EXCOMMUNICATED
“Skeleton Key”
(Underworld Records)
Having been familiar with one of bands from which Excommunicated has sprung, Catholicon, I’m kinda expecting a continuation of that crazed death metal sound that band had. Reality is that this is something completely different. The sound is more controlled death metal like the Florida sound Continue reading
FADING CIRCLE
“Cyber Whirlwind”
(Nail)
Romania might be a mythical land courtesy of Count Dracula but since the fall of Ceausescu the land has developed to be a part of the European Union. Romania might not be the greatest deliverer of metal but Negura Bunget has at least made an impact on the worldwide metal scene. Fading Circle as a band seem to be all over the canvas, going from sharp metal to soft progressive in one and the same song Continue reading
FALL AGAINST FATE
“If Not For Ourselves”
(-)
I know that metalcore still is the fad of the day but surely isn’t it about time to move on. How much more can you milk this cow? While being resistant to begin with most metalcore bands win me over in the end. Had there not been a Meshuggah I’m pretty sure Fall Against Fate would not have sounded the way they do. Continue reading
GOREGAST
“Desechos Humanos”
(FDA Rekotz)
Grindcore might not be the most exciting thing in the World for me but the fact remains that done the right way grindcore mixed with death metal can give me pretty good ride for my money. Continue reading
MORDBRAND
“Necropsychotic”
(Deathgasm Records)
Everywhere you look, every way you turn you bump into another Swedish metal release. It’s like the metal world can’t keep spinning if there isn’t at least one new Swedish metal record released every day. I’m not complaining, never have, never will. I say the more Swedish metal releases the better Continue reading
SLYTRACT
“Existing Unreal”
(NoiseArt Records)
My experience with Hungarian metal is pretty much nil. Whenever I try to think of a metal scene in Hungary I end up with images of second rate Sepultura clones. Which I pretty much know isn’t true. In this day and age it doesn’t matter where you are from when it comes to playing metal. Continue reading
WHAT THE NIGHT BRINGS
“Bound By Apathy”
(-)
I like crossover. Have ever since I heard DRI’s “Crossover”. In the meeting of hardcore and metal something special can come out. What The Night Brings are to me a crossover band in that they mix metal with hardcore without it ending up the tired and tried metalcore Continue reading
Hellbent For Cooking
“The Heavy Metal Cookbook”
www.bazillionpoints.com
We metalheads might be brutal and thundering across the tundra but we still gotta eat. Despite Cannibal Corpse lyrics, not that many of us actually like munching on rotten flesh chock full of squirming maggots so Ms. Annick Giroux formely of Canadian Morbid Tales ‘Zine has contacted a bunch of true metal bands to find out what fuels all their unholy power. Turns out – it’s a lotta good food! Continue reading
Alice Cooper
“Welcome To My Nightmare 2”
(UMG)
Few in the rock world don’t know who Alice Cooper is: his career spans the best part of 4 decades and he is arguably the originator of the ‘shock’ rock genre. This year,he was honored with both the Kerrang! Icon Award in the U.K. and the Revolver Golden God Award in the U.S. Continue reading
Epysode
“Obsessions”
(AFM Records)
Wow, this has to be one of the best concept albums I’ve heard in a while – and all this achieved by a collaborative project no less! Continue reading
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