2021 has been a hell of a year, what with the return of live music (sort of), and a ton of new death metal albums. I got to mosh since the first time since...
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Funeral Mist – Deiform
Just at the moment when 2021 reaches its end and I am making plans for making my year list on this beloved E-zine……. Funeral Mist makes an unannounced entrance in my stereo player, and...
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Editors pick 2021: Didrik
Remember when we thought 2020 was a bad year? How silly of us. This year we found out half of our neighbours are idiots, we again remained mostly showless (I managed to catch four...
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Hypocrisy – Worship
Peter Tägtgren and his co-conspirators are back! With “Worship”, their fourteenth album in a lifespan of over thirty years, they destroy anything in their path. The band sounds familiar but manages to have a...
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Doodswens – Lichtvrees
Funny how things go sometimes. Especially when it concerns Doodswens (which means Death-wish in English). With only just a demo in their pockets these two Dutch ladies managed to gather quite some attention. With...
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Obscura- A Valediction
Obscura is somewhat of a modern classic band, they weren’t the first tech death band on the map but they have become one of the most iconic and popular. Cosmogenesis is the archetype of...
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Gaahl’s Wyrd – The Humming Mountain
Gaahl and probably Gaahl’s Wyrd don’t need an introduction. Being around in the Norwegian music scene for three decades and lending his unique vocals to illustrious acts as Gaahlskagg, Trelldom, Gorgoroth and Wardruna, Gaahl...
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Swallow The Sun – Moonflowers
There’s no band in metal, and possibly music overall, that can encapsulate the feeling of romance as well as Swallow the Sun. A gut-wrenching, painful romance, but a profoundly beautiful one as well. Their...
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Massacre – Resurgence
I have never listened to Massacre but was aware of their origins in the Florida Death Metal scene from its infancy. The first thing that jumped out at me was that absolutely beautiful guitar...
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Beast in Black – Dark Connection
This week, Finnish power metal band Beast in Black continues with its long-standing themes by releasing a cyber-punk themed album called “Dark Connection”. Since former Battle Beast guitarist Anton Kabanen started the band, Beast...
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