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Review: Thanatos “Realm of Ecstacy” [Shark Records]

In order to survive, changing from thrash to death metal seemed like a logical step in the early 90’s, yet Thanatos would split up in...

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Megadeth – Release Music Video For ‘Night Stalkers: Chapter II ft. Ice T’

Today, MEGADETH premiered “Night Stalkers: Chapter II”, the next installment of a multi-part short film being released alongside MEGADETH’s next single “Night Stalkers” from their...

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Review: Vassago “Storm of Satan” [Nuclear War Now! Productions]

Is this the ultimate album of Satan? Well, it may not be the best thrash-influenced black metal album you’ll ever hear, but it’s definitely enjoyable....

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Review: U.D.O. “Game Over” [AFM Records]

After three years of relative silence German legends U.D.O. have returned with a brand new record Game Over, highly and proudly holding the banner of...

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Review: Kreator “Terrible Certainty” [Noise Records]

After the destructive Pleasure to Kill, Kreator decided to take a step back in terms of intensity and while they wouldn’t be the only band that...

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Review: Torturer “Die in Pain” [PRC Music]

Could you do without the bland imitations of Entombed and Dismember? Do you find Gruesome almost insulting? Then Torturer might just be what you’re after!...

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Review: Expunged “Into Never Shall” [Hells Headbangers Records]

Here’s a vicious piece of blackened death/thrash metal, with some interesting ideas but a rather uneven set of songs. This album has an interesting title,...

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Review: The Ruins of Beverast “Rain upon the Impure” [Ván Records]

Like an ugly, yet captivating painting that somehow manages to capture’s one attention, Rain upon the Impure is one of those things that could only fall under...

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Review: Totale Vernichtung “Die Rückkehr des schwarzen Todes” [Darker than Black Records / Final Agony Records]

You know, I’ve got a serious confession to make here… and, I honestly feel really bad for even saying this, but… Die Rückkehr Des Schwarzen...

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Review: Rostorchester “Geister : Särge : Leichen : Berge” [BergStolz]

Initially, I was hoping to start my Rostorchester reviews by reviewing their first album Verschrobenheit. Needless to say that with the release of their box...

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Review: Wizard “Metal In My Head” [Massacre Records]

Is metal in your head? It will be, by the end of this enjoyably epic and over-the-top heavy metal album. What can you expect from...

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Review: Montuln “Arquetipo” [Australis records]

Way too good to be black metal, not quite heavy enough to death metal, it’s the melodic and melancholy Arquetipo from Chile’s Montuln. Chilean metal...

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Review: Totale Vernichtung “Feuerbestattung” [Darker than Black Records]

Totale Vernichtung… Feuerbestattung… This album, in its entirety is the epitome of all that is held dear, and beautiful. Feuerbestattung is an album that from...

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Review: Totale Vernichtung “Feuer und Krieg”

I have so many thoughts, feelings, and emotions about Feuer und Krieg when listening to it. This album, in its entirety, is such an exquisite...

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Review: Totale Vernichtung “Die pechschwarze Artillerie” [Darker than Black Records]

I want to make something perfectly clear in this review. Antimessiah / Totale Vernichtung is a true gift that has been graced upon this world....

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Review: Chainsword “Blightmarch” [Godz Ov War Productions]

After a couple of singles three years ago Polish death metalheads Chainsword joined the forces with local extreme label Godz ov War Productions to release...

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Review: Nader Sadek “The Serapeum”

After six years of silence, Egyptian born musician Nader Sadek has returned with a string of singles, and in the end of November has finally...

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Review: Children of Technology “Written Destiny” [Hells Headbangers]

If you put every heavy metal cliché in an Eppenmayer flask and let everything incubate for 48 hours you will get “Written Destiny” from Children...

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Review: Deathblow “Insect Politics” [Sewer Mouth Records]

It’s hardly normal for a thrash band to start an album with 85 seconds of arpeggio plucking coming through a phaser, but then Insect Politics is hardly...

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Review: Bolt Thrower “Those Once Loyal” [Metal Blade Records]

Although I wasn’t listening to Bolt Thrower (or metal for that matter) by the time Those Once Loyal came out yet, I’m rather surprised by the amount...