DARKWOOD: Twilight Garden Release year: 2020Label: HeidenVolk There are only a precious few neofolk acts in the world who’ve managed to truly break out from the decidedly esoteric confines of the genre – apart from the old guard of Death … Continue reading Twilight Darkwoods
BLASPHEMOUS PUTREFACTION: Prelude To Perversion Release year: 2020Label: Dunkelheit Produktionen With a name like Blasphemous Putrefaction, you don’t have to do too much guessing to figure out the genre. Yes, death metal is the name of the game. And then, … Continue reading Blasphemous preludes to putrefaction
ZWIESPALT: Ambivalenz Release year: 2020Label: self-released German three-piece Zwiespalt make no attempts to conceal what they’re all about: even the promo text states clearly that these guys are into 90’s black metal and that’s from where they draw inspiration, and … Continue reading Zwiespalt blasting from the past
ENTARTUNG: Maleficae Artes Release year: 2020Label: Dunkelheit Produktionen With almost ten years since their inception, and with several albums to their name, Entartung from Germany are far from newcomers to the field. Yet, they’ve remained firmly locked in the shadows … Continue reading Entartung’s malefic arts
SOUL GRINDER: Chronicles Of Decay Release year: 2020Label: Black Sunset German Soul Grinder have been practising their brand of old school death metal since 2018. In that time, they’ve released one EP and now this, their debut full-length album. Not … Continue reading Chronicles of the soul grinders
ANCIENT CEREMONY: Under Moonlight We Kiss Release year: 1997Label: Cacophonous Records Ah, the mid-to-late 90’s. Those were the days I took my first fledgling steps into the world of extreme metal. Naturally, for the day and age, some of the … Continue reading Under moonlight we cheese
ASARHADDON: Reysa Year: 2020Label: Geisterasche Organisation Apparently – I’m entirely dependent on the promo sheet here – “Reysa” is an old German word that can be translated as “journey” (for which the Swedish word is “resa”, btw) but also “passing” … Continue reading Six journeys with Asarhaddon
PROFANATION: Into Cascades Of Blood And Burning Soil Release year: 2019Label: Hostile Media I’m not really a vinyl fanatic. I’m through and through a CD guy. I like the convenience of the format. But there is one thing vinyl has … Continue reading Endless cascades of Profanation
MACABRE DEMISE: Awakening Release year: 2020Label: RTM Productions With a cover like this, it doesn’t take much to guess what’s on offer here. Naturally you’re right: death metal. Of the brutal kind. You’ll probably not be surprised when you discover … Continue reading Waking up with Macabre Demise
HATRED INHERIT: Hatred Inherit Release year: 2019Label: none According to the promo sheet, German Hatred Inherit’s style is “modernized old school death metal”. Now, promo sheets are often filled with the most incredulous crap that’s just pure nonsense and has … Continue reading The modernized old school of Hatred Inherit
