After their great beer and pub demo "Das Spiel Ist Aus" this new one just continues. Like you open another sixpack. Vocalstyle is just the same. Drums are the same. The guitars are just adding some things. Lyrics are still entertaining. The recording is better than the pre demo and that is good news. Now we can enjoy more this nice kut band. And lo...

26/02/2009

Black metal from Ohio (USA). Second disc and the band has evolved in the last year. Still playing fast songs with melody and various tempo breaks. Importing enchating passages in the songs. Vocals are screamy but more aggressive. Also attention to guitarleads beside the sharp riffing. I think this album is a good step forward.

26/02/2009

I must admit I am truely ignorant of the Kentucky Metal scene, so you can imagine what a nice surprise Coliseum is to me. Explosive, Intense hardcore! Released by the fine folks at relapse records, Coliseum is 13 tracks that wont let up. Highly energetic and full of punk chaos, Coliseum have established themselves as a force to be reckoned with in...

26/02/2009

Out of the tormented depths comes this band called Depredation. According to the title they play the brutal death metal. And yes they do. On this new MCD there are 4 new songs that are heavy and intense. Nice brutal vocals (although there might be some background screams add), thundering drums and speedy riffing guitars, although I miss some sharpy...

26/02/2009

These mobs from belgium deliver tgheir 3rd album since 1999. Do or Die spread hate with their metallic hardcore. Straightforward simplistic riffs but very massive; layered melodies above the heavy riffs add a special feel to this. Drumming is just powerful aggressive moshparts, some double-bass metal feel and good old hardcore. Vocals are fucking r...

26/02/2009

This Ereshkigal band comes from Greece and this promo is an advance for the upcoming full length. The strange thing is that these songs are actual from 1996 but also released in 2002 and 2003. So what did they do in the meantime? Anyway these 4 tracks are actually very nice to listen to. Ereshkigal mixes black metal with thrash in a basis sound qua...

26/02/2009

First full length album for this US trio after their 2003 demo "Artistic Creation With Cranial Stumps". Looking at the brual artwork, songtitles and the lyrics you can imagine what Guttural Secrete is all about. Total rectal punishment!! Blasting and mowing tracks with deep growling voices, hyper speed drums and thick guitars which made little melo...

26/02/2009

Originally the band started in 1990, released 3 demos and 1 MCD, had their up and downs, member changes but stil kept the flame burning. At the end of 2005 the band start recording their debut full length and 1 year later it see the light. Lightning is not playing that fast like their name suggest but they play grooving old school death metal with...

26/02/2009

Formed in 2000 this black metal band from germany is releasing a new opus. Their style is an enriched version of black metal with elements of death and thrash. Various tempostyles, different melodies, raw and brutal vocals and aggressive guitarriffing with furious leads. The 8 songs are clocking almost 40 minutes and in these minutes you are sucked...

26/02/2009

Pandemonic comes from Sweden and is playing thrash metal in a very nice way. High tempo, raw vocals with nice high screams and good guitarriffing with leads. Sometimes the influences from Slayer or Kreator can be heard but it is not a problem. Is it? These 4 tracks are easy listening and sounding mature. I have heard worse bands lately that are pla...

26/02/2009

A fan CD from these death metal forefathers from New York. Destroying the scene for more than 10 years they know how to make the sick tunes. Low tuned, fast songs with the tempo breaks, deep guttered vocals, molesting guitars and leads. On this disc three new songs (the first three ones) and the others are the band favs of their previous works. Lat...

26/02/2009

Shambless is a one man project who is part of a community based on the same ideas. Shambless plays atmospheric medieval elfish metal from the fifth age. Even the lyrics are in the elfish language. Sounds like Tolkien right? Well, it is. You can easily put this music behind the Lord Of The Rings trilogy. Long songs with loads of variation in melody...

26/02/2009

This is the debut album from italian crossover band Statobardo. Crossover with a DJ who is scratching and giving electric edges to the songs. The songs are stamping rhythms and hide a bit of aggression but it reminds me a bit too much of Deftones, Korn and others. It is time to stop calling this crossover metal from now on.

26/02/2009

This demo is from 2000 and I hope you recorded some new material. Worst Enemy comes from Italy and is playing diverse technical death metal. Melodic but heavy, fast and slow, brutal and emotional. High tuned guitars with nice leads, brutal vocals and diverse drumming. Nice songs and when you ask for it also ask for the video file! Like said in the...

26/02/2009

Archgoats creation started way back in 1989 and they continued till 1993. During the years the band was brought back to life in 2004 and one later this album was recorded. Archgoat plays unholy crushing black metal. All down tuned songs with low grunting vocals and nice drums. But the guitars have that buzzing sound like they only use one string. P...

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