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Review: Blaze of Sorrow “Absentia” [Eisenwald]

The Italian atmospheric black metal project, Blaze of Sorrow, is aptly named. The ‘blaze’ of venomous percussion that underscores their latest record, Absentia, recalls the...

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Review: GUT “Disciples Of Smut” [Splatter Zombie Records]

Gut is back everyone, and even more dirty and disgusting than ever. With their newest material prior to this album being 10 years old and...

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Review: Acârash “Descend to Purity” [Dark Essence Records]

Acârash unleash their electric blend of styles upon an unsuspecting world once again with their newest release, Descend to Purity. With one foot firmly immersed...

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Review: Titaan “Itima” [ATMF]

The second album of mysterious band Titaan “Itima” turned out to be more complex and holistic in comparison with their rambling and disharmonic debut album...

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Review: THY CATAFALQUE “Naiv” [Season of Mist]

Thy Catafalque is one of the bands on extreme avant-garde scene, which needs no introduction. Tamás Kátai’s Hungarian creation Thy Catafalque survived not only a...

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Review: SHADOW IN THE DARKNESS “Erstwhile Befell” [Sliptrick Records]

Young but perspective Greeks Shadow In The Darkness released in May their debut album “Erstwhile Befell”. Earlier their released a couple of singles, to tease...

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Review: Wrathful “Open Chest”

Let’s have a nice creepy dive through a dark and compelling death metal abyss. Open Chest sounds like a throwback to old school death metal,...

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Review: Gomorra “Divine Judgement” [Noble Demon Records]

Technically, the Swiss band Gomorra exists since 2019, not for a long time at all. However it doesn’t means that these musicians are newcomers, no!...

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Review: I Miss My Death “Mysto”

Throughout all 13 years history of existence I Miss My Death released only their second album “Mysto” in 2020. And this time they decide to...

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Review: CRYPTEX “Once Upon A Time” [Steamhammer / SPV]

German melodic rockers Cryptex after five years returned with their new album “Once Upon a Time”. They decided not to reinvent the wheel, but preferred...

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Review: Paradise Lost “Obsidian” [Nuclear Blast Records]

With the passing of time some initially heavy bands make their sound softer. Frequently such experiments end unsuccessfully, while there are some surprisingly good exceptions....

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Review: SINISTER “Deformation Of The Holy Realm” [Massacre Records]

Sinister carry on their illustrious career with their fourteenth release, Deformation of the Holy Realm. A disappointing paint by numbers death metal album, it leaves...

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Review: IN THE COMPANY OF SERPENTS “Lux”

Crafting an incredibly varied sound, In the Company of Serpents delivers a mind expanding musical experience. Taking influence from life and the cosmos equally, Lux...

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Review: BruceXCampbell “South To No Life” [Give Praise records]

Los Angeles Grindcore maniacs BruceXCampbell return with a specially released version of last year’s long awaited and years in the making South To No Life...

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Review: HellgardeN “Making Noise, Living Fast” [Brutal Records]

Brazil’s Hellgarden come roaring to life with their incredibly entertaining debut, Making Noise, Living Fast. Putting together an album of hard rocking metal tunes that...

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Review: EREMIT “Desert of Ghouls” [Transcending Obscurity Records]

Molasses slow sludge and classical psychedelia come together to form a dense metallic sound that Eremit call Desert of Ghouls. A hypnotic swirl of brutally...

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Review: Abhorrent “Kathabasis” [Australis Records]

Bay Area Thrash torch bearers, Abhorrent, return with their third full length, their first release of new material in nine years. Without a spec of...

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Review: AXEL RUDI PELL “Sign Of The Times” [Steamhammer / SPV]

I have to admit that I was not a big fan of Axel Rudi Pell’s (ARP) last album “Knights Call” (2018) and therefore a little...

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Review: Æther Realm “Redneck Vikings From Hell” [Napalm Records]

There are lots of European bands, which play traditionally American music. But there are also some opposite examples: American bands that play quite European Metal....

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Review: Witch Taint “Sons of Midwestern Darkness” [Tee Pee Records]

After the yawn-inducing year of 2019, I was looking towards 2020 to deliver more quality albums than its vapid predecessor. Not only has 2020 delivered...