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Review: Drakon Ho Megas ”Έλευσις Αντίχριστου” [Floga Records]

The Hellenic Drakon Returns Drakon Ho Megas may be a fresh, uprising band from Greece, but their sound definitely is harking back to the Hellenic...

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Review: Defleshed “Grind Over Matter” [Metal Blade Records]

Here’s a thrashy death metal/grindcore album that isn’t always great but has its good moments, and above all, a lot of energy. The little issues...

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Review: Anachronistic “700 and 19 Ways of Decay”

One of the things that I think is wonderful about this day in age, is that so many artists are now able to start projects...

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Review: Dimmu Borgir “Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia” [2002 remixed & remastered. Nuclear Blast]

On 28th October Norwegian black metal veterans Dimmu Borgir have released the remastered and remixed version of their legendary album Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia via Nuclear...

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Review: Lamb of God “Omens” [Epic Records / Nuclear Blast / Ward Records]

In the mid-fall one of the most prominent groove metal bands Lamb of God has returned with the brand new record Omens, releasing it through...

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Review: Apotheosis “A Shroud of Belief” [MDD 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...

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Review: Devin Townsend “Lightwork” [Inside Out Music]

How was this new mystical and musical exploration of other worlds and our own? Pretty good, it turns out. Most of Devin Townsend’s music has...

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Review: Asphyx “On the Wings of Inferno” [Century Media 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...

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Review: Necrodeath “Fragments of Insanity” [Metalmaster 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...

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Review: Panic “Rotten Church” [Woodstock Discos]

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...

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Review: Fear Factory “Recoded” [Nuclear Blast]

Let’s continue the re-issues and remixes, with a pretty entertaining remix album from Fear Factory. Now, this one is a little different from the ones...

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Review: Strigoi “Viscera” [Season of Mist]

I’m starting off my introductory paragraph a little differently today. If you’ve read my articles before, I usually start off by talking a little bit...

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Review: Raven “Leave ‘Em Bleeding” [Steamhammer]

The last day of September was a turning point for British iconic heavy metal band Raven, on that very day was released their compilation of...

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Review: Rage “Spreading the Plague” [Steamhammer]

After one year of relative silence legendary German speed/power/heavy metal quartet Rage has returned with a teasing new EP Spreading the Plague, once again in...

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Gig review: Mgla, Ulcerate, Mord’A’Stigmata @ Apolo LA, Barcelona, December 3rd 2022

Another mysterious black metal ritual took place this night in Barcelona with the participation of the Polish bands Mgla and Mord’A’Stigmata and New Zealand’s Ulcerate....

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Review: Deadly Vipers “Low City Drone” [Fuzzorama Records]

Metal puts a lot of stock into geography. We’re always ready to slap a locale on as a label or adjective to canonize a sound...

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Review: Therion “Leviathan II” [Nuclear Blast]

This new set of occult power/symphonic metal songs isn’t as impressive as the first Leviathan from last year, but it still has a lot to...

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Review: Deathrow “Raging Steel” [Noise Records]

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....

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Review: Fallujah “Empyrean” [Nuclear Blast]

Early autumn was a happy time for American progressive death metal band Fallujah; they have released their fifth studio album Empyrean via Nuclear Blast Records....

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Review: Eihort “Consuming the Light” [Underground Kvlt Records]

At the end of July British metal duo Eihort has released their debut album Consuming the Light, presenting to the world 30+ minutes of traditional...