THE NIGHT ETERNALFatale Ván (2023)Rating: 8/10 The front cover of this release most certainly drew me in and I was soon to find myself inhabiting a world ruled by a vocalist whose Gothic warbles sound like a throwback to UK punk legend Dave Vanian from The Damned. In spite of being a German “heavy metal” […]
CAVALERA Release Re-Recording Of SEPULTURA’s 1986 Debut Album ‘Morbid Visions’ July 14th, 2023 Brazilian heavy metal band Cavalera, consisting of brothers Max and Iggor, issued the re-recording of Morbid Visions on July 14th, 2023 through Nuclear Blast Records. In its original form, Morbid Visions was released in November 1986 and was the debut full-length studio […]
THE PITOf Madness And Evil Whispers Personal (2023)Rating: 7/10 Having formed in 2004 out of Querétaro, Mexico by bassist Octavio Olachea and guitarist Antonio Nolasco, The Pit is a thrashing death metal act now on its second full-length studio outing. Of Madness And Evil Whispers has certainly been a long time coming. In fact, it […]
DESEKRYPTORVortex Oblivion Blood Harvest (2023)Rating: 8.5/10 Having teased as with a brace of demo recordings, a split project with fellow American band Draghkar and an EP (Curse Of The Execrated), Fort Wayne, Indiana-based savages Desekryptor finally coughs up a full-length album. As expected this is a somewhat chilly affair that stiffens the limbs and hardens […]
WEREWOLVES Unveil Music Video For New Track ‘Destroyer Of Worlds’ July 12th, 2023 Australian death metal band Werewolves have released filmed a music video for the track ‘Destroyer Of Worlds’, which can be viewed below. Werewolves issue fourth full-length studio album My Enemies Look And Sound Like Me on August 11th, 2023 through Prosthetic Records. […]
THELEMITESurvival Of The Fittest Sleaszy Rider (2023)Rating: 7.5/10 The country of Greece once again comes up trumps with some classy 80s inspired heavy metal, this time in the form of Athens-based combo Thelemite. This is the band’s third full-length offering, having released their debut, Slave To Desire, in 2013, while the second, Thelemism, emerged in […]
FEUERSCHWANZ Release 11th Studio Album ‘Fegefeuer’ July 7th, 2023 German pagan / folk metal band Feuerschwanz issued 11th full-length studio album Fegefeuer on July 7th, 2023 through Napalm Records. The track ‘Bastard von Asgard’ features a guest vocal contribution from Eluveitie frontwoman Fabienne Erni. Lyrically speaking, Fegefeuer generally covers long forgotten legends and heroic battles. […]
BLOODBOUNDTales From The North AFM (2023)Rating: 7/10 The discography of Sweden’s Bloodbound is something I’ve rarely dipped into simply because their style of fantasy-driven power metal just isn’t my thing. In fact, I find so little joy in such glossy meandering where each album unravels like some overlong and all too familiar sword n’ sorcery […]
SERPENT CORPSEBlood Sabbath Self-released (2023)Rating: 8/10 Forming out of Montréal in Québec, Canada in 2020, Serpent Corpse is still a relatively new addition to the death metal league because Blood Sabbath is the band’s debut full-length outing. Opening track proper ‘Electric Eye’ begins with an almost classic Slayer vibe; the tension of the chords, the […]
ANGRA Sign Album Contract With Atomic Fire Records; New Album ‘Cycles Of Pain’ Due In November July 4th, 2023 Brazilian / Italian metal band Angra have signed an album contract with Atomic Fire Records, revealing this development on July 4th, 2023. Founding member and guitarist Rafael Bittencourt issued the following statement: “I’m very proud to […]
