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GOSPEL OF THE HORNS (NEWS UPDATE)
Here is te statement from the band itself: "A lot has happened in the Gospel camp since the last update, over two years ago! So here is a run down of recent news. June 2005 saw Marauder leave Gospel of the Horns for his own interest, and start his own...
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ETERNAL MAJESTY (New album)
New album "Wounds of hatred and slavery" out 23 October 2006 on Candlelight/Appease me... - Wounds (Intro) - The return of frozen wind - Night evilness - Under hate red star you born - Don't follow me - Hatred - The last march of the crucified - Corrupted...
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ADMONISH "Isnjärd"
ADMONISH « ISNJÄRD » (MOMENTUM SCANDINAVIA 2006) MCD LTD 850 This release is an excellent surprise as I didn’t know this band. Admonish comes from Sweden and was formed in 1994 but their first release (a EP) appeared 11 years after, in 2005. So let's...
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ARYAN BLOOD/SATANIC WARMASTER "SPLIT"
ARYAN BLOOD/SATANIC WARMASTER SPLIT 7 EP LTD 1000 (2007) ARYAN BLOOD play 3 tracks (one intro and 2 short songs) on this split. Its performance is very good and recorded on a 4 analogue track wich gives a raw sound that fits very well to its compositions....
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SUHRIM "Happy Hour"
SUHRIM "Happy Hour" (Shiver records) 2007 The Belgian death metaller veterans are back with their third album. This time they went to Poland in order to record "Happy hour" and the choice turned out excellent! With this production, they choose to emphasize...
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SATANIC WARMASTER/STUTTHOF (Zyklon-B Records 2006) Slpit 7"ep Ltd 300
SATANIC WARMASTER / STUTTHOF (ZYKLON-B RECORDS 2006) SPLIT 7 EP LTD 300 Let’s start with the Satanic Warmaster track, with “A hymn for the black empire”, Satanic Tyrant Werwolf has signed once again an excellent track but this is not a surprise, this...
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CELESTIA (Interview January 2007)
2007 will see the return of CELESTIA after almost 5 years of inactivity! And for its come back the band is going to release this year its second album "Frigiidis Apostheosia - génèse de l'abstinence", the successor of the excellent "Apparitia - Sumptuous...
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ETERNAL MAJESTY "Wounds of hatred and slavery"
ETERNAL MAJESTY "Wounds of hatred and slavery" (Appease Me/Candlelight) 2006 Here is finally the successor of the brilliant "From war to darkness" released 3 years ago on Battlesk'rs Productions. Of course there was "Night Shadows" ( review ) to give...
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ETERNAL MAJESTY (Interview 2006)
2 years after the excellent "From war to darkness", Eternal Majesty is back with a new Mini cd called "Night shadows". And this time we won't have to wait 2 years for a new release, cause the french horde is preparing right now the successor of "From...
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THE DUSKFALL (Interview 2004)
Born from the ashes of GATES OF ISHTAR, THE DUSKFALL has released 2 masterpieces of Swedish death metal (Interview made before the release of the third album). Unlike lots of Swedish bands going more accessible, THE DUSKFALL continue to play death metal...
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YDIN "Silvottuna ja häpäistynä"
YDIN "Silvottuna ja häpäistynä" Demo CD (2006) 2 years after its first demo, YDIN is back with a new release! I was already impressed with the raw Death Metal played by the band on "Verityöt" (review) but "Silvottuna ja häpästynä" surpass its predecessor!...
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SCARS "The Nether Hell"
SCARS "The Nether Hell" Mini CD (Scars) 2005 "Since its return, the band has made it a rule that the music must be the heaviest and most aggressive, not blending with any trendy style - just plain old good thrash metal". This is what you can read on Scars'...
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INFERI "Slow decay..." - "Rise of deceased"
Demo tapes ltd to 150 ("Slow decay..."2003) and 200 ("Rise of deceased"2004) (Northern Heritage) Here are the 2 demos that impressed me the most during those last 2 years in the black metal scene! These demos are 2 masterpieces of dark black metal. Fyrdkal...
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GESTAPO 666 "Nostalgiah"
GESTAPO 666 "Nostagiah" (Black Seed Productions 2007) “Nostalgiah” is the second full-length album from Gestapo 666, a band that comprise members from Celestia, Mortifera, Satanic Warmaster… No need to state who they are. “Nostalgiah” start strongly with...
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ORDEAL "Atrocities"
ORDEAL "Atrocities" CD (Shiver Records) 2006 After SUHRIM, Shiver Records presents another great Belgian Death Metal band! Like its label mates, ORDEAL is not a newcomer in the Death Metal scene as it was formed in 1991. However, "Atrocities" is the first...
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ETERNAL MAJESTY "Night shadows"
ETERNAL MAJESTY "Night shadows" MCD Ltd to 500 (Rising Darkness/Diahableries) 2005 The French black metallers of ETERNAL MAJESTY are back with a new release 3 years after the excellent "From war to darkness". "Night shadows" contains 3 new tracks interspersed...
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UNLIGHT ORDER "Through the gates of torment"
UNLIGHT ORDER "Through the gates of torment" MCD (Temple Of Darkness) 2006 This young Swedish band was formed in Linköping in December 2004 by 2 brothers SOAHC and MOLOCH. They have under their belt one demo ("Blooddawn" released in 2005) and one live...
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FÖRGJORD "Henkeen ja vereen"
FÖRGJORD "Henkeen ja vereen" CD (Hammer Of Hate) 2006 "Henkeen ja vereen" is the first official release from the Finnish duet FÖRGJORD and must be more considered as a compilation of material from 1999 to 2005 than as a first album! Indeed, this CD is...
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BLOODY SIGN/RADEMASSAKER "Rythms of carnage"
BLOODY SIGN/RADEMASSAKER "Rythms of carnage" Split 7" EP Ltd 500 (Deathstrike Records) 2006 This split brings together two major actors of the underground Death Metal scene. On one side the French Death/Black metallers of Bloody Sign offers to us an excellent...
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BAPTISM "Wisdom and hate"
BAPTISM "Wisdom and hate" (Limited to 400 copies, Northern Heritage) 2004 The good thing with a label such as Northern Heritage is that you're never disappointed with its releases. This label is only working with great and sincere bands (Satanic Warmaster,...
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BAPTISM "Morbid wings of sathanas"
Baptism "Morbid wings of sathanas" (Northern Heritage) 2005 Lord Sargofagian (Calvarium, Black Death Ritual, ex-Satanic Warmaster, ex-Uncreation's Dawn) is back again with his own band and a second album "Morbid wings of sathanas". After some releases...
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UNCREATION'S DAWN/BAPTISM
UNCREATION'S DAWN/BAPTISM Split 7"" ltd to 500 (Hammer of hate) 2004 A split 100% "made in Finland". The two bands are coming from the country of the thousand lakes as well as the unleashing label responsible for this release, Hammer of hate (the label...
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INFERI "Shores of sorrow"
INFERI "Shores of sorrow" (Northern Heritage) 2006 I was really eager to listen to a full-length album from INFERI as I was so impressed with the previous demos "Slow decay..." and "Rise of deceased" ( review )! And I can say that I'm not disappointed,...
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SUHRIM "The cunt collector"
SUHRIM "The cunt collector" CD (Shiver Records) 2006 Here is the second full-lenght album from these veterans of the Belgian death metal scene (the band was formed in 1989!). This release is the remixed and remastered version (+ uncensored artwork) of...
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SATANIC WARMASTER/KRIEG
Picture 7" (Ltd to 500 copies, Darkland Records) 2004 What a nice picture 7'' released by the German label Darkland records, the artwork is excellent! But what can we listen on this split? Both bands offer to us one track recorded on April 2003 for Satanic...