Here is a new batch of reviews for your reading pleasure this time we have a little bit of a mix of black,death,thrash and more.I hope everyone will keep checking out the web-zine for the rest of the year as well as 2015!! We have a lot of new interviews and reviews to do soon.
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Patrick
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Alitor--Eternal Depression cd {Witches Brew Rec.}
Serbia's Alitor are a heavy metal band with some thrash and a little progressive metal/rock entertwined in some of the tracks.Alitor has crafted and created a good debut release the guitars are a mix of thrashy fast guitar riffs with some mid paced range that is played with a lot of talent and power.The vocalist has a nice range going from a melodic clean singing voice to a more raspy thrashy screams.This is a good release of thrash/heavy metal with some excellent progressive metal espically in the guitar department.So if you are a thrash metal fan who likes some progressive metal entertwined then give this band a shot today.
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Dire Omen--- Wresting The Revelation Of Futility cd {Dark Descent Records}
Canada's Dire Omen have released their debut cd through the mighty Dark Descent rec. And what a debut this is mixing old-school heavy death metal with some black metal influences.The guitars are top notch with heavy death metal guitars and some of the songs have the early blackend riffs within the songs.The drumming is heavy with some fast drum patterns before going to a more controlled mid paced range.The vocals are low death growls and the production is a little rough sounding but you can hear each instrument without any trouble.A very good release of heavy death metal with some old-school blackend metal within a few of the songs.
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Endless Recovery--Resistant Bangers 7inch {Witches Brew Rec..}
Endless Recovery come out of Greece's thrash metal scene with a brand new 7inch .Featuring two songs of hyper speed thrash.Endless Recovery do a great job of writing excellent thrash anthems with extremely fast and catchy drums and the guitars are equally as fast with some excellent riffs and few solo's mixed in the songs.The vocalist does a great job combing gruff screams and vocals with some higher pitched screams in a few sections.If you are a thrash maniac then I would suggest getting this 7inch before their gone and I believe the band is working on a new cd to be released by Witches Brew sometime next year.
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Hadez--Morituri Te Salutant cd {Paragon Records}
I tell you Peru and the South American metal scene has unleashed a lot of great bands and releases this year and Hadez is no exception. Hadez has been active within the underground scene since the late 80's so you know they know how to play and create great music.This is the bands newest cd "Morituri Te Salutant" released in the U.S through the great label Paragon Rec.The guitars are raw with the old school sound and approach their are some good riffs and solo's mixed in the songs.The band seems to be right at home with playing mid-paced death metal.The guitarist does speed up and let loose on a few of the songs but mainly sticks with the mid paced guitar tone.The drumming is extremely well done with some fast beats mixed with the crazed guitars before returning to a mid paced pattern.The vocals are death growls with some gruff style vocals in a few of the tracks. This is a great release of old-school death metal and if you enjoy the early to mid 90's' death metal you should defintly check this band out today.
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Isenblast--Unleashing The Demon Mcd {Satans Custody/Demon Breath Prod.}
Isenblast are a new black metal band out of the U.S black metal scene coming out of Michigan.The music is violent black metal with some death metal in the guitars.the guitars are razor sharp with a few vicious outbursts of furious speed.But the guitarists know how to play with some well written solo's and patterns.The drumming is equally as good with some fast drum beats and more mid-placed rampage.The vocalist does a great job with with some shrieks and more screams entertwined.This is a black metal band to watch out for.
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Lycanthropy--Operation Werwolf Mcd {Lower Silesian Stronghold}
Starting off with a intro of sounds of bombs and guns blazing it doesn't take long for the band to go right in for the attack.fast chaotic guitars riffs and a few solo's.The drumming is just as crazed with a few slower/mid-paced drumming patterns in a few of the songs.The vocals are extreme and violent shrieks that spew out the lyrics.This is
Lycanthropy's best work to date and if you enjoyed their previous releases don't miss out on this release.
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Misericordia-Throne Of Existence cd {Deepsend Rec.}
This is my first encounter with Sweden's Misericordia and what a new release this is.A healthy dose of early Marduk and other {Early} Swedish black metal bands .With a healthy dose of atmosphere in some of the tracks I know it is a strange combination Swedish blackend metal with elements of atmosphere but it works for this band.The guitars are played at extremely high speeds with some mid paced riffs thrown in a few of the songs that fits perfectly.Furious drum beats mixed with some mid paced drum patterns.This is a great Swedish death/blackend release if your into black/death metal with a lot of talent defintly check this band out soon
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Orcultus--Endless Hate And Misanthropy Cassette {Forever Plagued}
Orcultus have released their second demo tape titled Endless Hate And Misanthropy.Three songs of cold,raw Swedish black metal.The guitars are fast with some mid paced range guitars within the songs.The drumming is semi fast in the mid nineties Swedish style with some faster parts in a few of the songs.The vocals are demonic and demented blackend shrieks.
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Orcultus--Black Rust Cassette {Forever Plagued}
Orcultus are a Swedish black metal band who have released a new cassette titled Black Rust. Orcultus are a band who know how to play their instruments orcultus play early to mid nineties Swedish styled black metal.The guitars are raw with a lot of good riffs and patterns.The drumming is top notch with semi fast to a more controlled drums.The vocals are screechy/screams vocals.Orcultus are one of the best new bands definitely can't wait to hear their new music.
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Satarial--Lunar Cross cd {Black Plague Rec./Metallic Media}
Russia's Satarial have released their newest cd "Lunar Cross" through Black Plague Rec. and Metallic Media as a split release.I have not heard all of Satarial's release but I have heard a couple of their older ones and by far the new cd Lunar Cross is their best work to date.Lunar Cross is the bands sixth cd to date and with a healthy dose of atmospheric black metal with touches of traditional fast black metal.The guitars are done extremely well with a lot of creative ideas and arrangements.The vocals are range from black metal screams with a female vocalist who does a great job and the two vocal patterns together sound really good together.If you are a fan of this band or you enjoy creative atmospheric black metal you should give this band a listen today.
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Skady--When Sun Disapeared cd {Black Plague Rec./Metallic Media}
Germany's Skady have released their third cd "When Sun Disapeared" this is a good but not great release going from a fast to mid-paced range.The guitars are fast but do slow to a more controlled slower pace.And the drumming is done in the same vein.Like I mentioned in the beginning this is not a horrible release but something I probably won't listen to very often.but defintly check out the labels as they both have tons of great black,death,doom,thrash etc.. releases and distro items
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Sturmtiger---World At War 1914-1918 cd {Black Plague Rec./Metallic Media}
Sturmtiger has been a part of the metal underground scene for ten years.After quite a few demo's and E.P's the band has unleashed their debut cd.The band combines old-school death metal with a lot of violent war metal influences.The band does a great job of creating and executing mid-to fast war metal.With fast guitars and vicious drums.
