UK-thrash band Xentrix belonged to the hopeful in the second half of the 80s with the potential to compete with the Bay Area forerunners. Things came to an end though in 1988 when the band disbanded. A few comeback attempts happened over time, but the first countable comeback sign happened in 1019 when Xentrix released... Continue Reading →
Review CRYSTAL VIPER ‘The Last Axeman’ – EP
Crystal Viper fans know it. ‘The Last Axeman’ is a compilation album by the Polish metal passionists that was released in 2008. The record included some songs from the debut and some cover version of metal classics from Manilla Road and others. 2022 is the revival of ‘The Last Axeman’. With having the original idea... Continue Reading →
Review COBRA THE IMPALER ‘Colossal Gods’
Cobra The Impaler is the brainchild of ex-Aborted guitarist Tace DC who, together with four brothers in crime, started the outfit. ‘Colossal Gods’ is the title of the album the quintet had in the making and that has found its way to the record stores. To realize his musical project, Tace looked for companions and... Continue Reading →
Review HANGING GARDEN ‘Neither Moth Nor Rust’ – EP
It was not so long ago that Hanging Garden presented with 'Skeleton Lake' a new longplayer. To be precise, it was May 2021, a month when life and colors returned, while the Finns created a well-done counterpoint with their dark melodies. A few months later, the dreariness of gray winter days prevails and the sun... Continue Reading →
Review LOCK UP ‘The Dregs of Hades’
If Lock Up is a supergroup, I don’t know. What I do know is that this outfit is a collective of death metal and grindcore greats that firm under the moniker of Lock Up. It was in 1998 when Shane Embury, Nicholas Baker and Jesse Pintado started this sonic wreckingball. Embury and Baker have been... Continue Reading →
Review ORDER ‘The Gospel’
It was in 2013 when four musicians decided to start a new black metal band called Order. Anders Odden, Rene Jansen, Kjetil Manheim and Billy Messiah, these were the four founding members of Order, a band that revived the roots of Norwegian death and black metal. Cadaver and Mayhem are band names that have defined... Continue Reading →
Review CRISIX ‘The Pizza EP’ – EP
What are your weekend plans? Beer, pizza and football? Sounds like a plan and from September on, pizza could become another meaning too. Spanish thrash metal enthusiasts Crisix have a new release in the pipeline, ‘The Pizza EP’. The good thing, this pizza is 100% calorie free and even better, since the five songs are... Continue Reading →
Review MARTA GABRIEL ‘Metal Queens’
Marta Gabriel is known as being the front woman of Crystal Viper, a melodic metal powerhouse that recently released with ‘The Cult’ a new album. Not only that Gabriel is gifted with an excellent metal voice that she also knows to use effectively, but she also knows how to handle the guitar. With these prerequisites... Continue Reading →
CRISIX create an appetite with ‘The Pizza’ EP
When you‘ve had a bad day and decided to treat yourself with a pizza. You want to relax at home and recover. The door bell rings and you know you are moments away from happinness. Imagine this time the pizza guy doesn't only deliver you the pizza, but also brings you a new long awaited... Continue Reading →
Review LUNA’S CALL ‘Void’
Luna's Call offer with their new work 'Void' a perfect basis for analysts and friends of the sophisticated detail. What the guys from Lincoln, UK deliver is music, that is made of beautiful acoustic melodic arcs, which lead to extreme death metal excesses. The whole music is embedded in multilayered and complex song structures that... Continue Reading →
MARTA GABRIEL announces ‘Metal Queens’
Crystal Viper front woman Marta Gabriel announced a longplayer called ‘metal Queens’. The album reminds of the legendary Lee Aaron record from the ‘80s, which isn’t a coincident. "It’s a celebration and tribute to some of my favorite female vocalists, and a solid piece of heavy metal that fans might enjoy even if they don’t... Continue Reading →
CD review CRYSTAL VIPER ‘The Cult’
Poland's power metal formation Crystal Viper has been with us since 2003 and has delivered no less than eight longplayers as a proof of work. Crystal Viper that's the brainchild of Marta Gabriel. The singer and guitarist is the driving force of the quintet that heralds the new year with a new album. Their first... Continue Reading →
CD review LOUDBLAST ‘Manifesto’
The waiting time for 'Manifesto' cannot be described as short, as it was in 2014 that the guys released their latest studio album to date. 'Burial Ground' was released six years ago and with the exception of a live release in 2017 it became rather quiet. Now, the death metal protagonists are returning with 'Manifesto'.... Continue Reading →
CD review SATAN ‘Early Rituals’
UK Metal veterans Satan recently announced a new release called 'Early Rituals'. Instead of publishing new songs the guys went back in time. At the beginning of their career the quintet, hailing from Newcastle, released three demo tapes. The first two led to the debut 'Court in the Act' while the 'Dirt Demo' followed in... Continue Reading →
CD review KING WITCH ‘Body of Light’
King Witch, that's Laura Donnelly (v), Jamie Gilchrist (g), Rory Lee (b) and Lyle Brown. The four musicians from Scotland formed the band in 2015, premiered in 2018 and have now their sophomore album 'Body of Light' ready for shipping. 'Body of Light' features nine songs, some of the with epical length. The masterpiece on... Continue Reading →