I can’t believe it, even if I deadly want to, sorry. In most cases it’s just ...
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When symphonic metal bands release album with “opera” in the title, you can bet it’s going to be one of their most ambitious albums, and Fleshgod Apocalypse doesn’t ...
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Embracing the Leitmotif… There’s only so many bands popping up with the prospect of twisting your perception about traditional extreme metal in such wicked ways. Withdraw tends to ...
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Yogi rock. Yes, this is an album inspired by Deepak Chopra’s book of (mostly) the same name. If you’re on board with that, you’ll find a lot to ...
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Last Friday in The Swamp we had feast for the champions, a double course in the name of Ulcerate and Selbst, with such heaviness and quality texture that ...
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On the last day of winter this year (a leap day that only comes around once every four years) Polish band Lilla Veneda released their third studio album ...
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In early October last year, the Finnish death/war metal band Shrapnel Storm released their third studio album Silo via the French label Great Dane Records, presenting yet another ...
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At the end of 2023, the independent Polish label Putrid Cult (run by Morgul from DeathEpoch) released a split album with the hellish title Hellspawn Hegemony from two ...
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Let’s get swept up in the changing moods and tides of this atmospheric black metal album. It may not be the best or most interesting album in that ...
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I’m certainly new to this. Even though I’ve been a large fan of anything gothic rock/metal-related – as well as an avid follower of the more eclectic and ...
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