Tag Poland
Consisting of members with three different nationalities, Tortorum proves one thing: that for all its negativity and anti-humanism, the sound of True Norwegian Black Metal can be a unifying force. Barghest (England) and Skyggen (Poland) – creators of this Bergen-based… Continue Reading →
The six tracks of this album by Polish band Fleshworld have been the result of four years work. It’s appropriate that such labour should result in post-metal. But there’s post-metal of the drawn out variety, and the sort which reaches… Continue Reading →
Banisher are a technical death metal band hailing from Rzeszow in Poland. They’ve been kicking around since 2005 but only released their debut album, ‘Slaughterhouse’, in 2010. This is a very dynamic, relentless album, faster & more intense than their… Continue Reading →
With members of Massemord, Iperyt and Infernal War in this trio’s ranks I was well aware this one was going to deliver a right Polish battering. What with the title ‘Working Class Misanthropy: Of Rapture And Disgust’ (to give it… Continue Reading →
It was inevitable that a band like Behemoth would eventually burst its way out of the underground, eyes filled with blackness and balled fists busting with energy and lightning. Front man Nergal has, clearly, forever had big ideas beyond even… Continue Reading →
Forming in 2011, Polish three piece The Dead Goats is made up of members of blackened/deathly crew Abused Majesty, as well as Neuropathia (the prolific purveyors of quality death grind). This is only the second release from this relatively new… Continue Reading →
Polish female fronted metal band Crystal Viper have returned with this concept album following up to the remarkable ‘Crimen Excepta’ album released some 18 months ago. The concept is based around a girl called Julia which is pretty much like… Continue Reading →
Billed as one of the first thrash metal bands to form in Poland way back in 1986 it certainly took Fanthrash a while before release of first album ‘Duality Of Things’ in 2011. 25 years must be some sort of… Continue Reading →
Whilst Poland may be more famous for its brutal death metal scene, its black metal scene is often overlooked. Bands like Mgla, early Graveland, and of course Behemoth hold their head high against their Nordic contemporaries. As with their death… Continue Reading →
It has been quite a long time since a black/death metal release from Poland was a novelty; at one point the very idea would have sent chills down the spines of extreme metal fans everywhere. Now of course, many bands… Continue Reading →
I’m pretty sure there was some weird curse over this CD which was trying to prevent me from reviewing it. First the disc refused to play in three of my CD players, then my laptop crapped out, then a speaker… Continue Reading →
This is the Polish ‘dark Satanic metal’ troupe who have been going for couple of decades and who put out ‘Misanthropy’ last year. This however is a re-release of their 1994 debut full length. ‘For some reason’ is what I… Continue Reading →