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CD review ABBATH ‘Outstrider’
(8/10) If you think about Norwegian Black Metal the name of Abbath crosses your path for sure more than once. The break-through came in the ‘90s with Immortal and it’s genre defining album s such as ‘Sons of Northern Darkness’ that are timeless documents of the earlier days of Black Metal. In the meantime Abbath... Continue Reading →
CD review HEILUNG ‘Futha’
(*/10) Heilung is a band that's special. The German/Danish trio doesn't play Metal nor they are into Rock. Still Heilung found and finds many fans in the Metal scene and it's more than the unusual stage performance only, that creates an interest. Maybe it's the mystical vibe, the Nordic inheritance or the generally dark expression... Continue Reading →
ABBATH unveils a new song
Metal icon Abbath posted with 'Outstrider' a new song, which is the title track of the upcoming album. Realese date is July 5th and the album comes via Season Of Mist https://youtu.be/lNa-aIMT8SQ
CD review GAAHLS WYRD ‘GastiR – Ghosts Invited’
(8/10) Nobody expected this album to be an easy one and it's for sure a longplayer that's demands listener's attention. 'GastiR - Ghosts Invited' is the highly anticipated debut of Gaahls WYRD, fronted by one of the pioneers of Norwegian Black Metal. Gaahl started with his first band Trelldom many years ago and name recognition... Continue Reading →
CD review SAINT VITUS ‘Saint Vitus’
(7/10) California-based Doom Metal veterans Saint Vitus have a new album in the starting blocks. Simply entitled 'Saint Vitus' the longplayer ends a seven years wait. Founding members Dave Chandler and Scott Ranger, together with their bandmates Henry Vasquez and Pat Bruders, that's the current line-up of the Doom legends. After having suffered from many... Continue Reading →
CD review LICE ‘Woe Betide You’
(7/10) Avantgarde metaller Lice is a mystic player in the fields of metal. Not that much is known about the band that consists of Shining's Nikolas Kvarforth and J of Spanish Teitanblood. The third band member is Kirill Krowli, responsible for guitar, bass and effects. 'Woe Betide You' is the current output of this trio... Continue Reading →
CD review VLTIMAS ‘Something Wicked Marches In’
(8/10) The name says it all - 'Something Wicked Marches In'. What else should be the outcome of a cooperation of Rune Eriksen (Aura Noir, Earth Electirc) and David Vincent, knows from Morbid Angel. These veterans, together with drummer Flo Mounier, are Vltimas and they recorded a metallic blast. The musical heritage of the three... Continue Reading →
CD review MISERY INDEX ‘Rituals of Power’
(8/10) Riff grinders Misery Index return with their sixth studio album in an 18 years history. Five long years after 'The Killing Gods' spread its morbid charm it's the new longplayer that brings back brutal death metal. 'Rituals of Power' features nine songs and it's oldschool death metal you get offered by the Baltimore-based powerhouse,... Continue Reading →
Are you interested in 1st details of SAINT VITUS next album?
Doom pioneers Saint Vitus revealed some first details of the upcoming album. The album contains a tracklist that looks like this: 1. Remains (6:23)2. A Prelude to... (3:20)3. Bloodshed (3:04)4. 12 Years In The Tomb (5:24)5. Wormhole (5:22)6. Hour Glass (5:23)7. City Park (4:01)8. Last Breath (6:38)9. Useless (1:32) The album is simply entitled 'Saint Vitus' and... Continue Reading →
CD review DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT ‘Live in Berlin’
(*/10) Black metallers Der Weg Einer Freiheit played a show at Lido in Berlin, Germany on October 14th, 2017. The concert, in front of an enthusiastic crowd, was captured and will be now released as a live album. Simply entitled ‘Live in Berlin’ the record features a ten songs setlist that represents the entire discography... Continue Reading →
CD review ROTTING CHRIST ‘The Heretics’
(8/10) Greek metal veterans Rotting Christ can look back on a long history in metal. The endeavor began in 1987 in Athens. The debut escaped from the abyss in 1993 and step by step the quartet managed to increase their fanbase. Rotting Christ never had the big breakthrough but it’s the constant evolvement of their... Continue Reading →
