Reviews
Necrocannibalistic Vomitorium are Ukrainian porn-gore-grind masters who are well known for their lyrical themes being entirely based on perverse sex acts. Ukraine which is famous for its Dark metal and Black metal has a fairly good underground scene but has no takers. Bands have a tough time searching labels and getting their music across to… Read More Necrocannibalistic Vomitorium – Fuxtroat
Infernal Revulsion is a Japanese Death Metal band which was formed in 2005. They have also been featured on the YouTube documentary Japanese Extreme Metal. This promo released in 2008 features two tracks namely, “Dead but breathing” and “Contemptuous corruption”. Infernal Revulsion’s strength lies in writing really heavy slams. The musicianship displayed in this promo… Read More Infernal Revulsion – Promo
A band generally closes its door when almost all its members walk away maybe leaving behind only a single guy back. But sometimes that one guy is more than enough to carry on the band’s legacy. And thats exactly what frontman and founding member of Vader Piotr ” Peter” Wiwczarek did when everyone quit the… Read More Vader – Necropolis
For John Gallagher & boys ‘Stop at nothing’ was the aptest album title for the masterpiece release & was a statement about of what was coming. They followed up throwing napalm waging a’ War of attrition’. Year 2009!.’Descend into depravity’ bombards modern death metal with its punk, mean, sick, rapid, whipping!.and annihilative composition. Spin track… Read More Dying Fetus – Descend Into Depravity
In 2006 Irish metaller’s Slave zero’s release ‘The pain remits’ (EP) received a thumping response/support from metal press worldwide.3 years down the line band releases its first full length album ‘Exempt from all tolerance’ an effort that furthermore reinstates their mature and solid musical progress. The compositions are reverent of Death metal/Grind core and thrash.… Read More Slave Zero – Exempt From All Tolerance
Reviewing and rating an Asian metal band is always a challenge because in the subconscious there’s always a realization about extra-efforts gone into recording and processing an independent release in this part of the world. And to add to it, band’s daunting task of not sounding like westerns from their genre. Deux ex Machina (Singapore)… Read More Deux Ex Machina- I,Human
Sledge has been a dragon force that has heavily thrashed almost all Indian metal festivals for last 7 yrs or so. ‘Vanquish’ the latest offering by 5- piece southerners, comes 4 yrs after their debut ‘Desert of Souls’ Right from the word go, replacement of Avinash with Nitin (ex Morticide) works a consistent sludgy growl… Read More Sledge – VanQuish
A change in the line-up and continuation of Brahmavidya (Knowledge of Brahma-Hindu god of creation) .Rudra’s Vedic crusade continues with Brahmavidya Transcedental the follow up to 2005’s Brahmavidya Primordial. I must share, that I consider myself the fittest person from ‘Metalindia’ to review this band, because lyrics contain loads of alphabets, shlokas and hymns from… Read More Rudra – Brahmavidya Transcedental 1
1998- ‘In breeding the anthrophagi’, ‘Of what’s to come’ -2008.A decade of brutal death metal that remains supreme, relentless & untouched. And to add to the goodness quotient best (‘Reduced to ashes’, ‘Mark of the legions’ & ‘Crown of souls’) released on their home label, uniquleader. Probability of ardent fans not liking ‘Of what’s to… Read More Deeds Of Flesh – Of What’s To Come
The day I heard this band for the first time, I sensed an authentic yet latent- rage, aggression and destruction in the days to come, if this band exists! Six years ago Kevin Tailey (ex-Dying Fetus/Chimaira, founding member Misery Index, no more with the band now) would have never thought that Traitors’ ,a release 6… Read More Misery Index – Traitors
‘Pride & ecstasy’ surrounds me reviewing Bangalore based Myndsnare. Word ‘Pride’ gets a mention, taking into account their conviction towards music and tenure they have stood for. And ‘Ecstasy’ essentially relates to us featuring their subsequent release at METALINDIA. . Last upload was from another Bangalore outfit, Kryptos- ‘The ark of Gemini’. Myndsnare with ‘Conditioned:… Read More Myndsnare – Conditioned:Human
Kryptos symbolize a decade of thrash metal aggression in India. A band that has stuck to the task of making everything as close to ‘old school’ thrash. Their second offering comes after a solid, well written & acclaimed self release-‘Spiral Ascent.’ As a reviewer I was quite satisfied with the debut, but felt the band… Read More Kryptos – The Ark Of Gemini