Reviews
Obituary remains one of the most impressive, most brutal, most respected, most influential bands in the death metal genre. Having perfected a distinct, slow, slimy, sludge-groovy, "OBITUARY" sound, they truly stand apart from the thousands of also-a-death-metal-band s. "Cause of Death" marks the time when they perfected the "Obituary" sound or maybe mastered the art… Read More Obituary – Cause Of Death
With an intro of some kind of demoniacal possession (sampled from "The Exorcist" series, I’m told) and the proclamation "They do it rather well, don’t you think?", prepare to get a lesson in sheer brutality from these Canadian monsters. This is the second full length release of the band,the debut being "Blasphemy Made Flesh". The… Read More Cryptopsy – None So Vile
Take a band whose core sound is devastatingly Morbid Angel-ish in it’s mannerisms.Throw in some Egyptian influences like weird chanting, traditional instruments and background synths.Mix it up nicely so that they get incorporated into the songs themselves.Then burn this death metal mayhem onto a CD. Yes sir,you guessed right. The black smoldering piece of plastic… Read More Nile – Black Seeds Of Vengeance
Ad Noctum:Dynasty Of Death is a very,very fitting title,for Limbonic Art have steered themselves down a similar path as fellow countrymen Gehenna,Keep Of Kalessin and to a certain extent,Emperor,by adopting more of a brutal death metal influence to co-exist with their symphonic black metal persona for their new full length release. The outcome is dark… Read More Limbonic Art – Ad Noctum:Dynasty of death
Hail to one of the best Satanic death metal album ever recorded to date!The statement on the tray card of this cd couldn’t be more accurate;"Dark Art For The Satanic Elite".From the intro of "Invocation" to the last track "Cruciform Antithesis"( a re-recorded version of the original demo)you will enter a musical realm you thought… Read More Blood Ritual – At The Mountain Of Madness
This is fifth release from Summoning , a two piece outfit from Austria , which , IMHO ,are the best music makers ever to walk this forsaken planet.They play a special kind of black metal which is unique in its own way.I think categorizing their music would do an injustice to the great music they… Read More Summoning – Stronghold
Obituary hailing from Tampa, Florida are the best death metal act of all time and recorded this live album during their "Back From The Dead" tour [`97-`98] in America and Europe. Obituary has John Tardy keeping you in deathly silence with his manic growls, Allen West providing the shrill leads, Frank Watkins on the bass… Read More Obituary – Dead
Soulfly was the new band started by Max Cavalera in ’98, 2 years after he was unceremoniously kicked out of the band by his unfaithful band mates and younger brother one he had nurtured with his own hands. Surprisingly the band’s self-titled debut did much better on the charts and with the fans than Sepultura’s… Read More Soulfly – Soulfly
Here’s a tribute to one of the most influential metal bands of all time, the mighty Iron Maiden. This compilation was put out by Dwell records a few years back and there’s even a call to irons part 2 which I unfortunately don’t have. Anyway on to the music and the bands that infest this… Read More Various – A Call To Irons ( A Tribute To Iron Maiden)
I must admit being a big follower of the Grim Black metal scene; I was bound to be captivated by this band and album. Thanks to my pal Vikram Bhatt,I managed to get my hands on this rather rare band. Incase you didn’t know Judas Iscariot is a one man band from the U.S fronted… Read More Judas Iscariot – Distant In The Solitary Night
France’s Season Of Mist has acquired a number of promising artists,but Norway’s Bloodthorn are hands down the flagship band on the label! the trepidation of Armageddon has arrived in the form of Onwards Into Battle, a mid-tempoed yet searing, 8 track premonition of what misery is to befall the human race. Bloodthorn are the masters… Read More Bloodthorn – Onwards Into Battle
The thing that scares me the most about Endorama is the fact that people say they like it!,has everyone forgotten the true Kreator? was I the only one that lost his mind when tracks like "Tormentor","Under The Guillotine","Coma Of Souls" and "People Of The Lie" were searing through my then pitiful 70 watt stereo system?… Read More Kreator – Endorama