Hello to the readers of Winter Torment web-zine here is a new batch of reviews from various styles of metal.Hopefully you will find something to your liking
Patrick
fiendformetal@live.com
Blasphmachine--Salvation cd {Dunkelheit Prod.}
Malaysia's Blasphmachine return with their new cd titled "Salvation" this time the band is working with the great label Dunkelheit Prod.Combinig mid-paced heavy death metal with moments of fierce and fast black metal guitars and music.The drumming is done with hyper speed beats and a few more mid-ranged sections in a few of the songs.The vocalist does a good job of mixing death metal growls and some blackend screams within the songs.If your a fan of crazed blackend death metal then buy this release today!
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Daemoniac--Lord Of Immolation Mcd {Xtreem Music}
Daemoniac are the brand new death metal band created by Max who was also in the long-running Italian band Horrid.Lord Of Immolation is the bands debut Mc featuring six songs of old-school death metal with a lot of influences from the Swedish and U.S death metal scenes.The guitars are done with a lot of great riffs and patterns going from mid-paced riffs to a more heavier and semi fast riffs.The drumming is done with a lot of skill and expierence.The vocals are old school death metal growls that fit the bands music extremely well.If your a fan of old-school death metal{espically the Swedish and U.S scenes} then do yourself a favor and pick this up today!
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Disorder--En El Rio Del Olvido cd {Morbid Skull Rec.}
Coming out of El Salvador's metal scene are Disorder who play a very old-school style of fast thrashing black metal.The vocals are a mix of gruff growls mixed with some high pitched screams.The guitarist are really good at creating and playing mid paced to all out assults of faster thrashing guitar sections.The drums are done in top form with a mix of high energy drum patterns and some well played mid sections.Anyone into old-school thrash with touches of black and death metal influence should give this band a listen.
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Fully Consumed--Incendium cd and download {Art Consumed Rec.}
Ohio's Fully Consumed return with their brand new cd Incendium combing straight forward death metal with some technical and other musicial influences.The guitars are done with a lot of interesting and creativity but the band also remembers to bring the fast,crazed riffs of mid nineties death metal.The drumming is top notch with a lot of fast,chaotic drumming but doesn't just blast the through each song as their are very creative drum patterns entertwined within each song.The vocals are a mix of death metal growls and some spoken word parts.If you have heard Fully Cosumed earlier release or demos then you defintly will not want to miss this release.
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Illness--Trvmna cd {Black Plague Rec./Metallic Media}
Starting off the newest release is a very dark and eerie intro.The music starts off with a mid paced range with some heavy slow riffs that do creep up to a mid paced speed and even a few moments of semi fast riffs.The drums stay to the mid paced range with some heavier drum beats and semi fast black metal drum patterns.The vocalist is all over the scope with black metal screams and some whispering type of vocals.Illness play a form of black metal they have termed as "black schizophrenic metal" and this is defintly a great way to describe this band if you are into black metal with some hints of industrial metal entertwined then this is a band you must check out today.
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Indesiderium--The Wanderer Of The Abyssal Plains cd {Self-released}
Indesiderium come out of the Californian black metal scene .the band defintly uses a lot of black metal influences but also use some very unique played music and are not afraid to use some atmosphereic influences through out the songs.The guitars are played mid to some faster guitar parts mixed in to the mix .Each song is created and played with some very well thought out and creative patterns.This is a great debut of atmospheric black metal that has some very well thought out and creative songs.
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Kurhan--Glod cd {Arachnophobia Rec.}
Kurhan are a new band that comes out of Poland's mighty black/death metal scene.Combing violent black metal with touches of death metal for a good combination of the genres.The guitars range from heavy death metal guitars to a more raw and faster black metal sound with even hints of thrash.The drumming is done with the same tempos going from fast drums to a more mid paced range.The vocals are done with death metal growls and grunts .If you are a fan of mid nineties death/black metal then do yourself a favor and pick this cd up today.
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One Master--Reclusive Blasphemy cd {Eternal Death}
One Master who comes out of the U.S black metal scene returns with their new cd "Reclusive Blasphemy"The music is very chaotic and well played early black metal.The guitars are mid paced raw guitar riffs with some faster guitar patterns and done with a lot of talent and expierence.The drums are done with some fast,crazed drum beats then change and go to a more heavier,mid paced drum patterns.The vocals are harsh black metal screams.If you have heard One Master's previous releases I would highly recommend checking out the new release today "Reclusive Blasphemy".
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