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Review: Suffocation “Live in North America” [Nuclear Blast]

The last record of Suffocation Live in North America is the live version of one of their concerts from Death Chopping North America tour in...

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Review: Expulser “The Unholy One” [Cogumelo Records]

Although often put into the same category, none of the early Brazilian extreme metal bands had the same thrash/death/black metal ratio and in Expulser’s case,...

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Review: Unleashed “No Sign of Life” [Napalm Records]

Here’s a nice death metal album with a lot of energy and a selection of tracks about death, chaos and various questions, that should get...

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Review: Sarcófago “I.N.R.I.” [Cogumelo Records]

Look at that album cover. Don’t those guys look absolutely sick? Nowadays face paint might be an unnecessary cliché, but once upon a time it...

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Review: The Lurking Fear “Death, Madness, Horror, Decay” [Century Media Records]

Here is an eerie and haunted album, that isn’t always great but has some really good moments and most importantly, really succeeds in creating a...

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Review: Funeral Bitch “The Demos” [Black Mass Records]

Besides Master, Paul Speckmann has been known for plenty of bands throughout the decades; many of which I don’t care too much about, but if...

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Review: Mutilator “Immortal Force” [Cogumelo Records]

Beside the trinity of Vulcano, Sepultura and Sarcófago, several similar Brazilian metal bands would push the envelope of extreme metal and in this case, we’re...

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Review: Nephastus “Tortuous Ways” [Whiplash Records]

From the mid 80’s until the early 90’s, plenty of great Brazilian thrash metal albums saw the light of day and in this case, we’re...

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Review: U.D.O. “Game Over” [AFM Records]

After three years of relative silence German legends U.D.O. have returned with a brand new record Game Over, highly and proudly holding the banner of...

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Review: Aborted “Maniacult” [Century Media Records]

Three years have passed since Belgian cult death metalheads Aborted pleased us with the studio albums, and this fall they have returned with totally new...

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Review: Kreator “Terrible Certainty” [Noise Records]

After the destructive Pleasure to Kill, Kreator decided to take a step back in terms of intensity and while they wouldn’t be the only band that...

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Review: Coroner “Punishment for Decadence” [Noise Records]

While I’m certainly not a huge technical thrash metal fan to begin with, certain albums remain wonderful to me and as far as I’m concerned,...

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Review: Torturer “Die in Pain” [PRC Music]

Could you do without the bland imitations of Entombed and Dismember? Do you find Gruesome almost insulting? Then Torturer might just be what you’re after!...

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Review: Delirium “Zzooouhh” [Prophecy]

How many Celtic Frost-inspired doom/death metal bands does one need in their life? While this would clearly depend on your love for Celtic Frost and...

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Review: Azathoth Circle “Siajvo”

After a short break Azathoth Circle are back with their new release named Siajvo. “Concise record Siajvo is an eschatological trip through emotional imprints. Our...

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Review: Gaahls Wyrd “The Humming Mountain” [Season of Mist]

Let’s hear the songs of the mountains, and explore their musical landscape, bask in their beautiful and odd atmosphere. Yes, this is the kind of...

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Review: Tiamat “Sumerian Cry” [C.M.F.T. Productions]

There are a few albums out there that marked the harsh beginning of several bands that seem to be underrated, or perhaps underappreciated nowadays. Think...

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Review: Runemagick “Darkness Death Doom” [Aftermath Music]

For some reason I was convinced that Darkness Death Doom was the Runemagick album that changed the band’s dynamics for the worst, but fortunately I was rather...

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Review: Carnifex “Graveside Confessions” [Nuclear Blast]

In the beginning of the fall Californian natives Carnifex have released their eighth studio album Graveside Confessions via Nuclear Blast records. No doubt, that these...

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Review: Graveland “Hour of Ragnarok” [Inferna Profundus Records]

One of the Polish pagan metal legends Graveland has returned with the fresh studio album Hour of Ragnarok in collaboration with the music labels Inferna...