Immortal Frost Productions recently reissued the self-titled debut album by Belgian black metal outfit Drawn into Descent in a limited edition of 1000 copies and I was not wrong when I glanced at the album artwork and thought to myself that these guys must be dabbling in melodic and atmospheric black metal. Judging from the…
The cover artwork for this rotten and vile album by the Turkish black/death horde Persecutory tells you all you need to know about the band and what is in store for you, i.e. relentless and lethal metal of the most despicable kind. Fusing powerful black metal with pummeling death metal and neck-snapping thrash metal, the…
Personleg har eg alltid hugsa Major Parinson som den litt onde tvillingen til Kaizers. Eg hugsar ikkje kven som sa det, men det festa seg. Eg hugsar også godt ”hiten” dei hadde med ”Heart of Hickory” for ein del år sidan, men utanom det, hadde eg eit avgrensa forhold til bandet før deira nyaste plate,…
The sick and depraved Belgian death metal scumbags that are Black Bleeding originally released this 5-track EP of theirs entitled The Awakening back in 2005, but Nihilistic Holocaust recently took it upon themselves to unearth and release the filthy thing on a proper CD and the result is quite decent albeit unremarkable. Black Bleeding spew…
Living legend David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) performed a number of shows back in 2015 that all took place in historic venues across the world. A year later he staged this spectular concert at the amphitheatre in Pompeii, thereby becoming the first artist to perform in front of a live audience there since the gladiators way…
The sleaze rockers L.A. Guns are back with a new album entitled "The Missing Peace" consisting of twelve adrenaline-fueled tunes that encompass everything that we have come to associate with the band, i.e. sweaty and energetic hard rock with loads of great hooks to it and in-your-face vocals on top of memorable riffs. The chemistry…
The Belgian horde named Antzaat released this 5-track EP consisting of cold, windswept black metal harkening back to some of those gloriously epic releases that saw the light of day in the 90s. The strong point of the release is definitely the memorable melodies and the rather bleak and morose mood that underpins every track…
The hard rock revelation that is Black Country Communion, which is comprised of vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes, guitarist Joe Bonamassa, drummer Jason Bonham, and keyboardist Derek Sherinian, has risen again and answered our prayers in the shape and form of this ten-track effort simply entitled "BCCIV" (the vinyl version includes a bonus track, just so you…
The Kentucky-based hard rockers Black Stone Cherry recently unleashed this six-track EP consisting of blues covers upon the unsuspecting masses and the result is a satisfying one. While primarily focusing on the electric blues that came to the fore back in the 60s and covering such artists as Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, and Albert King,…
I was definitely intrigued by this album when I received the promo version of it not that long ago, not only because this 4-track record entitled "From Silence to Somewhere" looked really cool and experimental due to the cover artwork, but also because I had never actually heard or listened to Norwegian outfit Wobbler before.…
The Norwegian entity named Himmellegeme, which hails from the city of Bergen, completely blew me away by means of this exceptionally well-crafted and cleverly written debut album entitled "Myth of Earth". While these guys seem to hover and float somewhere between dark progressive rock and melancholic psychedelia, there is no doubt in my mind that…
Old-school death metal fra Quebec, Canada med samme produsent som Cryptopsy, Krisiun og Voivod høres flott ut.Tja… Dette Canadiske bandet høres rimelig greit ut, men det holder ikke helt til mål synes jeg. Lyd og spillemessig høres det helt innafor ut, men de havner altså midt oppi suppa hvor alt høres likt ut. Jeg har…
I am waaaayyyy too late when it comes to reviewing this little gem of an EP, but better late than never, right? This brilliantly executed and entertaining 6-track release by the living legends that are Bill Moseley (House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil’s Rejects) and Phil Anselmo (Superjoint, Down, Scour) is a moody exploration and…
Just when you thought that all was said and done in melodic death metal, that the numerous clones of In Flames and Dark Tranquillity have murdered one of my personal favorites genres, in comes this majestic, beautiful yet still fairly extreme construct. I have to admit that the brilliant introduction to the album that came…
This amazing and beautifully packaged 3-CD release consisting of no less than 56 different compositions that are all somehow linked or attributed to legendary guitarist Steve Howe (Yes, Asia, GTR) is truly a treasure trove of great music. First of all, the album artwork by renowned artist Robert Dean is stunning. I have no idea…
The excellent albeit overlooked album by legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes entitled "Return of Crystal Karma" was recently reissued featuring the original studio album from 2000 in remastered form along with a kick-ass live show that was captured on tape in Brazil back in 1999. For some reason, the album never really received the recognition that…
Former Kraftwerk drummer/percussionist Wolfgang Flür published this interesting and thought-provoking autobiography of his a number of years ago, which caused quite a bit of controversy in that many of the myths surrounding his former band were debunked and laid bare. Flür provided us with a unique access and insight into the inner workings and dynamics…
The legendary and sadly missed guitarist Ronnie Montrose was not only a marvelous composer and musician, but also a visionary whose style of playing and way of crafting riffs were innovative and groundbreaking. Before he died, he was working on an album entitled 10X10 where the idea was to whip up ten songs and then…
Vulture Industries from Bergen makes their return in 2017 (four years after The Tower) with their new album, Stranger Times. The new album does not take the band in any new direction, but rather keeps them going steadily forward with the expression we have come to expect from these weird, circus-like musicians. The album starts…
It is hard to describe the excitement of waking up to a en email with a link that allows you to download a new piece of madness that is available for the enjoyment of a very limited pair of ears. The thrill was mainly due the fact that Vulture Industries’ previous release, The Tower, has…
