DRAGONSFIREMetal X EP TTH Media (2014)Rating: 8/10 With their scorching new release comes German metallers Dragonsfire, and as one can imagine, or at least guest from the band moniker, this is a straight up slab of sizzling traditional metal. Metal X comes armed with six steely tracks that don’t just do exactly what they say […]
DYSANGELIUMThánatos Áskesis W.T.C. Productions (2014)Rating: 8/10 Earlier in 2014 German black metal horde Dysangelium released the reasonable Leviaxxis; a demo that was to prepare us for the horrors to come from evil souls Sektarist 0 (vocals), Götzenzertrümmerer (guitar), T. (guitar), C.H. (bass) and A.N.L. (drums). Thánatos Áskesis offers up nine grating, black metal segments which […]
DEATH (DTA) To Tour Europe In February And March 2015 December 21st, 2014 Death (DTA) – a tribute to Orlando, Florida-based death metal group Death featuring revolving erstwhile members – will perform headlining concerts in Europe during February and March 2015. The dates are as follows; Feb. 27 – Bochum, Germany, Matrix Feb. 28 – […]
GHOULGOTHAThe Deathmass Cloak Dark Descent (2015)Rating: 8.5/10 It looks like 2015 is going to be a murky year if the debut album from this San Diego, California-based horde is anything to go by. Ghoulgotha is a doomy death metal outfit which formed in 2012 and has released a demo (No Peace To Rest In), an […]
VARDANVerses From Ancient Times Moribund (2015)Rating: 7.5/10 Bloody hell, it seems like only five minutes ago I was reviewing Vardan’s 2014 effort Enjoy Of Deep Sadness which for all of its haunting cacophony fell well short of being one of the year’s finest black metal releases. And so we come to another entry into the […]
PORTRAIT Tour UK And Ireland In January And February 2015 January 30th, 2015 Swedish heavy metal group Portrait performed headlining concerts in the United Kingdom during January 2015, as well as performing in Ireland. Supporting were Northern Ireland-based heavy metal group Rabid Bitch Of The North, the Limerick show aside. The dates were as follows; […]
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Tour Europe In February And March 2015 February 11th, 2015 Los Angeles, California-based metal group Black Label Society performed headlining concerts in Europe during February and March 2015. Supporting were Savannah, Georgia-based heavy metal band Black Tusk and Pottsville, Pennsylvania-based hard rock ensemble Crobot. The dates were as follows; Feb. 11 – […]
ANATHEMA To Perform Acoustic Cathedral Shows In England During March 2015 December 20th, 2014 Liverpool, England-based progressive rock group Anathema will perform acoustic cathedral concerts across England during March 2015. The dates are as follows; Mar. 04 – Leeds Minster Mar. 05 – Exeter Cathedral Mar. 06 – Winchester Cathedral Mar. 07 – Liverpool Cathedral […]
ANGRA Release Eighth Studio Album ‘Secret Garden’ December 17th, 2014 Brazilian / Italian metal group Angra issued eighth studio full-length album Secret Garden on December 17th, 2014 in Japan through JVC / Victor Entertainment. Brazilian release was scheduled for January 16th, 2015 through Universal Music, with North American and European release taking place on the […]
MORBOSIDADTortura EP Nuclear War Now! Productions (2014)Rating: 8/10 Tortura is the new EP from US extreme metallers Morbosidad. Those of you who are not aware of these guys may well have been deaf for the last few decades because this band has been around for donkeys years, infecting our lug-holes with their blasphemous brand of […]
