DESTRUCTION - Live Attack

 

DESTRUCTION - Live Attack

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Better than live sounding Destruction with the last release featuring Mike Sifringer on main guitar.  Mike left or was reported disconnected from Destruction this year.  So I bought this release capturing him on the guitar department.  It would've been nice had he stayed with the band since they'd become a 4-piece once again.  But oh well.  This release features a lot of the classics from early Destruction to 'Release From Agony' and 'Cracked Brain'.  Most of the songs are from the 80's and early 90's there weren't many modern ones maybe 3-4.  I guess since they may have felt that since touring has been a no-go since Covid-19 they'd play the classics.

HATEMONGER - The Vile Maxim EP

 

HATEMONGER - The Vile Maxim EP

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Chicago based death metal band in the vein of Fleshcrawl, Entrails, Dismember, et al.  They have a Swedish guitar sound to them I'm not familiar with their equipment if they use a pedal for the tone or what.  In any case, the sound is superb, especially with a band that's still getting established.  Their 5 track EP is some hearty death metal with riffs that are pretty fast and intense!  I got to see them at a show this past July and concluded that they were one of the better bands on that roster.  The musicians here have some history in the metal world mainly Alletta their bass player.  Everyone came together with intents of making some sick music!

CHRONOMANCY - Shadows in Atlantis

 

CHRONOMANCY - Shadows in Atlantis

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Η γνωριμία μου με την μουσική των CHRONOMANCY ήταν εντελώς τυχαία.  Θυμάμαι πριν κάποια χρόνια να βρίσκω την πρώτη κυκλοφορία τους με τίτλο «Here & Now» σε πολυκατάστημα ηλεκτρικών ειδών που τότε πουλούσε και μουσικά CD. Μάλιστα η εν λόγω δουλειά είχε κυκλοφορήσει μέσω της εταιρίας FM Records κι όπως έμαθα αργότερα πρόκειται για ανεπίσημη κυκλοφορία. Ευτυχώς, χάρη στον φίλο μου Θεόφιλο κατάφερα να αποκτήσω και την επίσημη έκδοση του δίσκου αυτού.

WHEN THEIA CREATED THE MOON released debut EP

 

German Progressive/Technical Death Metal band WHEN THEIA CREATED THE MOON released their debut EP «Would It Kill Us Not to Kill Us?». All songs and lyrics written by Christian E. Weißgerber Recorded, mixed and mastered by Sascha Bühl.

WHEN THEIA CREATED THE MOON was formed in 2020 in Berlin, Germany by Christian Weißgerber (vocal/guitar), Marius Tausch (vocals/saxophone), Thomas Lade (bass) and Sascha Bühl (drums). The band describes their music as a bone-breaking, headbanging, emotive death metal that oscillates between melodic and moshy parts, sprinkled with some technical sparks on top of it – the right mixture of groove and crazy to bang-dance out of the pandemic.

HILD released debut single

 

Swedish Thrash/Black Metal outfit HILD just released their debut single «Brink of Extinction» on Feb 22nd. The release was written, recorded, mixed and mastered in "Twisting Serpent Studios" by Lars Broddesson.

HILD was formed in late 2021 in Hultsfred, Sweden by Lars Broddesson (ex-Marduk, Funeral Mist session + much more) under the motto that no song be longer than 2:30 and require no more than 9 hours from first idea to finished product. HILD sets off as a war and battle themed project centered around the Valkyries of Nordic mythology, each song of the band honoring a specific Valkyrie, channeling their respective traits on the battlefield.

SNAKE HEALER released new single

 

American Doom Metal band SNAKE HEALER released their new single «In His Name». The release was Recorded, Mixed, Mastered at Serpentis Cavern Chapel by Jaz Sainz.

SNAKE HEALER was formed in Miami, Florida in November 2021 by The Serpent Lord. The band consider themselves as a group of renegade Monks tasked with spreading the light of the Serpent Lord, giving the gift of self-reliance, free will and Empowerment back to the children of knowledge.

THE SILENT WEDDING – Ego Path

 

THE SILENT WEDDING – Ego Path

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Τους THE SILENT WEDDING τους πρωτογνώρισα μέσω της συλλογής «Greek Defenders of the Faith: A Tribute To Judas Priest» του Ελληνικού περιοδικού Metal Hammer. Ήταν μια συλλογή που όπως καταδεικνύει και το όνομά της ελληνικά συγκροτήματα διασκεύαζαν τραγούδια του τεράστιου αυτού συγκροτήματος. Μάλιστα από όλες τις μπάντες που συμμετείχαν εκεί, οι THE SILENT WEDDING ήταν ένα από τα πρώτα συγκροτήματα που ξεχώρισα για 2 λόγους κυρίως: 1) διότι επέλεξαν να διασκευάσουν ένα τραγούδι που και οι ίδιοι οι JUDAS PRIEST είχαν διασκευάσει εξαιρετικά (σημ. το τραγούδι αρχικά έχει ερμηνεύσει η Joan Baez) και 2) διότι το απέδωσαν εξαιρετικά και κατάφεραν να το προσαρμόσουν στο δικό τους ύφος. Μάλιστα αυτή η διασκευή υπήρξε για μένα το κίνητρο να ασχοληθώ με την μπάντα λίγο περισσότερο και μάλιστα να αποκτήσω την  προηγούμενη κυκλοφορία τους με τίτλο «Enigma Eternal».