Fuzz is one of the earliest forms of artificially created distortion to be used on the guitar. Over the years the sound has changed drastically in many ways, ...
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It is an interesting task to attempt to recreate the past while reaching forward. Really it is the main objective of almost the entire stoner doom genre. But ...
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Comments Off on Review: SLAUGHTER MESSIAH “Cursed To The Pyre” [High Roller Records]
Emerging from the dark woods of Washington comes Vaar and their short, but sweet 15-minute EP, aptly titled As Dusk Fell. With only 3 tracks, Vaar offers two ...
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While often frowned upon by Death Metal purists, you have to admit that the Melodic Death Metal scene has bestowed some amazing material on us. After a seven ...
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Comments Off on Review: Neaera “Neaera” [Metal Blade Records]
Funeral Cult return after a too-long forced hiatus to torture our souls with new EP, Possession Done. While not much (certainly not enough), these three tracks come with ...
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Comments Off on Review: Funeral Cult “Possession Done” [Lusitanian Music]
Some sounds simply never grow old. With a seventies powerhouse sound flush with modern energy, Nostromo firmly plants Elden into this category. The sophomore outing from the Swedish ...
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Comments Off on Review: ELDEN “Nostromo” [Fuzzorama Records]
„Don’t you know my name? Father of the rain Mountain of the man No more shadowed land …Thunder I am“ – Thunder I am by PHANTOM HOUND Some of ...
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Comments Off on Review: Phantom Hound “Mountain Pass” [Devil Blues Records]
Rhode Island is the smallest state of US but obviously it has its Metal scene also; nowadays you can find Metal in some unexpected corners of the Earth, ...
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Comments Off on Review: Kingsmen “Revenge. Forgiveness. Recovery.” [SharpTone Records]
Right up front, let’s be perfectly clear. You’re either going to like this one of you’re not. Such is the gamble with niche artists such as German throwbacks ...
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Comments Off on Review: STALLION “Slaves Of Time” [High Roller Records]
Copenhagen quartet Konvent are looking to claim the throne as queens of the death/doom genre. With their debut album, Puritan Masochism, they make a pretty strong case. With ...
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Comments Off on Review: KONVENT “Puritan Masochism” [Napalm Records]
Riding into battle comes the great warlord, the sound of the skulls crushed beneath his mighty steed accompanying his triumphant display. He dismounts, surveying the survivors of his ...
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Comments Off on Review: HYBORIAN “Volume II” [Season of Mist]
Esoteric Tales of the Unserene is the type of album where I can appreciate what the band is trying to do, and where I can enjoy some of ...
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Comments Off on Review: Sarcasm “Esoteric Tales of the Unserene” [Chaos Records]
Black metal’s greatest cultural contribution is the sheer range and depth of styles it is constantly churning out for its listening audience. This prolific outpouring of content is ...
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Comments Off on Review: Sicarius “God of Dead Roots” [M-Theory Audio]
March 2020 is not destined to be remembered as a high point in human history. With people around the globe worried for their livelihood and safety, morale is ...
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Comments Off on Review: GRINDPAD “Violence” [Iron Shield Records]
„Oh Great Spirit hear me, I need you Tell me how to reach you to love beyond fear make me wise “ – Dress of Light by Lucid ...
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Comments Off on Review: LUCID DREAM “The Great Dance Of The Spirit” [Sliptrick records]
Up from the depths of Dante’s frozen hell come Zolfo. With a monstrous sound that is not of this world, debut album Delusions of Negation surely needs to ...
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Comments Off on Review: ZOLFO “Delusion of Negation” [Spikerot Records]
Speed metal is a pretty cut-and-dry genre. Fast riffs, fast picking, fast energy, right? So when something comes along and removes itself from the norm by adding its ...
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Comments Off on Review: SÖLICITÖR “Spectral Devastation” [Gates Of Hell Records]
Belgium’s Our Hate return with brutal new EP, Defiled by Evil, a criminally brief collection of face-ripping metal. With an expertly molded blend of styles that stand on ...
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Comments Off on Review: OUR HATE “Defiled By Evil” [Sliptrick records]
I used the word “mix” in different variations pretty much in my reviews recently. The reason is simple: music is evolving, the genres’ frames became vaguer and musicians ...
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Comments Off on Review: Lucifer Star Machine ” The Devil’s Breath” [The Sign Records]
Carnal Confessions is a disquieting and dark anti-Christian doom metal album. You’re going to hear a lot of ranting about organized religion, and perverted distortions of religious imagery, ...
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Comments Off on Review: Fvneral Fvkk “Carnal Confessions” [Solitude Productions]
