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Dark Funeral are the apocalypse

March 18, 2022March 8, 2022 redbraces

DARK FUNERAL: We Are The Apocalypse Release year: 2022Label: Century Media For a long time, Dark Funeral were pretty much the Swedish equivalent of Immortal in terms of credibility and the comic book nature of their image. Commonly called “Dork … Continue reading Dark Funeral are the apocalypse

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Days of doom and deserted fear

March 4, 2022March 5, 2022 redbraces

DESERTED FEAR: Doomsday Release year: 2022Label: Century Media Nowadays, when speaking of the “Swedish death metal sound”, almost everyone seems to equate it to the sound pioneered by Entombed, Dismember and the likes. The dry, brittle HM-2 guitar tone, the … Continue reading Days of doom and deserted fear

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Victories in blood

December 3, 2021December 3, 2021 redbraces

UNANIMATED: Victory In Blood Release year: 2021Label: Century Media Unanimated belong to the original breed of Swedish death metal: having formed already in 1988, they were certainly among the earlier purveyors of the genre. Whilst they definitely have a following, … Continue reading Victories in blood

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Hey ho, let’s mysteriis dom Sathanas

July 9, 2021July 9, 2021 redbraces

MAYHEM: Atavistic Black Disorder/Kommando Release year: 2021Label: Century Media Norwegian legend Mayhem‘s 2019 album Daemon (reviewed here) was a surprisinly strong album after several that at best were fair to middlin’ quality for almost two decades. Looking back, nothing since … Continue reading Hey ho, let’s mysteriis dom Sathanas

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A nightmare at the gates

July 2, 2021July 3, 2021 redbraces

AT THE GATES: The Nightmare Of Being Release year: 2021Label: Century Media What if you don’t like an absolutely classic band, a band whose status and stature are well beyond the realm of opinion? Should you review their latter day … Continue reading A nightmare at the gates

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Tortured whole by Sanguisugabogg

March 26, 2021March 26, 2021 redbraces

SANGUISUGABOGG: Tortured Whole Release year: 2021Label: Century Media From the starting sounds of Sanguisugabogg’s debut album, Tortured Whole, it’s obvious what’s on offer. Commencing with an almost pig-like guttural growl, it’s clear that this is death metal of the brutal … Continue reading Tortured whole by Sanguisugabogg

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Crypt of frozen souls

January 24, 2021January 24, 2021 redbraces

FROZEN SOUL: Crypt Of Ice Release year: 2021Label: Century Media Ever since seminal UK death metal group Bolt Thrower threw in the bolt, I mean the towel, in 2016, their absence has been felt. Of course, already since before they … Continue reading Crypt of frozen souls

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The bewitching black metal of Ulver

March 8, 2020March 8, 2020 redbraces

ULVER: Trolsk Sortmetall 1993-1997 Year: 2014/2019Label: Century Media Records Ulver are certainly one of those artists who should need no introduction to any extreme metal fan. Though their time as a black metal band was limited and yielded only a … Continue reading The bewitching black metal of Ulver

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Dad rock a’la Mayhem

December 25, 2019March 23, 2020 redbraces

MAYHEM: Daemon Release year: 2019Label: Century Media Some years ago, Norwegian black metal legends Mayhem started playing their iconic album De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas live in its entirety, to much acclaim. This resulted in the live album De Mysteriis Dom … Continue reading Dad rock a’la Mayhem

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Body Count bringing the gravity

November 30, 2019November 30, 2019 redbraces

BODY COUNT: Bloodlust Release year: 2017/2019Label: Century Media Body Count are one of those bands whose longevity is unlikely – next year it will be 30 years since a group of young black men from South Central, LA, led by … Continue reading Body Count bringing the gravity

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