In 2021, at the height of scorching summer, the Ukrainian-American black/death metal duo Lava Abyss digitally released their debut album Sacrificial Ritual of Primordial Fire,...
In times of political turmoil and general distress all over the planet, sometimes all it takes to feel better is a hefty dose of punchy,...
When the press release states “the band is back to their roots” I can’t believe it, even if I deadly want to, sorry. In most...
When symphonic metal bands release album with “opera” in the title, you can bet it’s going to be one of their most ambitious albums, and...
Embracing the Leitmotif… There’s only so many bands popping up with the prospect of twisting your perception about traditional extreme metal in such wicked ways....
Yogi rock. Yes, this is an album inspired by Deepak Chopra’s book of (mostly) the same name. If you’re on board with that, you’ll find...
Last Friday in The Swamp we had feast for the champions, a double course in the name of Ulcerate and Selbst, with such heaviness and...
On the last day of winter this year (a leap day that only comes around once every four years) Polish band Lilla Veneda released their...
In early October last year, the Finnish death/war metal band Shrapnel Storm released their third studio album Silo via the French label Great Dane Records,...
At the end of 2023, the independent Polish label Putrid Cult (run by Morgul from DeathEpoch) released a split album with the hellish title Hellspawn...
Let’s get swept up in the changing moods and tides of this atmospheric black metal album. It may not be the best or most interesting...
I’m certainly new to this. Even though I’ve been a large fan of anything gothic rock/metal-related – as well as an avid follower of the...
Metal Gates Festival 2024 started in forces, with 3 intense days, hosted by Quantic Club- Bucharest, 27th-28th September. I don’t want to take too long...
LILJEVARS BRANN‘s Helja Kor will be released on September 27, 2024, via Octopus Rising. Here’s the album review and an exclusive premiere! This is a...
Mayhem, or The True Mayhem needs no introduction. On September 3, we celebrated Mayhem’s 40th anniversary, with an incredible concert, which I am glad I managed to...
War in. First time when I heard the name Kanonenfieber was in the end of 2021, when Dmytro Kumar, 1914 vocalist mentioned this name in...
It’s been five years since the Vile Nilotic Rites, an excellent album in its brutality and technics – for the moment it’s a largest gap...
Wintersun’s long-awaited sequel to Time I is finally out, and it’s more than worth the wait. What makes this album so interesting is that it...
Here is a very ambitious symphonic black/folk metal album, with many ideas that may or may not work, sometimes it’s not easy to get into,...
The Swamp had another death metal sauna, as it we like to say in these parts. This Monday we had a solid two combo death...