Albums Reviews

 The Greek band Rotting Christ returns with another tribal black metal work after 3 years called “Rituals”. Do not expect only ethnic pieces of music during this eclectic record, but something more. There is epic chorus, tribal folk parts, a sense of desert war, and diverse lyric languages (English, Greek, and even French). We are [...]

 If someone’s already came up with the term “groovecore” – nowadays everything’s possible in that field – then that’s what Order Of 315 play. The concept sounds interesting, but the outcome is not that much. Metalcore is a broad genre, embracing several nuances, and Order Of 315 seem to want to experience as many as [...]

 When we think about progressive metal, about something avant-gaard, something that defies the senses, we think in Borknagar. The Norwegian collective is back with “Winter Thrice”, an album that continues the sound style that they created and only they could master. Taking us back to an imaginary where the old meets the futurist, their own [...]

A rather long, tribal and eastern folk intro surprisingly opens the debut Demo of the Malaysian one man entity VOIDNAGA. The sexy smell of blood instantaneously transport us to a human sacrifice ritual, making us eager for what might be served ahead. When entering its own musical fields, VOIDNAGA starts by opening the hostilities with [...]

 Celebrating their end, the mythical heavy metal band decided to have available on their last shows the EP “The End”, that you can find by their merchandise spot. So what can we expect from their last (for fans only) independent release? 4 new songs and another 4 live songs. The production and song structure it’s [...]

 Dream Theater has been a part of my life for many years, and it was a shock, in 5 years now, to see Mike Portnoy and the band part ways.Since that moment, my relation with DT has been a suspicious one, always comparing their new material with previous one. And despite the tipping change, DT [...]

Still in a different division in the extreme sounds championship, Frenchman ALUK TODOLO come back this year with Occult Rock’s successor – “Voix”. If you felt blown away by the previous, stick around because this one won’t disappoint you. With every track passing beyond five minutes, one can instantaneously imagine how impossible it gets to [...]

Portuguese band O CERCO comes this early 2016 with a new proposal: “A Desolação”, their second EP, out through Signal Rex. To call it Post-Black Metal is reducing them to a level shorter than their musical range. First of all because you won’t find one single moment of light or hope during these 20 minutes. [...]

 Dave Mustaine and company are back with “Dystopia”. The formation that record this album with Dave was David Ellefson on bass, KikoLoureirofrom Angraon lead guitar, and on drums most known for his work with Lamb of God, Chris Adler. New members means new blood, with fresh ideas, some new input, and maybe some other surprises. [...]

 After the EP “Rotkäppchen” by the end of last year, Varg returns with a LP a few months later called Das “EndeAllerLügen”. None of the songs from the previous EP are on this one, therefore we could expect one of two things: the EP songs didn’t fit on the record or the band had overflowing [...]

  Imagine your n your late 20’s, early 30’s, and you were a part of the jilted generation at the turn of the century. You drag a pill, and that pill has a reversive effect, let’s say 10 years. You suddenly portray yourself in the mirror with dark hoodies and very large jeans, wanting to [...]

 After the controversial departure from Immortal, Abbath decided to come back with his own band, not in the name of “I” as before, but in his own name which is also, the name of the record. “To War” is the invite with stunning riffs, typically thrash and black metal based, and this form is used [...]

 Being a Neue Deutsche Härte band, formed slightly prior to Rammstein, it is totally unfair to say that Megaherz is copy of the former. Although, truth be told, “Wer hat Angst vor’m Schwarzen Mann” does sound like Rammstein – the intro rings of “Pussy”, a drum pattern too much like “Wollt Ihr das Bett in [...]

 After two fast, loud and brutal albums, with all the essence of old school thrash metal played as crazier as they could, raising their own flag in a genre that little has to evolve, the Finnish thrashers decided to move on, and not make a part III of the previous records, but to refine their [...]