Over the past year, the star of the German black metal formation Der Weg Einer Freiheit has been rising. Last year, the band got signed by Season of Mist and they are about to...
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Finsterforst – Mach Dich Frei
I knew that I would have the opportunity to review the band’s fourth full-length album, “Mach Dich Frei,” several weeks in advance of the release; I was understandably excited, and I sat down with...
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Thulcandra – Ascension Lost
Not too long ago, Munich black metallers Thulcandra received the title ‘best Dissection clone’ and that was not meant in a demeaning way. What this four piece does is writing heavily Dissection inspired tunes...
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Maat – As We Create The Hope From Above
I love ancient Egyptian themes. I love it even more when combined with a nice dose of extreme metal, because there aren’t many of those out there. The case is pretty much this, with...
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Wacken Open Air 2014
Wacken Open Air, the biggest metal festival in the world, where thousands of metal lovers from all over the world gather, to once again have the time of their life. This year marks the...
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Report: A Day with Purest of Pain
30-07-2014- Chances are that you’ve heard of the Wacken Metal Battle (MB) and that you are aware of the band representing your country. The finalists travel to the illusive Wacken Open Air, where they...
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Report: Dong Open Air 2014
Who remembers Dong 2012? It was the muddiest year the festival has ever known. The rain poured almost non stop and our beloved Dong Mountain turned into one big swamp. This year was quite...
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Xandria – Sacrificium
Even though the German symphonic metal band Xandria has been around for seventeen years, they have always been the band you hear of, but not actually listen to, in my case. That has changed,...
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Van Canto – Dawn of the Brave
Hero A Capella Metal. A lot of you probably don’t know what to expect from that. I will leave the neverending discussion about if metal “needs” guitars to be true metal for now and...
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Interview with Goreruption Netlabel
Goreruption is a netlabel for brutal death metal and slam death metal. This means you can download slamming brutality on their site for free. It’s a very easy way to get to know more...
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