Tales From The Underground
Tales From The Underground
Artist: Necrovation Country: Sweden Label: Self-Released Formats: Demo Tape Year: 2004 The red line through this demo-tape by Swedish Death Metallers is definitely the word “old school”. Everything this demo breathes is just old school, when was the last time…
Artist: DarkthroneCountry: NorwayLabel: Moonfog ProductionsFormats: LP / CDYear: 2004 What is to be said about Darkthrone Unholy Darkthrone? I skip the introduction part of the review and go directly to the new album. Already very quick after the release of…
What should I say to introduce Acheron? I guess everything that needs to be said has been said over a thousand times. Though, with an eye on their past three releases (all on the Greek Black Lotus Records label) and…
Artist: Rotting Christ Country: Greece Label: Century Media Formats: CD Year: 2004 Well, what can I say that haven’t been said before about the master of the Greek sound? Not too much? After a while of playing doomy atmospheric metal…
Artist: Darkened Nocturn SlaughtercultCountry: GermanyLabel: Black Blood Productions / PropagandaFormats: LP / Cassette tape / CDYear: 2004 And with “Nocturnal March” the German black metallers Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult delivered their third opus. And I was pretty curious what this would…
Artist: ArmageddaCountry: SwedenLabel: Agonia RecordsFormats: LP, CDYear: 2004 Pretty quickly after the release of “Only True Believers” we get this new Armagedda album called “Ond Spiritism”. People who read my previous articles on the band know that I always presented them as “the hope for…
Artist: Cultus Country: The Netherlands Label: Heidens Hart Records Formats: Cassette Tape Year: 2004 People who like the Dutch underground metal scene know this guy named Arjan for sure. He’s the owner of the Heidenshart distro/label, a steady force in…
Artist: Gravehome Country: Turkey Label: Extreminal Productions Formats: Demo Tape Year: 2004 I already begun several review of Turkish products with a story about the ever expanding scene over there. And, yet, I still think it is growing, though I…
Artist: AbruptumCountry: SwedenLabel: Blooddawn ProductionsFormats: LP / CDYear: 2004 I can’t recall getting a promo with a biography that was that short and that clear as the one I got with Abruptum’s last CD. Regain Records saw that a few…
Artist: AncientCountry: NorwayLabel: Metal Blade RecordsFormats: CDYear: 2004 Ancient. A band that has been loved and hated by many. Though, it is a band with a long history, emerging from the wealthy metal grounds of Norway. The first few releases…
Artist: AudiopainCountry: NorwayLabel: Self-ReleasedFormats: CDYear: 2004 The last thing I heard of Audiopain was their last demo from 2003, I missed their split 7″ with Mysticum and their 4 way split 7″ with Aura Noir, Infernö and Nocturnal Breed. So, I can’t declare the…
Artist: ArmageddaCountry: SwedenLabel: From Beyond ProductionsFormats: LPYear: 2003 October last year I reviewed the regular LP version of “Only True Believers”, what I’ve got here is the picture disc version of that same LP. Since Armagedda’s birth the band is going stronger and stronger and…
Artist: Black FuneralCountry: USALabel: Behemoth Productions / Perverted TasteFormats: LP / CDYear: 2004 Every black metal purist should have at least heard about Black Funeral – at least, that’s my opinion. One of the pioneers of the Satanic metal invasion…
What we have here is a very interesting pagan/folk metal band from the Dutch part of Belgium: Wapenspraak & Dringelag. The band has released two impressive demos and will release a split CD somewhere in Autumn this year with the…
Artist: Mayhem Country: Norway Label: Season Of Mist Formats: LP / CD Year: 2004 They’re back, they are definitely back! To start with the conclusion, remove the surprise effect of a review and still your hunger for the new Mayhem.…
After reviewing Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult’s second effort “Follow The Calls For Battle” I got an e-mail from the band, some contacts ran over and over, and this resulted to this interview. We are proud to be one of those chosen…
Artist: DismemberCountry: SwedenLabel: Karmageddon Media / Vinyl CollectorsFormats: LP / CDYear: 2004 Finally, after five years a new Dismember album. It was like waiting for the apocalypse, it never seem to come. But now it finally surfaced, and while listening…
Artist: TorrentCountry: Germany / USALabel: No Colours RecordsFormats: 12″ EP / CD EPYear: 2004 Torrent is a rather new band on No Colours Records and is a side-project of both Akhenaten (Judas Iscariot) and Kanwulf (Nargaroth), on these recordings they are…
Artist: WatainCountry: SwedenLabel: Drakkar Productions / InCoffin Productions / Mirgulus Siculorum / Orthodox ProductionsFormats: LP / Cassette tape / CDYear: 2003 When it comes the so-called true black metal the best things are still created in the northern regions of…
Artist: Odal Country: Germany Label: Christhunt Productions Formats: CD EP Year: 2003 This “Einst Verehrt Von Allen” was previously released on the split vinyl with Ravens Empire. Shortly after a mini CD version was released through Darkland Records / Christhunt…
Artist: Ulfsdalir Country: Germany Label: Christhunt Productions Formats: LP / CD Year: 2003 Ulfsdalir is another rather obscure one-man band from Germany. This could sound a little misleading, because this is not YET another one-man project at all. On the…
Artist: Cannibal Corpse Country: USA Label: Metal Blade Records Formats: CD/DVD Boxset Year: 2003 It was in the late 80’s when Deathmetal was the most active genre in the metalscene. Bands that pushed the boundaries of brutality, aggression and speed…
Artist: Leviathan / Iuvenus Country: USA / Poland Label: No Colours Records Formats: Split CD Year: 2003 Wintertime, hmmm, that means blackmetal for me. And to be precise, the raw kind of blackmetal. When it’s getting colder and darker outside…
Artist: Negură Bunget Country: Romania Label: Darkland Records Formats: LP Year: 2002 Negura Bunget is one of those well kept secrets from Eastern-European scene, after several underground releases (which are very hard to get back in those days and even…
Artist: Darkened Nocturn SlaughtercultCountry: GermanyLabel: Christhunt Productions / PropagandaFormats: LP / Cassette tape / CDYear: 2003 A little late, but well, better late than never – to say the classic words. This is the first full-length album of the German…
Fancy yourself walking around on some big festival, at an Amon Amarth show and then… You walk into a guy with a baseball cap and a real awesome Messiah-hoody. You ask the man where got that thing, and then he…
Artist: Forgotten Tomb Country: Italy Label: Adipocere Records Formats: CD Year: 2003 If you talk about the real black metal of today, you will certainly tell about the enormous amounts of bands emerging the scene with their raw and blaspheme…
Artist: Akercocke Country: United Kingdom Label: Earache Records Formats: CD Year: 2003 Due to the great hype around this band I think most of the people know about this band. From their first release “Rape Of The Bastard Nazarene” album…
Artist: Eviscerate Country: Italy Label: Self-Released Formats: Demo CDR Year: 2001 This Italian band started as many others, back in 1997 the band began to cover bands like Metallica, Slayer, Pantera and Iron Maiden. Than the band began working on…
Artist: Graveland Country: Poland Label: No Colours Records Formats: LP / CD Year: 2003 Months and months ago there were already circulating some MP3’s of this new Graveland album in the scene (legally put on websites by the way!). And…
Well, some bands don’t need an introduction anymore. Exhumed is one of them. They just’ve released a new album “Anatomy Is Destiny”, a revolting good album. Things have changed since that time, so it was time for a update with…
Artist: AudiopainCountry: NorwayLabel: Self-ReleasedFormats: CD EPYear: 2003 In the same time Marcel put an interesting interview with Audiopain online I have here the review of their third demo “Revel In Desecration”. So an introduction can be read there, you can find it by clicking here.…
Artist: Svarrogh / Ravenclaw Country: Bulgaria / Lithuania Label: Atlantida Productions Formats: CD Year: 2003 A split release of two acts, one being Ravenclaw the other being Svarrogh. Both presented by Atantida Productions from Lithuania. I can’t supply you with…
Artist: Sargeist Country: Finland Label: Moribund Records Formats: CD Year: 2003 How, in Satan’s name, is it possible that I am able to fully enjoy this pure blasphemic black art in this incredible ongoing heat wave? Outside it’s about 34…
Artist: Fuck… I’m Dead / Engorged Country: Australia / USA Label: No Escape Records Formats: Split CD Year: 2002 Terror grind! Two extreme death grind bands share this CD. Fuck… I’m Dead from Australia and Engorged from the US. Together…
Artist: Regurgitate Country: Sweden Label: Relapse Records / Restrain Records Formats: CD / LP Year: 2003 It remains a tricky job, writing a review about bands like Regurgitate. After all, what should you write about such a band? An introduction…
A while ago I reviewed the Thunderbolt album “The Burning Deed Of Deceit”, and I was quite impressed by the power of the grim and evil sound this band could put on CD. Unfortunatley I still haven’t heard the whole…
Artist: ExhumedCountry: USALabel: Relapse RecordsFormats: LP / CDYear: 2003 This is without any doubt one of the CDs I’ve been looking for since the first day of this year. The new Exhumed, goddamnit! I’ve been following the band for a…
Stumbled upon this band in the Vampire-Magazine guestbook, I thought it was a nice move to present this great Norwegian band to you all. I reviewed their demo CD, you can find it somewhere else on these pages. I had…
Artist: Pantheon I Country: Norway Label: Self-Released Formats: Demo CDR Year: 2003 Another piece of Norwegian black art! Four old friends started jamming together during the year 2000. For the time being, they are based in Oslo, Norway. Not too…
Artist: Vampire Hall Country: Greece Label: Self-Released Formats: Demo Tape Year: 2003 While browsing around in the guestbook of Vampire-Magazine I found this band Vampire Hall. A band from Greece, this country already convinced me (and with me the rest…
Artist: Vinterriket Country: Germany Label: Ketzer Records Formats: 3x 7″ EP Box Year: 2003 Yes, you are right! I already reviewed this great epic in April this year. But I was surprised that I found this once again between my…
Artist: Thunderbolt Country: Poland Label: Agonia Records / ISO666 Formats: LP / CD Year: 2003 What we have here is the Polish band Thunderbolt. Only the looks of the CD says enough about the content. The usual cover with a…
Artist: Mortician Country: USA Label: Relapse Records Formats: CD Year: 2003 You have brute, more brutal and most brutal. And Mortician doesn’t really even fit into the latter category. Mortician is therefore a band that is hardly unknown to any…
Artist: Various Artists Country: international Label: ISO666 Formats: CD Year: 2003 A compilation from the Greek ISO666 label. A very interesting collection of tracks by bands from the ISO stables. Varying within the more extreme genres of the metal spectrum.…
Artist: Flagellator Country: Germany Label: No Colours Records Formats: LP / CD Year: 2003 Never heard of this band before, and I can’t find any information about this band on the net. And the information that came along with the…
Artist: Zyklon / Red Harvest Country: Norway Label: Nocturnal Art Productions Formats: Split 7″ EP Year: 2003 A nice looking split release between two Norwegian bands, being Zyklon and Red Harvest. Both don’t need any introduction. Both acts are represented…
Artist: Control Human Delete Country: The Netherlands Label: Self-Released Formats: CD EP Year: 2003 While listening this first demo CD by Dutch Control Human Delete, I don’t know where to start with writing. Should I start with saying I’m so…