HELLBRINGER – Awakened from the Abyss

‘Awakened from The Abyss’ is second full length from Aussie thrashers Hellbringer. The main thing you need to know about this record is that it sounds uncannily like Slayer’s ‘Hell Awaits.’ I am sure there is no way that this is a mistake or something that happened unconsciously. If so, how could everything be so…

JOHANSSON & SPECKMANN – Edge of the Abyss

Free of physical locality restrictions to prohibit creative endeavors, international collaborations in the recording field appear to be a fairly regular occurrence in the metal realm these days. Home studios and computers make these records affordable and quicker to develop – as "Edge of the Abyss" is the third Johansson & Speckmann record in four…

THRONE OF HERESY – Live for Death

Det svenske death metal bandet THRONE OF HERESY er for tiden aktuelle med sitt andre album "Antioch" og i denne samtalen mellom Eternal Terrors Matt Coe og Throne of Heresy vokalist Thomas Clifford får du muligheten til å lære litt mer om dette litt annerledes melodiøse death metal bandet.

ROGER PEDERSEN – Guitar Madness and Other Nice Songs

Roger Pedersen is a highly talented musician and guitarist hailing from Norway, and this album of his entitled "Guitar Madness and Other Nice Songs" is his third so far according to the press sheet that accompanied the promo copy I was given. As the title of the album suggests, the fourteen tracks that constitute this…

FAKE IDOLS – Witness

Ex-members of Italian melodic death metal bands Raintime and Slowmotion Apocalypse decide to form Fake Idols in 2013, releasing a self-titled album a year later. "Witness" is the follow-up for a new label in Scarlet Records, an 11 track effort that straddles the melodic/modern hard rock and metal lines. The quintet present focused songs that…

ADX – Non Serviam

French speed/ heavy metal band ADX has been together since 1982 – gaining a cult allegiance due to their quality riffing and melodic vocals while sticking to their native French tongue for the lyrics. The tenth studio record "Non Serviam" contains 11 tracks of guitar-based harmonies, double bass oriented tempos, and a lot of marching/heads…

THRONE OF HERESY – Antioch

Forming in 2009, Swedish death metal group Throne of Heresy have been climbing out of the underground scene ever since. Their self-released debut album "The Stench of Deceit" in 2012, recorded at Abyss Studios (owned by Hypocrisy/Pain main man Peter Tägtgren), received critical appreciation while increasing the fan base. Abscession vocalist Thomas Cliford joined in…

SCOUR – Scour

Scour is a brand new ensemble featuring Phil Anselmo on vocals, John Jarvis on bass, Derek Engemann on guitar, Chase Fraser on guitar, and Jesse Schobel on drums. This 6-track plague of theirs was recently released upon the unsuspecting metal masses by the ever-awesome Housecore Records, and I must say that I rather enjoy Scour’s…

KILLIT – Shut It Down

These days it’s not surprising to hear of a band coming together from outer countries and settling down in another active scene. Killit began in 2014, the quintet’s members spanning from Argentina, Hungary, Israel, and Britain – settling down in London and working on their craft before releasing this debut full-length "Shut It Down". What…

PARTY SAN OPEN AIR 2016

PARTY SAN OPEN AIR er en extreme metal festival som blir arrangert for 22. gang i år. Blir arrangert på en nedlagt flyplass som ligger ganske nøyaktig midt imellom Berlin og Frankfurt. Dette er en av de rimeligere metalfestivalene i Tyskland og for ca 720 norske kroner får du i år tre dager der du blant annet kan oppleve band som REBAELLIUN, PARADISE LOST, OBITUARY, MGLA, GRUESOME, CARCASS, EXODUS, DYING FETUS, DESTRÖYER 666, BÖLZER, AT THE GATES, SODOM, IMMOLATION, GRAVE, NIFELHEIM og SULPHUR AEON samt de norske innslagene ARCTURUS, SVARTTJERN, TAAKE og ISVIND.

BROKEN HAND CHARITY – Götterdämmerung

Broken Hand Charity is an alternative hard rock/metal band hailing from Denmark with a groovy rock ‘n’ roll vibe to it that brings to mind bands such as Alter Bridge, Volbeat, early Guns N’ Roses, Soundgarden, the latest solo record by Slash, and so on and so forth. One can even detect a few influences…

TRICK OR TREAT – Rabbits’ Hill Part 2

Inspired by the Richard Adams novel Watership Down which is a classic adventure story regarding rabbits who take on human traits and have to establish a new home because of the destruction of their warren (where they burrow and normally live), Italian power metal band Trick or Treat felt the book deserved a two part-concept…

REVOCATION – Great Is Our Sin

Six full-lengths deep into a career, Revocation stack up well as a proven entity in the technical thrash/death community through killer musicianship and execution, plus a solid discography to boot. The major change to take place for "Great Is Our Sin" is a drummer shift, as Phil Dubois-Coyne steps down and we have ex-3 Inches…

JÖRG STEINECK – Lo Sound Desert

This brand new documentary entitled "Lo Sound Desert" by Jörg Steineck is quite the interesting thing. It focuses on and chronicles the birth and rise of what is termed the desert rock scene and how that particular scene was influenced by the vast, open, and somewhat desolate spaces of the Californian desert as well as…

AUTOKRATOR – Autokrator

I recently reviewed the sophomore album by this ugly French death/doom/drone/industrial metal combo, the one entitled "The Obedience to Authority", but then following that, the debut album of theirs showed up in my pile of albums for review. Unlike the sophomore album, which I like, the debut album of theirs is slightly more monotonous and…

NERODIA – Vanity Unfair

For all the spit and polish metal bands that exist in the world (clean productions, everything assembled in the right place), it’s nice every once in a while to just hear some raw, spitfire material that goes for the jugular and takes no prisoners. Italian blackened thrash band Nerodia live for the speed on their…

TONS OF ROCK 2016 – Dag 3 – Halden

Saturday brought the Swedish all star band, Ammunition, as opener on the main stage. A good dose of melodic rock and corresponding attitude to set the right mood for another day of concerts. Plenty of guitars, keys, show offs, I could say it was a show that could have as well been scheduled later in…

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