Metal Bulletin Zine

Omnihility (Oregon, U.S.): Omnihility Omnihility is all about playing brutal death metal in the physically and mentally strenuous style: as...

Ravenclaw (Slovakia): Welcome to the Ravenland Ravenclaw is a classy, elegant even, heavy/power metal band with lots of neoclassical guitar ...

Rienaus (Finland): Beneath the Black Wings Though Rienaus is now a band, this recording is a one-man cave-recorded super-necro over-raw blac...

Until Extinction (Missouri, U.S.): Lament After a short keyboard/atmosphere/gothic intro, “Putrefaction” rolls into town and in those five m...

Mormânt De Snagov (Finland): Rise from the Void Black metal raw, minimalistic attack, with decent sound quality, actually: they like that ol...

Of Raven and Ruins (Texas, U.S.): Bound to Prophecy Of Raven and Ruins is clear, crisp guitar melodies, often with a neoclassical feel. They...

Jormundgand (Sweden): Satanic Attack The titles of their four-song demo: “Occult Sacrifice,” “Black Winds of Death,” “Satanic Attack,” and “...

Martriden (Montana, U.S.): Encounter the Monolith Forty-five minutes of tripping metal. A big part of the sound is inspired by black metal a...

Venomous Supremacy (Texas, U.S.) In 2010 in Houston, Texas, Venomous Supremacy brings their metal for people to mosh and goat-fight until ev...

War Master (Texas, U.S.) The War Master “Demo 2009” three-song tape is traditional death with a heavy-crunch guitar tone; and deep, guttural...

Züül (Illinois, U.S.): Out of Time (Planet Metal) Züül plays uptempo, rocking, gritty street heavy metal. It appears that this band ...

Ritos (Brazil) Raw black metal is Ritos’ medium to chronicle the “Pagan Tales” of indigenous-themed songs. Relatos Pagãos carries raw black ...

Susan Gerl (Holland) Death metal guitarist Susan Gerl has executed axes for squads God Dethroned, Murder Syndicate, Cliteater, Desensitised ...

Infinitum Obscure (Mexico): Sub Atras Caelis Metal occultism—in the sense of certain guitar/drum patterns (not necessarily referring just to...

Ensemble of Silence (Malaysia ): Dark Moon Rising 1. “A Force to Kill” (5:09): For the most part, on here, it is a thrashy guitar sound with...

Crypt (Bosnia and Herzegovina): Controlling the Madness 1. “Fresh Cadaverous Flesh” (4:23): This demo is low-guttural death: basic and cozy...

Burning Thy Symbols (Germany): Superior E.P. (Mountain King Records) 1. “Superior” (5:57): No introductions, just black metal storms from...

Botritis Cinerea (Germany): The Burning Slave Mark The black metal hunger of Botritis Cinerea is compact and to the point: six songs of trad...

Blaspherian (Texas, U.S.) This year will be a special one for the band and its audience: death metal artisans Blaspherian have something exc...

Mordenom (Slovenia) Mordenom achieves a very professional sound on their debut AGNVS DEI: uptempo/midtempo/blasting death/black with emphasi...

Avenger (Czech Republic) Avenger has done their part of the bargain with a great release, Feast of Anger/Joy of Despair. The problem is get...