Tag Poland
This is the Polish ‘Satanic dark metal’ Pandemonium from Poland, a long running band (formed in 1989) whose music I have become quite familiar with over my reviewing years. Although the last time I caught them it was a re-issue… Continue Reading →
Poland has a rich history of blackened death metal bands. Devilish Impressions was formed in 2000, since when they have been enhancing the genre with atmospheric and symphonic elements. As a follow-up to the band’s third album “Simulacra” in… Continue Reading →
Only forming late 2013 this is the first offering from a very new Polish cult. They stem from a former melodic black metal band called Hegeroth who reached demo stage but never really seemed to take off beyond this. Looking… Continue Reading →
Occult-themed black metal is the order of the day from this Polish trio. Suitably esoteric artwork, themes of dark, destructive magic and spiralling, jagged riffs – what more could a follower of the blasphemic arts ask for? Well, a decent… Continue Reading →
There are very few things in life that are truly certain, the sun will rise, bacon tastes awesome, everyone dies, and a new Vader album will kick serious ass. In my household Vader are simply known as old faithful, with… Continue Reading →
This EP from Devilish Impressions is special. Following their third album “Simulacra” (2012), they have released this 62 minute epic comprising two new tracks and their 2002 demo “Eritis Sicut Deus”. The re-release of ‘Eritis Sicut Deus” is not before… Continue Reading →
Here we have two bands both sharing one member and both containing Poles displaced and living in London. In the case of Raus this is their first recorded work whereas Perunwit are described as “legendary and the oldest Pagan band… Continue Reading →
Taking their name from a stream of stars and matter from the trailing arm spiralling out towards the end of the milky way, Scutum Crux are a band that if you go to underground shows in London, chances are you… Continue Reading →
Defying are a 4 piece progressive metal band from Poland who formed in 2008 and “Nexus Artificial” is their first effort at a full length album after the 2010 “Portraits” Ep. What makes this release interesting is that it is… Continue Reading →
“I look forward to next instalment from this extreme and alternative band” was how I signed off “Prelude to Apocalypse” (2012). Well, the Apocalypse has arrived in the form of this 79 minute work by the Slovakian-Polish duo comprising Abbey… Continue Reading →
Well there’s some shocks in store at the Underworld on arriving today. Firstly a display board has gone up outside the venue which will have the names of the bands playing put up each day and secondly they are going… Continue Reading →
Thy Worshipper are a Polish band with equal numbers of toes in the black, death and folk metal camps and a large number of line-up changes until we reach this, their second full length. It’s an odd album: Very nicely… Continue Reading →