Category ALBUM
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 →
‘Living By The Sword’, the first track on here has some great harmony backing vocals. I mention it because, well, they really add a hook onto the chorus that makes this a classy opener and because it made me realise… Continue Reading →
Resurgency hail from the Greek city of Athens and spend their days playing death metal the olde way. The band’s line-up comprises two members of rising force Necrovorous, namely Tolis B on bass and the ever-busy Vagelis Felonis on drums…. Continue Reading →
Mortal Infinity are German thrash but these are no Kreator or Destruction clones, these gents follow the hallowed path of the great Bay Area scene. Right from the start, there is a massive beefed up production and a vocal delivery… Continue Reading →
There is some confusion in all this recent hero worship of rock and metal eras past. It’s all fine and dandy if we are, like some of the haunting occult space rock bands, taking things on a step or two… Continue Reading →
Italians Uncontrollable Urge have a good hour to treat us to their “chaotic plot of genres” in which the audience is transported “a parallel dimension where irony mitigates all drama and anger that dominate their music”. Talk of such potential… Continue Reading →
France really does seem to be a hotbed of creative, imaginative and intense extreme metal these days; there are so many interesting bands to choose from, it is hard to know where to start. One good place though would be… Continue Reading →
From Calgary, Canada, Hammerdrone are a new band that features ex-Reverend Kill member Graham Harris whom previously featured in the Scottish metal scene a few years back. This 4 track debut features songs of a style that would please most… Continue Reading →
This quartet from Basel, Switzerland have been plugging away with their low-slung dramatics since 2003, and this constitutes their third long-player; this time with a new “fixed” line-up. The fact it’s getting a release on the revered Candlelight label proves… Continue Reading →
Let’s put to one side for a moment the shameful amount of misguided bollocks which issues forth under the highly-saleable ‘pagan’ metal tag. I feel like I could write a book on it. Chapter one would be very short. The… Continue Reading →
In the first song, ‘Saviour’ there is the line “On your knees and swallow the sword….” Hmm. It’s not a great start, though it does sound very seventies which in a way at least is what was intended. Now Angel… Continue Reading →
If you’re from Gothenburg, Sweden, and you play Melodic Death Metal, there’s a lot to live up to. In the face of such high expectations, I hoped for either a new slant on the subject or an energy-sapping performance on… Continue Reading →