NECKBREAK NATION „Stroke of the Devils Hour”
The Dutch present their first album “Stroke of the Devil's Hour”, which preceded The EP “Warchitects” … This is the next album of a new generation enthusiasts of the heavy music who do not close out to a single genre of Rock and Metal.
ELEMENT „WTF Happened To Journalism”
Since 2006, the British ELEMENT released 1 demo, 2 EPs and 3 albums… Their last album “WTF Happened To Journalism” was recorded in collaboration with Paul O'Neill (known as rock producer of SAXON, SAVATAGE, etc.), and now I have the opportunity to describe the last album…
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EVER SINCE „Bring Out The Gimp”
What is Modern Metal? It is something contemporary – sure! In the case of the Swiss EVER SINCE it is a way to play Metal music in nowadays… A “Bring Out The Gimp” is the fourth album of alpine mountaineers …
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HEROD „They Were None”
Switzerland also took fashion for Hardcore. About the fashion I had the opportunity to find out at few festivals in the country.
IYMRYA „Tale Of Fallen Throne”
“Lord Of The Rings” was the best thing that could ever happen to me after eating 2 kilos of marshmallows while watching “REC 3”. I had such a galactical stomachache that couldn't move from bed.
AFFLICTION GATE „Shattered Ante Mortem Illusions”
I recognize that kind of slaying riffs from my early youth when the heaviest thing I listened to was Seattle scene sounds and that kind of playing was too much then. Now it soothes my ears in a gentle way, if you can say something like that about band that you can place between Decide, Asphyx, Grave or Morgoth.
THE FINITE BEINGS „The finite beings”
I think that THE FINITE BEINGS are fascinated by the Progressive Rock from the 70's… The sharp guitar sound, the strong percussion rhythms and the melodic and sometimes the feisty vocals together with the dark and melancholic atmosphere with the hint of psychedelia and the subdued aggression.
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ELITARIA „Widescreen Satanas EP”
Despite the fact that only a few days ago I heard about the existence of the band Elitaria, as indeed, probably like many of you, it turns out that experienced musicians play there on a metal scene, the guy hiding behind the nickname D666 made the music at the beginning of the nineties in bands such as: Autopsia, Ravenous and Trifixion, while the second musician – MB ripped off the strings in a group – Kuru. Elitaria was began their journey in 2004 under the name Diazepam, then after the first demo they change it just for Elitaria.
IDENSITY „Chronicles”
Third band from the French label Send The Wood Music, which album fell into my hands is a quintet Idensity, creating their sounds somewhere at the middle of death metal madness and progression. Parisian metalheads starts adventure with music in 2005, so far dropping two albums LPs – “Serenity” from 2011 and just-reviewed by me the latest production under the title “Chronicles.” I admit that Idensity firstly didn't fit to my taste, but after several hearings I verified my standpoint.
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HORD „The Book of Eliot”
Hord is another band from the French label Send The Wood Music, which came to me to listen and review it. After a fruitful meeting with their label mates from Breed Machine, I thought that once again it will be positive music trip and I wasn't wrong.
BREED MACHINE „A laube du huitičme jour”
Band called Breed Machine exists on the French metal scene since 2003, recording to date four LPs, coping quite well they have established their positions in the music market, with a rather small number but loyal and constantly growing group of fans. The band took its name from the song “Future Breed Machine” of math metal legends – Meshuggah and somewhere you can feel the inspiration of Swedish extremists, but musicians have to present a lot more and are not just another copy of this outstanding and even the legendary band.
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FALLEN JOY „Inner Supremacy”
France metal music are strong and generally becoming stronger. The local scene is growing at a tremendous rate, plenty of the fantastic black metal bands, the classic and the avant-garde penetrating threads, lots of good hard core and punk crews, excellent progressive metal group Gojira and amazing death metal stuff by Svart Crown.
FRIGORIS „Wind”
At first I was suprised with German language and very melancholic guitars, then it has began. Simple, but not burish perfect guitar riffs, strong lirycs took me far far away into the dark and brutal tales of the Wind.
FIRE ON DAWSON „7 Billion and a Nameless Somebody”
FIRE ON DAWSON is a German band with leader who comes from India – a man named Ankur Batra. After a successful debut album “Prognative” FIRE ON DAWSON released a new album “7 Billion and a Nameless Somebody” .
VOIDHANGER and MORD’A’STIGMATA premiere new tracks off their upcoming albums
Release dates:
MORD’A’STIGMATA “Ansia” CD – October 29th
VOIDHANGER “Working Class Misanthropy” CD – November 29th
The songs are available for streaming at label’s Bandcamp profile:
MORD’A’STIGMATA “Inkaust” –
http://paganrecords.bandcamp.com/track/inkaust-2
VOIDHANGER “No Ground To…
BLOODHUNTER „The First Insurrection”
Bloodhunter is another new horde that want by the violent extremism knock into the consciousness of metal music fans, initiating his passion for dark art through their first demo entitled ” The First Insurrection “. Spanish musicians began its activities in 2008 with the initiative of guitarist Fenris, who are active in bands – Shroud Of Tears and Yidorah.