Formed in 1999 this UK metal band has gone through shit with releasing material but finally in 2004 their debut sees the light. 10 Powerful and energetic songs. The lyrics are screamed extremely, groovy hacking riffs and tight drumming. Tempo of the songs is various with breaks to faster or slower parts. When listening to this album you are overwhe...

26/02/2009

On this promo EP you find 3 new songs and a live recording. To gurgle first you have to prepare the bbq in a compulsive way. And then the sausage Chorizo is backed is 2 minutes of steady temperature but left alone to burn black. And after eating this burned sausage your intestines are gurgling, twisting and decomposing the whole as fast as they can...

26/02/2009

Maximum Perversion and Ebolie, both of Australian origin, have released a split-CD on Grindhead Records called FUCK YA EARS AND DRINK YA BEERS. And a fine split it is. Each band opens their part of the split with a segment of the title. For example, Maximum Perversion opens with “Fuck Ya Ears” while Ebolie opens their portion with “Drink Ya Beers.”...

26/02/2009

Another side project of Jason Newsted and this time he plays punk metal rock. Not only the vocals but also doing the guitars now with some filfth sound and wicked leads. The songs are in mid and up tempo. Also some real punk songs in high tempo. These recordings are from 2002 and are taped in front of very few people according to the rumours betwee...

26/02/2009

In 1998 Quantum Bigfoot was formed out of revenge. Played generic stoner in the beginning and after line up changes the band plays now some heavy rock metal with the catchy guitarriffs, clean vocals (sometimes in harmony) and the variety in melody. No extreme band but not bad to listen to, just heavy metal rock and roll. Oh yeah and a great thanks...

26/02/2009

Shatterpoint releases their debut full length (in 2004 they released the EP "Consequences") on the New York based label Power Play. The band is hailing from Canada and plays modern thrash metal with metalcore parts. On this album you get 11 tracks and 4 bonus tracks from the EP. Up tempo thrash with some faster parts with nice riffs and with variou...

26/02/2009

This is the first full length of Finnish metal band Steep. Steep is playing thrash metal that sound aggressive but not over the top. Melodic edges, uptempo beats, screamy vocies and low tuned guitars. Songs that are played without the intention to vary a lot but more straight forward and just do what you think you can do the best. A pity that the b...

26/02/2009

Carnal Records is releasing an interesting split with two Swedish bands. Both playing black metal but with a different approach. Arckanum is a one man band and already active since 1992! Harsh black metal in mid tempo with faster parts. Plain and ancient black metal with pagan touches. Melody can be heard in the hypnotising but straightforward guit...

26/02/2009

Better Left Unsaid is an indie band from the States and relesed in 2006 their new release "The Silencing". The band toured the US by their own and now are planning to tour Japan too. On this new release the five play metal with a slice of hardcore and nu-metal. What I hear is not bad as the twin guitars do some nice riffing and drums use the double...

26/02/2009

Cales was always considered the side-project of Blackie, co-founder of the Dark Black Metal legend Root, until 2003, when he left the band. The project was born back in 1993 and since then Blackie released four albums helped by some major names in the Czech metal underground from bands such as SSoGE, Endless or Dying Passion. In terms of compositio...

26/02/2009

Started in early 2000 and now releasing a self financed demo MCD. Darkshine is playing and mixing black metal with gothic. Fast song, different vocalstyles, heavy drumsound, melodic guitarriffing and interactive keyboards. The songs create a theatrical sphere although it keeps the heavyness. Lyrically it deals between good and evil and their live g...

26/02/2009

John Murphy is a multi talented musician/songwriter as he wrote all the tracks on this debut album. In the beginning For Ruin was a solo project but in 2005 other members came to join which leaded to a demo and a live DVD in january 2007. That same month the band signed a label contract and in the Autumn they recorded "December". It contains songs...

26/02/2009

The band Housemaster was formed in Venice (Italy) from the ashes of Burning Hate. After several member changes the band recorded their first demo in 2006 and released it that same year. On this demo the lyrics are sung in English, Spanish, German and Venetian to spread the global unity of heavy metal. Musically the band plays modern thrash with tou...

26/02/2009

This death thrash band hails from Greece and their bassplayer is Tristessa from Astarte. On this demo there are 4 tracks in the brutal form of metal. Deep gurgling vocals, tempo changes, loutish drumming and short slicing guitarriffing with some leadparts. The songs are not bringing anything new into the scene but the 4 tracks are enjoyable to list...

26/02/2009

Second album from these german black metallers. They play the melodic and catchy black metal. Combing the fast with the atmospheric parts with some classical arrangments. The keyboards are not too dominating but more supporting. And not afraid to use some female vocals in the songs. Nice guitarleads to express the emotion in the songs. Good soundqu...

26/02/2009