Tag Switzerland
Hailing from a farm somewhere in Switzerland, Voice of Ruin have had to stop tending to the cows, put down their shovels and pitchforks and pick up their instruments once again to record their newest offering ‘Morning Wood’, because, as… Continue Reading →
Without ado, Switzerland’s Scars Divide launch into their debut ep with heavy lashings of melody and a bit of djent. The movement is utterly infectious. Yet in spite of all this thrashing jollity, there is a warning in the lyrics:… Continue Reading →
That cover art is wonderfully dark and gnarly isn’t it? Created by none other than the legend that is the late Zdzisław Beksiński, and portraying what seems to be an abode made of human remains (replete with TV aerial just… Continue Reading →
Not to be confused with the Chilean death metal band of the same name, this Burning Flesh are a Swiss / French 5 piece and ‘New Chaos Order’, their second album is the follow up to 2010’s debut, ‘Unconscious Deformity’… Continue Reading →
Triptykon are a band that should need no introduction, but for the uninitiated I will give you a brief summary. Triptykon was born from the ashes of the legendary extreme metal band Celtic Frost. After a long silence, Celtic Frost… Continue Reading →
This well established Swiss act is a new proposition for me, and with the internet offering easy access to hear previous material I was tempted to do so but reading through the promotional literature accompanying the release I decided not… Continue Reading →
`Dum Spiro Spero’ marks 10 years of life for this grisly, underground outfit from Switzerland, although by the sounds emanating from this filthy slab of nastiness, you’d think they had been going a lot longer! These boys are from the… Continue Reading →
Ready to gaze into the Anal Eye? Errr well obviously none of our other writers were and so it falls upon me to pick up such foul duties. No idea what could have put them all off grabbing this one… Continue Reading →
In the wake of Isis’s demise a few years ago, there was a sense of uncertainty that crept into the whole ‘post-metal’ scene. What had felt at one time to be an unstoppable juggernaut of colossal riffs, epic soundscapes, downtuned… Continue Reading →
What a great production for an unsigned band! Switzerland’s Broken Fate are still without a deal despite releasing high standard demos for a few years now, but I reckon this is a good move – put out a mini album… Continue Reading →
Not to be confused with various other ‘almost humans’ this lot are the Swiss version who simply class themselves as a metal band. Obviously there is a bit more to it than that as this nicely packaged card EP designed… Continue Reading →
I usually don’t read the promo information sent by PR companies or bands in order to avoid tarnishing my own opinion before listening to releases but a quick read of the rather large typeface sheet included with this promo has… Continue Reading →