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Agruss’ debut ‘Morok’ really has been one of the musical highlights of the first half of this year: Grim, bleak and oppressive but imbued with a fluid and complex nature and a maturity as frightening as it’s intent. Offered the… Continue Reading →
Some time ago now I was sent two albums by mysterious German surrealist black mentalist Martin Lang for his project Todesstoss. There certainly seemed to be a lot more beneath the music worth exploring and with that I was keen… Continue Reading →
Revel in Flesh are a new old school death metal project fromGermany. On guitar, bass and vocals is Haubersson, a musician I have been in contact with for some years now, as we both love our old school death metal… Continue Reading →
Deathhammer could have been spawned back in 1985, their fast aggressive version of thrash is a breath of fresh in a sometimes complacent wider appealing thrash genre. What sets these guys apart is their ease of delivery; their music is… Continue Reading →
“Come Hither O Herald of Death” is the latest and third release from Singaporean band Absence of the Sacred. To learn some more about the band, the new release and other matters, Andrew Doherty interviewed guitarist, vocalist and lead member… Continue Reading →
Vacantfield came to my attention late on in 2011, when their 3-track EP really stood out as something quite special. Despite these Greek avant-garde black metalists having formed… Continue Reading →
As we all know the Middle Easthas turned out some cracking metal bands over the years and whilst the number of outfits seems to trickle through there is no doubting the quality and unending drive these bands have. Most extreme… Continue Reading →
M-Pire of Evil are a legendary heavy metal force. Containing some of the founding fathers of black/speed/thrash metal, whatever the hell you want to call it, some of these guys have been there, done it, burned the t-shirt and yet… Continue Reading →
Barren Earth are both a fairly new but also familiar sounding group whose fronds dig deep into the frozen soil of Finland and comprise members of many well known acts from the land synonymous with atmospheric doom and gloomy… Continue Reading →
You don’t get more groundbreaking or influential in extreme music than Terrorizer. The band’s “World Downfall” still stands as a solid template for past, present and most likely future grind outfits that want to specialise in the genre. Face ripping… Continue Reading →
Cadaveria ‘the singer’ first came to my attention on hearing the mystical and haunting black symphony that was Opera IX 1995 album ‘The Call Of The Wood.’ The somewhat pagan delights of that album fair sent a chill down my… Continue Reading →
RAM are a traditional heavy metal behemoth from Sweden, a country containing many of the most promising prospects of the heavy metal genre of late. RAM have had a very healthy underground following with two studio albums behind them, ‘Forced… Continue Reading →