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“Down there one can’t see anything” is what is written in the centre of my copy of this album. This is the gloomy world of Petrale, a one-man black metal project from Croatia. Petrale is prolific, having released an album… Continue Reading →
Although it was a Wednesday night, quite a few people, I realized, had come out to see a three-band package headed by Krzysztof Drabikowski’s Batushka. When I arrived, the first band had already finished and there was a short break… Continue Reading →
Manntra are a Croatian band who blend Industrial Rock/Metal with elements of Gothic Rock/Metal and hints of Neo/Traditional Folk, then deliver it with their own catchy Euro-Metal style. Unsurprising I suppose given that Manntra were formed just over 10 years… Continue Reading →
Croatian doomsters, Elusive God drop their first long player since forming in 2018. “Trapped In A Future Unknown” follows a series of single releases and 2020’s “The Darkest Flame” EP and shows a young band ready to make some serious,… Continue Reading →
Although “Road To Perdition” is this Croatian Metal band’s third album, founding guitarist Bruno Mičetić seems to have spent the past five years rebuilding Keops into his own vision to become the snarling, unyielding beast it now is. This is… Continue Reading →
From Zagreb, Croatia, come Nokti (Eng.: nails, as in fingernails, and biting), presenting their debut Cockschmerzen – six rather short tracks of anxiety-driven, unease-filled noise rock, adding up to about 15 minutes of playtime. Starting with the oil-on-canvas cover art,… Continue Reading →
Croatian band Evil Never Dies, or E.N.D., have been in existence since 1996 when they were a hardcore band in the style of Sick of It All, since when they have moved towards the realms of groove metal. This EP… Continue Reading →
Although slightly late to this bikini party (story of my life), I really enjoyed this Croatian trio’s 3rd album Rants, Riffage And Rousing Rhythms released via Geenger Records back in 2018. Although not the sort of style that I would… Continue Reading →
Hurtling into the melodic black metal sub-genre this fairly new Croatian act has penned a debut album that harks back to the origins of the genre but enhances all their songs with a quirkiness and atmosphere that few are able… Continue Reading →
Hardcore and punk are well established in the underground music scene of Croatia, black metal not so much. This has many reasons, one of them being that Croatia was and still is a less prosperous nation than those where black… Continue Reading →
With some honourable exceptions, black metal bands seem to be avoiding South-Eastern Europe. For no reason really, as the sold out Mgla show in Zagreb proves. There are clubs and individuals that are perfectly able to organize and promote the… Continue Reading →
Indie Math rock. Three words that can spread panic and fear like “ It’s your kid” and “Blood in faeces” . Back packs, mad time signatures and moshing bans come to mind. “Is this music, is this art? Why is… Continue Reading →