Sweden’s ÄNTERBILA unveil “Torparens dotter”
THE CROFTER’S DAUGHTER The second single from Änterbila’s upcoming self-titled debut is “Torparens dotter” (‘The crofter’s daughter’). The album is due for release on December 2, 2022. Tracklist: 1 – Vallåt från Gnarp (‘Herding call from Gnarp’) 2 – Hemlängtan (‘Homesickness’) 3 – 1704 4 – Torparens Dotter (‘The crofter’s daughter’) 5 – Södermanland 6 […]
RUINSIDE „10 Forms of Dominion”
After two years of silence Finns released their second album… The music from “10 Forms of Dominion” is a manifestation of the racial Thrash playing with its typical style, dynamics, melody and heaviness.
VANIR „The Glorious Dead”
VANIR is the group of musicians with a passion for culture and mythology of the Vikings, as shown again on the third album. However, the Metal music created by Vanir belongs to the more rapacious sort of Viking Metal.
CHAOS ENGINE RESEARCH „The Legend Written by an Anonymous Spirit of Silence”
I wonder if CHAOS ENGINE RESEARCH is the only Polish band from under the wing of Danish Mighty Music? The team plays since 2007, but only now as he released their debut album, “The Legend Written by an Anonymous Spirit of Silence” begins to emerge from the darkness.
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WHERE GIANTS ONCE STOOD „Live Above”
The year after the release of their material The Changing, the young team WHERE GIANTS ONCE STOOD released new material, this time it is an EP Live Above. I made an exception to review the material but it let remain a secret of my and Jon from Asher Media Relations, because it is important what the band hid into this material.
THRONE OF VENGEANCE Announce Nominations…
… At Calgary's 8th Annual Beer Core Awards
Throne of Vengeance, Calgary's favourite sons of rocking metal are proud to announce their multiple nominations at this year's 8th annual Calgary Beer…
DIOVIM Musica Daemonica „#7”
Before me the another issue of Lithuanian magazine. This time with the colorful cover-art protecting the pages created underground style (that is the black-and-white printing, black-and-white photos and drawings) including diversity, which, unfortunately, due to the Lithuanian language I do not understand.
KATAKOMBI „Katakombi”
KATAKOMBI from Helsinki released their second material on vinyl. Such a procedure is becoming more and more in vogue, and it is primarily a cult…
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DEED IN KARMA „Good Dog”
DEED IN KARMA… Do you know that many years ago the people of this team (in the early of 90th) had to deal with the legendary death-metal band Danish MACERATION, and certainly Jonas Kasper Holmberg was the singer of MACERATION.
LOU SIFFER & THE HOWLING DEMONS „At Your Service”
LOU & THE HOWLING SIFFER DEMONS is a group of people united by the similar fascination, that is love for fast cars and motorbikes and music of Rock. “At Your Service” is the second album of the band and of course the further evidence of the fascination, what is audible in the sounds, in the texts and it is visible in the graphic design of the album.
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BRODWAY KILLERS „Brodway Killers”
Sometimes I have the opportunity to describe the music, which I do not listen in principle or I listen to occasionally. Such is the case of BRODWAY KILLERS, which spreads its sounds to the glory of Punk Rock.
POWERSTROKE „ In For A Penny, In Four A Pound”
After the recording of two albums and the played of many concerts (eg. with PRO-PAIN, DEATH ANGEL, AGENT STEEL) Belgian POWERSTROKE attacks the third album…
HEIDRA „Awaiting Dawn”
After 8 years of HEIDRA released her first album. But their work he was not vain, because the team already has in its collection two demos and Ep.
PLANET RAIN „The Fundamental Principles”
The musicians from the Swedish PLANET RAIN made their mark in the world of music at the end of the last century as ZWEIHANDER. And despite the name change they remained faithful to their ideals music and they still walk the same path.
GRIND ZERO „Mass Distraction”
The Musicians of GRIND ZERO are part of several Italian bands but I will not think what band is more important for individual members. It is important that GRIND ZERO presents a classic Death Metal, and more precisely – in style of old school.
APHYXION „Earth Entanled”
Where are the metalheads of the old days? Long feathers, jacket denim or leather, nails, tight pants or cargo pants, boots and lots of other gadgets? The most of them grown up. And they don't want attract of attention like once because they have some work and the family.
NECKBREAK NATION „Stroke of the Devils Hour”
The Dutch present their first album “Stroke of the Devil's Hour”, which preceded The EP “Warchitects” … This is the next album of a new generation enthusiasts of the heavy music who do not close out to a single genre of Rock and Metal.
ELEMENT „WTF Happened To Journalism”
Since 2006, the British ELEMENT released 1 demo, 2 EPs and 3 albums… Their last album “WTF Happened To Journalism” was recorded in collaboration with Paul O'Neill (known as rock producer of SAXON, SAVATAGE, etc.), and now I have the opportunity to describe the last album…
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EVER SINCE „Bring Out The Gimp”
What is Modern Metal? It is something contemporary – sure! In the case of the Swiss EVER SINCE it is a way to play Metal music in nowadays… A “Bring Out The Gimp” is the fourth album of alpine mountaineers …
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HEROD „They Were None”
Switzerland also took fashion for Hardcore. About the fashion I had the opportunity to find out at few festivals in the country.
IYMRYA „Tale Of Fallen Throne”
“Lord Of The Rings” was the best thing that could ever happen to me after eating 2 kilos of marshmallows while watching “REC 3”. I had such a galactical stomachache that couldn't move from bed.
AFFLICTION GATE „Shattered Ante Mortem Illusions”
I recognize that kind of slaying riffs from my early youth when the heaviest thing I listened to was Seattle scene sounds and that kind of playing was too much then. Now it soothes my ears in a gentle way, if you can say something like that about band that you can place between Decide, Asphyx, Grave or Morgoth.
THE FINITE BEINGS „The finite beings”
I think that THE FINITE BEINGS are fascinated by the Progressive Rock from the 70's… The sharp guitar sound, the strong percussion rhythms and the melodic and sometimes the feisty vocals together with the dark and melancholic atmosphere with the hint of psychedelia and the subdued aggression.
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ELITARIA „Widescreen Satanas EP”
Despite the fact that only a few days ago I heard about the existence of the band Elitaria, as indeed, probably like many of you, it turns out that experienced musicians play there on a metal scene, the guy hiding behind the nickname D666 made the music at the beginning of the nineties in bands such as: Autopsia, Ravenous and Trifixion, while the second musician – MB ripped off the strings in a group – Kuru. Elitaria was began their journey in 2004 under the name Diazepam, then after the first demo they change it just for Elitaria.
IDENSITY „Chronicles”
Third band from the French label Send The Wood Music, which album fell into my hands is a quintet Idensity, creating their sounds somewhere at the middle of death metal madness and progression. Parisian metalheads starts adventure with music in 2005, so far dropping two albums LPs – “Serenity” from 2011 and just-reviewed by me the latest production under the title “Chronicles.” I admit that Idensity firstly didn't fit to my taste, but after several hearings I verified my standpoint.
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HORD „The Book of Eliot”
Hord is another band from the French label Send The Wood Music, which came to me to listen and review it. After a fruitful meeting with their label mates from Breed Machine, I thought that once again it will be positive music trip and I wasn't wrong.
BREED MACHINE „A laube du huitičme jour”
Band called Breed Machine exists on the French metal scene since 2003, recording to date four LPs, coping quite well they have established their positions in the music market, with a rather small number but loyal and constantly growing group of fans. The band took its name from the song “Future Breed Machine” of math metal legends – Meshuggah and somewhere you can feel the inspiration of Swedish extremists, but musicians have to present a lot more and are not just another copy of this outstanding and even the legendary band.
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FALLEN JOY „Inner Supremacy”
France metal music are strong and generally becoming stronger. The local scene is growing at a tremendous rate, plenty of the fantastic black metal bands, the classic and the avant-garde penetrating threads, lots of good hard core and punk crews, excellent progressive metal group Gojira and amazing death metal stuff by Svart Crown.
FRIGORIS „Wind”
At first I was suprised with German language and very melancholic guitars, then it has began. Simple, but not burish perfect guitar riffs, strong lirycs took me far far away into the dark and brutal tales of the Wind.
FIRE ON DAWSON „7 Billion and a Nameless Somebody”
FIRE ON DAWSON is a German band with leader who comes from India – a man named Ankur Batra. After a successful debut album “Prognative” FIRE ON DAWSON released a new album “7 Billion and a Nameless Somebody” .