"Bestial powers straight from HellA mayhemic orgy soundWe're all under an infernal spellLet's bury the posers in the ground" ("Hard as Steel (Hot as Hell)" 1996) Well well well, what do we have here? I will be quick to answer: this is one of the biggest, unexpected and most delicious surprises of 2026 so far... Continue Reading →
Recently I was browsing through my collection looking for something interesting to listen to when I came upon a cd that I even forgot I had. It's a record with a blueish album cover, depicting a sinister forest covered in snow, bathed in the light of a cold moon and sporting an intelligible logo. I... Continue Reading →
I first discoverd the Italian band Mascharat in 2017, after the release of their 1st full length S/T album (Seance Records), which unfortunately I was unable to review on these pages. I found that album extremely captivating and to this day I listen to it with great pleasure, as I consider it one of the... Continue Reading →
"We were the first to be given His grace"... In a scene more and more corrupted by false prophets and plastic appearances, few bands still manage to hold high the bloody banner of real darkness and hate. One of these bands is Destruction Ritual, a "new" band out there if we judge by its date... Continue Reading →
I came upon Hamvak some time ago when I blindly purchased their S/T demo tape, released in 2017. I did't know too much about the band at that time, but I later found out that the main guy behind this project is D, an active musician playing in several Hungarian underground bands (Earth Plague, Ghoul... Continue Reading →
Almost 4 years after the release of the excelent debut album A Sigh From Below, the french horde Venifixion is back with a new material, the EP Anointed in Nazarean Blood. This EP came out on the 24th of February in two formats, released by different labels. The 7"EP, limited to 200 hand numbered copies,... Continue Reading →
"As it was, it will be As you wait for the Sign of the Storm" I don't recall writing a heavy metal review on this page. Not that I don't like this genre, I love it, I grew up with it and it's in my blood. It's just that until now I did not find... Continue Reading →
Necromaniac is a band I was not aware of until recently, when I received the EPK for their debut album "Sciomancy, Malediction & Rites Abominable". The record came out on the 13th of January on CD (vinyl format will be released later), as a joint coop between Invictus Prod and The Ajna Offensive. The band... Continue Reading →
As I draw the line, I think 2024 has been a good year for me and the music I discovered and listened to. My only problem is that I don't have enough time to listen to all the music I want and that, truth be told, there are a lot of bands out there. It's... Continue Reading →
Tribulation should not be a mystery to anyone anymore. Since its inception in 2004, the Swedish quartet has constantly undergone through a bunch of stylistic changes that have confused (and perhaps divided) many of its listeners. What some might call sell out or mainstream-ising (sic!), I call development and Tribulation is one of the few... Continue Reading →
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