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Review: Self-Deceiver “Across the Styx”

Brazilian duo Self-Deceiver have delivered a superb seven-song sonic treat! Across The Styx is f$&@ing fantastic! How else do I describe this? There are thousands of bands to try ...
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Review: Headfist “This New World….”

Short and sweet people… Thank you Headfist! Finally, a release to restore our faith in modern thrash. Now admittedly there is a bit of a skate feel to ...
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Review: KARGYR “Kargyr” [Sliptrick Records]

As mentioned before, going forward my reviews will be more of a basic overview instead of being long and drawn out. So, on that note… This is an ...
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Review: Absolon “A Portrait of Madness” [Sliptrick Records]

Going forward I really don’t want to over complicate reviews, so I will henceforth keep them as simple and concise as I can, and because music is so ...
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Review: Antitheus “The Faults of Our Kind”

Hmmmm… after a little hiatus from reviewing I return with something that is a bit of a pickle for me. The Faults Of Our Kind, by the two-man ...
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Review: Messiah “Hymn to Abramelin” [Chainsaw Murder]

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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Review: Amorphis “Elegy” [Relapse Records]

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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Review: In Grief “An Eternity of Misery” [Iron Bonehead Productions]

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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Review: Winter’s Breath ”Stories Left Behind” [Running Wild Productions]

Between Our Known Worlds… On my quest through the Austrian black metal landscape, Winter’s Breath might be the odd one among the folk I’ve encountered in my homeland ...
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Review: Helsótt “Will and the Witch” [M-Theory Audio]

By the end of the last spring, American folk/death sextet Helsótt has returned from the oblivion, presenting the new LP Will and the Witch via M-Theory Audio. They ...
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Review: Maledia “Phobia” [Sliptrick Records]

After five years of silence Italian modern rockers Maledia have returned with their third full-length album Phobia, developing the musical ideas that they started on the previous record ...
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Gig report: Gorgoroth, Hats Barn, Tyrmfar, Doodswens

Norway has come to town. The first omen was the snow that appeared last night, to some it was another obstacle in the busy life in the major ...
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Review: Cavernous Gate “Voices from a Fathomless Realm” [Lupus Lounge / Prophecy Productions]

When it comes to the more extreme side of the spectrum of Doom Metal, like Death Doom and Black Doom, I always find that it can vary a ...
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Review: Cryptic Tales “Anathema” [Carnage Records]

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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Review: In Dornen ”Trauer” [Running Wild Productions]

Hostile, Sad, and Beautiful… Over ten years of inactivity is quite a long time and it surely is no easy feat to get back on track after such ...
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Review: De Profundis “The Corruption of Virtue” [Transcending Obscurity Records]

I always have the impression that if you asked most people about the first few countries they’d think of when you say “death metal”, the United Kingdom probably ...
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Review: Dusk “Relic”

Noisy and gloomy band Dusk from Costa Rica is known for their perverse and moody mix of abysmal ambient and harsh industrial beats. Every two years they present ...
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Review: SickOmania “Sickomania” [Sliptrick Records]

Two years ago Scandinavian death/thrash metalheads SickOmania have released their self-titled debut album SickOmania. Their first serious record was released entirely independently, and it is clearly a statement ...
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Review: Winter “Into Darkness” [Future Shock]

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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Review: In Flames “Foregone” [Nuclear Blast]

Here is an ambitious, dark and melodic album about death and the end of the world. This is an album that feels big, and sinister, and yet very ...
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