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Author Jamie

I've been into metal for the greater part of my existence. Exposed from a young age to bands like AC/DC, Iron Maiden and Faith no More, my tastes gravitated towards the heavier end of the spectrum (if I conveniently bypass Skid Row and Mley Cr・...) – first through hearing the likes of Megadeth, Anthrax and Metallica, and then via Pantera, Sepultura and Slayer. In my teenage quest for the heaviest, most unpleasant music imaginable, two old copies of Thrash 'n Burn magazine and a second-hand copy of Eaten Back to Life around 1996 proved defining. Later I discovered Terrorizer and more importantly, some good mail order companies. Death metal rapidly became my favourite musical form and has remained so ever since. Due to life distracting from my ability to keep up-to-date with the genre, I am thankful that writing for this website allows me to indulge my musical needs. As well as the aforementioned bands/genre, I'm also very partial to some rock, punk, thrash and black metal.

Ex Deo – Caligvla (Napalm Records)

A few years back, Nuclear Blast’s catalogue was proudly displaying their affiliation with the Roman-themed band Ex Deo, whose members basically consisted of the Canadian death metal band Kataklysm. Adorning various promotional photos was front man, Maurizio Iacono, bearing a… Continue Reading →

Scars On Murmansk – Into Dead Lights (Great Dane Records)

Upon reading the name of this band for the first time, I immediately lost myself in a minor frenzy of World War Two related excitement. Surely the ‘scars’ on Murmansk involved would be those inflicted upon this unfortunate Russian city… Continue Reading →

Interview – Denial Of God

Danish black metal band Denial of God have been crafting horror-inspired nightmares for 21 years. Their latest album, ‘Death and the Beyond’, is a cold mortuary slab of dark art; one which is sure to appeal to fans of traditional… Continue Reading →

King of Asgard – ‘…to North’ (Metal Blade Records)

Viking themed metal. It’s an interesting one, isn’t it? On the one hand there are some serious personalities and musicians indulging in Norse-worship; on the other, an abundance of exhibitionists. Thankfully, King of Asgard falls into the former category, with… Continue Reading →

Interview – Master

  Master: inspiration behind the name of US grind legends Terrorizer, and the UK magazine of the same name; covered by Napalm Death; forerunners of death metal. Is there any more that needs to be said? Well yes, there is… Continue Reading →

Faith No More (and some other stuff), Sonisphere France, Amnéville, 07/07/2012

A little background: Obviously Sonisphere UK was cancelled this year, and from the outside looking in, it seemed squarely down to greed. To change the format from a two day event with a fair number of decent bands to a… Continue Reading →

Master – The New Elite (Pulverised Records)

Paul Speckmann, mastermind (if you’ll excuse the pun) of Chicago’s Death Strike and Abomination, returns to blast the world with another exercise in old-school death metal; ‘The New Elite’ marking album number eleven for Master. Consisting of the same line-up… Continue Reading →

Denial of God – Death and the Beyond (Hells Headbangers Records)

Although in existence since 1991, a little research indicates that ‘Death and the Beyond’ is just the second album to be released by this cult Danish black metal band. Throughout their many EPs and odd split CD, a love of… Continue Reading →

Kråke – Conquering Death (Indie Recordings)

I must begin this review by stating that “symphonic” black metal is not my thing. In fact, I can sum up my general attitude to the genre with an analogy to the latest ‘Snow White’ film, which I sat through… Continue Reading →

Zombiefication – Reaper’s Consecration (Pulverised Records)

When an album – or an EP, as in this case – has been recorded at a great studio, the initial assumption is that the music is going to sound good. The studio in question with this release is Sweden’s… Continue Reading →

Dying Fetus – Reign Supreme (Relapse Records)

For the first time in their career, Dying Fetus has managed to maintain the same line-up for two consecutive full-lengths. One would imagine that main-man, John Gallagher, must feel content that some stability has at last instilled itself within Dying… Continue Reading →

Six Feet Under – Undead (Metal Blade Records)

Two years after the release of SFU’s third covers album, the band returns with a brand new original effort and some pretty major line-up changes. Gone are Terry Butler and drummer Greg Gall – both stalwarts for the entirety of… Continue Reading →

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