Tag Poland
It’s always more than welcome receiving a box of review discs from Polish label Godz ov War especially as we are locked down in Brexit land. Going through these and noting bands both new and old it was Wilczyca ‘the… Continue Reading →
Love me a bit of Crystal Viper… These days always straddling the line between heavy metal and power metal, the Polish riff machine are at their very worst dependable. Which frankly at the moment we need more of as this… Continue Reading →
There are plenty of Polish grind acts to sink your teeth into as each has that punishing authentic grind sound such as Squash Bowels, Straight Hate, Suffering Mind and Antigama to name a handful you should check out if grind… Continue Reading →
Seemingly a fairly new label from Poland, Ossuary Records previously sent the melodic metal of Divine Weep our way. This time around things are slightly darker with the recently reviewed Okrutnik and Kira coming to assault our ears. The Polish… Continue Reading →
Okrütnik was a new name to me and by the look of it, the band itself is quite new, having been formed in 2018. I understand they have carved out a reputation as a live band, having toured their native… Continue Reading →
Poland is home to Europe’s largest primeval forest, the Bialowieza forest, an ecosystem largely untouched since the last ice age and an Unesco world heritage site. Neither the forest’s uniqueness nor its status did hinder the ruling populist, right-wing governing… Continue Reading →
It’s handy to know that Hegerøth take their inspiration from bands such as Dark Funeral, Emperor, Naglfar and Old Man’s Child, but having been fortunate enough to hear the Polish band’s two previous albums and their EP going back to… Continue Reading →
I’ll be entirely honest and say that despite being in this music reviewing lark for a wee while, I know next to nothing about the Polish metal scene. With the exception of the rather excellent Corruption, my only encounters with… Continue Reading →
The adage of not judging a book by its cover is well received by yours truly with this release from Polish act Inhumanity Vortex who were previously called Inhumanity. Under this moniker was released a handful of demos before suffixing… Continue Reading →
Strange, avant-garde and very Polish. -S- from what I can find out are a duo Patyr (bass Vocals) and Grzegorz (Drums), they are joined by Paweł Szamburski on clarinet. Whether the two main musicians in -S- are also in other… Continue Reading →
I’m late reviewing this. Apologies. It somehow got drowned in the background noise of these tumultuous times. But luckily the editor keeps track of everything and gave me a nudge, so here we are. Over the Voids… (no, that’s not… Continue Reading →
Black Metal is still very much an evolving art form and while some stay true to its roots, others continue to push the boundaries and this is exactly what Polish one-man project Ars Magna Umbrae does here. Following on from… Continue Reading →