Reviews written by: Pagan Hel

Reviews

Death Rides A Horse - Tree Of Woe

<b>For Those About To Die </b>Immediately enthralling with stoner tendencies that are powerful, merging with highly charged intensity that interweaves and slightly subdued but contains barbed rhythms and a lilting vocal – who could ask for more? <b>(A Unified Vision Of A Transgalactic Empire) Open The Gates </b>Devious and brilliantly played,...

18/05/2013

Grá - Necrology Of The Witch

The quintessential subject of "Grá" lies at the edge of this existence, at the borders of "life". The necessity, beauty and significance of Death. Grá was formed in 2010.  Their lyrical themes touch on the dark aspects of ancient Scandinavian spirituality. <b>In Cordibus Vestris </b>For whom the bell tolls... the intro goes on just a tad too l...

17/05/2013

Vile Insignia - Cruel Dark Aggression

Vile Insignia have come a long way since playing their first show at the Calgary Metal Fest in 2011, and have now unleashed this 4 track beast entitled “Cruel Dark Aggression” onto the unsuspecting hordes. <b>Smouldering Remains Of The Sky </b>Literally combusting with the momentum of a speeding bullet! Raspy screams and gnarly growls play a bi...

17/05/2013

Odradek Room - Bardo. Relatve Reality

Named after one of Franz Kafka's short stories, Odradek Room is an atmospheric and progressive death-doom band with post-rock leanings from Mariupol, Ukraine. Initially formed in 2008 under the name 'Shards Of Silence', the band changed their name at the beginning of 2010, and their first release appeared on the compilation of Doom-art.ru project....

16/05/2013

Freakangel - The Book Of Violence

Born in 2010 and from Estonia, this electronic-industrial trio have created another Frankenstein with this 4 track E.P hard wired to give you more than just electro-shock therapy! <b>The Book Of Violence </b>Accentuating and fluctuating synths bubble under the thickening rhythms twisting and gnarling their way through the track creating a super...

16/05/2013

Krypts - Unending Degradation

With a cover that smothers you in dark abandon amid a garish red sky, it seems there is little left to do but ‘hope’ and even all signs of that seem to have been extinguished above the towering stone walls that only serve to leave one feeling isolated and wallowing in despair. The clever artwork has been created by T. Ketola. <b>Perpetual Day <...

15/05/2013

Parasite - Hammer Rage

Svaritra Manyu looked for like-minded musicians after writing a bunch of demos in 2011. After meeting Alex Eve and then Giuseppe Pucciarelli the guys practiced the songs and got Andrzej Lupa on the drums to play their first gig at the Underworld Camden on 27th September 2012. The band recorded 4 songs for their debut E.P Hammer Rage in November 20...

15/05/2013

Cynical Existence - Beholder

After the very straight and hammering Aggrotech debut-album "Come out and Play", Swedish artist Fredrik Croona shows with this new exclusive 6-track E.P that Cynical Existence is more than a dance floor hitting machine. "Beholder" indeed bridges the upbeat approach of the band with a stronger focus on atmospheres and vocal diversity. Songs like the...

15/05/2013

Gorehound - Live

A small band from Cedar Park, TX with a big sound. Located just outside the capital city of Austin, TX. GoreHound is something very different in the music scene, a new breed of Texas Thrash. They've recently finished their first live LP and in post-production for their split with Clandestine Grave. They are also in post- production for an 8 track s...

13/05/2013

Brutai - Brutai

Brutai have been a band since 2008, and this is their self-titled E.P just newly unleashed. <b>Flood </b>With a voice that would simply wake the dead Felix Lawrie springs into action.  The track presents a lot of metal melodic embellishments and houses harmonies in great quantity along with clean vocals that, simply wraps itself around a monume...

12/05/2013

Gukurahundi - An Apparition In Nocturnal Splendour

A mix of death and black metal with a melodic groove and atmospheric landscapes. Gukurahundi brings an array of styles and genres into their music while maintaining their African roots. From bludgeoning blast beats to down tempo piano bridges the band brings a fresh new sound to blackened death metal. For fans of Naglfar, Behemoth, Dark Fortress, a...

12/05/2013

Iskalde Morket - Iskalde Morket

Iskalde Morket is a solo black metal project! Formed around 2010 by John Rogers. He started it when he was attending College as a way of removing frustration and not being able to find like-minded musicians but if he had he may not have come up with anything as inspirational as this and also it makes it a lot easier to make decisions i.e. no alpha...

12/05/2013