Tag Sepultura
This Norwegian version of Sovereign (there are over 15 bands of this name listed that I could find) are a death/thrash group featuring ex members of Nocturnal Breed, Incinerator (these guys are awesome!) and Nekromantheon. ‘Altered Reality’ eventually gets going… Continue Reading →
Hailing from Togo, Arka’n Asrafokor have laid their claims for being the West African country’s only metal band. With their 2019 debut “Zã Keli” (Meaning ‘Night and Day’ in Ewe, one of the majority languages of their native Togo) laying the groundwork… Continue Reading →
While only being recently formed in the last 4 years, the member credentials are pretty solid for this Brazilian quartet led by guitarist Jairo “Tormentor” Guedz, the former member of Sepultura in the early 80’s. Drummer Alexandre Oliveira, guitarist Marcelo… Continue Reading →
Time for another trip to Catalonia where these bruisers apparently hide out somewhere in the mountains. Active since around 2008 they have three previous albums but this time it would seem they have dipped back into the past and re-recorded… Continue Reading →
Little breaks can be a good thing, for example I am now back from a year long hiatus from reviewing. Rather interestingly this first review I have chosen is from Master who themselves have had a bit of a break… Continue Reading →
It’s a cold, grim and rainy day. What I need to perk things right up is some Swedish Grindcore with a dirty dose of death metal added. Lurching into life in 2017 this is the third release and second full length effort from the… Continue Reading →
There’s no stopping Hungarian groove thrashers Ektomorf even if Covid left founding member Zoltàn Farkas full of “pain, hate, anger and disappointment at ungrateful people.” What else was he going to do but turn it all into an angry album?… Continue Reading →
Like the rise and fall of the sun, leaves that fall from the trees in the autumn and grow back in the spring, Max Cavalera will release new music at least four times a year. Belying his age (fifty-four, although… Continue Reading →
When an album description uses four existing genres and one made up by the band, chances are you’re going to be listening to something that is a) not as described (happens depressingly often when you review as many albums as… Continue Reading →
Leafing through the PR info when this album hit my inbox, I was thinking that I recognised the band name and sure enough suddenly saw the words stating that Ave Noctum described last album Spirituality as “a vaccine to life’s… Continue Reading →
The last thing necessary here is a potted history lesson about the (ahem) Roots of Soulfly and what led to their formation back in 1998. It’s well documented and has been discussed ad-nauseum. Like many bands of their ilk, it’s… Continue Reading →
Nominative determinism is not only a bastard to spell (two spellchecks and counting), but when the name of the band you’re attempting to unpick and make sense of is called Skumstrike (they must be fans of the previously excellent but… Continue Reading →