THE WHEEL
“S/T”
(Music By Mail)
I’ve never been much for Led Zeppelin. When I got into hardrock/metal Led Zeppelin released their last album ever. Although I’ve always been told how great they are I’ve never bothered to checked them out thoroughly. I’ve heard this or that song by them but not enough to fully understand them. So whenever a band comes along using Led Zeppelin as a reference point it doesn’t do anything for me. Continue reading

AXECUTER
“Bangers Prevail”
(Infernö Records)
I like bands that think twice before naming their band. Axecuter seem to be one of these bands. Merging words like Executer and Axe into Axecuter is to me an indication of intent. This is metal done the traditional way. No messing about. Continue reading

BONES
“S/T”
(Planet Metal)
I was with Entombed up till “Wolverine Blues” but from there I left them to their own devices. The death’n’roll that they had started to turn into wasn’t to my liking. I’m pretty much allergic to it now. So when I heard something that was resembled death’n’roll in the first couple of note in the first track on Bones self-titled CD I thought I was in for a bumpy ride. Continue reading

BUTCHER
“Welcome To The Night”
(Infernö Records)
From what I understand this could be considered a sort of comeback album for Butcher. It’s been a while since their previous album was released and much has happened to the World of heavy metal. But the strong will always survive one way or another. And strong Butcher seems to be. When describing something like Butcher the clichés are not far away but that is because they fit the best. Continue reading

HOLY FORCE
“s/t”
(Music By Mail)
I don’t know if the band name is any kind of indication as to what awaits us once the music starts spinning. Maybe the wrath of God will come upon us sinners for not repenting our sins. If that is the case then I’m ready for it. I don’t fear anything thrown at me. Just bring it on; I’m strong enough to take it. Continue reading

KRYOPHERE
“Hiraeth”
(-)
Wales might be mostly known for coal mines, Gaelic and small villages but this place also manages to produce bands that make it big. Kryophere makes me think of… I don’t know what. There is something so familiar to their techno-death(?) that it starts to get annoying. Continue reading