As the name of this review already mentions it, the Evenfall Winter European Tour stopped in Budapest on March the 2nd. The 2 two bands touring together were Wolcensmen (UK) and Grift (Sweden), both artists presenting a solo acoustic performance. No opening acts, only 2 guys and their guitars. I have to admit that I... Continue Reading →
Faustian Pact – “Outojen Tornien Varjoissa”album review – February 2020 AB
Well, well, well, what do we have here? Let's see...Finland, mid '90s, melodic black metal, bombastic keyboards, female vocals, corpsepaint. Still following me? Good, because if you don't, you will miss a very good and interesting album, which will be released tomorrow, on Valenti....hmph hmph, on the 14th of February, via the Finnish label Werewolf... Continue Reading →
Black Beast – Nocturnal Bloodlust album review – February 2020 AB
After 13 years of lying in wait, the Finnish band Black Beast has finally released its long awaited first full length album, "Nocturnal Bloodlust". The record came out on the 8th of November 2019 via Primitive Reaction Records and is the band's first release after the split CD with their country mates Bloodhammer in 2003,... Continue Reading →
Scáth Na Déithe – “The Dirge of Endless Mourning” album review – February 2020 AB
3 years after the release of their debut album "Pledge Nothing but Flesh", the Irish duo Scáth Na Déithe came back on the 30th of January with the sophomore album, "The Dirge of Endless Mourning", via the German label Vendetta Records. Several things have changed in the past 3 years, and the most important thing... Continue Reading →
Ghoul Temple – Catacomb Ritual – Fekete Terror Prod. – January 2020
It seems that the Hungarian extreme metal underground is never resting and, when you least expect it, brilliant releases surface from its depths. If last time I wrote about Mistcavern's excellent "Winds of Misery" debut demo, now I will present you another surprising band, Ghoul Temple, which has released its first material on the 24th... Continue Reading →
Mistcavern – Winds of Misery EP – December 2019 AB
End of 2019 is fast approaching, so what better way to celebrate this dying year than by reviewing another brilliant piece of metal of death ? In this short review I am going to talk about a very recent discovery which has rapidly become one of my favorite releases of 2019. I am pretty sure... Continue Reading →
Passio Christi Part I and II review – November 2019 AB
Friday the 29th of November is the date when 2 two very interesting split releases will be unleashed via 2 different labels. Passio Christi Part I and Part II will see the light of day via Invictus Productions and Iron Bonehead respectively. Passio Christi / Beyond the Witch's Spell contains a split between Belgium's fierce... Continue Reading →
UNLEASHED ON THE EAST – WITCHCRAFT, WARLOCKS AND WEREWOLVES TOUR 2019 AB
Last Saturday, on the 23rd of November, 14 metalheads from 4 bands in league with Satan attacked and desecrated the little Supersonic Blue Hell Club in Budapest's 3rd district. No bodies were discovered at the venue, but those who managed to get home on their feet are still marked by what happened that night. But... Continue Reading →
Mayhem – Daemon album review – November 2019 AB
The name Mayhem does not need any kind of introduction when it comes to black metal and extreme music. Rivers of ink and blood have run describing the true or false events which happened in or around the band since its inception more than 30 years ago. Controversy is its middle name and the band... Continue Reading →
Kringa – “Feast Upon the Gleam” album review – September 2019 AB
"The Darkness is churning - I watch the beneath" 21st of August A.B. is the day when Kringa released the very first full-length album of its rather short but interesting career. After a couple of well received demo tapes and EP’s released during the previous years, it was about time for the 4 Austrians to... Continue Reading →
