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Review: Obskkvlt “Blackarhats” [Nooirax Producciones]

Death metal is a genre that in recent years, I have not been keeping up with very much, in the sense that I follow the...

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Review: Enforcer “Zenith” [Nuclear Blast records]

Enforcer have returned after four years with their new record titled Zenith. By now, it’s clear that it’s stirred up a handful of different reactions....

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Review: Rebel Collective “Rebelism” [Sliptrick Records]

“Drinking… that’s a great human tradition”, said Mr. Cody in the movie “Interstate 60” and he was damn right. But nowadays globalization prevails, so you...

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Review: Bewitcher “Under the Witching Cross” [Shadow Kingdom records]

Earlier this year, Shadow Kingdom Records brought us an incredible speed metal treat by Seax known as Fallout Rituals. Now, this same label is bringing...

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Review: Possessed “Revelation Of Oblivion” [Nuclear Blast Records]

How can you call a band that releases a new album after 30 years recess? Resurrected? Revenant? Or this comeback happens because of more mundane...

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Review: Theories “Vessel” [Corpse Flower records]

Theories return with new album Vessel and this is the long-awaited follow up to brilliant debut album Regression and sees the band grinding out another...

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Review: LVCIFYRE “Sacrament” [Dark Descent Records]

Where the hell did this band spring from? Oh, the UK – my home country… right. Shame on me for missing what must be one...

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Review: Urza “The Omnipresence Of Loss” [Solitude Productions]

You are now falling into deep void of sleep and despair, the atmosphere crushing in pressure, reminiscent of anesthesia and unconsciousness. What does this have...

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Review: Battle Beast “No More Hollywood Endings” [Nuclear Blast Records]

Four years passed since Anton Kabanen and Battle Beast parted their ways. During this time Anton released two great albums with his band Beast In...

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Review: Amon Amarth ”Berserker” [Metal Blade Records]

Stuck somewhere between a burnout and heartwarming nostalgia I don’t think there should be much left to say about who Amon Amarth are and how...

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Review: Mechanical God Creation “The New Chapter” [The Goatmancer records]

What we have here is a sort of mesh of technical death metal mixed with melodic death, both highly contingent on variety. Female vocals tainted...

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Review: Ysbryd “Kraft” [Purity Through Fire]

In June of 2018 Ysbryd self-released a full length entitled Kraft. The Purity through Fire record label have not missed a trick picking up Kraft...

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Review: Hirax ”Immortal Legacy” [Steamhammer Records]

Masters will fall and slaves will rise, immortal they shake the earth! What a crushing, annihilating, corpse-raising record! Immortal Legacy – released in 2014 –...

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Review: Forever Still “Breathe In Colours” [Nuclear Blast Records]

There are lots of female fronted bands nowadays and that’s good. The bad thing is that 70 percent of them are similar to each other,...

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Gig report: Belphegor, Suffocation, God Dethroned & Nordjevel @ Quantic Club, Bucharest- April 23rd

Black and death metal, that is the description of April 23rd evening. First time seeing Belphegor, Suffocation, God Dethroned and Nordjevel. The show was opened by Darkside (Austria), but...

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Review: Inter Arma “Sulphur English” [Relapse Records]

While Inter Arma may not be the only band playing music as intrinsically heavy as this, their well-defined sound remains quite distinct. Their 2016 release...

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Review: Devin Townsend “Empath” [Inside Out Music]

Watching Universes Collide Being offered the new record created by a highly likeable and immensely skilled artist like Devin Townsend could (or should?) be a...

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Gig report: Anaal Nathrakh + Akercocke @ The Garage, London l April 7th, 2019

Despite The Garage feeling more like a nightclub than a live music venue, the North London haunt continues to develop a burgeoning reputation as a...

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Review: Raven “Rock until You Drop” [Neat Records]

The trio from Newcastle brought out under the Neat Records label what became their most memorable release, and it proved to be much more consistent...

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Gig report: Dark Funeral @ April 14th, 2019 | Kyiv, Ukraine

Another north guests’ coming was marked by very cold weather in the middle of April! That weekend Black Metal bands rush was really big and...