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Review: KALT VINDUR “…And Nothing is Endless” [Witching Hour Productions]

Young Polish band Kalt Vindur has released via the Witching Hour Productions its second full-length album “…And Nothing is Endless”, continuing to develop the chosen...

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Review: OBSECRATION “Onwards the Mystic Paths of the Dead” [Witching Hour Productions]

The Greek band Obsecration throughout the entire 30-year history of existence can be proud of formidable list of records, though “Onwards the Mystic Paths of...

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Review: Airforce “Strike Hard” [Pitch Black Records]

British Heavy Metal band Airforce exists since the middle 80s in one form or another, yet the band’s discography is extremely short. Seems like musicians...

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Review: NOTÖRIOUS “Glamorized” [Sliptrick records]

This is yet another hair metal throwback band, that tries really heard to be like Mötley Crüe, but what can I say? I’ve enjoyed this....

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Review: EYES “Underperformer”

Denmark’s Eyes unveil themselves to the world with a furious and passionate debut. Gut churning riffs and chaotic cries of anguish and rage fuel the...

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Review: Expander “Neuropunk Boostergang” [Profound Lore Records]

Combining a swirling psychedelia with very danceable grooves, Austin Texas’ Expander unleashes a wild torrent of metallic punk rock that sets it apart from just...

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Review: Eggs of Gomorrh “Outpregnate” [Krucyator Productions] + PROFANE ORDER “Slave Morality” [Sentient Ruin]

Eggs of Gomorrh “Outpregnate” [Krucyator Productions] I have never heard of this quartet from Switzerland before so, being that I rarely get to hear Swiss...

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Review: Blackdeath “Phantasmhassgorie” [Heidens Hart Records]

BlackDeath has been around forever (well… 1998) and has never drifted away from the calls to Metal they make and hymn creations they invoke. Soundwise,...

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Review: Proscrito “Llagas y Estigmas” [Memento Mori]

Proscrito are located in Spain and play a no-frills form of mid to slow Death Metal. “Llagas y Estigmas” (translation: sores and stigmas) is their...

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Review: Yaldabaoth “That Which Wets the Saccharine Palate” [Aesthetic Death]

Yaldabaoth (Alaska, US) is embedded in influence by 50% Black Metal inspiration and 50% progressive chord surf. While not what I would call “symphonic” and...

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Review: Nocturn “Like A Seed Of Dust” [Sliptrick Records]

Nocturn is a young band from France, which blend symphony, Death Metal, Black Metal and many other elements in their music. The band’s debut album...

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Evaporates Sores “Ulcerous Dimensions” [Sentient Ruin Laboratories]

The heavy electronic noise sludge doom death metal of Evaporated Sores may be the most vile thing I’ve heard all year. It’s violent and a...

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Review: Don’t Sleep “Turn The Tide” [Mission Two Entertainment]

Turn the Tides is not an album you want to miss out on. Period. A melodic take on a classic hardcore sound, Don’t Sleep‘s upcoming...

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Review: Nonexist “Like The Fearless Hunter” [Mighty Music]

For 20 years of existence Swedish Thrash/Death Metal band Nonexist released a couple of albums, EPs and even split up, fully according to the name....

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Review: Lebenssucht “-273,15°C” [Thanatoskult records]

Does this album feel as cold as – 273,15°? Well, not completely, but it definitely feels like the musical equivalent of a merciless snowstorm. It’s...

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Review: Mesarthim “The Degenerate Era”

Vast and desolate cosmic landscapes that conjure darkness is what Mesarthim seem to be all about. This atmospheric black metal bad is fuzzing harsh sounds...

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Review: Grumpynators “Still Alive” [Mighty Music]

What will happen if musicians from different scenes – Rockabilly, Heavy Metal and Hard Rock – will team up in one band? Dutch Grumpynators state...

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Classic Review: Cannibal Corpse “Eaten Back to Life” [Metal Blade Records]

Alright ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, serial killers and slashers of all ages; be ready because a ton of guts, bloody chunks, and rotten...

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Review: Infection “Beheaded Children Contest” [Gate of Horror Productions]

Serial killers, depravity, and human evilness are some of the themes that Infection displays in their latest EP by the name of “Beheaded Children Contest”,...

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Classic Review: Cathedral “Forest of Equilibrium” [Earache Records]

While I’m rather fond of Forest of Equilibrium there are several things unclear about it. Why does that goofy purple creature on the cover artwork sticks out...