Morrigan – Anwynn

Artist: Morrigan Country: Germany Label: Werewolf Records Formats: LP / CD Year: 2022 By the turn of the century, the German (cult) metal band Mayhemic Truth folded and out of its ashes rose Morrigan. It depends on what source you…

Coffins / Depression – Split LP

Artist: Coffins / DepressionCountry: Japan / GermanyLabel: Hells Headbangers Records / Headsplit RecordsFormats: Split LP / Split cassette tape / Split CDYear: 2020 Two of Death Metal’s most prolific bands teaming up on one split release. What can possibly go…

Axewielder – The Nightcrew

Artist: Axewielder Country: Germany Label: Metal Coven Records Formats: LP Year: 2009 After releasing a split 7” with Heathen Hoof and a picture 10” with the great title “Heavy Metal Law”, Axewielder now returns with their first full-length album. This…

Japanische Kampfhörspiele – Rauchen Und Yoga

Artist: Japanische Kampfhörspiele Country: Germany Label: Bastardized Recordings Formats: LP / CD Year: 2007 Though this German band has one of the least inviting band names ever, they are not as bad as their name would suggest. But, that means…

Desaster – 666: Satan’s Soldiers Syndicate

Artist: DesasterCountry: GermanyLabel: Iron Pegasus Records / Metal Blade RecordsFormats: LP / CDYear: 2007 Though they are certainly some kind of worship/’tribute to the gods’ band, Desaster is, in the meantime, one of the longest running German thrash bands. It…

Ulfsdalir – Wolfszeit

Artist: UlfsdalirCountry: GermanyLabel: Ash Nazg / Dunkelwald Productions / Heretic Wisdom ProductionsFormats: CDYear: 2007 This is already the third release of this German black metal collective in 2007. This is one is the last in a row of releases, preceded…

Ulfsdalir / Throndt – Ulfsdalir / Throndt [Split]

Artist: Ulfsdalir / ThrondtCountry: GermanyLabel: Ash NazgFormats: Split CDYear: 2007 A split CD from two bands hailing from the same scene, from the Kassel-area from which quite a lot of band/projects/labels etc. are. This is such a collaboration that definitely…

Atlantean Kodex – The Pnakotic Demos

Artist: Atlantean Kodex Country: Germany Label: New Iron Age Records Formats: CD Year: 2007 Just after the split 12” with Vestal Claret (on Metal Coven Records, earlier in 2007) German epic metallers Atlantean Kodex comes up with something they decided…

Death Attack – Death Attack [Demo / Reissue]

Artist: Death AttackCountry: GermanyLabel: I Hate RecordsFormats: 7″ EPYear: 2007 This is a band that is dead for about a good twenty years now, but still is something that is worth digging up if you’re into old school metal. This…

Krater – Das Relikt Des Triumphes

Artist: Krater Country: Germany Label: Christhunt Productions Formats: CD Year: 2006 I remember getting mailed by Abortio from Krater a few years ago, trying to sell one of his first releases. I do not recall whether it was a demo…

Nervengas – Alpha Germania

Artist: Nervengas Country: Germany Label: Christhunt Productions Formats: CD Year: 2007 It was about time that there would be some black metal bands that would rise and make a fist to something else than Christianity. As the inlay of this…

Ulfsdalir – Jera – Im Weltenkreis

Artist: UlfsdalirCountry: GermanyLabel: Stunde Des Ideals ProduktionenFormats: CDYear: 2006 Besides a split 7” EP and a mini CD this is Ulfsadlir’s fourth release, a new full-length after the pretty well received “Christenhass” from 2004. Although not entirely new, as these…

Nyctophobic – Blast From The Past [Compilation]

Artist: Nyctophobic Country: Germany Label: Khaaranus Productions Formats: CD Year: 2006 This is one of those discography CDs from a grindcore/death metal band. It will be quite a task to count all those CDs that cover a whole career of…

Permafrost – Pervers & Geisteskrank

Artist: Permafrost Country: Germany Label: Christhunt Productions Formats: CD Year: 2006 I am unable to give you a proper introduction about this German Permafrost, as I just can’t seem to find any decent information and I was not aware of…

Ulfsdalir – .​.​.Auf Einer Wanderung [EP]

Artist: UlfsdalirCountry: GermanyLabel: Christhunt ProductionsFormats: CD EPYear: 2005 Here it is already. The next Ulfsdalir release, it wasn’t so long ago since I reviewed its last album “Christenhass” (for which I also published an interview). This time it is a…

Nocturnal – The Burning Of Randstadt

Artist: Nocturnal Country: Germany Label: Deathstrike Records Formats: Cassette Tape Year: 2004 Not so long ago I reviewed the first album of the German thrashers Nocturnal. A band that I’ve been watching for some time now and certainly a band…

Legion Of Sadism – Auf Gedeih Und Verderb

Artist: Legion Of Sadism Country: Germany Label: Christhunt Productions Formats: CD Year: 2004 I never heard any music by Legion Of Sadism before I only read a review of a previous output by a colleague at Vampire-Magazine, this and some…

Camulos – Spiel Des Blutes

Artist: CamulosCountry: GermanyLabel: Christhunt RecordsFormats: CDYear: 2003 For the ones who are familiar with the band know about the history. The made themselves immortal and highly infamous with their other release “Der Untermensch (Mit Namen Christ)”. The original artwork has been banned and with that…

Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult – Nocturnal March

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…

Torrent – Between The Stones [EP]

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…

Odal – Einst Verehrt Von Allen [EP]

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…

Ulfsdalir – Grimnir

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…

Vinterriket – Winterschatten [7″ EP Box]

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…

Flagellator – Channeling The Acheron

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…

Nordafrost – Dominus Frigoris [Demo]

Artist: Nordafrost Country: Germany Label: Self-Released Formats: Demo CDr Year: 2002 Nordafrost is from Germany, and that is practically everything I know from this band, their website doesn’t mention a bunch of information too. The three band members create music…

Vinterriket – Winterschatten

Artist: Vinterriket Country: Germany Label: Ketzer Records Formats: CD Year: 2003 Does a band like Vinterriket still need a introduction? I guess not, the people who are into Dark Ambient and Blackmetal are already familiar with this band. One of…

Soul Demise – In Vain

Artist: Soul Demise Country: Germany Label: Season Of Mist Formats: CD Year: 2003 This German death/thrash formation has been around since 1994, but has managed to escape my attention all this time, with “In Vain” that comes to an end.…