GREENMACHINE
12/19/2004
GREENMACHINE are a musical phenomenon. Less because they are innovators, but what separates them from other bands is the overwhelming explosive energy of their studio recordings. Their albums distinguish a directness and an intensity, which tear off almost the head from the listener. The last 'victim' was my good friend Joerg, ...
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GALLHAMMER
10/15/2004
I discovered GALLHAMMER some months ago, and after listening to their demos I was crushed by their primitive and raw energy. These women don't need no downtuned uber-heavy riffs to give the listener the creeps, and they have nothing in common with the sludge or doom genre, although they are creating ...
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KING GOBLIN
09/03/2004
Back in 1997 KING GOBLIN were formed as a two-piece, later joined by a second guitarist but still without a bassplayer. While the first brutal musical steps were strongly influenced by grind and death bands like Brutal Truth or Carcass f.e., the band changed their sound in 2001 into a doomier ...
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PSYCHO TO BLACK
08/30/2004
Readers who are interested in extreme music are aware of the fact, that Japan is one of the main spots on this earth where a lot of unique sonic creations were born. No matter if it's harsh noise, avantgarde music, industrial hardcore or heavy doom sludge - in Japan you can ...
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Df
05/27/2004
Df's debut is from 1998, but not everyone knows the music from Df, so time doesn't count. Df is not a "real" band, it's a "one-man" thing" and the man behind Df is Naofumi Tanabe. He plays bass, guitar and he's responsible for the vocals and the drum-machine. And he knows ...
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DOT(.)
05/27/2004
In the finest dope-smokin' tradition of SLEEP and ELECTRIC WIZARD comes the Japanese trio along with one 25 minutes long track, which's called "Bong In Hands". The demo was recorded live in the studio in July 2000 and it's a good production, but the sick vocal parts are very quiet. But ...
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K.N.S.K.
05/27/2004
K.N.S.K. is one of the newer talented Japanese Doom / Sludge bands. The line-up is: Ken-ichi Chiba / Bass & Voc; Keiji Enomoto/Drums; Noriaki Hamaura / Guitar & Screaming. The following interview is from May 2000. The question were answered by Noriaki Hamaura.
Hello to everyone of K.N.S.K. I think, not much ...
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LIBIDO SPACE DIMENSION
05/27/2004
A new release in 2001 from the Tokyo based label GYOKUMUN. I've never heard before from this Japanese band so I was excited, when I put this disc in my player. But after half of this album, I've got the impression, as if four guys want to sound like a Japanese ...
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REIGN
05/27/2004
REIGN hail from Osaka and they have a wide variety of influences from Doom to classic Hardrock/Heavy Metal.The current line-up is: Fumiko Kitagawa/Voc; Tatsuo Suzuki/Guitar; Takahiro Nishino/Bass; Shikiko Nishino/Drums.Visit also the demo-reviews at the end of the interview. The questions were answered by Takahiro in August 2000. Hi,Takahiro. You play bass and,sometimes, ...
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SOLAR ANUS
05/27/2004
This is the debut cd from 1997 on GYOKUMON Rec. and it's a fine mixture between FLOWER TRAVELLIN' BAND, NINGEN-ISU and Doom-acts like SAINT VITUS and early CATHEDRAL. At this time the band were a three-piece and they sing in Japanese. The native vocals are making them more unique and it ...
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