For those living under the rock; Funeral Mist since the late nineties released the most intense sonic works under the black metal’s darkened wings. Helmed...
Over the last couple of years I’ve become familiar with Japanese metal and I’m surprised by the amount of quality of obscure bands. Sure, you’ve...
By no means am I huge fan of Tad Morose, but I can see why they’d appeal to fans of heavier power metal and for...
From the first glance the Hungarian death metal formation Beneath the Void is pretty new on the metal scene, but that’s not so. Almost for...
This year wasn’t too productive for the new black/death metal band Sorrow Enthroned from American Connecticut; there’s only one EP The Grave of Endless Writhing...
Sometimes you just need to take a break in order to recharge your creativity. Such was with the case with Riot V, as their two...
On paper, Czech black metal might be an ideal style for people who struggle to get into the harsh sound that we’ve come to associate...
There is a belief in my country that it’s better not to start a new year with the debts from the previous one, so it’s...
Here’s a gloomy World War First-themed black/death metal album that has its moments but isn’t well-made or long enough to make a big impact. Most...
This summer Wolfmond Production has released sophomore release The Gold of the Aura of solo project of Ravendust from Switzerland, offering bolder ideas apart from...
This year Paragon Records / Grimm Distribution / More Hate has re-released from Old Souls Collective last year’s LP Cold Dead Lands of American melodic...
Often lumped together with Varathron and Rotting Christ, Necromantia were another important band of the Greek black metal scene. Of course, each of these bands...
Remember when the authorities made it official that UFOs existed? Probably because they landed in Sweden in Peters backyard in Ludvika and told him to...
Here is a nice rocking album with all sorts of promising ideas and interesting stories. The album is somewhere between rock and metal, with some...
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...
The Danish Volbeat play their mix of Metal, Psychobilly and Punk ‘N’ Roll since 2001 and they do it great. Just look on a list...
Sometimes bands do the unthinkable and Cloven Hoof is certainly one of the bands that fall into this category. They started out as a NWOBHM...
There was only three-year gap between the previous LP of Pyrexia and their new creation Gravitas Maximus, which will be released in December by deathcore/death...
Here is a band working through their sorrows and difficult emotions with the help of a tortured doom metal album, and with rather musically enjoyable...
If there was ever a band that needed a comeback, it was GWAR. After the bloated Carnival of Chaos and the horrid disaster of We...