metal hails!!!
well here i am again with a new blog of even more extreme metal reviews for you all to check out.
i hope you find some stuff to your liking.
enjoy
keep the flames of metal burning bright!!!
patrick and winter torment web-zine
http://www.wintertorment.com
abwehrschlacht-kaiser schlacht advanced promo {self-released}{reviewed by patrick}
abwehrschlacht are a new 2-man band coming from the ever-growing u.k
black metal scene.the duo are heavily influenced by early days of
primitive and somewhat harsh black metal,thrash and even the more
violent brutal sounds from the war metal genre.the guitars are as
mentioned played fast and thrashing which gives the band a classic
black/thrash sound from the early 80's.harsh,scratchy vocals of war
scream out the orders for attack while the band blasts the listener with
blasting drums only to slow to a mid-paced range but then speed back up
again. this is a band and release that fans of old-school black/thrash
and intense war metal will not want to miss out on!! {special note:i
read on the bands site it is planning to release "kaiser schlacht" in
the next month or so on cassete form so if interested check the bands
site for more info.}
band contact
http://www.myspace.com/abwehrschlacht
blooddawn-black hymns from the house of god cd {panzerfaust prod.}{reviewed by patrick}
damn time flys when u get to be an old bastard like myself. blooddawn
has released it's 5th cd release "black hymns from the house of god"
.bloodawn have defintly outdone themselves once again by releasing their
most mature and also blapshemous,unrelenting release to date.8 songs
of intense pure no holds barred black metal.the production and sound
seems to be done a little better on this release then on the bands
previous few releases that i have heard.which is good because you can
hear every thunderous drum beat and the guitars and bass have a thicker
sound but still maintain the classic razor-sharp guitar sound and
feel.donn {of the mighty teutoburg forest} returns to the vocal and
lyric duty.donn's vocals are equally up to par with the rest of bands
impressive showing.with his dark gruff growl and demonic blasphemous
screechs.if you are a fan of blooddawn's past releases then defintly
don't hesitate to buy this release today!! if you are someone who was
not that impressed with their previous releases give this one a
listen.you might be pleasantly surprised.
label contact
http://www.myspace.com/panzerfaustproductions
band contact
http://www.myspace.com/blooddawnmusic
brigantia-the chronic argonants mcd {self-released}{reviewed by patrick}
well i am gonna take a break from the more violent side of metal and
shine some light some quality Doom!! this is a band i have heard about
alot through myspace and various friends.well finally thanks to the band
i can now put a sound to the name.this is brigantia's new 3 song e.p
the music is traditonal,heavy memorable doom.it is hard to be totally
original when writing/playing traditional doom {actually that could be
said for ANY genre today} but brigiantia are able to pull it off rather
nicely you hear some st.vitus influence in the songs but overall
brigantia have crafted a rather original release while keeping true to
the traditional old-school doom sound of the elder gods.guitars are
slow,heavy thunderous riff one after another but their are moments of
mid-paced catchy guitar riffs.the third song "eyes of lugosi" is
defintly a stand out track for me and singer/guitarist dave has some of
the best doom vocals i have ever heard sund on this song.overall
brigantia is a doom band not to be missed!!
band contact..
http://www.myspace.com/brigantiadoom
elimi-asylum cd {self-released}{reviewed by patrick}
elimi
come out of the legendary swedish black metal scene.and have brought a
very impressive 6 song release asylum with them.the band seems to draw
influence from both the early days of swedish black metal and more
modern black metal.the guitars are a little thicker and heavier sounding
then most black metal bands but still played extremly well and has some
interesting guitar chords and riffs.the drummer keeps up with the
mid-tempo charge of the band with some moments of aggressive blast
beating but mainly stay within the mid-tempo range.overall elimi are a
good band with alot of potential and recomended to fans who enjoy
quality european black metal.
band contacts
http://www.myspace.com/elimi
www.elimi.se
rest eternal-rest eternal demo cd {self-released}{reviewed by patrick}
this is proably one of the most original and impressive debuts to be
released in a long time.the band describes their sound as "crypt metal"
which is precisely what it is! a dark mix of somber,atmospheric
doom,with a haunting black metal feel and presence throughout the
songs.the main thing that will seperate rest eternal from most{if not
all} the bands in the current scene is the band does not use or play any
electric gutiars or synths to create the dark music that is rest
eternal.instead relying more on piano,violin,acoustic and classical
guitars among others.rest eternal is highly recomended to fans who enjoy
dark,atmospheric blackend doom metal.
band contact
http://www.myspace.com/resteternalmetal
thy legion-venerato diaboli cd {self-released}{reviewed by patrick}
i have only heard a few bands from malta's underground metal scene so i
was excited when i recieved this cd.thy legion play brutal blackend
death metal.thy legion remind me alot of the early 90's brutal
black/death bands of the past with their aggressive,straight-forward
approach when the music was more on keeping the metal brutal and not so
worried about all the elements to make it atmospheric or
over-produced.the guitars are thick with some powerful riffs and
solo's,the drums are played with alot of skill and ability and usually
attack with hyper-speed blasting attacks.the vocals are just as brutal
as the music with demonic growls,and disturbing,insane shrieks.this is
another band i would highly recomend but for the fans straight-forward
brutal black/death metal fans.
band contact
http://www.myspace.com/thylegion
undivine essence/nature's elements-split cd {self-released}{reviewed by patrick}
this is a split cd of two of israel's newest and more underrated
dark,black metal bands. undivine essence start things off with "crimson
sky" which is over 10 minutes long but the band has enough musical
changes it keeps the listener's attention.starting off with a somber
guitar riff and mid-paced drums then picks up a little more speed while
keeping it to a minum.their are some slower times when the band has sort
of a depressive black and maybe even a slight black/doomish feel to
this song.the guitarist is not afraid to mix in some solo's and
different styled riffs within the dark atmosphere of the song.the second
track "newshape" is almost a complete opposite to the opening song
with a much more grim and primitive both the guitars and drums are more
aggressive and faster on this track but still played extremly well.the
vocals have a mix of a deeper growl/gruff vocal to the more screechy
black metal vocals that fit well with this style of metal. undivine
essence have defintly gotten my attention with these 2 songs i am
looking forward to hearing more from them as it will be interesting to
see and hear what they release next. up next is "nature's elements"
starting off with a intro which is very pagan/folkish sounding which is
not bad at all but kind of misleads the listener cause the second track
"l.p.o.s" is raw old-school black metal all the way in both their
production and sound quality.not a bad band at all but needs some more
work in future releases. this is defintly a good split cd and worth your
money if you enjoy dark,depressive black metal and minimalist,primitve
black metal.
band contacts
http://www.myspace.com/undivineessence
http://www.myspace.com/natureselements
wunjo-eye of the wolf demo cd {self-released}{reviewed by patrick}
wunjo are a new pagan,black metal band from the mighty italian
scene.wunjo are a 2 man band and draw influence from both the early 90's
euro black metal sound but also add in some well played folk
instruments and sounds to the songs.the band keeps it in the mid-paced
range but the band surprise the listener with outburst of fast and
furious black metal attacks.the vocals are shared and are a mix of
deeper growling and raw scratchy vocals.the production is perfect for
this style of metal and not too raw/harsh but it is also not
over-produced and too clean sounding. so if you are a fan of pagan black
metal with some folk influences then this is a band you will love to
hear!!!
band contact
http://www.myspace.com/wunjo89
