With their debut EP "Aftermath", Exomnia from Thessaloniki, Greece unfold their virtues in melodic death metal, the style they chose to serve. After a synth intro enough to set a dark evocative atmosphere, the emphatic riff of the opening track 'Departure' breaks in. The riff is thick, heavy and melodic. Exomnia seem to have an own sense of groo...

03/02/2020

Rotting Christ is undoubtedly the biggest metal band to ever emerge from Greece. For a long time it was rumoured that 2 members of the first period of the band, Magus (aka Morbid and Magus Wampyr Daoloth) who played keyboards/piano and did backing vocals in Rotting Christ from 1991-1995 and Jim Mutilator, bassist, main lyricist and founding member...

30/01/2020

Hailing from Spain, Oniricous play old school death metal with their own identity. "La Maldicion" (Spanish for "The Curse") is their new EP. After an intro which sets the necessary agony of what's to come, the band delivers straight forward death metal. All titles/lyrics are in Spanish. This differentiates the band adding also a south american feel...

01/01/2020

Somehow, I have always loved doom metal. I have always considered it to be the basis of metal music. Going deeper in my self-analysis, the first reason is Black Sabbath and the magic they created especially in their 1st period (1969-1978). Then it would surely be Lee Dorian's (sudden?) change from the Grindcore of Napalm Death to the obscure and ps...

27/12/2019

"Minenwerfer" is German for "Mine thrower". "Alpenpasse" is German for "Alpine passes". I am staring at the cover artwork. It is a black and white photo of a soldier standing on the side of a steep snowy mountain above the clouds ready to shoot. The band's logo features an emblem similar to old European emblems mostly found in Germany, Poland, Hung...

23/12/2019

Hailing from Long Island, New York City, Iapetus is a two-man studio project that combines Melodic, Dark and Progressive Extreme Metal. The band's sound is experimental and they seem to enjoy creating cosmic and spacey environments. When it comes to their metal influences, these derive from melodic death metal, post black metal, prog/tech death met...

12/12/2019

A generous dose of grindcore mixed with crust punk and death metal influences is what Insistent from Czechia give us with their debut album. In less than 15 mins they present a well crafted fusion style. Although highly energetic and furiously fast, their songs keep the interest active mainly due to their enrichment with heavier and hardcore/punk p...

09/12/2019

Phobophilic is an American death metal band that while keeping the madness and core ingredients of classic death metal, they add in doom parts and melodic fills/passages to create a sweetly creepy and inhuman atmosphere. Phobophilic were formed in 2017. The same year they released their "Demo 1" both on digital format and white cassette tapes wi...

02/12/2019

I pushed the play button and before I even read the title 'Casting The Sigil' a Death "The Sound Of Perseverance" riff put me in the mood of what was to follow on Xoth's second full length album. Prog/tech thrash/death. The bright sound of the bass guitar and the "Individual Thought Patterns" lead guitars sound were advocating it. The narrative...

27/11/2019

Formed in the end of 2015 from Ivan Nieddu on vocals and Eliana Gheza on bagpipes, Barad Guldur from Italy dwell in the genre of folk metal with references to the European power scene and operatic/avant-garde orchestrations. Barad Guldur is a 9-piece band which apart from the standard rock orchestra instruments like guitars, bass and drums, incorpo...

25/11/2019

Just one year after releasing their latest full length album "The Sound Of Steel", Exmortus from California present us their brand new EP entitled "Legions Of The Undead". The EP expands to almost 17 minutes. Exmortus recorded 2 brand new songs (the same-titled 'Legions Of The Undead' and 'Swallow Your Soul'). Both songs follow the band's nightm...

21/11/2019

An uppercut punch in the face is Cryptic Brood's second full length album. Released 2 years after their debut "Brain Eater" (2017) is an amalgam of crawling old school death metal and the most drowning to despair moments of doom metal. "Outcome of Obnoxious Science" is released from War Anthem Records one year after Cryptic Brood's "Infectious Deca...

20/11/2019