Like every year, some of our editors have created a year list for you with their metal highlights. Enjoy some our opinions below! Ingrid 2019 hasn’t been my most active year when it comes to releases and concerts. Since I took over metal-exposure I’ve mainly been busy with keeping it running, than with being able […]
CD review 2019
Vaal – Visioen van het verborgen land
Last Saturday I visited the release show of Vaal at Astrant in Ede. The played a relative short yet compelling show. And with members of Cultus and ex-Countess in its live line-up you know that there are some good musicians on the stage. I really enjoyed myself during this night. Together with comrades from Bezwering, […]
Israthoum – Arrows from below
Israthoum already exists more than twenty years and has spawned several EP’s, demo’s and full length albums. I have never heard of them before. And that’s a pity because their latest offspring “Arrows from below” sounds really good. When first listening to the opener track “Litany of Spite” Behemoth comes in mind. Especially certain riffs […]
TYRANNI – BARON AF AVOGHETENS SMÄRTA
The Swedish act Tyranni managed to take my poisoned black heart by storm. After just releasing a demo a short while ago this band delivers its first full strike with “Baron af avoghetens smärta” which means something like ‘Baron of pain and vanity’. It contains the three tracks released on the demo and six new(er) […]
Hellehond – Verslonden
Tired of fancy (Post-Black) Metal? Want to go back to basics? Well Hellehond is here and proves with a direct approach and without any subtlety that highly enjoyable music can be offered without any compromise. “Verslonden” is the very first release of Hellehond. And with (ex-)members of Asphyx, Wederganger and Rectal Smegma in their line-up […]
Constellatia – The Language of Limbs
In the wilderness that is our promo inbox, we’re often on the lookout for new musical gems. Most of the times, we end up empty handed, but sometimes you strike gold. This certainly holds true for South Africa’s Constellatia. While sampling their record, ‘The Language of Limbs’, it was clear from the outset that this […]
Nile – Vile Nilotic Rites
When the pillars of a Genre are forged on certain bands legacies it makes it that much more special when they continue to put out quality bar raising content for what is soon to be thirty years. Formed in South Carolina in 1993 Death Metal legend outfit Nile was born, and in 2019 they released […]
Lacuna Coil – Black Anima
During the last couple of releases, Lacuna Coil has changed their sound more towards heavier material, never letting go of the symphonic aspect of their songs. With the release of Black Anima, this trend continues. On the opening track, “Anima Nera”, we hear lead singer Cristina Scabbia as we have never heard her before. The […]
The Great Old Ones – Cosmicism
Lovecraftian Black Metal. An indulgence of atmosphere….. dark, chilling, gloomy yet resonating with aggressiveness. One of its predecessors Tekeli-Li was already a brilliant album taking Lovecraft’s mysticism to new heights. “Cosmicism” is a branch from the same root. Dark, haunting, dwelling and intriguing. Tonally it breathes the same atmosphere as the previous album(s) yet these […]
Dictated- Phobos
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 […]