Baest's new album 'Necro Sapiens' is the first small disappointment in 2021. Impressing with the debut 'Danse Macabre' and 'Venemum', the new album is in nuances a further evolution, but also lacks the last punch. Baest stands for death metal that can be placed somewhere between Entombed and Bolt Thrower. That they also go to... Continue Reading →
CD review ENFORCED ‘Kill Grid’
Just when you think that Iotunn have with 'Access All Worlds' delivered a strong candidate for the newcomer album of the year, the next candidate is already lurking around the corner - Enforced. The are guys from Richmond, Virginia and what they deliver with their first longplayer is a blast. The five musicians are not... Continue Reading →
MEMORIAM unveil a new song
UK death metal powerhouse Memoriam unveil a next song, taken from the upcoming album 'To the End'. Memoriam's forth record will be available on March 26th, via Reaper Entertainment. Karl Willetts states:"This is one of the first songs that came together for the new album. A song, we got a serious political theme to it, written... Continue Reading →
CD review EPICA ‘Omega’
It was on January 12, 2020 that Epica, on their way back from the 70,000 Tons of Metal cruise, stopped in New York City to play a show at the venerable Webster Hall. The author of these lines was fortunate enough to see the concert in person, and at the time no one thought it... Continue Reading →
ENDSEEKER unveil details for ‘Mount Carcass’
Hamburg-based Endseeker used the concert-free months to work on the successor of 'The Harvest'. The new longplayer 'Mount Carcass' will hit the shelves on April 16th and the band comments: "We took all the frustration and despair over the cancelled shows and the whole misery Covid has brought upon us all and forged it into... Continue Reading →
CD review THE RUINS OF BEVERAST ‘The Thule Gromoires’
'The Thule Grimoires' is the new album from Aachen's death/black metal outfit The Ruins Of Beverast. In tradition with the previous albums, five in total, the new longplayer is also not a burst of joyfulness but a gloomy delight. The dark adventure of The Ruins Of Beverast has its beginning in 2003 and after a... Continue Reading →
MEMORIAM unveil a new trailer for ‘To The End’
After having launched with 'Onwards Into Battle' a first song from their upcoming longplayer, death metal veterans Memoriam unleash a next trailer that provides context to the new album 'To The End'. Release date is March 26th. Karl Willetts states:"Onwards into Battle" is the opening track from the new album "To the End". A powerful introduction... Continue Reading →
CANNIBAL CORPSE unveil album details
Death metal veterans Cannibal Corpse announce their next album ‘Violence Unimagined’ which will be available on April 16th, 2021. ‘Violence Unimagined’ features an eleven songs tracklist with a first single, 'Inhumane Harvest', that has been led off the leash. The video can be found HERE. "It really follows the path we've been going down for... Continue Reading →
CD review DARK ZODIAK ‘Ophiuchus’
Dark Zodiak come from the very south of Germany, close to the Swiss border. There, embedded in a picturesque landscape, you can find Eggingen. The small municipality has not only nature to offer but with Dark Zodiak also a metal forge under steam. The quintet started in 2011 and a first EP, 'Throwing Stones', followed... Continue Reading →
BAEST unveil the title track of the upcoming album
Denmark's musical wrecking ball Baest reveal another death metal thrill with 'Necro Sapiens', the title track of their upcoming album. https://youtu.be/6S-n1Kw4HQU The full record will be released in March 5 via Century Media and the band comments: "Escaping the creeping death of covid-19, Baest decided to bring the audience along, to a cleansing real experience... Continue Reading →
CD review TRIBULATION ‘Where the Gloom Becomes Sound’
There's a lot going on at the Tribulation camp. The Swedish quartet presents with 'Where the Gloom Becomes Sound' their fifth album and manage once again to top the previous one in terms of quality.Ten new songs reflect a band where stagnation is not an issue. With 'Where the Gloom becomes Sound' Tribulation manages to... Continue Reading →
CD review NERVOSA ‘Perpetual Chaos’
We know that Brazil provides not only samba music but also excellent thrash metal, especially since Sepultura had their big breakthrough in the late 80s. Since 2010 Nervosa is also been rocking the scene and released in 2014 with 'Victim of Yourself' a remarkable debut. 2020 was a special year for the band, not only... Continue Reading →
CD review ASPHYX ‘Necroceros’
Holland's death metal machine Asphyx have fired up their engine once again and are releasing their tenth studio album 'Necroceros' end of January. Asphyx, that is a long history of successes and split-ups. The last reunion dates back to 2007 and since 2014 the line-up of the band became quite stable again. Fans of the... Continue Reading →
CD review SKELETHAL ‘Unveiling the Threshold’
Skelethal, that stands for brutal death metal since 2012. The guys, based in Lille (France) released a split and two EP's before they debuted with 'Of the Depths…' in 2017. Three years went by before Skelethal brought their furious sophomore album 'Uveiling the Threshold' to the record stores. At the end of November the time... Continue Reading →
CD review FROZEN SOUL ‘Crypt of Ice’
During the winter months, a fresh breeze from the North can certainly transport colder temperatures to Dallas. Whether these served as an inspiration for Frozen Soul's debut album is unknown. However, what the quintet delivers on their first longplayer is certainly noteworthy and comes from and icy soul. Frozen Soul began two years ago. It... Continue Reading →









