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Review: Funeral Cult “Possession Done” [Lusitanian Music]

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...

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Review: ELDEN “Nostromo” [Fuzzorama Records]

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...

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Review: Phantom Hound “Mountain Pass” [Devil Blues 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...

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Review: Kingsmen “Revenge. Forgiveness. Recovery.” [SharpTone 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...

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Review: STALLION “Slaves Of Time” [High Roller 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...

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Review: KONVENT “Puritan Masochism” [Napalm 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...

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Review: HYBORIAN “Volume II” [Season of Mist]

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...

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Review: Sarcasm “Esoteric Tales of the Unserene” [Chaos Records]

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...

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Review: Sicarius “God of Dead Roots” [M-Theory Audio]

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...

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Review: GRINDPAD “Violence” [Iron Shield Records]

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...

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Review: LUCID DREAM “The Great Dance Of The Spirit” [Sliptrick records]

„Oh Great Spirit hear me, I need you Tell me how to reach you to love beyond fear make me wise “ – Dress of...

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Review: ZOLFO “Delusion of Negation” [Spikerot 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...

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Review: SÖLICITÖR “Spectral Devastation” [Gates Of Hell 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...

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Review: OUR HATE “Defiled By Evil” [Sliptrick 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...

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Review: Lucifer Star Machine ” The Devil’s Breath” [The Sign 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...

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Review: Fvneral Fvkk “Carnal Confessions” [Solitude Productions]

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...

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Review: Sovereign “Neurotic” [Redefining Darkness Records]

A brief but nonetheless fulfilling demo has landed courtesy of Norwegian newcomers Sovereign. Neurotic rolls out steak-sized chugs to suggest that a poor prize heffer...

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Review: Hellraiders “Fighting Hard” [Inferno Records]

The number of female fronted bands is getting bigger and bigger while the music they play becomes more diverse. Nevertheless, there are some genres where...

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Review: Prophecy 23 “Fresh Metal” [Massacre Records]

The band Prophecy 23 or to be exact Prophecy23 was formed in 2001 in Mannheim, Germany. Initially the band was Thrash and Death Metal oriented...

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Review: Ols ”Widma” [Pagan Records]

Multi-talented Polish solo artist Anna Maria Oskierko created Ols as an outlet for her haunting and holistic songs. While gentle in delivery, Ols’ ritualistic pagan prose...