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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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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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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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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Comments Off on Review: Absolon “A Portrait of Madness” [Sliptrick Records]
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Comments Off on Review: Cavernous Gate “Voices from a Fathomless Realm” [Lupus Lounge / Prophecy 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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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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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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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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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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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]
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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