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
V/A: Schwarzdorn Label Compilation Pt. I Release year: 2021Label: Schwarzdorn Production It is no mean feat for a label to have been active for 20 years, even if they never rise to become major players in their field. I suppose … Continue reading 20 years of blackened thorns
CARVED IN STONE: Wafts Of Mist & The Forgotten Belief Release year: 2021Label: Schwarzdorn Production A long, long time ago, back when I was working with my first webzine, I received for review a compilation called In Wüsten Lohe by … Continue reading Of mist and a belief carved in stone
BRESTHAFT: Rottenverse Release year: 2021Label: Steinklang Industries You could be forgiven for mistaking Rottenverse for a black metal or death metal album at a quick glance. The logo certainly looks like it could belong to an extreme metal band. And … Continue reading Rotten verses
Only Death Is Real 