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So here we have the latest offering from Italian filthmongers Violentor, for those unfamiliar Violentor are a shamelessly old school thrash/punk crossover band. I will never forget, I came across this band’s stuff for the first time when playing an… Continue Reading →
Album number two from Swedish occult dark rockers, Year Of The Goat, comes with heaps of their usual melodrama plus a subtle blend of multiple genres. Each one is shot through with their own stylized affectations woven into more recognisable… Continue Reading →
Symphony X are a class act. Surely one of the best Progressive Metal bands in the world – THE best for many. And in an inward looking genre, seemingly dwindling in popularity, they’ve ceaselessly turned out album after album of… Continue Reading →
It’s been at least 5 years since I’ve picked up a Stormzone release, in that time the band have continued to release material and if ‘Seven Sins’ anything to go by, I’ve been missing out big style. This is a… Continue Reading →
Dutch thrash outfit Project Pain hail from Amersfoort and already have a demo and debut release under their belts. After signing a deal with Dead Inside Records at the end of June, their second album “Thrashed To Kill” is set… Continue Reading →
Always feels kinda nice and also odd getting a CD review copy of something that screams ‘old school’ so loudly it probably spins at 33rpm. That and it sounds so tangible and so thick with tar that you could resurface… Continue Reading →
When this one came in for review I noticed that the label had not exactly given us much lead time before release date so decided to download it quickly and make it a priority. I had never heard of the… Continue Reading →
Death Metal power trio, Shroud Of The Heretic from Portland, Oregon return with their chaotic astral and bestial musical assault for their second full length release “Unorthodox Equilibrium”. With themes and inspiration drawn from Nature, Mysticism, Forbidden Gnosticism, Alchemy, Astralism… Continue Reading →
It’s Xandria’s turn to release one of these extended EP type things that Napalm are so keen on as a fill-in between albums. We are treated to 3 new songs 2 re-recordings and a cover. There are actually TWO cover… Continue Reading →
I just realised that I completely missed ‘The Manticore’ and it’s been 5 years since I’ve heard any new Cradle material. I would also appear that Dani Filth, Martin Skaroupka and Daniel Firth are the only ones still with the… Continue Reading →
“Inhale”, proclaims the first track of this collection of violent outbursts from Chile’s Perversor. What you’re inhaling here is the musical equivalent of a plague of locusts. If “Inhale” was associated with a colour, it would be black or grey…. Continue Reading →
This Russian label may not release stacks of stuff but the bands they do seem to find always have an interesting quality about them and come from places that you would not always associate metal music with. The other album… Continue Reading →