Brutal blackness forged in the fires of Sweden! Spekalsk playing cold blackmetal at lightening speed.  Heavy thrashy guitars, icy vocals, insane drums. Black Metal played with oldschool passion and groove, matched with todays fury and technicality. SPETALSK will appeal to all fans of extreme music, and will most certianly appeal to fans of Mayhem,...

26/02/2009

Meta + Brazil. The A Typical metal fan would put these 2 words together and say SEPULTURA or SOULFLY, the extreme metal fan out add KRISIUN to that list. CLAUSTROFOBIA have come to change and challenge what you think about the Brazilian Metal scene. CLAUSTROFOBIA has been beating the shit out of unsuspecting fans since 1996, and it shows in there l...

26/02/2009

Old School Death Metal Supremacy from this Italian Quatret. Abrahamithic Curse is 7 songs that are chaotic in sound and absolutley addictive. Taking Metal and mixing it up with Jazz influenced guitar riffing, not something you hear too often in metal. Mass Obliteration are not here to start or follow any kind of little trend thats out there, they h...

26/02/2009

Sludgy, doomy, Death and Roll from Sweden! Heavy, groovy, loud, Rock and Fucking Roll!!!! Turn Into Grey and get this fucking CD!! This album is so heavy Tomi Iomi is slobering all over this!!! Taking the blues fuled heaviness of Black Sabbath and the angry abusive style of Entombed to create one of the greatest releases I have heard all year long!...

26/02/2009

Cold, archaic pagan metal! When all newer mediums have failed-go back to basics. Estonia's Tharaphita have created 7 hymns that are as charismatic as they are addictive. From the very first track, Iidsetel Sünkjatel Radadel, its as though you are right at the front line of a great war fought for countless generations. The sounds of an ever closer g...

26/02/2009

Fast Aggressive, Dominating. This has to be what winters are like in Norway. The folks at twilight Vertrieb done it again with Thyruz. Thrashier than alot of other black metal, no damn keyboards, and its also got as much harmony and melody as it does frozen lyrics and brutality. Black Metal is turning a corner with Thyruz. These guys have been in t...

26/02/2009

Belgium death metal juggernaught Neverlight Horizon have officially bridged the gap between Cannibal Corpse and Deeds Of Flesh! Cold and ruthless death metal that pulsates with gutteral vocals, ultra throaty screams, old school chunky guitars that remind me alot of how Slayer sounded during South Of Heaven days, quick grinding drums. This is everyt...

26/02/2009

Alright BRUTAL Maniacs, today we are going to do some word association. Metal....Master. When I presented these to words to metal heads here is the responses I got. SLAYER, KERRY KING, DAVE MUSTAINE, METALLICA, DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, JUDAS PRIEST. When I mentioned Paul Speckmann, the immediate response I got was "WHO???". Growing up, (I was bo...

26/02/2009

Finally!!! An album that dares to defy the listener at any level and at any genere! NWD have taken Brutal Metal, Industrial, and Trance/Dance music and thrown them all together. Full of Pulveriaing guitars, military sync rythms, gutteral vocal style, vocal excrepts, and dance sounds and keys. MetalRave,,,and as odd as that sounds-it all works!! Stu...

26/02/2009

Cold Blooded Hard Core Fucking Metal! 4 songs that weld Hardcore and Death Metal that hits harder than Mike Tyson on a sterorid rage! These guys have perfectd and formulated sheer utter Brutality!!! Pushing once and for all that less is more! Razor Sharp Guitars, focus drum assaults, booming bass, increadable vocal range! What more could you ask fo...

26/02/2009

DOD is the embodiment of 1 artist who chooses to unleash what is not seen-but what is heard. No Life Here is Industrial Ambiance like you have never heard before. Mezmoring and horrifying and your inner senses. No lIfe Here…. I have to disagree, this record makes you wonder about what dwells where your eyes do you no good.

26/02/2009

Here is a band I dare someone to try and pigeon hole into some shelfable category of music. Overock Mix Up Punk, Alternative, and Acid, and Warp It! 10 songs that leave you beside yourself wondering what the hell happened to you sense of sensablilty! Guitars are rough and heavy, bass is so funky Flea would rage, Jazz-Funk drumming!!! Music is uniqu...

26/02/2009