Following up their good 2008 self-titled debut, Kentucky's HIGHGATE return with pretty much more of the same. Well ok, this time there are four tracks on the new album instead of just one, but three of them clock in at around thirteen minutes. It seems as if HIGHGATE have ...
'Master Sleeps' is the second album from Gothenburg's HILLS and also one of the latest offerings from Transubstans Records. Due to the record label it should be clear in what direction we are heading. It goes back to the early 1960's/1970's. But this time the music leads us more ...
HIGH WATT ELECTROCUTIONS (The Bermuda Triangle) CD-R
11/28/2010
'The Bermuda Triangle' is not only one of the most fascinating psychedelic releases in 2010, but also an extremely stunning album. It has been created by Ryan Electrocution and comprises only one track with a playing time of 39 minutes. Perhaps this sounds like a trip into a sonic ...
The split 7" already showed that HOUSE OF BROKEN PROMISES (aka HOBP) don't really need John Garcia, by which I do not mean to say, that this collaboration wasn't successful. His voice was an integral part of their sound. This shows up in all the songs which he recorded ...
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 ...
