The Sarcophagus - Review

The Sarcophagus is Black Metal band from Turkey from capital city "Ankara", in the beginning they are called "Sarcophagus" but the other bands that carry the same name, they change their to "The Sarcophagus".
This band is not out much in public in the beginning, they started as a underground black metal, but after good comunication with Niklas "Kvarforth" Olsson

Havohej - 2008 - Hornbook Seytan EP - Review

After almost a year Havohej have idea to release another EP, which contains increased ambiental sounds which like the sound of fire and lightning.
EP is based in moments on pure ambient and faster and slower parts, and in this EP is not just screamly vocals here you can hear also on moments growl vocals.
Second song "Seytan" is pure ambient.
EP is released by "Hells Headbangers Records" in 18th November 2008.

10" MLP
100 x picture disc
100 x brown vinyl
200 x silver vinyl

As usual "Paul Ledney" do all music.

Track list for this EP:

1. Hornbook 07:22
2. Seytan 08:41 

Havohej - 2007 - Tungkat Blood Wand EP - Review

After 7 years of break Havohej release another EP, which is very dark.
This EP is especially dangerous for people with weak heart, EP contains ambiental sounds that looks like a thunder, from the distance, and vomiting vocals, drums are slow which reflecting the wickedness and malice.
"Tungkat Blood Wand" song is true vomiting on everything that breathes.

Havohej - 2000 - Man and Jinn EP - Review

This EP is as expected desecration and blasphemy with the worst possible sexual meaning, which goes into ritual.
Ambient sounds are reminiscent of the sound of fire or hell, faster drums add something which could be very violent in the sense of perverse, guitars and bass making just another dirty aura.

I - 2006 - Between Two Worlds - Review

This album and project opens new frontiers in Black Metal, but i can't say that this is pure black metal, however this is project leaded of Olve "Abbath Doom Occulta" Eikemo.
Even is this not pure black metal worth a listen, album contains great guitar riffs which that maybe a little reminiscent of "Bathory" and almost on all songs you can hear guitar solos.

I - Review

This project or band is a "masterpiece" of great musicians which have their musical knowledge and experience.
Their texts speak about:Nord, Battles, Grimness, Coldness and Warriors.
This project was made after Immortals collapse, it's happened in late 2004 and this project was start with work in early 2005 year and their release was come in 2006 year ( I guess that is the last ), band is stop with work in early 2010 year.
This project comes from Norway for city called Bergen.

This band was made up by:

Olve "Abbath Doom Occulta" Eikemo - Rhythm guitar and Vocals ( Abbath is from band Immortal )
Arve "Ice Dale" Isdal - Lead Guitar ( Ice Dale is from band Enslaved )
Tom Cato "King ov Hell" Visnes - bass ( Ex Gorgoroth's bassist and composer now from Ov Hell )
Armagedda - Drums ( Ex Immortal drumer )

Here you can see the photo of the band:

Discography:

- Between Two Worlds 2006 -

Execration ( nor ) - 2008 - Syndicate of Lethargy - Review

First album of this great Death metal band is brutally done on texts, most of text's on this album speak about: Pain, torture and death.
Album contains, very fast drums in combination with angry guitar riffs, which abnormal force on headbanging, it's rare to hear some new death metal albums like this one.
Album also contains guitar solos, not on all songs but the solos are long enough and not easy for play.

Execration ( nor ) - Review

Execration is death metal, founded in 2004 year, their themes speak about, Gore, Death, Religions, Personallity and Philosophical.
They are from capital city of Norway "Oslo".
This band promises they sounds a bit like Autopsy, first albums Cryptopsy, but they also have some melo

A Forest of Stars - 2010 - Opportunistic Thieves of Spring - Review

Second A Forest of Stars album is great masterpiece of this band, it's more Psychedelic and texts sympathetic on sorrw, wisdom and nature.
Only with the first song I was delighted when i heard, especially with other, bright melancholic screams and a great pounding on the drums, and crossing are something which making me "chill".

A Forest of Stars - 2008 - The Corpse of Rebirth - Review

This is first release of this great band, their fist album is very mystical, i see in this album great "hiddenly" in first listening i attented on vocals, it's pure sorrow, male screamly and grim vocals means despair on all, and female gentle vocals means tears and sadness at all over.
Texts are most cause of their depth, you can understand that when you see just names of the songs.

A Forest of Stars - Review

This great band is a revolution in Black Metal and maybe Pagan Black Metal scene,
they coming from United Kingdom from "Northwest", band is formed in 2007 year by "Mr T.S. Kettleburner".
Themes of this band: Life, Nature, Sorrow, Philosophy and Abstract Themes.
This band after the year of existence do very good job with their first release ( album ) in 2008 called "The

Oranssi Pazuzu - 2009 - Muukalainen Puhuu - Review

Muukalainen Puhuu is first album and first release of Oranssi Pazuzu, album name mean from Finnish to English "Visitor Speaks".
Unusal and incredibly incorporated it's combination about all instruments, in this album on first listen you will notice that bass is leading instrument on rhythm.
They put some "space" sounds in all songs and with that they combine "jolting guitar string" which have strong sound, and guitars give feeling like knife are pulling from your skin incredible speed on moments.
Vocal have som special processor on voice, when u listen deep this band you will notice that vocal have som shaking voice.
They dont have some extreme speed on drums, fastest song on this album is "Myöhempien Aikojen Pyhien Teatterin Rukoilijasirkka".
I would to mention the best song is "Korppi".
Album is released by "Violent Journey Records" in 22nd April 2009, Distributed by Firefox OY.

Line - up for this album:

Juho "Jun-His" Vanhanen - Vocals, Guitar
Moit - Guitar
Korjak - Drums
EviL - Keyboards, Percussion
Ontto - Bass

Track list for this album:

1. Korppi 05:31
2. Danjon Nolla 03:43
3. Kangastus 1968 04:00
4. Suuri Pää Taivaasta 06:57
5. Myöhempien Aikojen Pyhien Teatterin Rukoilijasirkka 03:41
6. Dub Kuolleen Porton Muistolle 08:12
7. Muukalainen Puhuu 03:42

Kerettiläinen Vuohi 08:49

Track list translations or as they say Alien Speaks:

1. Raven
2. Danjo's Zero
3. Mirage 1968
4. The Great Head from Heaven
5. The Praying Mantis of the Theatre of Latter-day Saints
6. Dub to the Memory of a Dead Whore (of Babylon)
7. Alien Speaks
8. Heretic Goat

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Oranssi Pazuzu - Review

Oranssi Pazuzu is band from Finland, formed is by Juho "Jun-His" Vanhanen in 2007 year.
Oranssi Pazuzu have their special genre of black metal, it's experimental psychedelic, strange are played their instrument's especially bass.
Band was formed from surrealistic rock band which is name "Kuolleet Intiaanit", and Oranssi Pazuzu have a little that rockish style which gives special "aroma" in band.

Ulveheim - 2010 - Fra Ulveheimen - Review

First album of Ulveheim is in pure Viking style, regardless that band isn't from "Scandinavia" when you listen this album you can feel that "Scandinavian" or Viking feature, album is full of melodic riffs which reminds on Viking and coldness.
Album have great sound quality, lead guitar have stronger sound than rythm, drums didn't based on pure "ace" it's based more on crossings and double pedal on some moments.

Ulveheim - Review

A little strange, this band is from Mexico "Monterrey", and their genre is Viking, Folk Black Metal and even stranger is that lyric is on Norwegian.
Band is formed in early 2004 year by Carlos "Kristen Knuser" Velázquez.
In same beginning band have problems with line - up, Alejandro Garza, which played drums he leave after few months, Carlos Leal which played keyboards he

Havohej - 1994 - The Black Mist - Review

The Black Mist is third EP of Havohej, this ep is based on very experimental black metal, with ambiental sounds from background, on both songs you can hear his ( Paul Ledney ) whispering screams, on first song you can hear some keyboards, unundersterable, and on second song you can hear keyboards with prooly

Havohej - 1994 - Black Perversion EP - Review

Black Perversion is second EP of Havohej, this EP is most ambiental than black, in background is heard in first song some sound is sounds like as when burning something, and you can hear church bells and screams of "Paul Ledney", it's giving impression of terrible evil,

Havohej - 1993 - Unholy Darkness And Impurity EP - Review

Unholy Darkness and Impurity is first Havohej release, which contains 3 songs.
On this Ep is sound quality like from "garage" i mean very bad.
But i hear guitars are based in marching tempo together with bass, and drums are somewise fast.

Havohej - 1993 - Dethrone The Son Of God - Review

Paul Ledney was made interesting combination in Havohej first album, he divided this album on two parts.
First part is called "Christ Dethroned" and contains first 5 songs from album which all songs are covers from "Profanatica".
Second part is called "Burning Paradise" and contains last 10 songs from album which are first 3 songs form this part are covers of "Profanatica".

Havohej - 2009 - Kembatinan Premaster - Review

Second Edition of Havohej "Jehovah", is very brutal and sick, this album dont have any guitar riff, just fast drumms and som maniacal ambiental sond from behind, with pure satanic lyric.
On first song "Kembatinan Premaster" is just few words which are repeated "god is dead" almost all time.

Havohej - Review

Havohej or ( when you reading from behind ) "Jehovah" is one man band which is founded in New York City "New York" in 1993 by "Paul Ledney".
Havohej is one of the influential Black Metal band's from USA, perhaps one of the most blasphemous band's in the world.

Triptykon - 2010 - Eparistera Daimones - Review

First Triptykon release is coming after 2 years of existence, and is storming album of this genre, album is very blasphemous, with furyous guitar rhythm's.
Thomas Gabriel Fischer "Tom G. Warrior" as i can seen is invested maximum effort in this album, at first with lyric and than with all other.

Triptykon - Review

Triptykon is formed by Thomas Gabriel Fischer "Tom G. Warrior", in May 2008 after he left "Celtic Frost".
They are from Switzerland "Zurich".
Triptykon is Funeral Doom Black metal, and have their original style in their music, they have som strange vocals, ductile dirty guitar riffs and fast moments on drums.

Dom - 2010 - I - Review

"I" is the first album of "Dom" band, album is pure evil and depression.
When you listen this album, you feel adrenaline that rises, and some strange feel in stomach.
Guitar have very strong distortion, and is very slow, drums are more slower, drums have some echo and it's

Dom - Review

Dom is one man band from Spain "Complvtvm" founded in 28 February 2010 formed by "Belial".
Dom is one of the deprssive Funeral Doom bands, with slow dirty guitar and most slower drums with

Nyseius - 2004 - Lueur d'une Lune Morte demo - Review

This demo is melodic black metal with keyboards, they looks like first albums of "Nokturnal Mortum".
Guitar riffs are very melodic which hover together with keyboards, but its not agressive, drums are here slow, bass is great on this demo

Nyseius - 2010 - Militiae - Review

This album simply "hurt", its devilish good, abnormal strange riffs which entering in you with pure evil and darkness which the sticking as razors, with advertised drum which coming lightning speed, and gives the impression like armageddon is coming with a million "thunders",

Nyseius - Review

Nyseius is one of the original Raw black metal band's, they are from France "Île-de-France", they are founded in early 2002 year formed by "Daeloth ".
Their themes speak about:Satanism, Mysticism, War and Armageddon.

Patria - 2010 - Sovereign Misanthropy -Review

This album is second releases of "Patria", here they getting originality in their music, strong guitar riffs in combination with empty "Wired", they inserted rhythms of military "march" as i notice.
Vocal have longer screams, but it's sounds like "Nargaroth", drums are faster than on first album.

Patria - 2009 - Hymns of Victory and Death - Review

This is first release of the band "Patria" and it's pure old school black metal, but when you listen this album you will feel this band is inspired by "Nargaroth" if you listen song "Here Comes the Winter" you will fell deep in you song "Black Metal Ist Krieg".
Album is based more on paganism than on darkness and hate, best song from this album is "Third Circle" because it has very good melodic riffs, and on first hand i can say "original" riffs.
Last song named "Patria" have som ambiental war sounds with dimed vocal from behind.
Album is released by "Monokrom" in 31st July 2009 and is limited to 500 copies, and in same year is released by "Sword Productions" like tape version.

Line - up for this album:

Triumphsword - vocals
Mantus - drums
Kehrwald - guitars
Käffer - bass

Track list for this album:

1. Darkness Arise 01:36
2. Hymns of Victory And Death 05:10
3. Old Blood Legacy 04:57
4. Unholy Cold Crypts 05:22
5. Here Comes the Winter 02:30
6. Third Circle 03:58
7. Immortal Hate 04:56
8. Patria 02:26

Patria - Review

Patria is band from Brasil "Carlos Barbosa, Rio Grande Do Sul", founded in 2008 formed is by "Triumphsword" or early known as "Troian".
Band genre is black metal, their guitars sounds like "Gorgoroth's" albums "Twilight of the Idols (In Conspiracy

Cannibal Corpse - 1990 - Eaten Back to Life - Review

Eaten Back to Life is album which changed the limits in metal music and shocked the public scene.
In Germany this album is totally banned all along to 2006 year.
Album is in that time one of the fastest in the world, have very fast riffs based on power chord's and break

Cannibal Corpse - Review

The band Cannibal Corpse was founded in 1988, Their themes speak about: Torture, Pain, Killing, Death, Zombies and Gore.
The band literally shook the world metal scene with their first album achievement named "Eaten Back to Life", recorded in a legendary "Morrisound Studio".

Grim Force - 2000 - Circulation To Conclusion - Review

This album very reminiscent on old "Sepultura's" work, except that this band inserted in all songs "satis" guitars solos, and on drums are cymbal's highly amplified but I'm didn't saying that other is poorly amplified.

Grim Force - Review

Grim Force is thrash metal band from Japan from the city named "Osaka", band is formed by Katsuyuki "CHURIN" Nakabayashi in July 1999 which are guitarist and vocalist.
Band at first release promo demo named "Grim Force", in the beginning band have som problems with

Lifelover - 2009 - Dekadens Ep - Review

In this Ep, Lifelover was "thrown out" piano from almost all songs, guitars are aggressive and do combination with acoustic riffs.
EP is more faster than all before releases, drums are much faster and bass sounds like it's play some "punk",

Lifelover - 2005 - Promo ( demo ) - Review

This demo have nothing with the fact that now operate, this two songs are pure ambient
with some strange guitars, and vocals.
Who love ambient i recommend this demo, it's sick and dark.

Lifelover - 2007 - Erotik - Review

This album is most oriented on black metal than on rock, have very nice vocals which are mixed with each other, but in different shades, and with that they got a great vocal effect.
Guitars are played most on chords, but the guitar riffs are low on some songs, and because that piano works

Lifelover - 2006 - Pulver - Review

Pulver is first "Lifelover's" album, its based more on rock alternative guitar riffs, but it's depressive and melancholy.
Vocal's dont have much "speech", it's most of melancholy screams.
Piano did a great job.

Lifelover - 2008 - Konkurs - Review

Third album of "Lifelover", it's story mostly based on suicidal depression and death, "Kim Carlsson" do phenomenal job with the lyrics, with little help "Nattdal".
Except that music is great, guitar combination with bass is "unbreakable" and a winning combination is piano.

Lifelover - Review

Band is formed in 2005 year by Kim "()" Carlsson and Nattdal "B" they are from Sweden from the city "Stockholm", Lifelover is a very unusual band their genre is Depressive Black Metal with Rock stuffguitars, this band also have much clean vocals or better to say some sick "lamentation" or "bandaging", its real

Mondstille - 2008 - Am Ende... - Review

First Mondstille release and immediately album, after 5 years of existence Mondstille release their album "Am Ende...", album have very complicated guitar riffs, in combined with acoustic guitars, violin and flute.
When you listen this album you feel deep in themselves some sorrow and mild depression,

Mondstille - Review

Mondstille is band from Austria "Viena" it's formed in 2003 year by "Wrath", genre of this band is Avant - Garde Black Metal, their themes speak about: Sorrow, Nature, Life, Moon, Forests, Landscape and Melancholy.
This band is totally different from others "Black Metal" bands, as with lyric's and with instrument's,
they use violins, flaute and acoustic guitars, and with it making really great combinations.
One of the biggest model of this band is "Lunar Aurora".
In the early days of band they had one drumer "P" and one which are recorded with him their album "Krimh", they had also one member which played flaute "Víndsvol".

Line - up:

Sargatanas - Vocals ( Only in live shows )
Wrath - Vocals, Guitar
Leandin - Guitar
Lundar - Violin

Here you can see the photo of the band:

Discography:
- Am Ende... 2008 -

The Funeral Orchestra - Slow Shalt Be The Whole Of The Law - Review

As the same name of band says, this album is total "funeral" very slow and darkmaliciously guitar riffs, with abnormally strong distortion together with bass.
If you have good speakers, i recommend to listen this album to the core.

Apathy (usa) - A Decade Of Violence - Review

After 10 years of existence "Apathy" finally release their first album, which looks like Slayer's album "Diabolus in Musica", but it have it sellf charms.
Some songs have very agressive guitar riffs and fast drums, but some songs doesn't have it, usually on slower songs you can hear good guitar solos.

Mgła - 2008 - Groza - Review

In this album, are guitars different played, there are not clean riffs they are more empty string, but its great combinations with bass, almost on all songs and all time bass gives the rhythm, virtually replaced the rhythm guitar.

Mgła - 2007 - Mdlosci and Further Down the Nest Compilation - Review

This compilation is release of both 2 EP's, its not re-released is same sound quallity, nothing here is different.
Compilation is relaesed by "Todeskult Entertainment" in 30th May in 2007.

Mgła - 2007 - Further Down the Nest - Review

This EP have maybe best riffs in black metal scenes i must remind on first song "Further Down the Nest I" is great song with awesome guitar riffs.
Sound quallity is great on this EP, they still remain in that melancholic, sorrowistic, depressive stille.