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Review: Arch Enemy “Covered In Blood” [Century Media Records]

Bands always played covers. It can be a tribute, some kind of starting point for a band, anything you want. Arch Enemy isn’t an exception:...

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Review: Delfinia “Deep Elevation”

Konstantin and Daria Naumenko are well-known persons in Ukrainian metal: they both play in Power Metal band Sunrise. Daria also has her own project called...

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Review: Ondfødt ”Dodsrikets Kallelse” [Immortal Frost Productions]

If you’re seeking an icy soundtrack to the winter months that still lie ahead then Dodsrikets Kallelse will not disappoint. This sophomore album from Ondfødt is the...

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Review: Metal Church ”Damned If You Do” [Rat Pak Records]

Metal Church embrace the Loudness war! Actually, carelessly applying this bad habit to their creation has almost ruined Damned If You Do! For those who...

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Review: Nachtzeit “Sagor I Natten” [Nordvis Produktion]

By the eponymous artist behind the well recognised ambient/atmospheric black metal project Lustre comes here the second and to date most recent release. It’s a...

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Review: Satan “Court in the Act” (Roadrunner Records)

Released in 1983 under the Roadrunner Records label, Satan‘s debut album boasts a unique heaviness that outweighs what many extreme metal albums are capable of...

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Review: Diamond Head “Lightning To The Nations” (Hear No Evil Recordings, Reissue, 2CD Deluxe)

By now, most people are pretty familiar with Diamond Head’s biggest album, Lightning To The Nations, also known as The White Album. Whether you found...

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Review: Bone Shredding Apparatus “Liquificationment”

When it comes to notable goregrind bands, the U.S. seems to have a severe lack of such. The only two American bands that come to...

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Review: Slaegt ”The Wheel Label” [Ván Records]

Anyone seeking a winter warmer best leave Slaegt alone. There’s a cold blast blowing through their new album The Wheel and the temperature never really...

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Review: Eversin “Armageddon Genesi” [My Kingdom Music Records]

Eversin mark their first decade together by releasing their fourth album, which in all likelihood is their strongest yet. The title of  Armageddon Genesi speaks volumes...

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Review: Immortal “Northern Chaos Gods” (Nuclear Blast)

It’s never pleasant when a much-loved band split, even more so when this is accompanied by bucket loads of acrimony, petty point-scoring and derision as...

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Review: Spirit Division “No Rapture”

As I type this, Spirit Division are currently playing their final show. Following their newest record Forgotten Planet, they’ve decided to follow up with a...

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Review: Danzig ”4” (American Recordings)

They went down and died indeed. 4P was the final call of Danzig. A last „hooray!“ before the tremendous and yet undisputed fall and death...

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Review: Dyrewolf “Dyrewolf”

Dyrewolf are a young group of Canadian headbangers that just dropped their self titled debut record here at the tail end of 2018. In short,...

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Review: 666 Shades of Shit “Whoracle of Blasfemales” [Rotten Roll Rex]

Straight from the Netherlands, is a new album from the death metal/goregrind outfit 666 Shades Of Shit, entitled Whoracle Of Blasfemales. Prior to this release,...

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Review: Svartidauði “Revelations of the Red Sword” [Ván Records]

Since Icelandic Black Metal band Svartidauði introduced Flesh Cathedral to us back in 2012, fans have grasped their music with willing hearts. Meanwhile, the guys...

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Review: Benighted “Dogs Always Bite Harder Than Their Master” [Season Of Mist records]

This is a release which completely caught me off guard, time wise. I mean the band had just released the fantastic Necrobreed just a year...

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Review: Warkings “Reborn” [Napalm Records]

How many masked metal bands you know? KISS, of course! Lordi, Ghost, Gwar… Now, you can add to your list one more: Warkings! How did...

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Review: Myrkur ”Juniper” [Relapse Records]

A fine snack between proper meals Myrkur has been enjoying rising success within the last few years, mainly due to a successful combination of few...

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Review: Brutal Sphincter “Analhu Akbar” [Rotten Roll Rex]

Brutal Sphincter is a brutal death metal/goregrind band from Liege, Belgium, that prides itself on disturbing depravity and the touchy taboo subjects, which was perfectly...