MSG – Immortal

 

MSG – Immortal

Nuclear Blast Records

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Ο Michael Schenker είναι από τους αγαπημένους μου κιθαρίστες. Θεωρώ ότι το όλο ύφος του έχει βαθιά επίδραση στον heavy metal ήχο. Οι κυκλοφορίες του και ιδίως αυτές που κυκλοφόρησε ως MSG είναι από τις αγαπημένες μου. Όταν, λοιπόν ένας τέτοιος θρύλος αποφασίζει να κυκλοφορήσει καινούριο δίσκο, πάντα έχω ανάμεικτα συναισθήματα. Για να το εξηγήσω, από την μια έχω την ελπίδα ότι θα ακούσω κάτι πραγματικά καλό κι από την άλλη είμαι επιφυλακτικός μήπως και πλέον δεν μπορεί να προσφέρει τίποτα άλλο από αναμασήματα του παρελθόντος. Τις ίδιες, λοιπόν, αμφιβολίες είχα και για την παρούσα κυκλοφορία.

DERADE new single available for streaming

 

English Baroque Metal band DERADE released their new single «Waiting». The single was recorded at Guy Radford home studio in Cambridgeshire, England. It was mixed by Guy Radford and mastered at "Parlour Studios" by Neal Haynes.

DERADE was formed in 2017 at Huntingdon, England by Guy Radford (guitar) and Mark Radford (guitar). Later Richard Lee (vocals)  joined the band and the lineup was completed.

CANNIBAL CORPSE - Butchered At Birth

 

CANNIBAL CORPSE - Butchered At Birth

Metal Blade Records

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This is a top album by the band over their enormous career.  The fact that it's a follow-up from the debut album, they show much superiority in songwriting here, my favorite ever.  Barnes is better on here than 'Tomb of the Mutilated', he wasn't so burly sounding, just gruesome enough to show us that he's at his mightiest.  The tempos of the songs are pretty fast and the riffs are top-notch. So are the leads.  I'm surprised that at early on their style was ingenious.  They knew how to construct death metal that has now lasted over 30 years.  On 'Butchered At Birth', they took time to formulating riffs that instill precision.

SIGNIFICANT POINT - Into the Storm

 

SIGNIFICANT POINT - Into the Storm

Dying Victims Productions

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Η πρώτη μου γνωριμία με την metal σκηνή της Ιαπωνίας ήταν με συγκροτήματα όπως οι METALUCIFER και οι LOUDNESS. Μια σκηνή που ομολογουμένως, δεν έχω ψάξει πολύ, αλλά ότι έπεσε στα χέρια μου από εκεί το άκουσα και είτε μου δημιουργούσε καλές εντυπώσεις είτε με άφηνε αδιάφορο. Συνήθως για να είμαι ειλικρινής με άφηναν αδιάφορο κυκλοφορίες χαζοχαρούμενου power metal. Από την άλλη κυκλοφορίες με πιο κλασικομεταλάδικη νοοτροπία όπως η παρούσα πάντοτε μου κέντριζαν το ενδιαφέρον.

GIL released debut EP

 

American Doom/Post-Metal band GIL released their debut self-titled live EP. The release was self recorded at the band’s studio in Los Angeles for radio play on KCSB.FM, the live tracks were remixed by bassist Irfan Zaidi and released on the band BandCamp page for free.

GIL was formed in 2018 as a free noise project in California’s 805 area, as a collaboration between Ilis Geronimo (vocals) and Sean Edwards (guitarist). With the addition of Irfan Zaidi (bass) the three began writing and performing as a full band. Later Gabriel Fuente (synth) and Sage Kirkpatrick (drums) joined the band and the lineup was completed.

CANNIBAL CORPSE - Tomb of the Mutilated

 

CANNIBAL CORPSE - Tomb of the Mutilated

Metal Blade Records

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Burly Barnes crushes here as does the death metal (witch brutal vocals) dominates this entire release.  The riffs are the highlight (to me), being a former guitarist I'm able to absorb what's being played here.  I'm surprised  that I didn't write about this sooner maybe 30 years plus ago since it's original release.  I have nothing but good things to say here.  I think that when Barnes's vocals changed on 'The Bleeding' that was it for me regarding liking the band from this era.  I thought that Jack Owen was his strongest on 'Butchered At Birth' and here.  Not sure what happened to him after that during Corpsegrinder's era.  Aside from the fact that he joined Deicide in 2006 or thereabouts.

NASTERGAL released debut EP

 

International Black Metal band NASTERGAL released their debut EP «Solitude». The release was recorded in "Winter Nagte Studios" and in "Electrified Lair Studios". Mixed/mastered by Marco Toba.

NASTERGAL was formed by Riaan Coertze (New Zealand) and Jacques Valentyn (South Africa) and completed with the help of Marco Toba (Argentina) and Evgen Zoidze (Ukraine). The music draws its inspiration from bands such as Dark Funeral and Hecate Enthroned with lyrical content influenced by the works of Friedrich Nietzsche. Even though they are not a live band they are committed to the music they create and strive to deliver the best to their audience. Nastergal has started work on their first full length album and hope to release it early 2022.