Release Date: 13-12-2019Label: Testimony Records Death metal loves horror and often seeks to reflect this fascination not just with the concept or the emotion, but also the state of being in terror. Case-in-point: Horrified, a UK death metal band that have been unleashing their horror onto the world since 2013. With three full-lengths and a […]
Support: Lacrimas ProfundereLocation: LOGO, Hamburg (DE) After the recent release of the well-acclaimed “West End”, our favourite Helsinki Vampires The 69 Eyes made a stop in Hamburg as part of their European West End Tour. A sold-out show also guaranteed a crazy and perfect night! Our evening started with Lacrimas Profundere. Even before the band […]
Label: AntiqReleasedate: 20-11-2019 Before delving into this review, let it be known that this reviewer is truly not one for the black metal scene, or most metal at all, but hearing about this up-and-comer was more than a little intriguing. When going through the list of possible artists to review this cycle, the name Grylle […]
Release Date: 01/11/2019Label: Satanic Art Media Forget the preamble: Arvas is (currently) a one-man black metal project from Norway. Active for the last decade, the band has four full-length records under their belt, and Equanimity is their latest offering. Arvas play black metal. This means tremolo riffs, fast bass and blast beats. Lots of blast […]
Label: HubroReleasedate: 23-09-2019 A cultural center in Bergen (Norway) is the base of this record. A couple of artists came together to create “Salika, Molika”.
Label: Art Gates RecordsReleasedate: 28.07.2019 Belgian Symphonic metal quartet Elusion released their first ever full length album Singularity in 2019 from Art Gate Records. They were formed in 2015 and in 2016 they released an EP called Desert of Enticement. As a fan of female-fronted rock/metal acts, I am glad I have come across Elusion. […]
Releasedate: 2019 Weightless World is Modern Melodic Metal formation that has their base in Finland and was founded in 2011. The band released their album “The End of Beginning” recently.
Release Date: 31-10-2019Label: Ván Records Kosmokrator is a Belgian metal band. Through Ruin… Behold is their debut album. It had the potential of being one of the best black metal records of 2019: it’s (well, from what I can hear) proficiently played, full of (From what I can hear) skillfully written songs and packs (from […]
Label: Fastball RecordsReleasedate: 10-11-2019 Fateful Finality is a German formation making Thrash Metal. The band has been around since 2007 and anno 2019 they release a brand new album called “Executor”.
Co-headliner: Rotting ChristSupport: Silver DustLocation: Markthalle, Hamburg (DE) The metal crowd in Hamburg was in for a nice treat on a Thursday evening as the famous Markthalle hosted Moonspell and Rotting Christ as co-headliners. There was a lot to be celebrated as both bands had some nice surprises for the set. The evening started with […]