Reviews written by: Rick
Reviews
Frozen - The Unborn
MCD from this Spanish Trio. Fast, loud, melodic, and brutal blackened death metal. machine gun guitar riffing, locked in drums with the picking, cold as ice vocals, intertwined melody and harmony! Frozen is force to be reckoned with!!! The Unborn is a testament to the bands musicianship and determination. There was a 6 month delay on the Unborn, so...
26/02/2009
Vinterriket/Uruk Hai/Nak'Kigai - Ira Deorum Obliviorum
Avant Garde, and Ambient music. Ira Deorum Obliviorum is a spectacular release from 3, 1 entity mystical tour de force. Vinterriket creates Incredibly gorgeous soundscapes that place you into a wilderness full of darkness, melancholy, and sheer utter enchantment. This music is what your soul sounds like while you are standing in front of a blackene...
26/02/2009
Ravencult - Temples Of Torment
Raw old school blackend evil. That about sums up the sound that these earthly demons produce. Ravencult emerged from Hellas (Greece) in 2001. Since there inception, they have made it a mission to bring forth black metal in its purest rawest form. Temples Of Torment solidfy there stance of this mission. No studio overdubs, no special production, ju...
26/02/2009
Sarpanitum - Despoilment Of Origin
Now this is what Twan, Rob, and myself mean when we say BRUTAL!!!! Sarpanitum, who hail from Birmingham, England sound like they have one mission in life. To rip your fucking head off with some of the most original, and barbaric death metal you have ever heard. Drums played at inhuman speeds, furious guitars, soul sheering vocals. This is a release...
26/02/2009
Violence Unleashed - Spawned To Kill
Uncompreimsingly Brutal Death Metal!! Thats the only way to describe this release. Violence Unleashed is a side project from Eradicate guitar player Felix Schumacher. Also lending there talents in this release is drummer Yanic (Quo Vadis, Canada), Thede (Eradicate/Vocals) and Thomas (Sturm/ guitar). Right from the opening track the listener is beat...
26/02/2009
Detonation - Emission Phase
The name is nothing short of the impact. From the first note, Detonation of drums and guitars. Tight aggressive Tech-Thrash/Death Metal. Supposedly started as a side project, "Emission Phase" marks the 6th relese from this Dutch outfit fromed in 1997. Guitars sound like the front line of a war with the drums pushing you over the edge. This is anoth...
26/02/2009
Fulmini Scarlatti - Absolum
The other side of the Anarchybrain! Fulmini Scarlatti play abiding, sludgy rock. There is more fuzz in the guitars than on Austin Powers shag rugs!! Timeless music, courtesy of one of Italy’s greatest guitarists. If you dig Black Sabbath, Eye Hate God, or C.O.C., you will love Absolum.
26/02/2009
My Fate - MMVI
Aggresive Metal from Finland!!!! This is Metal personified. Heavy and Melodic, this is sure to strike the right cord with metal fans worldwide! Combining elements of Thrash and Hardcore, this is a record that will surely not be lost in the mix of you cd collection. This is a decimating release that demands your attention. You will not be disappoint...
26/02/2009
Razor Ball - Razor Ball
Alright BRUTAL MANIACS!! LISTEN UP!! I know what your thinking.."Razor Ball" Sick fucking goregrind, or maybe gloomy pessimistic St Vitus kinda metal. Hate to disappoint you if thats what you thought. Razor Ball have come to give us a lesson on our BRUTAL roots! Remember all things BRUTAL, didnt start out quite that way. Razor Ball create goo...
26/02/2009
The Grief - The Realm Of The Grief
3 song release from Ecuadors The Grief. Blackend Doom best descibes this release. Screetching banshie vocals, harmonus guitars and symphonic overtones make these songs well rounded and very digestable. Hearlded in Ecuador as "The Best National Doom Black Metal Band", and after listening you will see why they are thought of in that sense. Check it o...
26/02/2009
Novembers Doom - The Novella Reservoir
Bow to the originators of modern, dark, symphonic metal. Originally formed in 1989, Novembers Doom have taken the world by storm with no reguard to anything other than there vision and passion of the music they have worked to create. I heard about Novembers Doom in 1999. There was an add in a mag (I cant remember which one) about a record called "O...
26/02/2009
Razorshape - Live With It
Must of us here in the States think of France as this romantic place. Monumental Land Marks, Beautiful beaches, Great food, Paris-The City Of Love. I can tell you from experieance, its also a place that hones ferious brutality. France's Razorshape have come to solidify that fact. 10 songs of beat-your-fucking-ass Metal. Taking every heavy influence...
26/02/2009