Cult Norwegian black metal act Ancient is back after years of dormancy with their new album entitled Back to the Land of the Dead, the release which totally relieves the glory of 90’s melodic sound. Frontman Zel is here to tell us everything we needed to know about this mysterious troop. Greetings Zel and welcome…
It seems to me that Finnish defenders of melodic death metal faith Insomnium only get better with the passing of time: their 2014’s album Shadows of the Dying Sun saw them at their most brutal and catchy simultaneously, upping the ante on all departments. Now the time has come for even more ambitious move, so…
Here we have one of the most hotly anticipated re-releases in the realm of true metal world for decades, and I am not exaggerating this. Cirith Ungol is cult metal bend that was active in mainly in eighties but their swansong album entitled Paradise Lost was released in 1991 in time of great turmoil for…
One of the originators of death doom subgenre, mighty Dutch band Asphyx, is back with their 9th studio album entitled Incoming Death to show that they have not reunited to rest on laurels, but rather that they have still some fire under their collective asses which they are willing to share with the world. Sad…
German melodic death metalcore monsters Heaven Shall Burn are back with their 8th studio album entitled Wanderer which simply continues their reign in their field, as simple as that. As opposed to their American counterparts who often dabble in some weak tendencies and commercial leanings, European ilk of metalcore is much more to my liking…
Stygian Crypt productions together with Therion preparing to release official “A Tribute To Therion” album! Here you may check all updates. The release will contain 2 CDs: 1st CD – rare cover-versions of different bands which were recorded by Therion and released on compilations just, 2nd CD – new cover versions of Therion songs. There will…
Originally this interview was done in January 2007, almost ten years from now, when Therion was releasing and promoting one of their most innovative records, their full-length Gothic Kabbalah. The interview was done with Johan Niemann, one of the brothers who marked several records of Therion. Later, it turned out, that Gothic Kabbalah was their…
Since I follow the band from the very beginning, from their very first debut record, it was a nice opportunity to have one interview finally. Primal Fear’s brand new album Rulebreaker has been already there for some time and the band has done already European tour. I met with the guys during their tour and…
As a matter of fact Nemesis Divina is one of the most important albums when it comes to black metal. It was very important record at that time for Satyricon, but also Nemesis Divina was a big step forward for the entire genre. Perhaps 1996 and 1997 were the breaking point, a period when black…
Running Wild has definitely make a comeback with their latest issue. Rapid Foray sounds very much like their best efforts from late 80s or 90s. Also, Wacken show during 2015 was indeed great and it was also heralding comeback. While Rapid Foray is warmly welcome by the fans all over the world I had a talk…
Dark Forest is quite a nice surprise. The band comes from UK and their sound could best as NWOBHM but with elegant folk elements so to say. Also, one could say that they are continue the story once started with Skyclad since the visual appearance also remains a lot of Skyclad. They have just released…
Steel Aggressor hails from USA and the band performs classic USA power metal, scaling from Blind Guardian, Iced Earth to Grave Digger. But as a matter o fact, they also have their own style and vibe to offer. They are just about to release their upcoming 3rd issue for Stormspell Records so I have done…
