MENTAL DISASTER - Raping the Symbol of Humanity Review

MENTAL DISASTER - Raping the Symbol of Humanity

Independent

Bandcamp Page

Oh yes!!! It’s the nice part of the day when you pick a nice envelope coming all the way from Norway and you got the feeling that your CD stereo is going to be destroyed yet full of quality tunes, on the other hand!!!

FALSE CODA – Secrets and Sins Review

FALSE CODA – Secrets and Sins

Independent

Homepage

Well, progressive metal as a term makes me suspicious, not because I am narrow minded, but most of the bands that claim to play such kind of music end up showing off their skills and their albums mostly apply to people that want to learn an instrument or evolve on that. Personally, I belong to the big part we call metal audience without much knowledge on musical theory. So, the basic element for me to like a song is to offer me something that will make me feel or think (if those 2 can be combined then things are even better).

SYMPHONY OF DESTRUCTION – New Rhythm Guitar Parts Review

SYMPHONY OF DESTRUCTION – New Rhythm Guitar Parts

Demo 2016

Symphony Of Destruction Facebook Page

Well, the presentation of this release comes also with a feeling of nostalgia. I had presented the previous 2 demos of SYMPHONY OF DESTRUCTION when I was younger and of course the webzine was at its first years of existence. So, I was really happy to see that the band is still active and I was also intrigued to see how the band sounds these days.

HANIWA – Helleven Review

HANIWA – Helleven

Qua Rock Records

Haniwa Site

HANIWA come from Florentine, Italy and I think that this is their first studio album.  As a band they might be a new one, but the three musicians that are part of HANIWA have a long experience with other bands that were moving in the wide spectrum of metal and rock music. I think that all these experiences led them to create the sound of HANIWA.

ABSORB –Vision Apart Review

ABSORB –Vision Apart

GlobMetal Promotions

Absorb Facebook page

ABSORB’s story is a story of struggle and perseverance. Why am I saying this? Because the band was originally formed in 1989, so this makes it one of the first extreme bands to appear in the worldwide metal scene. However, due to reasons unknown to me they never managed to surface or release anything other than a couple of demos and a split work and then they called it a day. Their hiatus lasted long, approximately thirteen years, but the fact is that they have never really given up and in 2007 they reformed. Something that resulted in the release of their long overdue debut full length work, “Dealing with Pain”, that came in 2010.