While any band, metal or not, would kill to have a classic in their discography, I often feel that having one can do their other albums a disservice. Some classics continue their perpetual status by virtue of self-fulfilling “this is good because we have been told it must be” prophecy (Tomb of the Mutilated), while … Seguir leyendo “Carbon Tomb – Passage to a Neutron Star Review”

I’ve been on a bit of a thrash bender in June, and Ruyned will conclude this month’s kick for ol’ Grin. The Romanian trio sends me deep into the heart of July with turbocharged, high-octane riffing and a moderate case of whiplash. Profanum Sacrificium, Ruyned’s sophomore LP, plays thrash the way the olde school intended—at … Seguir leyendo “Ruyned – Profanum Sacrificium Review”

I sommar kommer ZZ Top tillbaka till Sverige med sin The Big One-turné, för sina 32:a och 33:e spelningar på svensk mark, på Dalhalla och i Malmö. Turnéaffischen och namnet antyder att vi har en Eliminator-fokuserad konsert att vänta. Under Eliminator-turnén 1983–1984 – bandets andra, tredje, fjärde och femte Sverigebesök – gjorde de inte mindre … Seguir leyendo “KRÖNIKA: ZZ Top i Sverige genom åren”

Review by Jeger Arckanum – Motestandarin (EP) Record Label: Darkness Shall Rise Productions Year: 2026 Rating: 8/10 It goes without saying that the Swedes are the ones who put real Occult-driven Black Metal on the map: Ofermod, Arckanum, Dissection, Watain. And it also goes without saying that to this day, the Sverige scene consists of … Seguir leyendo “Review: Arckanum – Motestandarin (EP)”

Review by Rick Eaglestone Flykt – Sinister Strain Record Label: Hammerheart Records Year: 2026 Rating: 7/10 Seven years is a long time to hold your tongue. Since Charnel Heart announced Flykt to the Swedish Black Metal scene in 2019, the Stockholm duo of Andreas (ex-Valkyrja, vocals) and Joel (ex-Rev 16:8, guitars) have said almost nothing: no … Seguir leyendo “Review: Flykt – Sinister Strain”

Review by Transmontanus Kalmansurma – Sysimaa (EP) Record Label: Independent Year: 2026 Rating: 7/10 Finland has long possessed a unique relationship with darkness, and Kalmansurma appear intent on continuing that tradition through a sound that occupies the bleak territory between Black Metal and Doom. Hailing from Kärkölä, the duo have quickly established an identity rooted … Seguir leyendo “Review: Kalmansurma – Sysimaa (EP)”

Thrash has enjoyed a solid year thus far…Whether your poison has included the head-spinning technical fireworks of Cryptic Shift, the sprightly horns-up gallop of Kreator’s inspired latest, lean, mean death-thrash of Nuclear Tomb, hard-hitting punch of Furi Helium, or rabidly nasty old school battering of Desolus, the legendary genre where many a metalhead cut their … Seguir leyendo “Imperium – Exodus Unknown Review”

Sometimes a new band starts up and chooses a godawful name—like Illwind. I’m not just referring to associations with flatulence either—though that certainly doesn’t help. It’s just a difficult name to research, especially for a band with such a small web presence. Google will direct you to the Radiohead song, “Ill Wind,” or a 1960s … Seguir leyendo “Illwind – The Unfolding at the End of Light Review”

Psycroptic have been a cornerstone in the tech death scene since the turn of the century. Their 2003 classic, The Scepter of the Ancients, is a legendary record that helped define the genre.1 Since then, these Tasmanian devils have churned out seven albums of inventive tech death, setting a standard that few have matched and … Seguir leyendo “Psycroptic – The Pulse of Annihilation Review”