While the bizarre experimentation of Revolution DNA was still unthinkable of at this point and the mess called A Fallen Temple was yet to be created, I can’t ...
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Well, at least right now I am convinced that 2020 is not yet completely a piece of fucking year… Seeing that the last fucking days of this garbage ...
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Comments Off on Review: Sacrilegious Profanity “Genocide Rituals”
“When all worship is done, when all candles burned down, it’s time to claw at knife and sword again”. With 27 years of existence, Abigor stands as one ...
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Comments Off on Review: Abigor “Totschläger (A Saintslayer’s Songbook)” [W.T.C. Productions]
Although Dance of December Souls will forever be the emotional monolith that defined Katatonia’s early sound, there were in fact two other minor releases that weren’t too far ...
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Comments Off on Review: Katatonia “Jhva Elohim Meth… The Revival” [VIC Records]
After the confusing, yet ambitious Funeral Service demo, Mental Home had dropped their thrash-like nature and become melodic doom/death metal band instead. Sounds about fair, right? It’s just ...
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Comments Off on Review: Mental Home “Vale” [Morbid Noizz Productions]
The Dutch drone/noise/sludge metal band Farer, earlier known as Menhir, this year has released their debut album “Monad”, serious, apocalyptic and furious soundtrack to a total suffering. With ...
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Comments Off on Review: Farer “Monad” [Aesthetic Death]
After 15 years of silence, the Swedish black metal formation Mörk Gryning has returned with a totally new record “Hinsides Vrede”, and that’s their first release in a ...
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Comments Off on Review: Mörk Gryning “Hinsides Vrede” [Season of Mist]
When it comes to French extreme metal and I really don’t care if it’s black or death metal, I’m an absolute fan of the French scene. Alone in ...
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Comments Off on Review: Svart Crown “Wolves Among the Ashes” [Century Media Records]
“The Entombment of Chaos” is the perfect sacrifice to the ancient gods of death metal. Skeletal Remains are able to create their own style by reawakening the spirit ...
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Comments Off on Review: Skeletal Remains “The Entombment of Chaos” [Century Media Records]
Who is the leading force in the Swedish extreme metal scene? Dissection, Sacramentum or maybe Naglfar? Yes, they are great bands without specially the Swedish black metal scene ...
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Comments Off on Review: Necrophobic “Dawn of the Damned” [Century Media Records]
After 8 long years the melodic black metal elite from Sweden strikes again. In the 80s and 90s far away from the drama of the Norwegian scene Naglfar ...
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Comments Off on Review: Naglfar “Cerecloth” [Century Media Records]
Having John Arch back in business is a great thing, it really is – but what happens if his talents aren’t used properly and the orphan gypsy has ...
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Comments Off on Review: Arch / Matheos “Sympathetic Resonance” [Metal Blade Records]
Originating from Czechia, Dissolving of Prodigy were one of the first doom/death metal albums from the country. Yeah, I know, this doesn’t sound very exciting, but here’s an ...
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Comments Off on Review: Dissolving of Prodigy “Lamentations of Innocents” [Sheer Records]
For more than 30 years of existence, Dutch Royal Hunt released 15 albums – impressive number, especially for Progressive Metal bands, which usually don’t rush with new releases. ...
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Comments Off on Review: Royal Hunt “Dystopia” [NorthPoint Productions]
By the mid-90’s, black metal was all over the globe and while my knowledge of Polish black metal (or Polish metal in general for that matter) is fairly ...
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Comments Off on Review: Themgoroth “Gate to the Unknown…” [Morbid Noizz Productions]
Electronic Metal. A genre so underutilized and overshadowed by its industrial counterpart, that it’s almost surprising to see at least one or two great albums per year. Not ...
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Comments Off on Review: Multi-Memory Controller “Mmc1: Power Up the Chips”
Earlier this year, we saw the vinyl repress of The Three Appearances by the Italian death-doom group Assumption, and it is a monster of a record. From the ...
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Comments Off on Review: Assumption “The Three Appearances” [Sentient Ruin]
The label Season of Mist has always found joy in experimental releases, so this year they’ve decided to join forces with a Swedish folk rock legend Garmarna. And ...
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Comments Off on Review: Garmarna “Förbundet” [Season of Mist]
This year young deathcore formation from South Korea Loss of Infection with a support from Sliptrick records has decided to conquer the extreme scene, presenting dark and powerful ...
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Comments Off on Review: Loss Of Infection “Dark Dimension” [Sliptrick records]
Goratory is a band from the wonderful city of Boston, Massachusetts with a knack for piq squeels and brutality of the most obscene fashion. Generally keeping the tempos ...
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Comments Off on Review: Goratory “Sour Grapes” [Everlasting Spew Records]