Author Marco Gaminara
During my first listen I was struck by how much this reminded me a little of early In Flames/Dark Tranquillity. They have all the energy and enthusiasm that you’d expect from a band riding high on their current success. This… Continue Reading →
‘Turn off the world’ is the third album by The Very End, a quintet from the Ruhr region in Germany. Stylistically, they are a German thrash band with some ultra-fast drumming by Daniel Zeman matched by René Bogdanski and Alex… Continue Reading →
I entered the venue minutes before Malefice started their set, completely missing the opening act of the evening, Xerath, as I had no idea proceedings were to begin so early, with Testament hitting the stage at 8.15. Now back to… Continue Reading →
Perhaps I was in a weird mood the day I agreed to review this album, but it’s not a decision I regret. Having never heard of Between the Buried and Me, I went into this with an open mind. This… Continue Reading →
While I may have never heard of this, dare I say it, mob before; I must admit that I’m glad to have become acquainted with them now. The German sextet has been around for nearly 2 decades now and have… Continue Reading →
This German quartet is definitely melodic metal, and while I tend to listen to a fair share of melodic death metal this stuff is different, though not a million miles away. I guess the primary difference has to be the… Continue Reading →
This is actually the debut album from Italian folk Krampus although they have released a couple of EP’s prior to being snapped up by NoiseArt records. As for their somewhat strange name, well a Krampus is a Christmas beasty who… Continue Reading →
Now on their 9th album including this their second release of the year it seems like there is no stopping Hungarian’s Ektomorf. A mellow little build up gets things going for “War Is My Way”, it has a heavy bit… Continue Reading →
“Mars Mantra” and “Phantom Antichrist” are listed as a single track, however the former is an instrumental intro for the album which becomes the title track where Mille Petrozza’s distinct vocals along with his and Sami Yli-Sirniö’s guitar riffs usage… Continue Reading →
It would appear that Stalwart are a mainstay in the Russian metal scene, having released 5 albums in the last 11 years and having been around for 13. An almost symphonic intro for “The Karma Circle” is quickly thrown aside… Continue Reading →
Having never heard of these guys before, I am definitely a fan now. Gently lulling you in, “Behold (God I Am)” slowly plies in the layers ’til all hell breaks loose and their true self is shown. JP Andrade’s drums… Continue Reading →
Aquilus is a one man band from Australia, comprising of Waldorf taking care of all instruments and vocals. Now this doesn’t sound like home produced drivel, but rather a black metal band with a full orchestra when heaviest or a… Continue Reading →