Thursday, January 21, 2010

paper issue 23 of free zine Metal Bulletin available now

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Metal Bulletin P.O. Box 571794 Houston, TX 77257-1794 usa Issue 23 (available now): interviews with: Hirax (U.S.) Askans Arvet (Germany...
Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Ninth Kingdom (Texas, U.S.)

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Ninth Kingdom (Texas): Where No Kings Shall Roam Hard work and a seriousness of objectives is what black metallers Ninth Kingdom’s album exu...

Sanhedrin (U.K.)

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Sanhedrin (U.K.): Demo 2009 The keyboard introduction sets the stage for three songs of obscure-obscurantist-symphonic death-black metal. Th...

Vomiting Skulls (Finland)

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Vomiting Skulls(Finland): demo “With a name like Vomiting Skulls, it has to be good.” Vomiting Skulls are a bunch of smarty black metal pan...
Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Futures End (U.S.): Memoirs of a Broken Man

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(Nightmare Records) Brainy, philosophical and virtuoso prog metal: top notch performances: lots of guitar harmonies, solos and guitar-guitar...

Ixpapalotl (Greece): That of the Swamp

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Ixpapalotl (Greece): That of the Swamp “I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick ass. And I’m all out of bubble gum.” Such is the philo...

Human Carnage (Quebec, Canada): Feast of Darkness

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Human Carnage (Québec, Can.): Feast of Darkness This four-song e.p. is a compact, action-packed, no-nonsense death metal riffarama-o-fest of...

Urudium (Japan): Moonlit Sorrow

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Urudium (Japan): Moonlit Sorrow Urudium is an interesting proposition. First, the guitar solos, melodies, harmonies sound crystal clear and ...

Diamanthian (U.K.)

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Diamanthian (U.K): Arcana Doctrina (Ossuary Industries) There is an outlook on metal upon which the work of Diamanthian is constructed, and ...

Cerebrum (Greece)

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Cerebrum (Greece): Spectral Extravagance (Lacerated Enemy) Cerebrum’s peppered with rhythm changes, and is prone to technical tangents, guit...
Friday, January 15, 2010

Thor (Canada)

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REVIEWS Thor (Canada): Unchained (Vulcan Sky) With song titles like “Ride from Hell,” “Rock the City” and “Lightning Strikes” and other son...

Conqueror (Costa Rica); JANVS (Italy)

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REVIEWS Conqueror (Costa Rica): In the Depth of Darkness The constant-strong use of guitar solos, and the recurring additional rhythm riffs—...
Monday, January 11, 2010

review of death/black metallers Bestemmia Aeternalis (Texas, U.S.)

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Bestemmia Aeternalis (Texas): Embracing Hell demo Due to the dual vocal approach, black metal shrieking and death metal growling, the group ...

review of black metallers Awicha (Thailand): Awicha Marn

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Awicha (Thailand): Awicha Marn 09 demo These two songs go as fast as raw-black-metally possible, in a whirling-hurling tornado of chaos...
Sunday, January 10, 2010

Arrived are the Necrotronian hordes of Smargroth (Slovenia)

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Interview: Smargroth (Slovenia) Smargroth (Slovenia) Smargroth is a necrogrim black metal band with some surprisingly memorable songs, and ...
Friday, January 8, 2010

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Interview: Xolotl (Utah, U.S.) --- zine contact: Metal Bulletin P.O. Box 571794 Houston TX 77257-1794 usa --- Xolotl (Utah, U.S.) With the...
Wednesday, January 6, 2010

The roar of Nominon (Sweden)

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Interview: Nominon (Sweden) zine contact: Metal Bulletin P.O. Box 571794 Houston TX 77257-1794 usa Nominon (Sweden) According to Perra Kar...
Thursday, December 24, 2009

interview: utopia in the metal realm of Infinity Overture (Denmark)

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Interview: Infinity Overture (Denmark) zine contact: Metal Bulletin P.O. Box 571794 Houston TX 77257-1794 usa Infinity Overture (Denmark) ...
Wednesday, December 23, 2009

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Askans Arvet (Germany) Two observations about Askans Arvet: 1. It is true that their sound is undoubtedly raw black metal, and as interestin...

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Hirax (U.S.) Their new album, “El rostro de la muerte” (The Face of Death), presents a power-packed guitar sound, supported by song-center...