After Oblivion/Stamina/Metal On Metal Records/2012 CD Review

  After  Oblivion  are  a  band  from  Bosnia  that  plays  a  very  old  shool  form  of  technical  death  metal  with  thrash  influences  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2012  album  "Stamina"  which  was  released  by  Metal  On  Metal  Records.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  some  blast  beats  being  utilized  at  times,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  strong  and  powerful  sound  with  heavy  riffing that  dominates  throughout  the  recording.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  early  90's  technical  death  metal  with  thrash  metal  as  well  as  throwing  in  a  good  amount  of  melody  in  the  riffing  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  clean  playing,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  melodic  and  technical  sounding  old  school  death  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads,  as  for  the  classical  guitars  they  are  only  utilized  briefly  and  they  use  finger  picking  to  add  more  variety  to   the  music.

  Vocals  are  all  high  pitched  death/thrash  screams  and  growls,  while the  lyrics  cover  philosophical,  hateful,  and  everyday  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy,  professional  and  old  school sound  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  After  Oblivion  are  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  old  school  technical  death  metal  and  thrash  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  style,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Deliverance"  "Vultures"  "Septic  Mind"  and  "Hatred  Peofound".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

Overtorture Interview

 

1. Can you tell us a little bit about the band for those that have never heard of you before?

Joel Fornbrant:

Overtorture is a Swedish death metal band that was formed in 2011. We are a bunch of guys from bands like Grave, Coldworker, Witchery and The Ugly with the aim to play crushing death metal in a straight up, no-bullshit kind of way. We are releasing our debut album, ”At the End the Dead Await” on Apostasy Records january 25^th 2013.

2. How would you describe your musical sound?

 Joel Fornbrant:

We have a pretty traditional sound, perhaps leaning a little towards mid-paced and heavy death metal with lots of double bass drums, while having some fast parts and blastbeats thrown in as well. The songs have a few melodic parts without sounding wimpy and quite a bit of strong lead guitar work. If I would compare it to other bands, I'd say you'd find traces of Morbid Angel, Necrotisism-era Carcass and a little bit of Bolt Thrower as well as a strong influence from the classic Swedish bands, like Entombed, Grave and Dismember.

3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?

Joel Fornbrant:

There isn't any specific theme to the lyrics, and they cover pretty typical death metal topics. There's a couple of horror-influenced songs, like ”The Outer Limits” and the title track, ”Suffer As One” and ”Black shrouds of Dementia” are about the dark sides of the human mind and there's even some science fiction themed ones, like ”The Coming Doom” and ” ”Towards the Within”.  I try to write the lyrics in a voice that feels like my own that gives them a distinct character. Ideally, this makes them feel like they belong together on an album, like they are different kinds of stories told by the same narrator.  

4. WHat is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?

Magnus Martinsson:

After thinking and listing a lot of possible band names for some time OVERTORTURE popped up and it was/is just the perfect name for the band. There are not a thousand other old bands with the same name out there,  it’s one word, simple and immediately tells you what we’re about…. DEATH METAL!

5. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?

 Joel Fornbrant:

As of writing this, Overtorture has yet to lose its live virginity, so what our shows will be like is something for the future to tell. We of course intend to change this as soon as the album is released. We have one show booked so far, with hopefully many more to come.

6. Do you have any touring plans for the future?

Magnus Martinsson:

Our initial plan is to play festivals and weekend gigs during 2013, and we already have a show confirmed in Stockholm with one of the bigger Swedish death metal acts around release of the album, but the details are not yet official. At the moment we’re working on booking some more shows both domestic and abroad; hopefully we’ll do some international shows around release as well. If the timing and conditions are right we’ll do some longer touring, but it’s nothing we’ve set as a goal or plan so far.

7. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of death metal?

 Joel Fornbrant:

Keeping in mind that most people have only heard one demo track and one song from the album, the feedback has been very good. Some german magazines have heard a few more songs, and they really liked them as far as we could tell. My german is a little bit rusty though, so I could be wrong. We of course can't wait for people to hear the whole album, which is when we'll really know what people think of our songs.

8. WHat is going on with the other musical projects these days?

 Joel Fornbrant:

I can only speak for Coldworker, which is going to try to get out and  become a little more live active for 2013, as we have done very few live shows in the last few years. Maybe write some new songs if it feels right.

9. What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?

 Joel Fornbrant:

It's impossible to say right now. We need to release the album, listen to people's opinions and maybe most importantly: play the songs in a live environment. Then we'll probably have a picture of where we want to take the music of Overtorture in the future. But I'm already pretty sure we won't become a dub step duo or a traveling circus act. 

10. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

 Joel Fornbrant:

Speaking for myself, I tend to draw most inspiration from the classic death metal acts. Morbid Angel, Pestilence, Entombed, Dismember, Malevolent Creation and the like. Napalm Death isn't a death metal band per se, but they are a big influence on me. Right now I listen a lot to Benediction, which I think is an underrated band. Celtic Frost and Overkill also get played frequently these days. As for newer releases, I really dug the latest Asphyx album and Black Breaths “Sentenced To Life”. My favourite album this year is a hardcore album, “Darker Days Ahead” by Tragedy.

11. Outside of music what are some of your interests?

 Joel Fornbrant:

I like watching movies, reading books and drinking beer. Those aren't making me any thinner, so I am trying getting into working out as well. They all take a back seat to music, though.

12. Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?

Joel Fornbrant:

Thanks for the interview! As said, ”At the End the Dead Await” is releasing january 25^th on Apostasy Records. Get ready for a crushing swedish death metal assault! And we hope to see you soon on the road as well. Take care!

Abriosis Interview

Taylor Lipton answering for Abriosis:

1. Can you tell us a little bit about the band  for those that have never heard of you before?

 We are a 4 piece progressive death band from Vancouver ,BC. Formed in 2008 we have a self titled E.P., Full Length (Tattered And Bound) , and are excited to release our next E.P. "Vessel" Feb 1st . 

2. How would you describe your musical sound?

 I would describe our sound as Dissonant , Groove Heavy , Death Metal haha hard to say, we try to make every song completely different from the last,.....maybe unpredictable ?

3. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?

  Well we've had a different Vocalist on every release so far , so I won't speak for our past vocalists but Alxs states that each song on "Vessel" takes its own tangent lyrically, but they all contain esoteric themes approached from a playful, poetic point of view. The lyrics were written after the music was composed, so the lyrical content was directly inspired by the overall feeling and personality of each song.

4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?

It really can mean whatever you like because its not a real word.  We took the word "ABIOSIS"  and put an "R" in it and it sounded cool so we kept it . 

5. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?

Fredericton, NB with Endast in 2011 was memorable, hottest bar ever and we gave every bit on stage , felt like puking when i stepped off haha
We also had the honor of opening for Hate Eternal and Origin  .
DiecemberFest in Vancouver is always great  , and Edmonton at The Brixx with Death Toll Rising was great also , packed house Death Toll is always great to watch too.
Ever since Alxs has joined ABRIOSIS though I think our stage presence is at its best , we really get into the tunes live,  you can usually hear me screaming to myself on stage through my mop of hair .

6. Do you have any touring plans for the future?

 Yes , we've toured Canada a bit now and we'd really like to venture down the Pacific Coast of the U.S. as soon as possible. Hopefully by 2014. Eventually Europe too .

7. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of technical death metal?

 Generally great . We do not refer to ourselves as Tech Death but have been called Tech Death , we have lovers and occasional haters in the "Tech Death" world . That whole genre seems like 1 big pissing contest to me and not very musical alot of the time, so it doesn't bother us if someone doesn't think were tech enough yet listens to Braindrill all day . We love bands that write memorable music and we hope to be 1 ourselves. You can't please everybody.

8. What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?

 I think since 2008 we have been crafting our sound and "Vessel" is what we've been forging towards and we couldn't be prouder. "Vessel" is what ABRIOSIS should sound like and we will be building off of that.  More dissonace, disorienting riffs, lots of vocal experimentations and new ways of phrasing and arranging our songs. We are excited for the future , we never plan what an album will sound like. We just take it one song at a time and by completion  it will have its own story.

9. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

 Some bands that have influenced our sound I think would be  Martyr (Can), Voivod, Gorguts, Immolation, Converge,Cannibal Corpse,Dillenger Escape Plan, Morbid Angel, Pantera, Slayer,Meshuggah, and Napalm Death. I can't speak for everyone but recently I've been listening to  Rush, Gojira, Cattle Decapitation's Newest Album , Lots of Converge, Guthrie Govan, Joe Pass , Jimi Hendrix , Squarepusher, Dave Matthews Band, Opeth , Beck, Incantation, Pink Floyd ,...haha I could keep going but I'll stop so many great albums lately!

10. Outside of music what are some of your interests?

Everyone in the band will make fun of me for being a GAMER but i love Gaming Ps3 , like watching hockey(screw the lockout),and Formula 1 racing .  Robin has seen pretty much every movie in the world and loves burgers, Ryan when he's not playing is usually listening to 80's pop tunes , and hes a bartender so he can make a mean drink,and alxs writes reviews for Abort magazine, exercises regularly and counter exercises with beer.

11. Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?

Just that ABRIOSIS "Vessel" will be released feb.1st 2013 for FREE download at ABRIOSIS.com.  Everyone should keep their eye on Vancouver because the metal scene here has so much talent .  We will be releasing 2 MUSIC VIDEO COVERS in  early 2013 for CANNIBAL CORPSE "Fucked with a Knife" and SLAYER'S "Bitter PEACE"   . Thank you for the interview and Review. Evceryone watch out for Abriosis in 2013!

Overtorture/At The End Death Await/Apostasy Records/2013 CD Review

  Overtorture  are  a  band  from  Sweden  that  plays  an  old  school  form  of  death  metal  with  some  veterans  from  that  scene  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2013  album  "At  The  End  Death  Await"  which  was  released  by  Apostasy  Records.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  some  blast  beats  being  utilized  at  times,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  is  coming  out  of  the  guitars.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  Swedish  sounding  death  metal  riffs  that  are  very  heavy  and  old  school  sounding  with  some  melodies  being  thrown  into  the  riffing  at  times  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  clean  playing,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  melodic  sounding  death  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  are  mostly deep  death  metal  growls  with  some  high  pitched  screams  being  utilized  at  times,  while  the  lyrics  cover  darkness  and  horror  themes,  as  for  the  production  it has  a  very  old  school.  powerful,  strong  and  heavy  sound  to  capturing  the  classic  death  metal  sound  perfectly.

  In  my  opinion  Overtorture  are  a  very  great  sounding  old  school  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Murder  For  The  Masses"  "The  Outer  Linmits"  "The  Coming  Doom"  and  "Suffer  As  One".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

Ogotay Interview

1. Can you tell us a little bit about the band for those that have never heard of you before?

Firstly, I'd like to welcome all the readers.
Ogotay the band, though maybe not well-known, consists of
following musicians: Gufi, guitar, Mess Age; Pieczar, guitar,
Fulcrum; Simon, drums, Pandemonium; and SVierszcz, bass and vocals,
Yattering

2. How would you describe your musical sound?

Death metal. If anyone's interested in rating our music, feel invited to check out our profiles at reverbnation, soundcloud and youtube.

3. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?
Since Yattering I've been writing about pathologies of our society. In Ogotay I pay much attention to accentuate the decline of the civilization.

4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?
Ogotay was a man who called himself a god. It's taken form the comic book series Thorgal. Ogotay is the bloodthirsty master of QA people in pre-columbian era.

5. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?
For the time being we're playing in Poland only. We're focusing on production of our new single 'Bastards and Orphans' and next album.

6. Do you have any touring plans for the new release?
For the time being we're playing in Poland only. We're focusing on production of our new single 'Bastards and Orphans' and next album.

7. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been  to your music by fans of death metal?
These are the roumors mainly the journalists are interested in. Bands come and go, obviously there's a lot of them around. It may be only your impression that at certain moment there's more bands of a certain genre, I don't see it that way.

8. What is going on with the other musical projects these days?
According to my knowledge, only Pandemonium still exists out of our previous bands. Personally I promote Yattering as a brand by selling our t-shirts for example.

9. What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?
You can judge by yourself while listening to our new single soon. It's gonna be as brutal as always.

10. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?
If I had to choose my guru, It'd be Devin Townsend. Besides, I listen to many different kinds of music and I doubt that Ogotay could take any inspirations from very 'light' Massive Attack, Hybrid or Muse. I'd rather want you to judge by yourself after the new material is released, and then compare our style to other bands.

11. Outside of music what are some of your interests?
I am a physiotherapist interested in sniper military units.

12. Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?

Thank you for your time and see you at our concerts.

Polluted Inheritence/Ecocide/Vic Records/2013 CD Re-Issue Review

  Polluted  Inheritance  where  a  band  from  the  Netherlands  that  played  a  very  technical  form  of  death  metal in  the  early  90's  vein  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  1992  album  "Ecocide"  which  will  be  re-issued  by  Vic  Records  in  2013.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  some  blast  beats  being  utilized  at  times, while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  strong  and  powerful  sound  with  technical  riffing  that  dominates  throughout  the  recording.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  death  metal  riffs  that  where  considered  technical  for  the  time  it  was  released  with  some  thrash  influences  being  thrown  into  the  riffing,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  early  90's  technical  death  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads,  as  for  the a coustic  guitars  which  are  only  utilized  on  the  last  song t hey  use  finger  picking  and  full  chords  to  add  more  progressive  elements  to  the  music.

  Vocals  are  all  early  death  metal  growls  with  a  brief  use  of  spoken  word  parts,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  and  philosphical  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful  and  heavy  sound  for  the  time  it  was  originally  released  but  raw  and  primitive  sounding  by  today's  standards  but  you  can  still  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  Polluted  Inheritance  where  a  very  great  sounding  early  technical  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Faces"  "Memories  Of  Sadness"  "Afterlife"  and  "Look  Inside".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

Eternal Solstice/Mourning/Split Album/Vic Records/2012 CD Review

  This  is  a  review  of  a  split  album  between  Eternal  Solstice  and  Mourning  from  the  Netherlands  which  was  originally  released  in  1991  and  re-issued  by  Vic  Records  in  2012  and  we  will  start  off the  review  with  Eternal  Solstice  which  plays  death  metal  in  the  mid  80's  and  early  90's  vein.

  Drums range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  some  blast  beats  being  thrown  into  the  music  at  times,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  is  coming  out  of  the  guitars.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  original  death  metal  riffs  that  are  very  heavy, r aw  and  primitive  sounding  with  some  thrash  influences,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  raw  and  primitive  sounding  death  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads.

   Vocals  are  mostly  deep  death  metal  growls  with  some  high  pitched  pitched  screams,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  themes,  as  for  the  production  it h as  a  very heavy,  raw  and  primitive  sound  to  it  which  was  common  for  that  era.

  In  my  opinion  Eternal  Solstice  are  a  very  great  sounding  death  metal  band  from the  classic  era  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  their  side  of  the  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Path  To  Perdition"  and  "Melancholic  Characters".  RECOMMENDED.

  Next  up  is  Mourning  another  band  that  plays  early  era  death  metal.

   Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  some  blast  beats  being  utilized  at  times,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  is  coming  out  of  the  guitars,  as  for  the  violins  which  are  only  used  on  the  last  song  they  bring  an  original sound  which  was  not  really  heard  much  in  death  metal  until  a  few  years  later.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  early  death  metal  riffs  that  are  very  heavy,  raw  and  primitive sounding  with  some  thrash  influences  being  thrown  into the  riffing,  while  the  lead  guitars  which  are  only  utilized  briefly  are  very  raw  and  primitive  sounding  death  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals a re  all  early  death  metal  growls  and  screams,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  themes,  as  for the  production  it  has  a  very  heavy,  raw  and  primitive  sounding  in  the  early  death  metal  tradition  without  the  production  of  modern  day  death  metal.

  In  my  opinion  Mourning  where  a  very  great  sounding  heavy,  raw  and  primitive  death  metal  band  from t he  early  area  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  their  side  of  the  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Free  Evil"  and "You're  Sold".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.    

  In  conclusion  this  is  a  very  great  sounding  split  and  I  would  recommend  it  to  all  fans  of  mid  80's  and early  90's  era  death  metal.  RECOMMENDED  BUY.  

Chapel Of Disease Interview

1. Can you give us an update on what is going on with the band these days?

 

We just came back from Berlin, where we had our releasegig on saturday. It was fucking crushing! Up next is rehearsing our asses off to present some good shows in the UK, where we'll be playing 5 dates together wit Occvlta. Actually, our main focus is pretty much rehearsing at this time. The album is just out and we got quite some shows to pull off next year. Me and Ced already got some new riffs, but at the moment there is not much time for songwriting, which can be a fuck up from times to times, but I think after the UK Tour we'll definitely get started with that as well. At the moment we just have to organize ourselves a bit, since this is our first full length release and it's getting a real cool amount of positive feedback... Something new for us.

 

2. How would you describe the musical sound of the new album?

 

To me, we've achieved exactly what we wanted with "Summoning Black Gods". The album is holding on to that old school spirit at the end of the 80s and early 90s, yet it doesn't sound like we are ripping off or only want to reproduce what we think sounds best. Furthermore there is an own sound to it, something to characterize the band. You hear and should be able to say "thats Chapel Of Disease" straight away but at the same time you should be able to realize your listening to some plain old school death metal.

 

3. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the new release?

 

Our lyrical themes are strictly based on ancient horror or phantastic literature. It is pretty much worshipping authors long gone, that have created something shocking to their time, or something new.    

 

4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?

 

Hehe, we get asked that a lot and every time we have to admit, that we do not truly remember how it came up. All I can say is, that it doesn't have some sort of deeper meaning, it just sounds perfect as a name for an old school death project. I am pretty sure that the first Morbid Angel had something to do with the creation of the name as well...

 

5. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?

 

Berlin on saturday was really fun! We always try to keep the same level during a gig and are not the kind of guys who just all like to stand around, stare at their instruments and bore off the ones in front of the stage. Meaning, we always try to give it our best and deliver something like a show to the crowd, without fucking up the playing of our instruments. I for myself am quite critical after leaving stage, I hate mistakes, even if no one noticed. Even tho' we're talking about rough old school sounding metal, I still think it is important to present a more or less professional show to your audience. Meaning that a band has to keep the level it has on its' records on stage and still go fucking nuts on it.

 

6. Do you have any touring plans for the new release?

 

We're doing the UK Tour with Occvlta from january 29th up until february 2nd. We're really looking forward to it, it will be our first time in the home of the queen. After that we will be playing a minitour for two days in Germany together wit Deserted Fear and Lifeless. When that is done we will be playing a good amount of individual gigs but are trying to not overplay ourselves. There is nothing more boring than being able as a fan to go out every weekend and see one of your top bands play at every single club you can think off. We dont know if there is a bigger tour to come yet. It's quite difficult to organize something since we all have regular jobs or are still in our studies.

 

7. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of death metal?

 

So far so good, really. Up until now I have not read a single negative review and we are getting some really cool messages from people all over the place giving us a thumb up (more or less literally). We can only say that we are more than happy about the last 10 months. After the demo came out in April, it all went really quick and one thing led to another without the band losing its' quality. We wouldn't have thougt that it would all kick off in such a dramatic speed. 

 

8. What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?

 

I have no clue, seriously. Like said before, we haven't had the chance to be working on new material yet, but I think Chapel Of Disease will always be a band sticking to its' sound but still be evolving from album to album. What way that evolution of our sound will turn out we don't know yet. But we would never start to go in a complete different direction, since we all know what that feels like as a fan. Meaning, if we would have the idea to start a progressive fusion metal band, it sure enough wouldn't be called Chapel Of Disease anymore. We'll stick to old school death, but throw in some interesting elements here and there to keep it interesting over the years. That's my vision for now, let's just see how it will turn out.

 

9. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

 

It's pretty much all about that early death and thrash metal stuff. A time where one could not really say what the definite difference between real aggressive thrash metal and simple death metal is. That was the plan in 2008 and it more or less still is, although we really do listen to quite a lot of stuff nowadays, doesn't matter what genre it is as long as it fits our ears. I'm really enjoying the last Witchcraft record (Legend). It doesn't sound like those typical 70s bands that are going around at the moment. A lot of songs on it could be spinning in the radio, but I really admire their songstructure. It feels like you're listening to 3 different songs in only one song, yet it harmonizes just perfect. Mogwai is spinning in my room quite often these last weeks, Ced recently showed me stuff from Joy Desaster and I'm really impressed by it. When winter kicks off, I always gotta listen to the last 3 Solstafir albums, a pure must for me.   

 

10. how would you describe your views on Occultism?

 

I have none. I don't know anything about it and don't feel like learning anything about it. Not because I truly have something against it, I simply can't stand any sort of religious thinking. All I'm noticing, is that "occult metal" is becoming a very, very trendy thing to be called nowadays. Many people have called our music occult death metal. It seems as if it's the new word for "satanic". Satans Metal was 80s. Now it's Occult Metal. It gets me pissed from time to time, since it is hard to be taking one seriously by now who calles himself occult and on the other hand, bands are being labeled the same that never wanted to be called that way. But as long as the music fits my taste and the band is not going into some extreme shit, I dont give about what one might call them.

 

11. Outside of music what are some of your interests?

 

Hard one. It is incredible what kind of a huge amount the music can have on one's life. But beside of it, we all have our own stuff we like to go along with. Since we're not only a band, but also just real good friends, we meet up quite often to check out some classy movie, freak out on stupid internet videos or just drink a few beers.

 

12. Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?

 

First of all, thanks a lot for having me. I can only salute to all those dudes and ladies who have supported us in such an amazing way in less than a year... We hope to be hitting some different roads next year and have the chance to meet some cool people along the way. Cheers and let the rotten times roll!

 

 

Cannibal Rites/Demo 2009 Review

  Cannibal  Rites  are  a  band  from  Boston,  Massaechuesetts  that  plays  a  very  raw  and  primitive  form  of  old  school  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2009  demo.

  Drums range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  some  blast  beats  being  utilized  at  times,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  is  coming  out  of  the  guitars  and  at  times  they  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to t hem.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  old  school  death  metal  riffs  that  are  very  heavy,  dark,   raw  and  primitive  sounding  and  there  are  no  guitar  solos  or  leads  present  on  this  recording.

  Vocals  range  from  deep  death  metal  growls  to  high  pitched  screams,  while  the  lyrics  cover  gore  and  horror  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  dark,  heavy,  raw  and  primitive  sound  that  goes  back  to  the  early  90's  era  death  metal  days.

 In  my  opinion  Cannibal  Rites  are  a  very  great  sounding  heavy,  raw  and  primitive  old  school  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  demo.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Cannibal  Rites"  and  "Undead  Horror".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.
  

Chapel Of Disease/Summoning Black Gods/FDA Rekotz/2012 CD Review

  Chapel  Of  Disease  are  a  band  from  Germany  that  plays  a  very  old  school  form  of  occult  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2012  album  "Summoning  Black  Gods"  which  was  released  by  FDA  Rekotz.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  a  good  amount  of  blast  beats  being  thrown  into  the  music  at  times,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  is  coming  out  of  the  guitars  and  at  times  they  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  old  school  death  metal  riffs  that  are  very  heavy  and  dark  sounding  in  the  early  90's  tradition  with  some  melody  being  thrown  into  the  riffing  at  times,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  ancient  and  dark  sounding  death  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads,  as  for  the  acoustic  guitars  they  are  only  utilized  briefly  on  one  song  and  use  finger  picking  and  full  chords  to  add  more  darkness  to  the  music.

  Vocals  range  from  deep  death  metal  growls  to  high  pitched  screams  which  go  back  to  the  beginnings  of  death  metal,  while  the  lyrics  cover  darkness  and  occult  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  heavy  and  old  school  death  metal  style  production  to it.

  In  my  opinion  Chapel  Of  Disease  are  a  very  great  sounding  heavy  and  old  school  occult  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Summoning  Black  Gods'  "Evocation  Of  The  Father"  and  "Exili's  Heritage".  RECOMMENDED  BUY. 

Abriosis/Vessel/2013 EP Review

  Abriosis  are  a  band  from  Canada  that  plays  a  very  technical  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  ep  "Vessel"  which  will  be  released  in  2013.

  Drums range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  a  great  amount  of  brutal  sounding  blast  beats  being  thrown  into  the  music  at  times,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  is  coming  out  of  the  guitars  and a t  times  they  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to t hem.

  Rhythm  guitars range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  technical  death  metal  riffs  that  are  very  heavy  and  brutal  sounding  with  a  variety  of  many  different  time  changes  in  the  riffing,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  technical  sounding  death  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals range  from  deep  death  metal  growls  to  high  pitched  screams,  while  the  lyrics  cover   philosophical  and  scientific  themes,  as  for  the  production  it h as  a very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  for  being a  self  released  recording  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on this  recording..

  In  my  opinion  Abriosis  are  a very  great  sounding  heavy  and  brutal  technical  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical style,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Crypsis"  and  "Peering  Into  Oblivion".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.   

Skineater/Dermal Harvest/Pulverised Records/2012 CD Review

  Skineater  are  a  band  from  Sweden  that  plays  a  very  heavy,  brutal  and  old  school  form  of  Swedish  style  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2012  album  "Dermal  Harvest"  which  was  released  by  Pulverised  Records.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  some  brutal  sounding  blast  beats  being thrown  into  the  music  at  times,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  is  coming  out  of  the  guitars.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  Swedish  style  death  metal  riffs  that  are  very  heavy,  brutal  and  old  school  sounding  with  a  good  amount  of  melody  being  thrown  into the  riffing  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  clean  playing,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  melodic  sounding  death  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals range  from  deep  death  metal  growls  to  high  pitched  screams,  while  the  lyrics  cover  violent  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  to  it  perfectly  capturing  the  Swedish  death  metal  sound.

  In  my  opinion  Skineater  are  a  very  great  sounding  old  school  Swedish  style  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "He  Was  Murdered"  "Made  Of  Godsick"  "Thousand  Dead  Faces"  and  "Solitude  Discord".  RECOMMNDED  BUY

The Resistance/Rise From Treason/Armoury Records/2013 EP Review

  The  Resistance  are  a  band  from  Sweden  that  has  members  from  the  scene  out  there  with  a  musical  style  that  mixes  old  school  death  metal  with  hardcore  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2013  ep  "Rise  From  Treason"  which  will  be  released  by  Armoury  Records.

  Drums range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  not  much  in  the  way  of  blast  beats,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing t hat  is  coming  out  of  the  guitars.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from s low,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  old  school  Swedish  death  metal  with  hardcore  as  well  as  having  some  melodic  riffing ,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  melodic  sounding  guitar  leads.

  Vocals range  from  deep  death  metal growls  to  hardcore  style  screams,  while  the  lyrics  cover  hateful  and  everyday  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  The  Resistance  are  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  Swedish  death  metal  and  hardcore  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "My Fire"  and  "Rise  From  treason".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.      

Ritual Killing Interview

1. Can you tell us a little bit about the band for those that have never heard of you before?

1. Ritual Killing is a Trash Metal band from Coburg, Germany which was founded in 2008.The band is composed of four passionate musicians. Simon (vocals, alfaia=Brazilian percussion), Flo (rhythm and lead guitar), Tom (bass guitar) and Fabian (drums). I have joined the band in 2010 as the former guitarist quit the band.
(Flo)


2. How would you describe your musical sound?


2. Our music is a mixture of different metal styles highlighted with exotic instruments.
   We like to keep it old-school and we use these exotic instruments to get a ritual sound. (Fabian)

3. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?


3. The lyrics are against globalization and the struggle between refusing but being forced to
participate. We are identifying ourselves more with foreign cultures and people, our message results in a martial vow against capitalism, the dictate of modern mass-media and politics.
(Flo)


4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?


4. We want to kill the society of today and we are doing this in a ritual way. ( Fabian) We also want to create a new society where each person counts as an individual and has got its own dignity. (Flo)

5. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?



5. Some of the best shows were Metalfest Germany and also as tour support of Varg´s  Blutaar over Europe Tour. Also the Eisregen support show in Leipzig was a highlight.   I think our stage performance is magnetic because we have played a lot of shows were only bands from other metal styles  played like Varg or Eisregen and the audience was running wild. (Fabian)


6. Do you have any touring plans for the new album?

6. Yes, we´ve planned a couple of club gigs in Germany and Austria. (Flo)

7. Currently you are signed to Blacksmith Records, how did you get in contact with this label and how would you describe the support that they have given you so far?



7. We´ve signed a contract with Blacksmith Records after playing Metalfest, Germany in 2010. The fact that we´ve played on such a big festival with almost no live experience (my 2nd gig with the band)  and that we´re rocking hard, live, was the main reason why the guys of Blacksmith Records  got us on board. (Flo)

8. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of death and thrash metal?

8. we`ve get a very good feedback. At our live shows the people are going crazy. (Fabian)

9. Are there any other musical projects besides this band or is this a full time line up?

9. No, there are no other musical projects. (Fabian)

10. What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?


10. I believe blindly in getting more successful with this band and show the metal scene, how to rock the stage and make them going insane. (Flo)

11. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?


11. Our music, primary is influenced by thrash metal bands like Sepultura, Exodus and Megadeth. But we also listen to some death metal and technical death metal, e.g Six Feet Under and Dying Fetus. I´m also really into glam rock and sleaze rock, e.g. Skid Row and Hardcore Superstar. All that differant music styles are making the unique sound of New Tribe. (Flo)

12. Outside of music what are some of your interest?


12. I like to go jogging and doing some sports. It gives a variety to making music. (Flo)

13. Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?



13.   Thank you for having us in this interview. We want to show the world what New Tribe stands for and we want you metalheads out there to share a live experience with us an become part of the New Tribe.
Ritual Killing kills! Together we are the New Tribe! (Flo)

Leukemia/love/Vic Records/2012 CD Review

  Leukemia  are  a  band  from  Sweden  that  has  a  history  that  goes  back to  1989  with  a musical  style  that  mixes  melodic  thrash  with  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2012  album  "love"  which  was  released  by  Vic  Reccords.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  not  much  inthe  way  of  blast  beats,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  is  coming  out  of  the  guitars  and  at  times  they  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them,as  for  the  synths  when  they  are  utilized  they  bring  an  exotic, dark  and  progressive  sound  to the  music.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  thrash  with  old  school  Swedish  death  metal  along  with  a  great  amount  of  melodic  riffing,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  melodic  sounding  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  range  from  deep  death/thrash  growls,  high  pitched  screams  to  clean  singing  along  with  some  brief  spoken  word  elements,  while  the  lyrics  cover  violent  and  depressing  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  old  school  sound  while  still  sounding  very  strong  and  powerful  and  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording

  In  my  opinion  Leukemia  are  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  atmospheric  Swedish  death  metal  and  thrash  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Emotionally  Dead"  "Tearflow"  "My  Pain"  and  "Regrets".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

Engulfed Interview

1. Can you tell us a little bit about the band for those that have never heard of you before?

Engulfed came out of its tomb on 2010 in Kadikoy, because the band members were hungry for true oldschool blasphemic death metal. We started working on our songs since we came together and we've just released our first EP "Through The Eternal Damnation". Now, we are working on our first full length and waiting for the vinyl which will be released from Me Saco Un Ojo Records.

2. How would you describe your musical sound?We are working on the songs with old school, rotten and blasphemic Death Metal style.

3. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?Lyrics are all about fucked up religions, hate about all religions, chaos, destruction and the only true thing: DEATH!

4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?

Engulfed is about being engulfed by darkness, nothingness. That's what we want to tell whole world.

5. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?

So far, we had only 3 shows. The first one was with Undergang and the second one was in Istanbul, June 2012. The last one with Dead Congregation in Istanbul and I must say that they are really one of the best death metal bands of all time.

6. Do you have any touring plans?

We don't have any touring plans at this moment. Our first target is to finish the writing process of our album. Maybe, after this we will be able to hit the road.

7. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of death metal?

All reactions satisfied us. We are reading critics every day and they are all good.

8. What is going on with the other musical projects these days?

Our other projects are going well. I am working on 3rd album with my other band Decaying Purity. Our drummer Aberrant and I have an other project called Diabolizer and we're currently working hard on our first release. By the way, Aberrant's other band Impuration's first release "Sanctities We Raped" is nearly out. Highly recommended!

9.

What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?We will play the same old school shit until the band will be dead.

10. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

Actually this question has not a lucid answer. I can't give you any clear examples because the things I'm influenced by are not the bands that I always listened to. It could be anything. Of course the early 90's death metal had the major impact on our style. But if I have to give you some present bands names these are Maveth, Anatomia, Resurgency, Grave, Voidhanger.

11. How would you describe the underground metal scene in your home country of Turkey?

All full of shit and a lot of posers around here. Actually Turkey hasn't got an underground metal scene except Kadikoy.

12. How would you describe your views on Occultism?

Actually I am interested in our musical things.

13. Outside of music what are some of your interests?

Hanging with friends, trying to survive, movies, books and of course working and thinking about music.

14. Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?Support only the true and qualified bands. Thanks for the interview.

Ritual Killing/New Tribe//Blacksmith Records/2012 CD Review

   Ritual killing  are  a  band  from  Germany  that  plays  a  very  tribal  form  of  death/thrash  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2012  2012  album  "New Tribe"  which  was  released  by  Blacksmith  Records.

  Drums range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  not  much  in  the  way  of  blast  beats  while  mixing  in  some  percussion  playing  at  times,  while  the  folk  instruments  when  they  are  utilized  bring  a  very  tribal  sound  to t he  music,  as  for  the  bass  playing  it  has  a  very  strong  and  powerful  sound  with  heavy  riffing  that  dominates  throughout  the  recording.

   Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  death,  groove  and  thrash  metal  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  melodic  and  technical  sounding  thrash  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads,  as  for  the  acoustic  guitars  when  they  are  utilized  they  use  finger  picking  to  add  more  variety  to  the  music.

  Vocals  are  mostly  deep  death/thrash  metal  growls  with  some  shouts  being  thrown  into the  music  at  times  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  high  pitched  screams  and  spoken  word  parts,  while  the  lyrics  cover  the  corruption  of  the  world,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  Ritual Killing  are  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  death,  groove  and  thrash  metal  with  a  tribal  edge  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of t his  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Liar"  "My  Owner"  "Headhunter"  and  "Blood  Cops".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.