I already commented on HELLBASTARD's history in the review about the 'Eco War' MCD, so I am not going to waste time, but start with my impressions of 'The Need To Kill directly. As 'Eco War', 'The Need To Kill' ...
The legendary 'Anglican Scrape Attic' 7" compilation was like a goldmine for me in 1985. I discovered some real outstanding bands with the help of this flexi 7" and one of them was the US band HIRAX. They were among the bands that appealed to hardcore punks and metal ...
I am constantly surprised when I read in various websites that HELLBASTARD belong to the precursors of crust punk. Well, ok, the band has been founded in 1984, but they released their first demo in 1986. At this stage, groups like Amebix, Sacrilege, Antisect, Icons Of Filth and ...
These are good times for all thrash metal revivalists. Over the last few years a couple of promising new bands appeared on the scene to continue the tradition of German bands like old Kreator, old Sodom, Minotaur, Assassin and so on. One of the biggest postive surprises was HELLISH ...
After the release of the debut, things didn't go so well for band founder Chad Davis. First, there were problems with his old label Shadow Kingdom Records, so that both went their seperate ways. Later, vocalist Phil Swanson (Seamount, ...
The follow-up to HACKMAN's debut 'The New Normal' is hard to digest. It's a heavy chunk of brutal repetitive riffs, that force their way relentlessly through your brain. The guitar riffs have immense penetration power while the loud production intensifies that effect. Again, the vocals on 'Enterprises' are sparsely used but ...
HORRORS OF THE BLACK MUSEUM (Gold From The Sea) CD
I've a fleeting memory about that French band, and if I hadn't received their first full-length album 'Gold From The Sea' I would've forgotten about their existence. That's not sad, because their second demo from 2006 was nothing that I really enjoyed. Cheesy keyboard sounds, a weak production and third-class riffs ...
The conjunction of noise and heavy riffs can be an awful bore when it's execution is aimless and witless. Fortunately HEDORAH belongs not to this category, and so it was a real pleasue for me to review this copy from Crucial Bliss, a sub-division of Crucial Blast. HEDORAH is James P. ...
It's time for a new release from the Israeli record label Totalrust Music, and here we have the debut of the US-band HIGHGATE. If you know more about the concept of Totalrust Music, then you already aware of the fact that this isn't the next load of groovy 70's rock or ...
My first impression after listening to the debut album from HACKMAN was that this three guys must have a big fondess for Karma To Burn. Some of the seven songs have the same structures and most of them are instrumental, but it's obvious that HACKMAN have enough potential to create their ...
