Background Noise Suppression is an alternative rock band formed in Thessaloniki, Greece, in 2005. They released their debut single "Made Out Of Ocean" in 2006. Their first full length "Background Noise Suppression" (Petrol Music) was released in 2013 and "Dead Memories" (Alcyone Records - 2020) is their second full length. Background Noise Suppr...

03/09/2020

Sewn Mouth is a bunch of young people based in Thessaloniki, Greece, who formed the band to play deathcore/ modern/ groove metal. Their releases so far have been "Promo CD" (2014), "Lighthouse" (2015) and "The Narcissist" (2019) which is their latest album that we had the pleasure to listen and review. In a bit more than 30 minutes, Sewn Mouth u...

30/08/2020

The word Fovitron ("Φόβητρον" in Greek) stands for something fearful, something that scares you. It can also refer to the fearful masks of the Ancient Greek Theater or to the snakes of the Erinya Tisiphone (Erinyes were female chthonic deities of vengeance in ancient Greek religion and mythology). Fovitron is a Greek band formed in 2014 in Athen...

06/08/2020

Consumer were formed in Catania, Sicily in 2018. The Italians (with the Norwegian female guitar player) debuted in discography with the digital single "Solicitous" in 2019. The sole track of this single is also included in their brand new "Consumer" EP. The EP is released in digisleeve CD format. "Consumer" EP is actually a co-release of 5 label...

05/08/2020

The album begins with super fast drumming and a frenzied grinding death metal guitar riff. The second, more melodic guitar layer uplifts the theme. Bill's vocals are dominant. There is no doubt; one of the best Greek metal bands, the first extreme metal band from Greece and one of the well-hidden diamonds of the global underground is back! The palm...

19/05/2020

Beyond The Void come from Strasbourg, France. "Ex Nihilo Nihil" is their debut EP and it was released in the dawn of 2020. The band was formed in 2018, but their members have a strong previous experience in the death metal/extreme metal/grindcore scene of their country with bands like Inhumate, Unformed, Apoplexy, Guilty of Reason and Bloody Pride....

09/04/2020

Second To Sun come from Russia and they have been active since 2011. "Legacy" is their 7th full length album. In the cover artwork there are dark demon shadows in a summoning. The cover looks like images on ancient vases. What could make a more accurate title for the album's opening track than 'Devil'? The song begins with a ritual intro which crea...

06/04/2020

With 3 ex-Decrepit Birth members (Joel Horner on bass, KC Howard on drums/guitars and Dan Eggers on guitars) plus Anthony Trapani (Severed Savior, ex-Carnivorous) on vocals in their line-up, Odious Mortem instantly are an all-star technical brutal death metal band. The band was born in the boom of brutal death metal that happened during the late...

30/03/2020

Dark veiled guitars and obscure synths of an early Dead Can Dance occult atmosphere open the album. The ritual drums march on as the riff spreads its wings to something out of this world. What I am listening to is an acoustic theme coming from a mixture of cold wave with post rock. Suddenly a really very low-tuned distorted guitar followed by the b...

09/03/2020

The album opening track 'Slaves Of The Sacred Rites' starts out with a dark melody supported by the killer double bass. As the Morbid Angel riff breaks in I kinda know what to expect; pure old-school death metal in the name of the early morbid years. David Vincent seems to be the biggest vocal influence here. The general vibe is placed next to such...

02/03/2020

L'Homme Absurde come from Russia. Their name stands for "The Absurd Human" in French. Their 3rd full length album "Belong" begins with the track '0'. The first half of the song brings to mind The Cure guitar/bass melodies of their "17 Seconds" and "Faith" albums with its dark wave songwriting. In the second half of the song heavy riffs that remind...

19/02/2020

Thraz is a 2-piece band from Thessaloniki, Greece (although the drummer George Baltas actually comes from Samos). Both George and David Mano have numerous projects/bands. George (among other bands) is playing in Dimorfia and Emerald Sun, while David is the guitar player of the Heavy/Power Metal legends Sarissa and the black metal band Marcia Funebr...

06/02/2020