Tag Germany
This 4-track demo will be released as a very limited tape version (166 copies) so if you want the physical article you will need to get in quick as most are sold out via pre-order. But have no fear; this… Continue Reading →
Before the gig tonight – one of Asphyx’s select 2013 tour dates – I had the rare brainwave to collect up a bunch of CD inlays to try getting them signed. This isn’t the kind of thing I’ve done for… Continue Reading →
This turned up rather than in digital format, presented in a lavish booklet with earthy water-coloured artwork and inside a booklet with some of the most gorgeous nature inspired paintings I have seen in many a moon. From here a… Continue Reading →
I find it intensely gratifying to listen to a bands entire discography whether they have three or 13 albums; at the time of writing I’m currently working through Sodom chronologically. I did just this with Germany’s Imperium Dekadenz whose four… Continue Reading →
Often tarnished incorrectly, and being honest fucking annoyingly, as a metal core outfit Germany’s Neaera continue to unleash top quality modern death metal on the world as this their sixth album shows no signs of wavering in the creativity department…. Continue Reading →
U.D.O. the band and Udo Dirkschneider the man is somewhat of a metal music institution worldwide, coming to the scene via Accept, I myself have been guilty of laying many Accept references at this bands door over the years and… Continue Reading →
The big four of thrash may well be criminally considered to be American, but when it comes to European thrash and in particular German thrash, then the big four are surly and most unquestionably Sodom, Destruction, Kreator and Tankard. This… Continue Reading →
Abiding candidly to the musical cultivation of their roots, inherent to Germany is the Symphonic Black Metal act “Totengeflüster” with their debut release “Vom Seelensterben”. What is very compelling and interesting about the album is their choice to perform in… Continue Reading →
The last time I had any involvement or listened to any of Sacred Steel’s albums was way back in 1998 with their ‘Wargods of Metal’ release. Move forward a few years and these German’s are still doing what they were… Continue Reading →
During my first listen I was struck by how much this reminded me a little of early In Flames/Dark Tranquillity. They have all the energy and enthusiasm that you’d expect from a band riding high on their current success. This… Continue Reading →
It is quite obvious that Helloween’s fans are firmly divided between the Kiske and Deris vocal camps, with the latter being the current shouter for this stalwart German power metal band. Arguably the band has never really found form since… Continue Reading →
Having just reviewed Nominon’s new album The Cleansing, I wasn’t exactly looking forward to the task of ripping on another album of ‘worship material’. Whilst extremely proficient in its capability to summon the ancient Swedish gods, the release had ultimately… Continue Reading →