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Review: Psychosomatic “The Invisble Prison” [Nefarious Industries]

A crossover thrash attack like no other assaults your senses on the Invisible Prison, the latest venture from Sacramento veterans Psychosomatic. With all of the thrills and frills ...
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Review: Napalm Death “Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism” [Century Media Records]

There are not many bands who sound as vital and incendiary as Napalm Death do, especially for a band who are forty years into their career. In fact ...
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Classic Review: Black Shepherd “Immortal Aggression” [Punk Etc.]

Released under the Punk Etc discographic seal, Black Shepherd‘s debut and only album surpassed the thrash metal concept by far. It is more a straightforward first wave black ...
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Classic Review: Airwolf “Victory Bells” [Rockport Records]

Trends during the mid/late 80s were clear for the metal bands’ musical direction. Either they were focused on the ways of extreme metal or, instead, they gave a ...
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Classic review: Yngwie Malmsteen “Odyssey” [Polydor]

“Trilogy” represented a watershed for the Swedish guitar hero’s songwriting style. Malmsteen bet for a more song-oriented formula while his compositions became more melodic, somehow glammy and cheesy ...
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Review: Kosmogonia “Enthrone the Gods” [Cronus Productions]

The Greek band Kosmogonia this summer has presented the first full-length album “Enthrone the Gods” (earlier the band had released some demos for promo purposes) through independent label ...
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Review: Aitheer “Sleeper”

The young progressive metal band Aitheer from Finland this year has released digitally the first EP “Sleeper” on which can be measured the quality of material. This is ...
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Review: Varg “Zeichen” [Napalm Records]

The last Varg‘s album Das Ende aller Lügen was released four years ago, in 2016. In this time the band released EP Götterdämmerung, changed the line-up and revisited ...
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Review: Fleetburner “Fleetburner” [Butler Records]

The history of Fleetburner, a new international project from guitarist and songwriter Kevin Storm starts in 2018 when he recorded an album in two months. At the same ...
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Review: Serocs “Vore” [Everlasting Spew Records]

As the “dominant” species in the third rock from the sun, we humans have been in a constant struggle between keeping civilization going and creating our demise. Empires ...
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Review: Spirit Possession “Spirit Possession” [Profound Lore Records]

Spirit Possession strikes with their first full-length self-titled album and what an album ladies and gentlemen. SP summons the primordial forces of nature and all evil within the ...
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Review: Neon Angel “Neon Light District” [Sliptrick Records]

The number of bands that play 80s Hard Rock or AOR if you want, becomes bigger and bigger these days. Though, why should musicians get back to the ...
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Review: PLAGUE ORGAN “Orphan” [Sentient Ruin Laboratories]

The experimental duo from Netherlands Plague Organ this year has released the debut album with the help of American label “Sentient Ruin Laboratories”. This is the first collaboration ...
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Review: Entorx “Faceless Insanity”

The German band Entorx exists for ten years, and this spring the band has presented its second full-length album “Faceless Insanity”. During 7-year gap between the albums, the ...
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Review: Necrot “Mortal” [Tankcrimes]

Oakland California’s Necrot returns with a powerful monument to brutality in Mortal. A blisteringly violent death metal album as ever there was one, Necrot takes the genre to ...
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Classic review: Sentenced “North from Here” [Spinefarm Records]

Whereas plenty of death metal bands from Europe made the switch to something softer and less metallic overtime, Sentenced remain unique in this category when taking into consideration ...
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Review: MOS GENERATOR / DI’AUL ‘SPLIT’ [Argonauta Records]

Two bands with strongly complimentary sounds come together in a rock hard split EP that promises to delight listeners with its vintage feel and heavy grooves. Mos Generator ...
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Review: Miasmal Sabbath “Ominous Radiance” [Unholy Prophecies]

With a very interesting sound combining elements of death/doom, black metal and old school hardcore, Miasmal Sabbath deliver one of the more unique sounding records of the year. ...
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Review: Keys of Orthanc “Unfinished Conquests” [Naturmacht Productions]

Keys of Orthanc have released quite a peculiar album, all things considered. The band has a had a steady output of yearly music since their inception in 2018 ...
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Review: DeathEpoch “Abysmal Invocation” [Putrid Cult]

I didn’t know what to expect at first – the intro/1st track came on. A tribal dance drum beat as if an orgy of a thousand cadavers… The ...
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