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Review: Zatemno “In The Noose” [Aesthetic Death]

For all intents and purposes, I will be using transliterations and translations of the band and track titles, as I do not have access to Russian characters, nor ...
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Review: Valac “Leaning Toward Bitter Misery” [Appalachian Noise Records]

Valac is a one-man-band emerging from the U.S Raw Black Metal Scene which I can say it is enriched by many raw black metal artists. For all those ...
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Review: Phobia “Generation Coward” [Willowtip Records]

Long revered as true masters of grind, Phobia return with their latest storming album Generation Coward and its a full-on attack on a generation obsessed with social media ...
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Review: Lord Einsamkeit “Eternal Suffering”

I am introducing you a new project and a prominent one at the same time raising from Midland City, Alabama, USA. A unique one-man-band getting back the beautiful ...
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Review: Inferno Requiem “The Art of Black Oath”

Well, it seems Inferno Requiem is raising again out from the dark abyss to raise hell for those who tried to initiate a smear campaign in his homeland. ...
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Brutal Assault 2019 pt. II

Another Brutal Assault festival is over and it was awesome! It’s like I was in some different universe. Once again I found that metalheads community is a big, ...
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Brutal Assault 2019 pt. I: “The Model Of An Ideal Society”

Do you know what the model of an ideal society is? I’m dare to consider Brutal Assault as an example of an ideal society because in spite of ...
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Review: Idle Hands ”Mana” [Eisenwald Records]

Push my cosmic engine into overdrive… Idle Hands! Oh, what a discovery. I’ve been into metal and its wondrous adventures for more than 15 years now and I ...
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30 years of the most immersive metal madness. Wacken Open Air 2019 report

“…an amount of human waste everywhere! Its the biggest!” – Jon A. Nodtveidt on Wacken Open Air 2005. Yup, that time had come; the big 30. To a ...
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Gig Report: Hellfest @ 21-23.06.2019 | Clisson, France

Day 0 (Arriving, Amon Amarth, Slipknot) On June, 20th at 5:30 am I left Tel Aviv and flew off to my first big festival in nine years: Hellfest! ...
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Review: Rotting Christ / Varathron ”Duality of the UnholyExistence” split [Hells Headbangers Records]

A conspicious showcase of the featured bands’ vital signs. It’s 2019 and FINALLY, after all these years, the two Greek masters and originators of Hellenic black metal decided ...
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Review: Chapel of Disease “…and as We Have Seen the Storm, We Have Embraced the Eye” [Ván Records]

In 2015, Chapel Of Disease put out one of the greatest modern death metal records I’d ever heard with The Mysterious Ways Of Repetitive Art. They added proggy ...
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Review: Desert “Fortune Favors The Brave” [Self Release]

Since 2002 Desert goes by not an easy way: line-up changes, experiments with the sound and meager budgets, which affected the records’ quality. Basically, all the problems that ...
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Review: Wraith “Absolute Power”

Last year, the Indiana black/thrashers Wraith dropped their debut album titled Heed The Warning, a quick and abrasive shockwave of blistering riffs. One year goes by and they’ve ...
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Review: LEVANIA “Episode 0” [Sliptrick records]

An up-and-coming Gothic Metalcore act from Italy is back with a short and sweet EP showcasing the band’s trademark sonority and dealing with distinct issues such as depression ...
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Review: Death Angel “Humanicide” [Nuclear Blast records]

Humanicide is the third album of a trilogy that Death Angel have been working on since 2013. As you would expect, there isn’t a great departure or shift ...
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Review: Ironguard “Towards Victory” [Heathen Tribes]

Towards Victory starts with a curious intro, very similar to the rest of the album. In this intro, the bass repeats the same growling line, and then the ...
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Review: Jackal’s Truth ”Promo 98” [Independent release]

Only about a year after their first step onto the Greek metal grounds, Hellenic black metal band Jackal’s Truth put another log on the fire with the release ...
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Review: Jackal’s Truth ”Dominus Silvae” [Passage Records]

Too Late to the Game #1 – A Promise By the start of the year 1997, a new born band named Jackal’s Truth released their debut demo Dominus ...
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Review: REAPER-X “Rise” [Sliptrick records]

From the United Kingdom, comes the freshman album of thrash metal/metalcore band Reaper-X, entitled Rise. Released via Sliptrick records, Rise serves as a firm introduction to the bands ...
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