Reviews
Dimmu Borgir have long been threatening to crawl out from the Black metal underground and fight Cradle Of Filth for the top spot of the extreme metal world. They promised it and came oh so close with “Spiritual Black Dimensions” and “Enthrone Darkness Triumphant”, but only now, with “Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia”, do they actually deliver.… Read More Dimmu Borgir – Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia
Throatlatch Records {TL} is the first full fledged Metal label in this country which caters to the talented Indian bands who’ve never yet had a chance to get their original music to the metalheads. The Cranium guys {heart and soul of TL} have taken a very bold step into the murky depths of the Indian… Read More Various – Deepthroat – Metal Extracted from the Indian…
First of all, let me pay my obeisance to my friend Nikhil, who introduced me to post-Soulside Journey Darkthrone, the True Black-Metal Warriors. (For those not in the know, Darkthrone refuses to acknowledge the releases prior to "A Blaze in the Northern Sky"). Those of you who have already heard Darkthrone would exactly understand the… Read More Darkthrone – Plaguewielder
The Devil is defeated, darkness has lost its Power Fire and Brimstone will torment him eternally (Revelation 20:10) (Song #7: Reality) I am sure most ours’ knowledge of the Revelations is limited to what was told to us by the veteran Brit-Legends, Iron Maiden. Here’s a band from Indonesia, out to educate everybody about some… Read More Kekal – Beyond The Glimpse of Dreams
There comes a time in every musician’s life when he questions the boundaries of the "genre" he belongs to. There’s this inherent urge to do something different, to step up ahead of other also-had-been bands. Some want to establish a unique sound (e.g. – the Maiden sound); others want to redefine their "genre" or create… Read More Shatriya – Violence
Sepultura released their latest album "Nation" through roadrunner records this February hot on the heels of Soulfly’s second album! This album is truly a very mediocre album in every sense!! The old-Sep aggression and fury is gone and there is this nu-metal sound, with a very subdued type of aggression replacing it. If u love… Read More Sepultura – Nation
Nailbomb was the classic side project of ex-Sepultura frontman and leader Max Cavalera providing the insults with Alex Newport [his stepson] of the band Fudge Tunnel providing for all the negativity with his mouth-full of hate. This album ‘Point Blank’ was released back in ’94 after the success of Sepultura’s Chaos AD and has contributions… Read More Nailbomb – Point Blank
Everybody has heard of Mayhem :- They were the forerunners of the whole black metal scene- great; They are strongly against Christianity – cool; They have been involved in tons of controversies- amazing; They hit the headlines when Dead committed suicide and more when Count Grishnack murdered Euronymous – holy shit; They’re bad, they’re evil,… Read More Mayhem – Grand Declaration Of War
I read somewhere recently that "good" music is one that AFFECTS you -makes you ponder about it, makes you feel something different and influences the steps in your life. Take a slightly different version of that argument and you could say that truly brutal music doesn’t just pound on you or zap your energy or… Read More Immolation – Close To A World Below
Yes!!! This is awesome north American death/grind. 22 sick songs with a great big heavy sound, a serious grind feel to bludgeon your brain to death. This band challenges with the best bands of the genre, they have the same big sound as Exhumed, a bit of brutal death metal blent with a straightforwardly grinding… Read More Anal Blast – Vaginal Vempire
The "finest" Turkish band- "Cenotaph" ,unleash their outrageous, gore-encrusted opus upon mankind! you’ll be impressed by their evolution towards a grind-death sound of the most extreme kind! Leaded by relentless, fast and pounding blastbeat drums (which have a wonderful, earsplitting metallic sound!), banking up sharp-edged guitar riffs and unreal twisted bass lines. It reminds me… Read More Cenotaph – Puked Genital Purulency
Mystic Frost, a Pune based hard rock/ progressive band released their debut album late last year. The band comprising of Amod on vocals and guitar, Ram on lead guitar, Anand on bass and Sanjeev on drums released this album building on their previous ’96 demo. The album ‘Ripchord Moksha’ is not a jibe at the… Read More Mystic Frost – Ripchord Moksha