Hulda is a band from the States featuring two Aussies, including the female vocalist Lydia. According the sticker they are familiair like Evanescene or Lacuna Coil but Hulda is not sound gothic at all. They play more of 80s new wave styled rock. A slight comparisson between Blondie is something I think would be fair. Although they don't play that p...

26/02/2009

Shawn pleased us with his former album "Decadent Orgy Of Atrocious Suffering" and now taking all instruments and gurgled the lyrics again on the follow up. 8 Tracks (again with ridiculous titles) that are dominated by the fast trimming guitarriffs (pity that is not doing any leads) and bound together with the tight drumprogram sound. Songs that flo...

26/02/2009

Mournful is an Italian raw blac metal band and they just released their "Primordial Chaos" demo. 4 Tracks of hellish shrieking songs. Most of the time in fast tempo but they have build in threathing midparts or atmospheric slowparts. Diverse rhythms. The vocals are very shrill recorded and nervescraping. Also the guitars are high on note and the en...

26/02/2009

Yes! What a great debut from this band. Noctiferia black a combination of black and death and is doing it the right way. Long songs, aggressive vocals, tempo changes and the very good and sometimes original guitarriffs and leads. The songs are full of emotion but yet very powerful. This band could climb the stairs so make sure you are debt to it.

26/02/2009

Ok come on ye kids in boots trying to look taller than daddy, all you kids spending more time on your weekend make-up than the most sought after catwalk models, and last but not least, all ye in corsettes to hide those extra pounds, here is a winner for your generation as ye prepare to stroll the streets of NY East, Camden Town, Sydney Central, &am...

26/02/2009

4 way split tape release by total d.i.y. underground label Nihilistic Holocaust from France.First band is Incinerator (Sweden) kicking ass immediately with old school thrash recognized by tight speedmetal riffing, aggressive drumming, repeating chorusses and uncompromising brutality...fucking greatNext is Vacarme (France) continuing the heaviness w...

26/02/2009

Long time ago I heard a punk band. Never heard this band although they exist over ten years. All shit things didn't break the band but smash harder in 2002. 22 Songs that trash, chaos vocals, smash guitars with filthy leads, the usual punk lyrics and topics and two covers of Exploited and Twister Sister. Yeah, Twisted Fuckin Sister! Funny album to...

26/02/2009

Debut CD from this Polish gothic doom act. The main vocals are clean female and she is the opposite of the male growls. I am not so charmed of the female voice in every song, it is anoying me. The melodies are floating by using keys and even a cello, also slow and interrupted riffs and a lot of changes in the songstructures. The songs show melancho...

26/02/2009

The group worked very even to get finally to throw your debut album called The Journey. Progressive Metal is the chosen ethyl for the band to be made. Talking about the disk The Journey, I was surprised for the resonant quality, technique and versatility demonstrated in the music. Prog Metal is with certainty one of the most complex and difficult s...

26/02/2009

Another sick album from these Czech techno grind bastards. Insane inhuman vocals over some heavy grind tunes. Tempo is not that high but it swings. Melodies are catchy and have some grooves. Combining it with some techno intermezzo interludes that flows into the songs. At the end you get two bonus computerized songs that can be played on a techno p...

26/02/2009

Twilight has yet to let me down this year!  Its November and its official-Twilight is my favorite label this year!  And to ram this point right up you ass-Here is Common Grave! This German band of psychotic proportions have invaded your home to beat you bare fisted into breathless submission! This record is a ruthless, vindictive, homicidal, fuckin...

26/02/2009

Based on a lyrical concept of the theme "madness" DKDN is delivering a new demo. 4 Tracks in a death metal / thrash / heavy metal style. Brutal vocals, heavy metal style riffs with leads and thrashy drums. Tempo of the songs is in the uptempo region but it has breaks with accelerations. The melody has some catchy hooks and therefor it listens easil...

26/02/2009

With the bandname, title, artwork and songtitles it is obvious for a blind person that this is heavy metal. This German bands uses every cliche in the heavy metal and come with a self financed EP. 5 Tracks in up tempo with clean vocals in a not trained voice, the vocals should be pure and powerful with this kind of metal. Guitarswise it follows the...

26/02/2009

In 2002 the band Estuary was formed in Cincinnati (USA) and soon recorded a three track demo. In 2003 the band was signed to Ibex Moon Records and the debut "To Exist & Endure" was released and now in 2007 their follow up is released. If you listen to the music and see the band pics the most outstanding element is that the vocalist is a female....

26/02/2009

Haemorrhage don't need no introduction as they are in the grindcore scene for more than 15 years. I always liked the band with the insane frontman Lugubrious. I met the band with the "Emetic Cult" album and sticked to them. Haemorrhage have the ability to make songs that are carved deep in your mind. Hammer songs that have surigcal precision with e...

26/02/2009