HEX A.D. and TEMPELHEKS live at Vaterland –

    On the 22th of November we got the pleasure to listen to a great mix of proto metal sounds, stoner rock, psychedelia and bluesy grooviness, Tempelheks delivered a pretty convincing performance. Their stage appearance and lively performance added a lot to the general 70’s vibes. The proto metal riffs surface now and then…

BEYOND THE GATES – DAG 3, LØRDAG –

  Beyond the Gates 2019 Dag tre/lørdag   Necros ChristosDette var også et ukjent band for meg, men dæven, en bra oppdagelse og en god start på siste dagen.   LuciferÅåå, Lucifer, det ble en stor forelskelse.De kom som et frisk ,men dypt pust og trollbandt flere enn meg.De var rett og slett perfekt, absolutt…

BEYOND THE GATES – DAG 2, FREDAG –

  Beyond the Gates 2019 Dag to/fredagDenne dagen hadde to forskjellige spillesteder. Det startet på Kvarteret. Og med en forhåndsfavoritt, Inculter Det var midt på dagen, de to første konsertene, Inculter hadde allerede  begynt da jeg kom meg inn i lokalet. Det var veldig fullt på Kvarteret, selv midt på dagen. Kvarteret er studentforeningens lokale,…

GRAND SLAM – Hit the Ground

I have been awaiting this album by the ridiculously underrated Grand Slam for what seems like years now and I cannot even begin to describe just how fucking awesome it is. Has it been worth the wait? Obviously! Does it rule beyond belief? Most definitely! The band will forever be associated with the legendary Phil…

BEYOND THE GATES – DAG 1, TORSDAG –

  Beyond the Gates 2019 Endelig ble det Bergens tur, det var 15 år siden sist.  Bergen, som var fribyen min, noen fine somre i midten av tenåra. Den er også fortsatt min norske favoritt by. Jeg har nok  aldri har vært lenge nok i til å bli lei  den. Jeg har masse minner med…

PAGANIZER – The Tower Of The Morbid

Roger "Rogga" Johansson breathes, lives, eats, drinks, pees and defacates old school death metal, such as Down Among The Deadmen, Megascavenger, Paganizer, and his solo project simply named Rogga Johansson, among many. The, crushing, rusty and typical stylings are evident on this Paganizer’s 11th output, yet with disappointingly too few hooks or melodies of Rogga’s…

FILTHGRAVE – Necromantic Rituals

A couple of years ago I came across a solid and vile demo release by the Oslo-based black metal act Filthgrave that I found quite entertaining and full of potential, and I was curious as to how these morose dudes would develop their musical sound and style in the future. The answer has arrived in…

SODOM – Out Of The Frontline Trench (EP)

It’s amazing to think that Sodom have been around since 1981, producing incredible music that has become seminal in the worlds of both thrash and black metal. Even in the dark 90’s when metal was overlooked by many, the German legends (most importantly band-leader Tom Angelripper, the Lemmy of thrash) produced some of their finest…

NOVEMBERS DOOM – Nephilim Grove

The early Peaceville Trinity of Anathema, My Dying Bride and Paradise Lost pioneered the doom/death genre later expanded by the likes of Opeth with even more pronounced light-dark/piano-forte dynamic, especially in vocals. On their 11th offering in a whopping 30 year history, our very own Chicagoan pride and joy fuse both influences, with mixed results.…

RATTENFÄNGER – Geisslerlieder

It has been quite a while since the Ukrainian death metal mongers Rattenfänger unleashed their utterly dark and brutal debut offering (i.e. “Epistolae Obscurorum Virorum” from 2012), but to my great surprise this sophomore effort of theirs showed up in my mailbox recently. Boasting a line-up consisting of skilled and seasoned veterans from acts such…

TUSMØRKE – Leker for Barn, Ritualer for Voksne

Norwegian prog rockers Tusmørke are a bunch of fantastic musicians who keep throwing us musical curve balls, and we should all be fucking grateful for that. True to the band members’ unquenchable thirst to widen their musical horizons, their latest endeavor is nothing less than a record comprised of music from two musicals for children,…

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