Category: Review

Review: “Serpent’s Tongue” by Incineration in the Infinite

Hailing from New York City Ömer Doğramacı has made a name for himself as a multi instrumentalist and vocalist with a vast output spanning not one but two projects. The first of those is Fragmentary Solid Abyss which started with a blend of Synthpop and Electronic music before evolving into Melodic Black Metal, while the

Review: “Apostle to the Malevolent” by Kerberos

If you look up the definition of an ambitious undertaking then you will find listed in the many examples “Apostle to the Malevolent” by Swiss Symphonic Progressive Death Metal quartet Kerberos. Inspired by the baroque era and its composers, the band put together both a choir and an orchestra in order to bring their vision

Review: “Harvesters Of Suffering” by Murderhorde

Back in December 2021 a debut EP “Ritual” appeared from, back then, a little known outside of Newport News Virginia Sludge infused Death Metal act called Murderhorde. Masterminded by multi instrumentalist Michael Velazquez the record announced the band to an unsuspecting World but while they built their reputation with shows and a pair of stand

Review: “Don’t Stay Close To Me” by Oigres

Having spent more than two decades and nine albums musing on themes of Death, Misanthropy, Darkness and Insanity under the name Kosmos Reversum as the mastermind of Turin based Black Metal collective Lilyum, the creative urge remains in the black beating heart of Sergio Vinci. A burning desire to try something new and write using

Review: “End Of Time” by An Evening With Knives

Bringing out all the clichés like the dead in a George A. Romero movie, third studio album “End Of Time” marks both the end of an era and the beginning of a new chapter for Dutch Stoner Doom infused Post-Metal trio An Evening With Knives. The Eindhoven based musicians, known for their potent mix of

Review: “The Egregious Being” by VokodloK

After a decade long hiatus which began in 2008, Timișoara, Romania based Black Metal outfit VokodloK were brought back to life with “Oracle’s Fury” in 2020, their name derived from the Slavic word “vukodlak” which means “werewolf“. Originally specialising in a raw form of the genre blending Transylvanian legends with themes of death and of course

Review: “Celestial Procession” by Void Revenant

Recorded and mixed by Shauny Cads (Vircolac, Partholon, Burning Realm) at Last Light Recordings in Dublin, Ireland before mastering by Colin Marston (Agalloch, Gorguts, Imperial Triumphant) at Menegroth, The Thousand Caves in Queens New York, “Celestial Procession” is the debut EP of Void Revenant. They say a picture speaks a thousand words and the cover

Review: “Purple-Born” by Born In The Purple

Formed in 2023 by the four horsemen of the apocalypse, Born In The Purple hail from Finland and claim Melodic Death Metal as the genre in which they partake. Citing influence as far apart as the Gothenburg sound of 2003 that inspired the first wave of American Metalcore as well as orchestral works, they recorded and

Review: “Infect and Replicate” by Buried

Citing influences as far apart as Black Sabbath, Pantera and Cannibal Corpse, a trio of former Fracture Point members are reunited in Buried. Hailing from Phoenix Arizona, the quartet formed in 2022 when former Fracture Point bassist Preston Wilson, who is also known for his work in Abhorrent Rebirth, started writing new material with guitarist

Review: “The Barbed Thread of Madness” by Uthullun

Five years after his critically acclaimed magnum opus “Dirges for the Void” American dissonant Black Metal beast Uthullun returned from the void with EP “The Barbed Thread of Madness“. A couple of months after that grand unveiling, Wolves of Hades Records saw fit to select it for a limited edition single-sided 12” vinyl and cassette,