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 →
IRON MAIDEN – The Book of Souls World Tour – Bucharest – 30.07.16 AB
"I close my eyes and think of home, Another city goes by in the night..." And on Saturday night, the 30th of July, that city was Bucharest. Iron Maiden stopped in Piata Constitutiei for one of the last legs of The Book of Souls World Tour that began in February. 4 years after the Maiden... 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 →
Sincarnate Live in Fabrica 26.05.2016 AB
Te pretext for last night's concert in Fabrica was the official release of Din Umbra's second album, "Soul of a Galaxy". The special guest for this event were Eternal Fire and the (now) veterans Sincarnate, who have not played in Bucharest for quite some time. I didn't know what Eternal Fire sounded like, I didn't... 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 →
Campfire Embers Died – Hexvessel live in Bucharest – 03.04.2016 AB
Last Sunday,the Anglo-Finnish group Hexvessel made their 4th stop in Romania, this time in Bucharest, together with the Swedish band New Keepers of the Water Towers. Both bands have been on tour for some time, promoting their new albums, When We Are Death and Infernal Machine respectively so when the Dark Bombastic Evening crew decided... Continue Reading →
The Wailing Dead Tour – Vienna – 21.01. AB
The Wailing Dead Tour stopped in Vienna on the 21st of January and so did we. I always wanted to see Tribulation live and after releasing The Children of the Night, this tour together with Vampire and Grave Pleasures seemed the best opportunity. I've never been to the Viper Room before so come night and... Continue Reading →
