Black Metal from Russia, Hatestorm, might be an oddball to listen to. First, I’ve no idea why is such a thick accent for this album ah ah! The songs were typically running in and out to the point of being generic and believe me, you don’t want to listen to that. The production is crude, but that dirty after all.
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HATESTORM - Filth Purity CD (Black Metal)
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HELLHOUND - Metal Fire From Hell CD (Heavy Metal)
Traditional Heavy Metal band from Japan, Hellhound, got this release somewhere in Japan and got the French Inferno Records involved in the CD release. First, the album cover is another bunch of ridiculous or should I say, traditional silly artworks. A guy and a guitar… nothing gets more cheesy than that! So, why not go down deeper into the band’s music for instance… -
TO HATE - Different Faces CD (Death Metal)
Coming from Slovenia, To Hate, is a rare band even metal-archives don’t have them listed yet hahaha! Right, we’ve the privilege to review this cheesy act right now. So yes, these guys play Melodic Death Metal. Somewhat linked to the early Gothenburg style which bores me a thousand times each of the track kicks in. I’ve seen a lot of packaging and it seems to me that this one is the most ridiculous shit I’ve ever seen! It is a PRO-PRINTED CDR, means that the face of the disc is silkscreened and that is in full colour - not that it’s my first time receiving cdrs of this kind ‘though… -
Future Is Tomorrow - Fit To Die (Part I) CD (Power Metal)
Italian Progressive Power Metal call themselves Future is Tomorrow released this CD called Fit to Die (Part 1). It’s a self-released debut CD. If you ask me, these guys really know what they are doing and since we’re talking about Power Metal here, expect all the elements to be perfectly blending with these guys music. Anything from the song writing, the cool guitar playing, being back up with a really solid and crystal clear production makes this independent release a slap to all of the labels releasing worthless fagocore bands! -
Hibernihilum - Chthonocheiros EP
Hibernihilum is a young band from Germoney. Well, they were together since 2007, that couldn’t be old. So guess what, we got here a copy of the band’s most recent work called ‘Chthonocheiros’. Sure thing: these guys were fond of using oh so long hard to understand names! The said EP is about 21 minutes long, and musically, these guys try to play Black Metal. OK, no offense if I said “try to play Black Metal”, because oddly enough, this is not Black Metal and hard to call it a mixbag either. So I don’t know what to call it, if you know what I mean, haha… -
FOR RUIN - Last Light CD
Just when you thought of reviewing music coming from other countries, comes FOR RUIN which is hailing from Ireland. These guys might be sounding different from other acts in that country. I’m not talking about Primordial, or that kind of stuff. They are literally Melodic Black Metal mixed with elements of Thrash, NWOBHM and Death Metal. Seems to be an odd combination for purists, but what the hell. The vocals alone is a big ‘no’ for this style - but once again, who cares! As I think the band likes to showcase their guitarist’s talent. Oh sure, the guy got some licks and constantly changing those from time to time. -
PARADISE LOST - Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us (Gothic)
There’s a handful of Doom Metal (gothic?) veterans that lasted this long and still knows their game. Yes, Paradise Lost is still around and they got a new album called “Faith Divides Us, Death Unites Us”. This doesn’t sound like a rehashed album. The vocals sounds like a sell-out Metallica and the growling might or might not work to some. -
MARDUK - Wormwood CD (Black Metal)
Swedish Black Metal veterans, Marduk, returned this 2009 with a new album called “Wormwood”. I’ve never been so excited about this release since most of the recent releases were so bland and tasteless but of course, I still tried this one and hoping for something interesting might possibly came out but none so far. No highlights, nothing. Just typical machine gun drumming with occasional useless “intros” and Maranatha influenced mid-paced groove that sounds strange for a Marduk release. -
MEGADETH - Endgame CD (Thrash Metal)
It’s been a long time and Megadeth is finally back on track with Endgame, the band’s most recent album (2009). Simply put, this album just blows Death Magnetic away - as if someone can’t really help of not mentioning that one. Not only that the production is a thousand times better than Death Magnetic, the songs, were almost a leap and the shredding solos proves that Megadeth is NOT “a watered down Metallica”! -
REBIRTH - The Process Of Obliteration CDR (Metal)
Strange thing to have this promo CDR. First track enters the room with some heavy sounding guitars and groovy drums, or call it catchy since groovy is a sin here. Harmonics shines here and there. Not so convinced with these guitars since the entire song sounds like a mix between Thrash and Hardcore, and I for one never like such a combination.