Tag At The Gates
I think it’s going a bit far to describe Feradur as “Luxembourg’s death metal royalty” as the publicity does, since I’m struggling to name any band from the Grand Duchy, let alone anyone blessed with royalty. Still, this EP is… Continue Reading →
When Swedish Death Metal comes from another country is it still Swedish Death Metal? The same could be said for Brazilian Extreme Metal, very unique sounds. Ones that are highly praised too and also replicated. I think it’s high time… Continue Reading →
The Kings are back! If there’s one thing guaranteed to put a smile on my face in these mirth-free days, it’s a record from the Swedish masters of all things raging and furious, The Crown. While they should need no… Continue Reading →
We don’t often get singles to review here, much less on CD, so I guess it’s only right to give it a blast. Oh, it’s listed as an EP but with just two tracks and a combined length of 6:18… Continue Reading →
Bordeaux based 5 piece Anaxagor started out in 2017 and they play a hard hitting brand of Thrash and Death Metal, two genres which have a lot of synergy with each other but are often difficult to mix in the… Continue Reading →
I’m easily confused. I picked this up as I needed a break, and was expecting a bit of angry hardcore influenced punk (well they mentioned The Exploited) and this angry piece of plastic arrived. With Ridgeback and Swellbellys luminaries it… Continue Reading →
If dirty, crusty, death n roll is your thing look no further. These Swedes have been together since 2002 and between them have an incredible number of bands under their collective bullet belts with Guitarist and vocalist Jonas Stallhammer still… Continue Reading →
Chronicle are a young Danish four piece, whose debut album “Primal Fear” appears to have slipped under my radar since its release in 2015. Having now investigated, it seems that I’ve missed out on some technical yet catchy melodic death… Continue Reading →
It’s that time of the year when the weather starts to get more menacing and all the ‘kvlt’ things which lurk in the darkness begin to rise up and the folks who handle press and distribution across the music world… Continue Reading →
German Death metal, pure and simple… These guys have been going for a few years and herald an old school approach. Every now and then there are some super cool melodic passages added into the mix. Essentially, a complete package… Continue Reading →
Musical trends come and go, listening tastes develop over time and whilst someone may have not been able to get enough of the melodic death metal, Swedish shred of bands such as Arch Enemy and At The Gates in the… Continue Reading →
Okay, confession time. I took on this review intending to do a hatchet job on the mediocrity of deathcore/slam in general. However, a cursory listen to this album proved that Venom Prison have a lot more to offer than the… Continue Reading →