The crazy history of New York hardcore pioneers Cro Mags is one that is at times triumphant and definitely tumultuous but behind all the drama...
I truly have no idea why I’m only stumbling upon Manacle now, two years following their debut record. No Fear To Persevere avoids all of...
German black metal mavericks Porta Nigra earned plenty of favourable reviews four years ago for their sophomore album Kaiserschnitt. Well its successor Schöpfungswut is an...
There are not so much female fronted Thrash Metal bands. Somehow, historically, girls go to Symphonic Metal or straight to some extreme genres but for...
Sometimes it happens when you find something horrid at first glance but somehow you can’t take your eyes of it? And the more you look...
While not quite as widely recognised as some of their black metal Satan-worshipping compatriots, such as say 1349, Norway’s Svarttjern have nevertheless made their presence...
Erase. Rewind. Rebuild… I’ve not exactly been an active follower of Lacuna Coil since about the time when they kind of exploded onto the scene...
For all those thrashers who are not in the mood for a long read, here’s the summary of War-Head – Monuments of Fallacy: This is...
Some say that Power Metal is dying, like it’s outdated and isn’t interesting for no one. Nevertheless, Sabaton and Powerwolf are pretty good with regular...
It often happens that I lose a sight of some really good or for some reason important releases, as always. Split album called A Glimpse...
Whether we want it or not, we’re living in postmodern era: looks like everything was already invented before and the only thing that left is...
Gather round ‘ye children of the night and feast your eyes upon the freshly mulched mound of horror! Though the ghastly month of October has...
At the rate that Haunt puts out albums and EPs, it’s damn-near impossible to keep up with them. Both of their full-lengths Burst Into Flames...
Kaldvard’s bio describes them as a band inspired by black metal, scary old legends and witch trials. And they successfully expressed all of that in...
That’s how you do black/thrash metal! With all the good stuff: some unrelenting heaviness and speed, very well-executed vocals that go from snarly and high-to...
For the 35 years of existence Rage have been through many things: rises and falls, line-up changes and sound experiments – I think there is...
A Fire Burning Bright… I’m gonna start off with a real burner (pun intended!) here: this is my favourite black metal release of the year...
Israeli Groove/Death Metal band Deface formed in 2002 but the debut album they release only this year. Of course, many will ask a reasonable question:...
Since their initial inception back in 2015, Old Night is something of a sonic oddity, especially in Croatia, or even the Balkan area which is...
As any Black Metal fan will tell you ‘Santa’ is an anagram of ‘Satan’ – and if anyone is seeking some yuletide engagement with the...