SERVANT: Aetas Ascensus Release year: 2023Label: MDD Records Servant, the German “black metal sensation”, eh? Promising to deliver an “unmatched black metal experience” on this, their second album, in part due to the “authentic vocals.” Yes, I am once again … Continue reading Ages of ascendancy for the servant
SCHATTEN MUSE: Vergänglichkeit Release year: 2022Label: The Circle Music I’ve been a fan of goth music for a long time now, but I’m the first to admit I’m far from an expert. I know the big names and the essential … Continue reading German death art
V/A: Unio Solidarium Release year: 2022Label: Old Captain This year it will be nine years since terrorist state Russia attacked Ukraine without any provocation or justification, and occupied parts of the Eastern European nation. Soon it will be a year … Continue reading Slava Ukraini!
ZANJEER: Parcham Buland Ast Release year: 2022Label: Symphony Of Destruction Cramming six tracks onto a 7″ release is no mean feat. Sure, there are rabid grindcore bands who’ve fit ten times more songs on a 7″, but even so: six … Continue reading Zanjeer with flags raised
HERBSTLETHARGIE: Melancholie Im Blattfall Release year: 2022Label: Northern Silence Productions There’s no mistaking it, looking at the cover of German Herbstlethargie’s debut album: atmospheric black metal is the name of the game. And, considering both project title (German for “autumn … Continue reading German autumn lethargy
THE DIGGERZ: Mad In The Head Release year: 2022Label: Sick Taste Records/Sunny Bastards A little while back, we took a look at German The Diggerz’ recent EP release The Diggerz Are Mad (click here). That one was basically just a … Continue reading The madness of The Diggerz
THE DIGGERZ: Are Mad Release year: 2022Label: Sick Taste Records/Sunny Bastards German The Diggerz released their debut album A Psycho’s Tales in 2015. After that: nothing. At the same time, it seems like the psychobilly scene has gone through a … Continue reading The mad German diggers are back
DEATH APOCALYPSE: Scars To The Flesh Release year: 2022Label: Human Noise Records German death metal trio Death Apocalypse were formed in 2019, but the members have been active in bands already during the 90’s and are as such no newcomers. … Continue reading Scarred flesh and death apocalypse
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
KAELTE: Alle Teufel Sind Blutsbrüder Release year: 2022Label: self-released German Kaelte, whose previous release Lieblingslieder (a compilation of older tracks) we reviewed last year (read here) are back with another slipcase CD release: this time four new tracks of their … Continue reading Kaelte’s blood brothers
Only Death Is Real 