One fascinating aspect that made many thrash metal bands great was their ability to evolve within a style that clearly has its limits. Sodom started with their outbreak ...
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When I think of Brazilian black metal, or South American extreme metal general, I usually think of music that sounds extremely barbaric and primal. It almost seems to ...
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Comments Off on Review: Patria “Hexerei” [Dawnrazor Records / Ketzer Records / Helvete Records]
What’s the deal with the dramatic side of doom/death metal and pretentious album titles? I’ve stumbled upon Desire’s Infinity… A Timeless Journey Through an Emotional Dream and Love History’s The Astral ...
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Comments Off on Review: As Divine Grace “Romantic Beatitude of Faded Dawn” [Folter Records]
Generally, bands go through their classic phase as they often release a series of goodies before changing style or watering down by becoming shadows of their former selves. ...
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Comments Off on Review: Kreator “Extreme Aggression” [Noise Records]
Just in time for the kick-off of their nearly completely sold-out tour with Lorna Shore, cinematic extreme metal masters ABORTED have released ‘Infinite Terror’, their first single in partnership with ...
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Pittsburgh’s Mantic Ritual return after thirteen year absence to grace out ears with an album of classic thrash tunes. Heart Set Stone is a rather quick release of ...
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Comments Off on Review: Mantic Ritual “Heart Set Stone” [M-Theory Audio]
The resurgence of Thrash metal in the last decade or so has certainly had a lot of buzz in the metal community, and you could say that the ...
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Comments Off on Review: Hatriot “The Vale of Shadows” [Massacre Records]
Life is pain. In both immeasurable atrocities and mundane disappointments, there is only acceptance that no one gets out alive, no one escapes without scars, and no one ...
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Comments Off on Review: Sidus Atrum “Spiral of Life” [Kvlt und Kaos Productions]
The Scum are just about exactly what you think of when you read “The Scum”. This is ugly, visceral, right-up-in-your-face death metal, with elements of grimy crust punk ...
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Comments Off on Review: The Scum “The Hunger” [Rotten Records / Satanath Records]
Since In Grief’s An Eternity of Misery has recently come out, I decided to revisit the EP that I had heard years ago, but back then had quickly forgotten about. ...
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Comments Off on Review: In Grief “Echoes of Doom” [Ablaze Productions / Ripping Storm Records]
Unlike several other countries, Norway’s contribution to the development of doom/death metal has been limited, but that did not mean that the country’s been without important figures. Bands ...
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Comments Off on Review: Syrach “Silent Seas” [Autonomy Productions]
It’s easy to assume that doom/death metal bands lost it once they had settled for a lighter sound, regardless of the actual outcome. The unfortunate truth is that ...
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Comments Off on Review: Pyogenesis “Waves of Erotasia” [Nuclear Blast]
Black Altar and Vulture Lord come together to deliver a blistering split EP that will not disappoint long time fans of either band. Deathiah Manifesto is the blending ...
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Comments Off on Review: Black Altar / Vulture Lord “Deathiah Manifesto” [Odium Records]
This year is a true blessing for all thrash metal lovers, the mighty legends Kreator have returned after five years of yearning, presenting their latest full-length album Hate ...
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Comments Off on Review: Kreator “Hate über alles” [Nuclear Blast]
Bloodbath are back, with a big, heavy, evil album that pays homage to old school death metal and horror movies, but still can stand on its own with ...
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Comments Off on Review: Bloodbath “Survival of the Sickest” [Napalm Records]
Let’s talk about your new album. The main themes seem to be death, but also environmental damage and religious cults. Yes. I guess that fits into the usual ...
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The legend from the 90s has returned! Polish metal band Asgaard has come back from oblivion with brand new record What if…, which was released digitally through WormHoleDeath ...
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Comments Off on Review: Asgaard “What If…” [WormHoleDeath / Szataniec]
There’s no doubt that the Netherlands produced a huge amount of death metal during its heyday, yet bands such as God dethroned, Asphyx, Pestilence, Thanatos and Sinister proved ...
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Comments Off on Review: God Dethroned “The Christhunt” [Shark Records]
It’s hard to imagine that this is the same band that caused havoc with I.N.R.I. some years prior. Now functioning as a much more dynamic band, Sarcofago unleashes everything that ...
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Comments Off on Review: Sarcófago “The Laws of Scourge” [Cogumelo Records]
The world is about to end; no signs of redemption are in sight and mankind is doomed; at least, that comes to mind every time I spin Sadistik ...
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Comments Off on Review: Sadistik Exekution “The Magus” [Vampire Records]
