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Athenian heavy metal outfit Darklon were initially founded in 2017 and centred around a brand of classic heavy metal which has seen them put out one full length album in 2019 (Rise From Death) and got them enough attention to… Continue Reading →
Greek Heavy/Power Metal band The Silent Rage are back after a lengthy break of seven years, with the weighty follow-up to their impressive debut “The Deadliest Scourge” and as you might expect with such a gap between albums, there have… Continue Reading →
If you’re a long-term Heavy Metal devotee (and it’s many associated sub-genres), there will probably be certain vocalists that you will instantly recognise as soon as you hear them. A unique delivery, tone and/or style that can be no-one else…. Continue Reading →
After six years on the road Greece’s black metal unit, Decipher have finally graced the airwaves with their debut studio album. Arcane Paths to Resurrection is the kind of release that gives the exact same vibes as foreshadowed by it’s… Continue Reading →
As illustrated with their past two full-length albums this Greek group take their time constructing lofty statements within the scope of orthodox black metal and really put the listener through their paces with their challenging and often disorientating approach. With… Continue Reading →
Black metal is not exactly renowned for taking a humanist approach, indeed its cold harsh nature is much more aligned to the misanthropic and destruction of the human race. Of course there are exceptions and here we have a very… Continue Reading →
This is the second album by the Greek Sextet hailing from Athens. Their style of melodic doom-death if very well delivered and transitions seamlessly from full on mellow melodies to extremely heavy death metal blasts and lengthy songs that merge… Continue Reading →
It’s all been rather quiet for a while from Greek Symphonic Metal band Enemy Of Reality. After releasing their debut back in 2014, their impressive follow-up “Arkhne” arrived in 2016, but since then a native language single a couple of… Continue Reading →
The label mentions Deviser as a band you might have “hidden gems among your collection” and indeed as with the recently reviewed …And Oceans there is one such jewel I remember with great fondness. That particular album was Running Sore,… Continue Reading →
Crawling out of the depths of Greek doom in 2019, Seer Of The Void made an early impression with debut LP “Revenant” in 2020. “Mantra Monolith” is the new offering and finds the trio continuing to explore those classic, dense… Continue Reading →
Helpfully, we are given points of reference for this debut album by Greek band Wothrosch. The reference points are the soundscape of SepticFlesh running into the fury of Anaal Nathrakh. So armed with this information, it came as no surprise… Continue Reading →
Long running Hellenic black metal band Thy Darkened Shade kick off my new year. I assume this is a companion piece to their 2014 album but as this is my first dance with the (I think) duo I have no… Continue Reading →