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Vader – The Empire (Nuclear Blast)

Coming a couple of months after the teasing ‘Iron Times’ EP, Vader have released their thirteenth LP, ‘The Empire’. Now if, like me, you’re a long-time fan of the Polish veterans then you’ll have a fair idea of what to… Continue Reading →

Murder Made God – Enslaved (Comatose Music)

There’s something both deeply and fist bumpingly satisfying about well-crafted technical death metal. The immensely powerful riffs, ridiculously fast blast beats and aggressive, gravelly vocals. With their first release since 2013, Greek four piece Murder Made God have unleashed ravenous, Tech… Continue Reading →

Nader Sadek – The Malefic: Chapter III (S/R)

It’s always interesting to see what multi international, extreme metal band Nader Sadek are going to come up with next. This is a group who change musicians and vocalists with each phase of their career and this time around replacing… Continue Reading →

Vesania – Deus ex Machina (Metal Blade)

It’s about time. Vesania entered my psyche with two distinctive symphonic style black metal albums “God the Lux” (2005) and “Distractive Killusions” (2007). Now after seven years, they’re back with “Deus ex Machina”. The titles are spartan: Halflight, Innocence, Disillusion,… Continue Reading →

Killchain – Where Is Your Saviour (Metal Age)

Slovakia’s Killchain have been plying their death metal trade since 2005, originally focussing on sounds of the old school. Along the way they’ve played with bands as diverse as Exhumed, Gorgoroth, Cynic and released two albums. Perhaps inspired by the… Continue Reading →

Unearthly – Flagellum Dei (Metal Age Productions)

Not many bands can claim to have launched their own official beer. Unearthly from Brazil can do that. The reason is that this band has become legendary in South American metal circles. In existence since 1998, “Flagellum Dei” is their… Continue Reading →

Rivers of Nihil – The Conscious Seed of Light (Metal Blade)

Apparently this album is about Spring and things associated with the season like new beginnings and growth. I’d never have guessed it. More understandable is the influence of this band’s home city, a dilapidated industrial town in Pennsylvania. The dark… Continue Reading →

Embrional – Absolutely Anti-Human Behaviours (Old Temple)

The first thing that struck me about this release was the killer artwork, promising no-bullshit, old-school DM with a blackened edge. That’s not the full picture though: Embrional certainly sound like a product of their nativePoland, hammering the listener into… Continue Reading →

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