Dictated, Hailing from The Netherlands, is quite possibly on its way to becoming a household name in the genre of Extreme Metal. With their unique and grudging brand of death metal, Dictated seeks to punish the listener through means of force, and fear. Phobos, Dictated’s newest release, has some of the best tried and true […]
Author: Metal-Exposure
Report: Sunn O))) & Puce Mary
Doornroosje Nijmegen 22-10-2019 Review and photos made by Erik Sunn O))) has a steady and vast career. Spanning over twenty years making Drone/Doom this band, formed by Stephen O’Malley and Greg Anderson, have kept competition at bay with their intense music. Aided by fellow musicians Sunn O))) creates a dark, compelling atmosphere with its loud, […]
Implore – Alienated Despair
Fueled by political corruption and the ugliest side of society this next release comes from Hamburg Hailing European thrashers Implore. They bring you their third studio full length on Century Media Records titled “Alienated Despair”. If you’ve listened to Implore before you know exactly what you’re getting, GRINDY. CRUSTY. OLD. SCHOOL. PUNK. Slamming old school […]
Nemesea – White Flag
Diverse, if there is only one word we may use to describe Nemesea’s latest album “White Flag”, it’s diverse. Now, this isn’t a bad thing, but with fourteen songs on the record, can diverse be a bit too much? In 2016 lead singer Manda Ophuis left the band, only to be replaced by Sanne Mieloo. […]
Alcest – Spiritual Instinct
French acts have always been good at making unique, wayward music. Alcest is no exception luckily. With combining (post) Black Metal and Shoegaze Alcest has, deservedly, become an unique and well acclaimed act. For me it started with the superb album Shelter (2014) where Shoegaze had an almost total grip on the band while the […]
Report: Soulcrusher 2019
Doornroosje Nijmegen, 5 October Review made by: Erik Pictures by: Rózsa With the fourth edition of Soulcrusher, connoisseurs of darkness are again being treated on an addictive dose of dark apocalyptic riffs. Each edition of this superb festival varies in offered musical styles. But one thing does not change: the line-up is always of consistent […]
Verwoed – De Val
Utrecht seems to be fruitful in spewing out top-shelf black metal and one-man-project Verwoed can be put right in that category. His latest release ‘De Val’ saw the light on May 23rd this year. Although one could ask himself after listening if there is any light at all, or if there is only the vast […]
Vitriol-To Bathe from the Throat of Cowardice
Vitriol. The name itself could be an appropriate descriptor for the inhumane aura that the band so eloquently (or not so eloquently) produces. Bursting on the scene in 2017 with their debut EP “Pain Will Define Their Death” On Everlasting Spew Records, Portland Oregon’s (US) Vitriol has been generating some major waves in the death […]
Sonata Arctica – Talviyö
Ten albums, it’s something not a lot of bands can say that they have achieved. The main challenge for a band which is around for that long, would be to keep existing fans entertained, yet also attract new fans and keep things interesting. Interesting, that is a good keyword for Sonata Arctica’s tenth studio album […]
Sammath –Across the Rhine is Only Death
When you are following the Dutch Black Metal scene you must have already heard of Sammath. Already active since ’93 this German/Dutch act is reaping havoc with superb releases such as “Strijd”, “Triumph in Hatred” and the acclaimed “Godless Arrogance” album. It took Sammath five bloody years to come with the follow up of the […]