First of all, I have to admit from the start that I'm not very familiar with the Serbian (extreme) metal scene. The only bands I know of and listened to/saw live are Terrorhammer (review for their album here), The Stone, Nadimac and Infest. The first time I heard about Sacramental Blood was a couple of... Continue Reading →
Terrorhammer – “Under the Unholy Command” review – Deathrune Records 2015 AB
"Open the gates, Lord Far too long in the shadows we've dealt" This how "Necro Speed Megalomania", the first track from "Under the Unholy Command" opens. A message as sharp as a blade wielded by the Serbian Terrorhammer. Formed initially by Warbeast Holocausto (vocals) and Pentagramator The Helltyrant (guitars) in 2010, the band released a... Continue Reading →
KILL – Great Death album review – Amor Fati Productions 2016 AB
What is this, that stands before me?? Well, this is KILL's latest album, "Great Death", released on the 5th of July by the German label Amor Fati Productions. The 5th chapter in the band's history, "Great Death" is definitely their best (and longest) work so far. The CD version (the vinyl will follow later on)... Continue Reading →
Chaosbaphomet – “Promethean Black Flame” album review – Deathrune Records 2016 AB
Greece is the land of ancient traditions, powerful gods and unstoppable heroes. But besides history and mythology, Greece is also well known for its extreme metal music scene, having created the so called “Greek sound”in black metal, which started with Rotting Christ, Necromantia, Varathron and Thou Art Lord. Since then, the Hellenic scene has... Continue Reading →
Reveal – Cadmium 7″ EP review 2016 AB
Cadmium: Cadmium is a lustrous, silver-white, ductile, very malleable metal. Its surface has a bluish tinge and the metal is soft enough to be cut with a knife, but it tarnishes in air. It is soluble in acids but not in alcalis. It is similar in many respects to zinc but it forms more complex... Continue Reading →
Blood Ceremony – “Lord Of Misrule” review – Rise Above Records 2016 AB
Earlier this year, on March the 25th, the Toronto based Blood Ceremony have released their 4th full length on Rise Above Records. Entitled “Lord of Misrule”, the album is the follow up to “The Eldritch Dark”, released by the same label 3 years ago. Since then, the band released a nice 2 song 7” EP,... Continue Reading →
Head of the Demon – Sathanas Trismegistos review
I am alone in the room. It is dark. And hot, extremely hot. From the speakers comes a wailing music and its sinister melodies pour out one by one like the slithering of a giant snake. The felling is really scary, and the music is crushing. This is not the horror you experienced when you... Continue Reading →
ALICE NULL – Video and Demo Tape Debut
Bucharest-based Alice Null have just released a brand new video for song Eclipse which will be featured on their demo tape Null and Void. The demo tape will be released today, April 15th, by the small but dedicated Romanian label Valse Sinistre. It contains five songs and it will be limited to 100 copies, which... Continue Reading →
Best Albums of 2015
2015 was a good year for music. Dark music, to be more exact. Many of my favorite bands released new albums, some new bands emerged from the ever hungry underground and all in all I was extremely satisfied with what my music gods had to offer. Since I do not like classifications, I decided to... Continue Reading →
BATUSHKA – LITOURGIYA 2015
This band came really out of nowhere in 2015. Nobody ever heard of it before and nobody knows who its members are. Batushka released the debut album Litourgiya in December and since then hell followed with it. It was released by the Polish label Witching Hour in 4 different formats ( digipak + cd wooden... Continue Reading →
