Reviewed: January 2022 Released: 2021, self-released Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Svetlana Likhacheva Deeply disturbed by the illogicalities and injustices of everyday life in Croatia, the black/hardcore trio Bednja was left with no choice but to speak up about their greatest frustrations in their fresh EP called Ponosni u Smrti, which means…
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Interview with Pietro Paolo of Wonders
Wonders Interview with Pietro Paolo, guitarist Interview by Neil Langton In 2020, two Even Flow musicians Giorgio Lunesu and his brother Pietro Paolo started a new cooperation with producer and keyboardist Bob Katsionis (ex-Firewind). Said cooperation was the beginning of WONDERS, a band with an approach significantly different from that…
Wonders – The Fragments Of Wonder
Reviewed: December 2021 Released: 2021, Limb Music Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Neil Langton In 2020, two Even Flow musicians, brothers Giorgio Lunesu and Pietro Paolo, formed a collaboration with producer and keyboardist Bob Katsionis (ex-Firewind) which would lead to ‘Wonders’, a band with a significantly different style to their previous outputs.…
Kolossus – K
Reviewed: December 2021 Released: 2021, My Kingdom Music Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Kira Levine Italian atmospheric black metal project Kolossus is the brainchild of Helliminator, founded in 2014. K is the multi-instrumentalist’s second full-length under this moniker, having released The Line Of The Border just last year. The latest album’s cover…
Ofermod – Mysterium Iniquitatis
Reviewed: December 2021 Released: 2021, Shadow Records Distributed by: Regain Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Neil Langton Ofermod were formed in 1996, releasing their debut E.P. ‘Mystérion Tés Anomias’ in 1998. The 2 songs on the E.P. formed the basis for the orthodox black metal movement. This really began to make headway…
Helheim – WoduridaR
Reviewed: November 2021 Released: 29/10/2021, Dark Essence Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Neil Langton Norwegian Viking Metal legends Helheim return with their 11th album “WoduridaR”. Recorded by Vulture Industries Bjørnar E. Nilsen at Conclave & Earshot Studios in Bergen the album marks a return to the bands roots with the harshness,…
Pestilential Shadows – Revenant
Reviewed: October 2021 Released: 2021, Seance Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Kira Levine Forming almost twenty years ago, Australia’s Pestilential Shadows are no strangers to the themes of death and disease. They have returned 18 months into the pandemic with their sixth full-length Revenant, following up 2019’s compilation album The Fate…
Shotgun Facelift – Dakota Blood Stampede
Reviewed: October 2021 Released: 2021, Eclipse records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Svetlana Likhacheva Shotgun Facelift, the melodic groove metal five-piece from North Dakota, are ready to present their brand new record, Dakota Blood Stampede. After a long break and major line-up changes, the band has a stronger setup than ever. Moreover,…
Interview with Shotgun Facelift
Shotgun Facelift Interview with Matt Person (guitar) Interview by Svetlana Likhacheva Social Media: www.eclipserecords.com/band/shotgun-facelift/ SHOTGUN FACELIFT was formed in Grand Forks, North Dakota (2012). The band plays an infectious blend of melodic power groove spawned by the New Wave of American Heavy Metal of the early 2000s. The band’s second…
Interview with Pestilential Shadows
Pestilential Shadows Interview with Balam (vocalist, guitarist, bassist, lyricist) Interview by Kira Levine Hello and thank you for your time. Please state your name and position in Pestilential Shadows. Hails Metal-Rules! Balam from Pestilential Shadows here. I take care of guitar, bass, lyrics & vocals. As an introduction, could you…
Triacanthos – Apotheosis
Reviewed: 2021 Released: Purity Through Fire, 2021 Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Svetlana Likhacheva Triacanthos, the young black metal three-piece from Texas, are ready to show the world their striking debut record called Apotheosis. After many years of creative searching (the first roots of the band were founded back in 2013, when…
Journey Into Darkness – Infinite Universe Infinite Death
Reviewed: September 2021 Released: 2021, Spirit Coffin Publishing Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Kira Levine Spawned in the mid-90s by guitarist Brett Clarin after the breakup of his previous band Sorrow, Journey Into Darkness is his symphonic black metal project. Arriving just a year after the sophomore album, Multitudes Of Emptiness, Clarin…
Saturnian Mist – Shamatanic
Reviewed: September 2021 Released: 2021, Petrichor Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis Occult black metal might be a cliché for the Finnish scene, or indeed any scene in the black metal world, but when you get a band who have taken all the best elements of the most obscure and intriguing…
Remah – Une Main
Reviewed: September 2021 Released: 2021, Avantgarde Music Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Kira Levine International black metallers Remah have released their debut album, Une Main, through Avantgarde Music. With members from both Belgium and France, the band is the result of a seventeen-year long friendship. After a 10-year gap in their musical…
Interview with Unendlich
Interview with Michael Connors (vocalist, guitarist, songwriter) Interview by Kira Levine Hi, hope that you are keeping safe and well. Please state your name and position in Unendlich for our readers. Hi Kira, this is Mike from Unendlich, I am the vocalist/guitarist/songwriter. You are now a multi-instrumentalist, but what did…