Reviews

Taliandorogd is a young band from France and "The Parting" is the first album of the combo after their surprising and more than original first MCD "Neverplace". It's very hard…

Black Widow was formed in 1997. Originally this band was created to be a "cover" combo of all our favourites 80's Hard Rock and Heavy Metal bands. After some more than promising gigs, they…

Septic Flesh, a band that was always expressing the Faustian spirit and the aenaon search of the soul. In nowadays' society where human beings have no opinion nor will of their own, imprisoned by…

After their successful homonymous debut album, Borknagar release in 1997 "The Olden Domain", their second attempt. This album was a total success and was accepted by a wide audience in the metal…

Ethernal is a young band from the UK that plays something strange: a blend of raw black metal with thrash and progressive parts. It's really uncommon, and extremely enjoyable. The only problem comes…

Ahh Megadeth... This wonderful band used to be my favourite band with Metallica until they released Risk and lost my interest. I then did not even give The World Needs A Hero a chance, it wasn't really…

I've had a long hesitation before I bought the first album of this (in my opinion of course, but it seems nobody else knows them) very good band. What made me hesitate is the appalling artwork, as…

In the two years that separate their previous album Deviate from Trinity, Kill II This went through a thorough change in their approach of music. That means that even if their sound is as uncommon as before,…

I don't know why but the more I have a look at Australia, the more I think that there is a real biologic problem in this country... After kangaroos, koalas and some other duck-billed platypus [read…

Well, this is my first review and I sincerely don't know if I may write another one too...Time will tell. Antichrisis is a German band not very popular among metalstomers, but one of my favourites.

Infernal Majesty is admittedly a legendary underground band in the Thrash metal scene. They come back now after six years of absence with their fourth studio album. I'm not going to write a long dissertation…

Acheron was formed back in 1988 by the Rev. Vincent Crowley (he's a reverend in the Satanic Church or whatever...) who left the band Nocturnus to create an entity all dedicated to the glory of Satan.

Hola amigos de Mago de Oz, here we are to take a look at Mago's self titled debut album, which is definitely not a metal album. This is about to be some clarification what it really is what they play…

Polterchrist... Another anonymous and common death/black band from the US? Wrong! Unlike their fellow countrymen Council Of The Fallen that I angrily reviewed thirty minutes ago, Polterchrist has everything…

Council Of The Fallen is an American band that brings a lot of promises even before the first listening. Tim Yung of Hate Eternal on the drums, produced by Erik Rutan, playing devastating death/black metal...

I actually got my hands on this album by a chance. It was at a Nightwish concert. I was browsing the record stand with no real intention of buying anything. At least so I thought until I noticed this particular…

Thanatos is one of the oldest [if it's not the oldest] Death Metal band from the Nederland. "Undead.Unholy.Divine" their new release should be [it's not me but the band which says it]…

In 1998, I was 17 years old, and I wandered around listening to some metal, some hip-hop, pop and every stuff I could put my hands on. I used then to consider metal as something used by young people to…

Arcturus? Maybe the best band coming from Norway; the proof is obvious when you listen to their compositions, read their lyrics, when you become one with their artistic concerns while following their conjectural…

Every new Dismember albums is like a real event, and of course the release of "Where Ironcrosses Grow" follows the rule. But now, we must know if the band through this new album knew how to do…

"Devil Pigs" is not a new album of Dark Funeral, but a split cd with the American black metal band Von. With this cd in fact you could find two albums. The first one is "In The Sign..."…

"Skjend Hans Lik" is not the new album of the Norwegian band Carpathian Forest, but It's more a compilation with live, unreleased songs, a demo of 1992 "Bloodlust And Perversion"…

Sarissa is one of the oldest band from Greece, but unfortunately one of the most unknown and underrated too. And it's a shame because they really deserve to be more in the front of the Metal scene,…

Why do I have to review this? First I find the Karmageddon's intentions to release this Zero Tolerance II (after the first crappy Zero Tolerance a few months ago) extremely dodgy. As most know, there's…

Round 2 for Italians Disarmonia Mundi, this time finally under a label and with the proper support that their music deserves. My story with this band goes more than a year ago, when I was blown out by…

This is a strange band, damn sure it is? let's begin from the name, Ice Cake?ICE CAKE?? Who the fuck names his band Ice Cake? This has to be the less Metal sounding name of the history, and next to…

What can one say about Them. Definitely They are one of the best black metal bands ever. They started as a cult name in the black metal (after their death metal past) scene and so they remained as the…

From the ashes of Mortem, a death metal band, were born Arcturus, a band that would become in the forthcoming years a star to be followed, yet impossible to be reached. After the release of the 7"…

During 2001, after the monumental "Black Emotions" (2000) and a successful tour with Theatre of Tragedy and Lacuna Coil, Jörgen Söberg, lead singer and one of the members that formed…

The year 2003 finds Beseech without one of their former guitarists and main song-writer of the band up to "Soul's Highway", Klas Bohlin. Now the only former member of the band is the other…

Sweden ambient project Aardia is an interesting listen, the best way to define it, is looking through their website: "Aardia is an atmospheric dark-ambient music project. The music brings influences…

Anybody can't be a prophet in his country? I know a lot of bands from France but this is the first time that I hear about Ad Vitam Aeternam, and it's with a real interest that I listened to this…

Quite hard really to have an opinion on a band, with only two tracks and barely 5 minutes of music - of aggression should I say. Malebolgia is a young brutal death band from USA (the two members are from…

This has to be one of the most underrated bands ever! Let Me Dream are virtually unknown in the scene, even if they're hailing from Finland, one of the countries that get more attention and promotion…

This release is one on my dreams made true, and that's not because I was really expecting this, I didn't knew this band before I received the record, the really value of this Cd is that it comes…

I must warn every reader to make a stop right here and listen to me (or read me anyway). This is not Metal, and isn't remotely or vaguely something that will remind you any Metal at all. I received…

This is the come back of Agathodaimon, three years after "Chapter III", with their 4th new release "Serpent's Embrace" through the German Label Nuclear Blast. This combo from Germany…

Ok first of all I must say I don't even know why I'm writing this review, because this album is far from being metal, but still in most record stores and magazines they are labelled as metal.

Today it was a very cold and rainy day, just one of those days when you feel like doing nothing. I have been sitting at home all day doing nothing but watching all these stupid programs on TV and reading…

Dark Sanctuary comes from France and was created in 1996. This band uses to play a great dark ambient atmospheric music, and after only three albums the combo is already considered as a cult band. No heavy…

I remember two years ago, when it was the beginning for me and Metalstorm.ee, a guy in our forum linked us to the website of Shade Empire. I remember that I was [and I was not the only one] very impressed…

WOW, that was my first reaction after the first spin of "Axenstar's" new album. But already a minute into the first song I was stunned, and I was sure that this album is going to be on my…

These guys hail from my country, Sweden, and I'm damn proud of that. Sorry for that, but it's just like this, every time a good band comes from Sweden I get so proud to be Swedish. And this is…

DSK, is one of this band which is more and more in front of the Death Metal scene each days in France and even all around the world. The proof is that the band was in the line up of the excellent Tuska…

At the first listening of the first album of the young French band Midwinter, you will have the feeling that you already know this sound. Why? Well, just because Midwinter is more than inspired by the…

Stubora is an Hardcore combo made in France and "What We See Is Not What We Wanna See" is the first real album of the band. I must be clear for this band and for this review? If you don't…

Beseech, a band whose music paces with deep emotions and thoughts, a band whose compositions take you through dreamy and emotional soundscapes to imaginary landscapes where you lose yourself into dreams,…

Wow, I've just read the review on metalstorm for the previous album of Emancer, namely The Human Experiment, and I'm wondering now if they have progressed so much within these two years or if…

"Memories of my future Welcome to my church" Pierced From Within, after their Full-Length debut album "Effigy Of The Forgotten" and "Breeding The Spawn" Suffocation released…

Fine elaborated and well produced Death Metal, weird looking but very intelligent musicians, usual sometimes even funny Death Metal lyrics (there's something in "Habitual infamy" that makes…

Maybe The first well recognized death metal band from Europe, Vader released in the year 1990 their demo "Morbid Reich" a master piece in this genre and is still considered one of the best demo…

Lacrimosa were formed by Tilo Wolff who is until nowadays the main composer, lyric-writer and front-man of the band (from a moment and on Ann Nurmi was added to the basic line-up of Lacrimosa and from…

Lacrimosa didn't sound like they sound today in their earlier releases. To become the band we all know today they needed to take some steps forward. From album to album Tilo was making progress musically…

Morgion is a Doom Metal band that was formed in 1990 and released two critically acclaimed albums under Relapse records, after that, the band went on hiatus for a period of several years, and many fans…

I was expecting this album for a long time, being really anxious about a possible come-back. And this year, Mr. Brennare and his company came to rehearse just for old time's memories. Things went…

3rd Round for Richard Sjunnesson and his Fallen Angels, and 2nd round for them here in Metal Storm, and maybe many of you aren't so unfamiliar with the band, and not because of my previous review…

When I first looked at Aussies Catwitch, I thought it was some kind of Nu Metal or something, because of their masks, makeup and that stuff? kind of a trend nowadays, you know, the pseudonyms, masks, makeup…

I'm such a sucker when it comes to good 'ol Hard Rock tunes from the eighties, with all their components, cheesy lyrics, spandex and of course, hair spray. The cover art might throw you away,…

Sweden, birthplace of so many excellent Death Metal bands, especially Melodic Death, once again displays a major combo with Amon Amarth. I have to say that I was totally oblivious to the sole existence…

Caution! Cult album ahead. "The Gallery" is to Melodic Death Metal what "Images And Words" is to Progressive Metal, if not more. The essence of Sweden delivered by Dark Tranquillity…

Ladies and gentlemen, Dark Tranquillity is proud to introduce their latest bombshell and you better give it a listen! In the typical current trend to make the now famous Gothenburg sound progress, "Damage…

A Lower Deep is a young band from the United Sates and they use to play a Progressive/Power Metal?damn effective. After a first demo in 2002 with very positives critical reviews, the band release this…

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Griffin are a Norwegian Power Metal band, which is becoming pretty common these days, first with Guardians Of Time, and now Griffin, maybe a whole new wave of Norwegian Power Metal is ahead. This is the…

Exceptionally, this review will be special. This is not because I'm really lazy today, but because this new cd of the England label Peaceville, is a compilation of Black Metal produced by Mr Fenriz…

Collapse 7 are the newest addition of the Napalm Records family, and one thing that makes my head wonder, is why Napalm Records signed this band, not that this is totally awful, but doesn't have anything…

Theatres De Vampires is back with their new Cd, and from the start you know something is different, the cover art is pretty weird, but very cool, dark art at its finest moment! I really like this band,…

After two years and the departure of Mike Saez just after the release of the last album of the band, "Balsphemy", Incantation is back now, through Listenable Records, for the rebirth of the band…

Originality is the word that I must use to describe the new phenomenon, directly from the wallabies country, The Amenta. Because first The Amenta is original for sure, but secondly because I can bet a…

Bands don't do much effort lately on their logos, just entangled and undecipherable letters with the typical pentagram, the inverted cross and other "evil" icons. Unmoored really thought…