Reviews written by: Pagan Hel
Reviews
Black Ink Sun - Take The Fall
Born from the beautiful scenery of Northampton UK in 2009, this 5 piece metal band, was originally formed under the name "Renegades" by guitarist Leigh. Later during 2010, a chance encounter with Ross, the drummer, lead him to joining the band and brought on the re-branding and redirection of Black Ink Sun. The core sound became much heavier with t...
12/10/2015
Calcined - Tormenting Attractions
Raised in 2008, Calcined, death metal band from Fribourg, Switzerland gathers some freaks devoted and passionate by the extreme metal scene. Around Lionel (drums) and Piffeux (bass/backing vocals), quickly the band began to write some old school, chaotic and furious compositions that lead to the recording of an E.P "Thwarted", released in 2011 with...
18/07/2015
Fleshdoll - Blood Red District
Founded in 2001 that’s an awful lot of death metal to be unleashed on the general public for sure and now the latest offing "Blood Red District". <b>2084 </b>Holds some quite complex technical moments and is indeed the heavier end of the scale. It also boasts small samples of voice as well as some melodic rhythms amid its infested slurry of put...
18/07/2015
Mazzey - Reincarnation
Mazzey originally started as Genocide in September 1994, then changed their name to Denied Death in October the same year and finally settling on Mazzey in November 1994. Darkj (formerly called Js. in the 90's era of Mazzey) and Gecko are the original members of the band. Mazzey back then recorded several demo tapes as a garage band duo, improvisin...
18/07/2015
Kaine - Quality Of Madness
Kaine are a leading force in the British Metal Revival formed in 2009 by Rage Sadler (rhythm guitars & vocals) and Dan Mailer (bass guitar & vocals). The band is a NWOBHM inspired 5 piece which offers a tri-guitar attack. Kaine have played close to 200 shows and has supported some of the best known acts past and present such as NWOBHM legen...
09/05/2015
Mortishead - Blood Drive
Bristol based bastards Mortishead are redefining heavy groove with a barbaric assault of brutal riffs, teeth-gritting drops, and a guttural dominion that will tear you a new one. 4 minutes 31 seconds and counting every minute where Mortishead are concerned. Bristolians be aware that Mortishead are in your part of the world – you lucky bastards!!...
09/05/2015
Benighten Empire - Live Occultists
Benighten Empire was formed by Sean M Kratz and Nathan Kearns in 2008 from the ashes of death metal band Eviscerated. Over the next few years the duo released three albums and played a handful of shows, but it was a studio project at best. Then that all changed in the summer of 2012 when Sean and Nathan recruited Bassist/vocalist Brent Harris. S...
09/05/2015
Siriun - In Chaos We Trust
Siriun was founded by guitarist/vocalist Alexandre Castellan in 2014 as a way to give life to his musical ideas, he decided that if he were to give his creation the power it needed he required the best. Enter world renowned drummer Kevin Talley (Six Feet Under, Daath, Feared, Suffocation, Devil Driver, Battle Cross, etc. alongside Castellan’s long-...
09/05/2015
Omega Diatribe - Abstract Ritual
There’s a secret ancient writing that stems from an unknown alien civilisation, a contract between Humans and Aliens about the use of planet Earth. The government calls it „Omega Diatribe” This contract says Humans could only use the Earth in a limited time. Overtime is not allowed. When our time is over they’ll come back and take us to a higher le...
09/05/2015
Spectral Darkwave - Last First Contact
Formed in a trans-continental pact between twin brothers Steve and Dan Kennedy in 2012, the symphonic death metal of London based Spectral Darkwave captures epic fragments of horror from across time, space and the multiverse. Fusing the limitless possibilities outlined in early computer music, European and doom metal, the band’s grinding rhythms an...
09/04/2015
Mentally Defiled - Aptitude For Elimination
Mentally Defiled are a Greek thrash metal band formed in 2001. The band was founded by Alex (Guitars), George "IronBeast"(Vocals) and George Efstathiou. (Guitars). Originally started as a cover band but later on created their own music influenced mostly by old-school metal bands! <b>Reanimate To Mosh </b>The gargling putridity spills over the e...
09/04/2015
Unchained Beast - Guiding The Lamb
Unchained Beast are a young heavy/thrash metal band from Vardø, Norway located in the Northern Finnmark County. Formed from the ashes of a Metallica tribute band, Unchained Beast have been together since October 2010 playing local gigs and establishing a local fan base. Influenced by the thrash metal’s “Big Four”, Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and An...
09/04/2015