Monthly Archives: January 2013

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Maz

HOLY GRAIL: RIDE THE VOID

The masses of patch covered heavy metal traditionalists, though often less than visible in your local scene, have been covertly driving the New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal for almost half a decade now. On the heels of Cauldron‘s recent … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on January 17, 2013 by Maz

LISTEN TO INDIA’S MORTAR IMMEDIATELY

The rethrash movement might be at a little bit of crisis. Those bands that put out some of the best work in this revival –acts like Exmortus, Vektor, Nylithia, Deathhammer, among others– sit in relative obscurity while major labels throw their … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on January 17, 2013 by Maz

NERGAL STARS IN NEW HITLER COMEDY, INTELLIGENT COMMENTS FROM AMERICA POUR IN

About a year after cheating death, Nergal will be take to the silver screen to play Joachim von Ribbentrop. Yes, that Ribbentrop, he of the Molotov-Ribbentrop non-aggression Pact signed by the USSR and Germany after the former was denied an anti-Nazi alliance by Western powers. Blabbermouth reports that … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on January 16, 2013 by Maz

LET’S TALK ABOUT HOW RIGHTEOUS HEART’S COVER OF STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN WAS

Some would call this song iconic, I would call it the most tepid song in rock n’ roll history. Either way, performing it as such in front of the delusionally pretentious Zepp themselves, as well as the Prez and 1st … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on January 16, 2013 by Maz

GO STREAM ROTTEN SOUND’S NEW EP

Finland’ Inferno mag is streaming Rotton Sound’s new EP in its entirety and it’s a killer. As your humble author expands his grindcore consciousness beyond the Nasum and Napalm Death he was born into, this band is slowly entrenching itself … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on January 16, 2013 by Maz

NEW DARK MF’N THRONE

Damn it sure sounds like sounds like fenriz has been hitting the Manilla Road hard, ya’ll. Here’s a good analogy for you geeks out there; the musical cocktail of modern Darkthrone is much like the sword Excalibur. Fenriz has been on a … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on January 15, 2013 by Maz

LISTEN TO CROW BLACK SKY IF YOU HAVEN’T

South Africa’s Crow Black Sky spent so much damn time on this video that I eventually gave up on catching the premiere and missed it by about a month. This may be a bit too hi-fi for some but it … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on January 15, 2013 by Maz

TUESDAY TIME MACHINE: DECAPITATED – WINDS OF CREATION (2000)

Yeah, so, I know I broke my unwritten rule of not covering any records produced after 1999 but this is Choose Day Chime Machine, ok? So, I choose what I want until you chime the fuck in. This is not … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on January 15, 2013 by Maz

STREAM THAT NEW HOLY GRAIL ALBUM AND LET’S BE FRIENDS

I’ve been hearing rumblings of curmudgeonly butthurtness about Holy Grail’s blend of thrash and traditional heavy metal. Seem some have implied that the band’s blend of thrash metal, a remnant of its members’ previous involvement in Bonded By Blood, are … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on January 15, 2013 by Maz

HEY THERE’S A NEW DYING FETUS VIDEO

In this case, it’s really more about the surgical precision of the tune but the video does look like there were a couple of late nights spen working on. Though I personally didn’t find time to review Reign Supreme, it … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on January 14, 2013 by Maz

CHECK OUT WORMED, THEY HAVE A NEW SONG AND ARE NEAT

Though I often prefer a grittier brand of death metal, my geekery knows know bounds and anything quasi-futuristic is bound to gain traction in my book. If you enjoyed the cybernetic post-apocalypse of Nexus Inferis, this band should be nice … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on January 11, 2013 by Maz

BLACK FRIDAY: SICULICIDIUM

This Burzum-esque Hungarian band, like many of its kind, draws inspiration from the history of its homeland. Siculicidium is a mass murder perpetrated by the Habsburgs in 1700s against the Székelys, an ethnic subset of Hungarian civilization. Their songs drift … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on January 11, 2013 by Maz

VORUM: POISONED VOID

Åland is an automous Finnish island off the country’s Southern coast. On the shores of Maarianhamina, the island’s largely Swedish-speaking capital, named after Maria Alexandrovna (the Empress consort of reform-minded Russian Tsar Alexander II), is where this gem of a band makes their home. Much … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on January 11, 2013 by Maz

THIS NEW ROTTING CHRIST SONG IS ACTUALLY PRETTY GOOD

Not being thrilled with their filast album and not really having ever been huge on their hi-fi occult interpretation of melodic black/death, I was pleasantly surprised by this song. It’s got a lingering airy chorus and great riff hook. Kata Ton Daimona Eaytoy … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on January 11, 2013 by Maz

SIRENS EP

Here’s the thing about bare bones rhythm based djent, difficult as it may be, it’s about as fun as pinochle with gramma’s friends. On a larger scale, it garners the same kind of respect you give to that bro at the … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on January 10, 2013 by Maz

DEVOURMENT’S ICKY NEW VIDEO AND UPCOMING ALBUM

If not technically the biggest slam metal band out there (I’m pretty sure Dying Fetus still owns record sales charts in this area), Devourment certainly seem to be the most visible. After putting in three full-lengths’ worth of work, they … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on January 10, 2013 by Maz

PRESENTING ALICE IN CHAINS’ KAFKAESQUE VIDEO FOR “HOLLOW”

Upon first premiering the new single a couple of weeks ago, Jerry Cantrell seems to have addressed those of us in the audience who were struck by Black Gives Way To Blue and its notably less ominous vibes than those … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on January 9, 2013 by Maz

DENOUNCEMENT PYRE: ALMIGHTY ARCANUM

This band’s second LP is the fruit of some considerable labor. Almighty Arcanum is the culmination of ten years’ toil in the Australian underground, hopefully yielding some recognition as well. Denouncement Pyre‘s conscripts have found the time and inspiration to forge an excellent record, … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on January 9, 2013 by Maz

HOLY GRAIL SONG, LYRICS VIDEO, ALBUM IMMINENT, SOMEONE HOLD ME

Can they top Crisis in Utopia? The tracks we’ve heard thus far give somewhat mixed signals. Thankfully, this latest single and accompanying lyrics video are an undeniable show of force. The shreddage! The hookage! The riffage! It sounds like  Ride The … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on January 8, 2013 by Maz

TUESDAY TIME MACHINE: NOCTURNUS – THE KEY (1990)

Aside from being “that keyboard band” among Florida’s arsenal of 90s death metal, Nocturnus was also pretty far outside the box thematically. It was all about quantum physics, time travel, intergalactic conquests, all garnished nicely with a pentagram in the … Read the rest of this entry →

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