MOURNING DAWN „ Mourning Dawn”
Slow melodic dark metal can best describe France's own Mourning Dawn who unleash their self entitled full length. Ominous imagery draws the listener to new elevations of hellish desires tormenting the soul into weakness with tracks of Innocence Leaves, From The Torrent and The Fountain.
THE KNELL „Harm”
Where the extreme on-goings of religious hatred seem to crash with one another in a country already at war within itself comes a wicked musical outfit raging it's own war of their kind. The Knell, delivers tasteful tunes of sinister proportions from their full length release titled Harm which will landmark this band as being one of their country's intense acts around.
VOLITION „Volition”
Slow melodic lifeless power chords create the ultimate element of underground doom metal England's own finest depressing band Volition shares their null pain with this two song demo. Cheap foot-pedals effects along with the vocals that can stump the growth of anything due to it's repetitive nature this has to be the band to really kill what the true meaning of doom metal is about.
SEA OF DESPERATION „Spiritual Lonely Pattern”
Cool songs: Departure, 22nd November, Cast Me Reflection, My Spiritual Lonely, Pattern, Follow the Lights, Memoria, Dream Hole, Htaed
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FIELDS OF IARU – Interview with Fields of Iaru
Jumping the black metal scene with a melodic vengeance England's upcoming unsigned act intrigues attention with it's latest debut EP Alone in Inertia. Roughly consisting of dark lyrical upheavals, erratic harmonies blending Egyptian doom metal to sinister elevations the freshman release conveys the hidden messages on what makes the group a separate entity unto its own. Explaining the past, present and future vocalist Anubis AmonRA guides one on a journey to the steps amongst the Fields of Iaru.
ARISE „A Beautiful New World”
Arising from the country of Sweden these four sweeties are at it again with their third release entitled The Beautiful New World. An album filled with double triggered drumbeats, furious guitar playing monstrosity to brutally emotional charged singing this group caters their sound to mainly within a California bay area twist liking.
YWOLF „Dream Warrior”
Symphonic film generated music enters the first track Whispering Immortaity utlizing a Lord of the Rings appeal but diminishes rapidly with the vocalist Gabriel Wolf who mimics that of the Rings character Semgil. Hauntingly different this Hungarian man whose other band projects of Finnugor, Infra Black and his current Ywolf release is something less to be desired for.
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ZARAZA „No Paradise To Lose”
If music beyond the Halloween season tantalizes your listening taste buds then this CD is it. This group describes themselves as experimental/industrial funeral doom metal one must argue that Zaraza's self produced effort absolutely doesn't touch ground with any descriptions but a fruity-loops recording gone bad.
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PAYBACK – Interview with Payback
Desolate rural communities separating trailer court homes to the one horse shacks blaring country music melodies or the extreme opposite mediocre metal music. Raising a barnyard of Deep South tunes Alabama's newest unsigned act Payback shares their favorite places to eat on tour while describing their angry monkey live show gigs. Frontman Burt discusses the groups plan for a future west coast tour along with the rest of the members adding their humorist sense to the interviewing process.
EBOLA JOY „Sitra Achra”
Passionately haunting Ebola Joy unravels melodic death metal evenly embracing elements of gothic music creating a riveting musical sound piece with their release titled Sitra Achra. Straightforward compositions of emotional lyrics to general harmonious appeal give this band the upper hand of originality.
EBOLA JOY „Sitra Achra”
Passionately haunting Ebola Joy unravels melodic death metal evenly embracing elements of gothic music creating a riveting musical sound piece with their release titled Sitra Achra. Straightforward compositions of emotional lyrics to general harmonious appeal give this band the upper hand of originality.
TENEBROSUS „The Fall of Worthless Morals”
Cool Songs: In The Name of Christ, Red Tears On The Face Of Savior, Veins Of The Night Sky
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ROSAE CRUSIS „Worms of the Earth”
Another power metal band with a message from a past time, one has to really admit Rosae Crusis has balls enough to create music for an album that has more of a movie theme atmosphere if anything. Talk about a blast from the 80s metal era, with high screaming tones to the flashy guitar workings of Andrea Magini for whom is accomplished enough axe player whom gives an added flair this group.
MIND RIPPER „Kahos Humana”
If the groups name is more than enough for one person to misconstrue the type of musical vein Mind Ripper is, then think again. Residing from a country renowned for its language, food and culture these four Frenchmen lash out their dark aggressive natures with their freshman debut Kahos Humana.
ELYSIUM „Feedback”
Fast blaring force intro with the speed of light enters the first realm of musical existence with Elysiums title track World Hello Day. Melodically yet almost sinisterly blended guitar ripping chords, harsh sporadic vocals to the intensely filled power of the rhythm section Elysiums style of music boarders on the lines of extreme thrash with low frequencies of Death Metal.
DEINONYCHUS „Mournument”
Cool Songs: Plutos Ovoid Orbit, Ancient Dreams (Candlemass Cover), Selek From Menes
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