It’s a strange, bittersweet feeling. We lost Tompa Lindberg last September and yet, there was still something to look forward to, deeply connected with his irreplaceable personality and talent. The next At The Gates album was already recorded and done by the time Tompa’s illness took him from us (it was done almost two years..
God Dethroned – The Judas Paradox (Reigning Phoenix Music)
The Dutch black-death horde around band leader Henri Sattler prepares to unleash its twelfth album four and a half years after the excellent Illuminati. The band lineup is once again revamped, with guitarist Dave Meester and bassist Jeroen Pomper remaining from the previous album and Frank Schilperoort joining on drums. Since their inception in 1991,..
THRON – DUST (LISTENABLE RECORDS)
Thron have been around for less than eight years, but we are already awaiting the release of their fourth full-length album, entitled Dust, and coming out on March 31st through Listenable Records. The style on display is heavily influenced by the Swedish melodic black-death scene and bands like Dissection and Sacramentum, but there is also..
ONTBORG – FOLLOWING THE STEPS OF DAMNATION (BLACK LION RECORDS)
Now, on a blind listen, I would swear these guys are Swedish. The band name sounds Swedish, right? And the music is total Gothenburg melodic death metal worship, so the fact Ontborg are in fact from Italy is all the more amusing. Formed in 2017, they released the excellent Within The Depths Of Oblivion in..
Interview with Joakim Sterner of Necrophobic
Necrophobic are currently riding on the waves of deserved recognition. Finally. These Swedish black/death worshippers have always put out quality albums, but through the years, something was always missing – was it the production, the distribution, or something else. With 2018’s masterpiece Mark Of The Necrogram, the band released a career highlight and now, two..
Kataklysm release music video for second single ‘Underneath The Scars’
Canadian melodic death metal heavyweights KATAKLYSM will unleash their 14th full-length studio album, Unconquered, on September 25th via Nuclear Blast Records. This past Friday, the band releases the music video for their second single entitled, Underneath The Scars. Maurizio Iacono comments, "Underneath The Scars is a bulldozer of a track that will surely ignite the world's metalheads into straight headbanging madness. We..
Apotheus – The Far Star (Black Lion Records)
With The Far Star, Apotheus have created a fascinating and original concept album that cuts across the progressive, progressive metal and melodic death genres. Put your hand up please if your favourite band is from Portugal. No takers there, I suspect, unless you happen to be a big fan of the Fado. OK, put your..