Dødsengel - Imperator
Review by Troy Killjoy
8.5
The two men behind Dødsengel have been releasing some quality material under that name for a few years now, catching a bit of a break with their 2010 release, Mirium Occultum, which helped spread their name across the globe and caught the attention of a great deal of black metal fans. Imperator should achieve the same results, only perhaps more so...

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HellLight - Funeral Doom
Review by BitterCOld
6.8
Hey hey my my. Doom can never die… Huh. Never thought I'd hear an extreme doom band singing about Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols. So back to the beginning. Solitude Productions recently re-released HellLight's 2008 release Funeral Doom, originally printed in a now sold-out limited run, packaging it with The Light That Brought Darkness mini album. The mini album features the new title track along with a bunch of doomed-up covers. For...

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(EchO) - Devoid Of Illusions
Review by BitterCOld
7.6
(EchO) do not employ an orthodox approach to their take on the whole doom thing, opting instead to toss the whole (metal) kitchen sink into the album creation process. Devoid Of Illusions is partially based in the same death doom formula we are all familiar with. There are plenty of heavy, punishing riffs with guttural vocals, and keyboards providing the melodic leads. The band also employs extended periods of clean vocals over sparse, clean toned...

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Boothill Regulators - Degradation Of The West
Review by wormdrink414
7.0
When I read the description of this album I got pretty excited. Finnish southern rock/metal? Sounds promising and different enough. Too bad it isn't, though. Southern rock/metal is kickass, and Finns can be passable as a people and all, I just expected the southerness here to be mixed in with, I don't know... Jari and stuff. Like, southern twangs and bar fights mixed with sweeping majestic solos with lyrics about stars and snow and whatnot....

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Otherwise - True Love Never Dies
Review by Doc Godin
5.4
It's time for another "why the hell is this on a metal site?" moment, brought to you by Otherwise. True Love Never Dies - if that doesn't give a hint of what's in store, then chances you're the type of person who still uses child safety scissors as a grown adult. Or, you're like myself, and hoped prayed that the album title was conceived with some sense of irony. Too bad, here's some child-safety pop rock.

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Nachtvorst - Silence
Review by Doc Godin
7.9
What the hell is that thing, anyways? Some kind of crustacean and a sword or something? Is that what silence is supposed to look like? Have I been drawing it incorrectly in pictionary all these years? In a sense, that album artwork does reflect Nachtvorst's music pretty well. It's simple, dark, menacing and certain understated sense of ambiguity.

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Lahmia - Into The Abyss
Review by Doc Godin
6.0
Think back to when you were 7 years old. You're cruising in a shopping cart under stark department store lighting, when you spot it, yes, that's right, that special G.I. Joe action figure you've seen in all the commercials. Yup, the one with all the best gadgets, coolest guns, and it even comes with that sweet-ass panzer tank-Harley Davidson crossbreed vehicle that shoots the mean looking missiles. Yes, that one. Your cheap-ass parents make you save up for weeks before you can covet this toy that's sure to complete your life. Going through the check-out is almost a religious experience. Then you get home, take it from the packaging, and holy mother of God this hunk of plastic sucks. It's flimsy, doesn't do all the crazy commando type shit that was promised, and the assembly instructions are written in some kind of extinct archaic language. The feeling of sitting through Lahmia's Into The Abyss is strikingly similar.

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Burzum - Umskiptar
Review by Troy Killjoy
3.0
Imagine this: During a weekend away from home, you decided to hit up as many fast food restaurants as humanly possible. But not just the major chains. You also make stops at all the small franchised take-out places that put the Triple Whopper to shame. You keep consuming and consuming until your stomach feels like it's been filled with bricks...

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Brutal Assault 2012

Czech Republic, Jaroměř (Old Army Fortress Josefov)
09-11 August 2012

Machine Head
Dimmu Borgir
Ministry
Immortal
Amon Amarth
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http://brutalassault.cz
Staff pick
Litrosis - I Am Death
Melodic Black Metal

Catchy Euro Power metal meets raging wall-of-sound black metal? Yes please.

Here's a taste.

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Picked by: Doc Godin
 
Urgehal - Frontman Trondr Nefas Passes Away (Update) 16.05

Trond "Trondr Nefas" Bråthen, guitarist and vocalist of Norwegian black metal band Urgehal has passed away, reports Season Of Mist, the band's label. The following statement was posted on the label's official Facebook page: "We are deeply sorry to announce that Urgehal guitarist / vocalist Trondr Nefas just passed away. More news and official statement to follow soon. RIP." (by BloodTears)   Read more ››
 
Dew-Scented - Announce Line-Up Changes 16.05

German death/thrash metallers Dew-Scented have announced new line-up changes. The band comments: "The new line-up (re-)introduces Marvin Vriesde (Severe Torture, ex Blo.Torch) as main guitarist and songwriter." (by Abattoir)   Read more ››
 
Witchcraft - Sign With Nuclear Blast 16.05

Official Nuclear Blast press release: Nuclear Blast feels honoured to welcome Swedish doom metal kings Witchcraft to the family! (by Array)   Read more ››
 
Testament - New Album Details Revealed 16.05

Bay-area thrash legends Testament have revealed more details about their upcoming full-length titled Dark Roots Of Earth, including the album cover, tracklist and release date. (by qlacs)   Read more ››
 
Phil Anselmo - Working On Solo Album 16.05

Phil Anselmo (Down, Pantera) is currently working on his first solo album. In a recent interview, Anselmo talked about his upcoming solo project where he did not just write all of the songs, but also produced them in his studio Housecore Records. Anselmo states that the most probable time of release is at the end of this year. He also calls his debut solo effort "one of the most intense things I've done, ever". Musicians that helped him with the album are Marzi Montazeri on guitar, with whom Anselmo played in Superjoint Ritual, on drums Jose Manuel Gonzales of Warbeast and on bass... (by s7mon)   Read more ››
 
A Killjoy's Guide to the Underground: Chapter II 15.05

Teaching Children to Worship Satan! (by Troy Killjoy)   Read more ››
 
Textures in Toulouse, 01/04/12 08.05

First of April? Is that some kind of a joke? Well it ain't. While all of MS had a delightful April's fools time, I was moving home, so I was late and tired when I finally arrived at the Connexion Café, a venue in Toulouse's town center. Less than 200 people (I guess) showed up on this sunday evening, but the mood was good and the audience quite reactive - for Textures at last, as you'll see. The sound was correct but not awesome (unsurprisingly, it didn't really do justice to Uneven Structure's more ambiant parts), thankfully is was no muddy shit either. (by Darkside Momo)   Read more ››
 
PPM Fest 2012 30.04

After 2 successful one-day editions, the PPM fest - for Prog Power & Metal - has grown bigger this year and consisted of a 3 days indoor festival. Or rather 2.5 days since it started at 5pm on Friday. Yet the formula stayed the same, alternating between 2 stages placed at opposite ends of the exposition hall with bands getting bigger with time. This time the bar was perfectly placed in the middle of the venue while independent food stands were outside along with a few merch stands (official band merch stands were inside). A very nice setting, especially since there was room for everybody and that... (by wrathchild)   Read more ››
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Alkerdeel - Morinde (2012)

Back in 1992, Darkthrone released the first part of a trilogy of legendary albums, A Blaze In The Northern Sky. It was notorious for its riffs that recalled their past as a death metal band yet played in full black metal fashion. Now, 20 years later, one band decides to take this teaching and use it for its own depraved purposes. Beware folks, things are about to get nasty. (by Mr. Doctor)   Read more ››

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Gorgoroth not only refuses to publish their lyrics, but also actively suppresses any public showings of fan-written reconstructions. The reason for this suppression is not fully known, though possible reasons include the desire to prevent other bands from covering Gorgoroth material as well as the preservation of the genre's characteristic remoteness and exclusivity. While they never printed their lyrics even before Gaahl joined the band - due to Infernus' beliefs - since he joined in 1998 this stance has been cemented. As a practitioner of old Nordic Shamanism, Gaahl has expressed his belief that words instantly lose their meaning and value once written down. The metal-lyric website Darklyrics.com contains the message "Gorgoroth lyrics removed due to copyright complaint by the band," in lieu of any actual lyrics. Lyricsondemand.com displays a cease-and-desist message from Arne Beckmann of Prophecies Publishing.

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