Describing Downfall of Gaia is similar to learning to juggle with your feet. It can be done, but it’s certainly not easy. A literal melting pot of influences, these Germans have been a unique entity from the get-go. There are bits of crust, death, black, doom, post, sludge, atmosphere and a whole bunch more of…
Blackened death metal proprietors Zom seem to be a band of which opinions are much divided. Face-ripping destruction, or mind-numbing slop? The hype is there for this Irish trio, and always eager to try new things, this was something of which needed to be given a test run. It ended up being a really long…
Dead Alone, who have been around for over ten years, have yet to cross my listening path until now. Reading their description of being blackened death – a style much loved by yours truly – hopes for "Nemesis" were reasonably optimistic. Diving right in, this is decently written stuff. The variety in the songwriting is…
Traditional doom done right is an undeniably enjoyable, downtrodden bit of fun. The sheer amount of Candlemass copycats in recent years, however, has been formidable, to say the least! Not a bad thing, to an extent. Some are laughably bad, while others add their own twists and turns to the tried and true classic sound.…
Death and doom metal, when combined right, is a miraculous sound that is difficult to get enough of. Enter USA’s Temple of Void. These guys came right out of nowhere to provide one of the year’s best examples of how to write an album that owns the listener and never quits. "The Embalmer’s Art" begins…
Finland is never devoid of quality music, and the offerings in the doom metal realm have been steadily improving over the years. Ghost Brigade is one of those acts, though they’re a certain mix of doom, death and melancholic rock. A remarkably consistent group, this sextet has set a standard of quality that thus far…
If the name Ne Obliviscaris doesn’t ring a bell, you’ve either been living under a rock, or much pity should be bestowed upon you – possibly both! These Australian’s have been taking the metal world by storm since their "The Aurora Veil" EP, and their picture perfect debut full-length, "Portal of I," back in 2012.…
Arrival and Day 1 Prog Power USA, the premier event for fans of all things prog and whatnot. A festival that I’ve come close to going to a few times, but never took the plunge. The decision to go to this one was a last minute one. A few standout bands that were on this…
Day 3 Unfortunately, the last day began with our friend still feeling awful from a leg injury sustained the day before, with him skipping the last day of the fest as a result. Sucks, but thankfully, he was doing a lot better the next day. Due to the bus to the festival site being relatively…
Day 2 Deadlock: starting the day off right. Like a good breakfast, which we had every day courtesy of our hotel, who knocked it out of the park with the free morning vittles. But, I digress. The Germans started the day with a rocking collection of a lot of their better stuff, and there was…
Day 1 The rare awesome started straight away, with a show from melancholic black metal troupe Heretoir. Another unfamiliar band until their festival addition, they put on a punishing good time with a lot of downtrodden twists. "Eclipse" and "Fatigue" were among the most impactful songs played, proving them to be a fine band that…
Arrival/Pre-Fest Day Last year, MetalDays was the festival of choice for this guy’s yearly journey into Europe. And what a great time it was! This year, however, a repeat of 2012 was in the cards. My mighty, triumphant return to the middle of nowhere Germany to engage in around two of Summer Breeze! Yes, yes,…
MYRAETH fra Australia er et band vår amerikanske skribent Dan Barkasi har sett litt nærmere på og tok seg likegodt en prat med vokalist og gitarist Ryan Casey og gitarist Max van Dyke. Enjoy.
Eternal Terrors Dan Barkasi har dukket litt inn i det tyske death/doom bandet DECEMBRE NOIRs relativt unge verden og har tatt seg en prat med gitarist og bandgrunnlegger Sebastian Görlach.
Eternal Terrors Dan Barkasi fikk for en drøy uke siden en gylden mulighet til en prat med John Haughm, vokalist og gitarist i det amerikanske avant-garde metal bandet AGALLOCH og han slo selvsagt til.
Eternal Terror skribent Dan Barkasi har tatt en prat med gitarist Konrad Kupiec fra Diamond Plate, et old school thrash metal band fra Chicago, USA.
Certainly one of the better tours of the year here in the US of A, Katatonia came rolling into Cleveland, Ohio, on October 1. A great way to kick off the month, right? Opening the show was L.A.’s Intronaut – a progressive sort of band that has a definite Meshuggah influence with their usage of…
ALCEST er for tiden på turne i Nord-Amerka sammen med Anathema, en turne som forøvrig avsluttes i dag i Arizona. Eternal Terror skribent Dan Barkasi fikk gleden av å møte Neige fra ALCEST for en prat forut for konserten de gjorde i Cleveland i forrige måned.
We have sadly come to the end. Yes, day five. Longer than every other festival, yet it still feels like it went by way too fast. That’s the sign of a good time, though! Sadness aside, let’s get to the last day. It was a full one! Eternal Deformity was first, and they were definitely…
Wow, day four already? Time flies when you’re at a bad ass metal fest, doesn’t it? This early afternoon was kicked off by another band from Cyprus. This one is Blynd, who sport a pretty straightforward death/thrash attack. An attack that was quite well done – full of the sort of aggression one would expect…
All of my apartment-mates went to do a nature walk of some sort this morning, but this guy had to decline due to likely not being back in time for the early bands. There was one in particular that was a high priority, and they were on first. Not taking any chances! This band is…
Walking into the festival this afternoon, a few rockabilly songs courtesy of Spitfire were overheard in the distance from the main stage. Didn’t sound too bad at all. Today began formally with a set from Greece’s Acid Death. This death/thrash band has been around since the early 90s, being one of Greece’s long-standing metal bands. …
Of all days, Valentine’s Day. That was the day the decision was made to attend MetalDays. A friend had found a killer deal on a flight – close to half of the cost of every other – and the decision was made to take the plunge on that day, of all days. It was my…
(…this article is in English…)CEREMONIAL OATH er bandet hvor blant annet Jesper Strömblad (ex-Hammerfall, ex-In Flames), Anders Iwers (Tiamat, ex-Lacuna Coil, ex-In Flames), Anders Friden (In Flames) og Oscar Dronjak (Hammerfall) begynte sin musikalske karriere. Bandet ble oppløst i 1996, men gutta har i det siste spilt noen konserter sammen og reutgitt debuten "The Book of Truth) med masser av bonusmateriell. Eternal Terror skribent Dan Barkasi fikk muligheten til å ta en prat med Oscar Dronjak og her kommer resultatet av den innholdsrike samtalen dem i mellom.
For those who don’t know – which is most of you – I’ve been a pretty avid festivalgoer. And being from the USA, that isn’t always an easy feat! I’ve been to Wacken Open Air three times, Summer Breeze, and three of the famed metal cruises. I’m a bit of a traveler, you could say. This year, the decision was made to try something different. A lot of people have been raving about how awesome of a time Metalcamp is (which has now changed names to Metaldays). With that in mind, and one of the best lineups in Europe to entice yours truly, preparations began to catch this one-of-a-kind festival.
Doom with a twist. That description fits Memory Garden like a glove – just not OJ’s glove. Yeah, that was pretty lame. Anyways, these guys have been doing their thing for a good long time – since 92 – and have established a solid track record. We now come to the new disc, cleverly titled…
(…this article is in English…)Finske HOODED MENACE spiller doom/death metal og etter at de slapp sitt siste album kalt "Effigies of Evil" på slutten av høsten i fjor, har Eternal Terror vært på jakt på gutta for et intervju. Tidligere i vår fikk vi endelig napp og etter litt venting, er endelig intervjuet klart for publikasjon. Here goes…..
Many will argue this point, but metalcore is and always will be a legit sub genre of metal. Hardcore music in general has had a huge influence in metal and will always be a part of it. No argument can be made against that of which would make any sense. There are, however, different levels…
Melodic death metal is one of the sub genres that is most near and dear to this writer’s heart. After all, it began my entry into the wonderful world of underground metal. One of the earliest purveyors of the style was Ceremonial Oath – a band that never got the full credit they deserved. I’m…
Fans of brooding doom metal no doubt know of Mourning Beloveth, so no need for introductions. The veterans return this year with their fifth full-length, and it packs a wallop. With six tracks, and one of which that comes in under 14 minutes, there’s a lot to digest. However, this certainly isn’t a case of…
So-called "supergroups" seem to pop up fairly often these days. A couple of dudes with pedigree from other successful endeavors collaborate, and bam, another supergroup! Some are good, some aren’t so much. One simply never knows. Skineater is the latest of such groups to fall upon my always-open ears. When you have members who have…
Ah, Rotting Christ. A band that has cleverly carved out their own niche throughout the years, and keeps getting more varied with every release. Especially since "Theogonia" in 2007, the band have been experimenting more and more, with the results being nothing short of unique (in the best way possible). Now we come to "Κατά…
Far and away one of the best metallic hardcore bands in history, Shai Hulud have never once disappointed with their output. Unfortunately, it’s never been a very easy road for the band, with a constant changing of band members always seeming to pop up. However, founding member/guitarist Matt Fox and long time member/bassist Matt Fletcher…
