I’m always amazed by the sheer number of metal bands flying under the personal radar. Take Inner Sanctum: the dudes have been active since 2006 and dabble in death metal, but I haven’t heard of ’em until this year. On the other hand: “The Great …
Let’s face it, Seattle has been home of many incredible bands for a long time. HM2-enthusiasts Black Breath will always have a special place in our heart and had to quit way too early. Lacabra are fresh breeze of metal music in Seattle, and even …
Bands churning their songs out with the trademark HM-2 sound will always win my heart. Crawl – who claim legendary death metal capital Stockholm their home – flavour their worship of classic Entombed and Dismember-style death metal with hints of crust and punk (“Enslaved in …
If you’re hailing from Sweden and earned a name as a musician in the heavy guitar-kind of scene, it may feel odd to never have played in a HM-2-band. Dunno if that theory holds true, but Mass Worship may prove it. The dudes around Claes …
Music-wise, my personal journey, socialisation, and (ongoing) transformation began with Swedish Death Metal. Thus, the Boss HM-2 played a critical role. And even though I discovered new genres and new favourites in the last twenty years, I’ll always love the buzzing sound of HM-2 (and …
I’ve never expected to buy, listen, or review another Fragments Of Unbecoming album. The band released three pretty cool death metal records in the early 2000s, but I’ve lost track of them after “Chapter III”. Now the band is back with “Perdition Portal”, which took …
It took me a while ’til I managed to give “White Noise And Black Metal” a full spin. Craft took several years to write, create, and evolve their latest output, turning it into a dark and twisted piece of music. It’s one of those records …
Hamburg-based metalheads Endseeker made a huge step forward when they signed a multi-album contract with Metal Blade Records. The band released an EP and an album via FDA Rekotz, which both earned them a lot of attention. Playing as many shows as possible (until turning …
Make no mistake: I fucking love At The Gates. Their early works got me into Death Metal and I totally love “Slaugther Of The Soul”. When I had the chance to see them live and later to attend their fantastic, legendary show at Wacken 2008, …
There a tons of bands out there who release first class albums, play cool live shows, and (or?) are cool dudes – and still don’t get the attention they deserve. Lik, the band whose members have ties to Kaamos (!), Witchery, Katatonia, and Bloodbath, may …