Ye Goatherd Gods – Ashes Shall Be Made Of Them Label: Indie Released: 2018 Reviewed: December, 2018 Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP The Kings of Kanadian Karnage!- The Frozen North Rides Forth! This feature is so good, I had to name it twice! About once a year I indulge my patriotism…
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The Heretics Fork – Tormentore
The Heretics Fork – Tormentore Reviewed: October, 2018 Released: 2018, P2 Records Rating: 2.5/5 Reviewer: Aaron Yurkiewicz Not much is known about The Heretics Fork – who they are, where they’re from, or if they’re really just a gifted Rottweiler with a BC Rich and a 4-track. What is known…
Hertkorn, Andreas- Seven Metal Inches (Book Review)
Hertkorn, Andreas – Seven Metal Inches Reviewed: August, 2018 Publisher: Independent Year Published: 2018 Rating: 5/5 Reviewer: JP It is hard to pinpoint who could be the world’s foremost expert in anything. If there is such a title of the ‘world’s foremost expert of Heavy Metal 7-inch vinyl, picture discs,…
Grief, Eric & Belacazar, Felipe, Death By Metal (DVD Review)
Title: Death By Metal Producers: Eric Grief & Felipe Belacazar Year: 2018 Label: MVD Visual Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: JP As time marches on, I’m pleased to see more and more documentation in books and on film of the career of extreme Metal musicians and bands. It was only a matter…
DEATH Documentary ‘Death By Metal’ To Receive DVD Release This Friday
“Death By Metal”, the definitive documentary on DEATH frontman Chuck Schuldiner, will receive its long-awaited DVD release on July 6 via MVD Visual. A trailer for the film is available below: Featuring exclusive interviews, rare footage and demos, “Death By Metal” is the first film of its kind to tribute Schuldiner’s unparalleled role in the evolution of…
The Flesh – Dweller
Reviewed: July, 2018 Released: 2018, Self released Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Gabor Csete New bands are always exciting, especially when members are known from other bands. In The Flesh’s case the members are from Herder, Verwoed and Blood Diamond. One night the Dutch guys had had a few which then became…
Gruesome – Twisted Prayers
Reviewed: July, 2018 Released: 2018, Relapse Records Rating: 2.5 / 5 Reviewer: Peter Atkinson It would seem that the super sideband Gruesome – which features Exhumed frontman/guitarist Matt Harvey, ex-Malevolent Creation drummer Gus Rios and ex-Possessed guitarist Daniel Gonzalez – are in this Death-worship thing for the long haul, for…
Towards Atlantis Lights – Dust Of Aeons
Reviewed: July, 2018 Released: 2018, Transcending Obscurity Records Rating: 2.5/5 Reviewer: Gabor Csete Towards Atlantis Lights is an atmospheric death/doom supergroup with members of Pantheist, Void of Silence and Aphonic Threnody. The thought of the supergroup interested me and as soon as I saw the cover of ‘Dust Of Aeons’…
Kataklysm – Meditations
Kataklysm-Meditations Label: Nuclear Blast Released: 2018 Reviewed: June 2018 Reviewer: Mr. MetalGuy Rating: 4.5/5 If you consider yourself a fan of Death Metal and are not down with Kataklysm, please immediately beckon the youtube machine and get some education on this group of seasoned Canadian hyperblasters (or, ya know, buy…
Amorphis – Queen Of Time
Amorphis – Queen Of Time Label: Nuclear Blast Released: 2018 Reviewed: June 2018 Reviewer: Mr. MetalGuy Rating: 4.5/5 Amorphis definitely embody the traditional spelling and meaning of their name, being essentially formless. These Finns have been getting plain damn weird with Metal for over 20 years, far from their beginnings…
Steve DiGiorgio discusses Testament, current projects and session work
STEVE DIGIORGIO Steve DiGiorgio is known for recognizable bass playing on several outputs and bands such as Death, Sadus, Sebastian Bach and the list goes on. He has been chosen one of the most influential bass players in the music world a number of times. Besides being the Testament member,…
World War Waiting – World War Waiting
Reviewed: April 2018 Released: 2018 Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: JP The harsh reality is that bands come and bands go. In the Metal industry the chances of actually making it are infinitesimally small. After 20+ years in the music industry the number of local bands that have started and stopped (failed…
Venom Inc + Suffocation + Nervosa + Aeternam @ O2 Islington Academy, London
Venom Inc + Suffocation + Nervosa + Aeternam @ O2 Islington Academy March 13, 2018 Review by Gabor Csete Photography by Sabrina Selkis & Ryan Whitwell Please follow and like us:
Eleine – Until The End
Review Date: March, 2018 Released: 2018, Black Lodge Records Rating: 2.5/5 Review by: Pete Mutant Eleine have returned with their sophomore full length release ‘Until The End’, 11 more tracks of Swedish symphonic death pop which provides plenty of thrills, chills and maybe a few spills but there’s plenty on…
Max & Iggor Cavalera + Overkill + Insomnium + Deserted Fear @ O2 Forum Kentish Town, London
Max & Iggor Cavalera + Overkill + Insomnium + Deserted Fear @ O2 Forum Kentish Town, London December 12, 2017 Review by Gabor Csete Photography by Graham Hilling Please follow and like us: