Writhing/Ad Patres/ Nihilistic Holocaust/2012 Split Cassette Review

This  is  a  review  of  a  split  cassette  between  Detroit,  Michigan's  Writhing  and  France's  Ad  Patres  which  was  released  by   Nihilistic Holocaust  in  2012  and  we  will  start  off  the  review  with  Writhing  which  plays  a  very  brutal  form  of  death  metal.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  a  great  amount  of  brutal  sounding  blast  beats  being  thrown  into  the  music,  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  death  metal  riffs  that  are  very  heavy  and  brutal sounding,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  chaotic  sounding  death  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads  in  the  old  school  vein, as  for  the  classical  guitars  when  they  are  utilized  they  use  finger  picking  to  add  another  dimension  of  darkness  to  the  music.

  Vocals  are  a  mixture  of  deep death  metal  growls  and  high  pitched  screams,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  and  hateful themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  Writhing  are  a  very  great  sounding  old  school  brutal  death  metal  band  with  the  best  music  on  this  split,  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  style,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Death  Of  Yor  Dream".  RECOMMENDED.

  Next  up  is  Ad  Patres  a  band  from  France  that  plays  a  very  brutal  form  of  death  metal.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  a  great  amount  of  brutal  sounding  blast  beats  being  thrown  into  the  music,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  strong  and  powerful  tone  with  heavy  riffing  that  dominates  throughout  the  recording.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  death  metal  riffs  that  are  more  in  the  modern vein  and  are  very  heavy  and  brutal  sounding  with  some  technical  riffing  being  thrown  in  at  times   while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  technical  sounding  death  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads  with  some  melody.

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

  In  my  opinion  Ad  Patres  are  a  very  great  sounding  brutal  modern  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  style,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Scorn  Aesthetics".  RECOMMENDED.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  a  very  great  sounding  split  and  I  would  recommend  it  to  all  death  metal  fans.  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

  

Antropofagus Interview

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

(Francesco) After a short period of relax we started working to arrange new dates. We are very eager to propose new songs on stage and we can’t wait to meet people all over the world.

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

(Francesco) AoL has a sound deeply rooted in our origins. "No waste of flesh" has marked a starting point, after many years we have transformed our roots, we have modernized our sound, but we are still linked to our personal style.

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

(Tya) Well .. The band was founded in 1998 and since then it has been inclined to treat gore and horror topics... At the reunion's time, we decided to address these issues in a way more spectral and dark, a true hell's trip. That rough approach was developed with a concept, surely more chaotic and personal.

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

(Francesco) Our name comes from a devout love for horror movies of the 80’s. Lucio Fulci’s movie has given us the name Antropophagus, but we Italianized the name, excluding the letter "H"

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

(Francesco) My judgment is always strict about ourselves, I think we have yet to do our best show. So far we have only tested the band, but we want to reach a higher level.

6. Do you have any touring plans for the new release? Stiamo pianificando le nostre release Party in Italia, saranno 3 date, Pavia, Roma, Parma. successivamente promuoveremo il disco in Italia, cercando molte date. il passo successivo sarà oltrepassare il confine e arrivare nel Nord Europa

(Tya) Yes, now NeeCee Agency (ITA) takes care of our promotion in Italy and around Europe. Obviously, we would like to promote our new album at the biggest European festivals.


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

(Francesco) In 2009 I decided to reform  Antropofagus, and I started to compose new songs. I quickly found new members, and we recorded two new tracks to be published as a promotion. We have received many offers from the major labels of death metal industry, but among the many proposals we have chosen Comatose Music, beacuse this label is based on the love for music and not on money profit. We have found Steve Green, the best manager and a great man! We have a very good relationship with him, we are proud and very happy with his work. Currently we could not get more.

(Tya) So fuckin' great!!! We're proud to be on Comatose Music. They've a great passion, good feedback around the world etc. In 2009, we received offers from major labels in the industry, possibly economically beneficial.. but Steve Green is the best in Brutal Death Metal!

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

(Francesco) We never thought we could reach this result. Antropofagus split up in 2002, many years have passed. In Italy we have issued "No waste of flesh" which was an innovative product for 1999, it has been well accepted even outside Italy. We did not expect this feedback, and this interest after many years, we can only thank our fans.

(Tya) Absolutely positive. In time we will develop our audience with quality albums and live performances with a great impact.

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

(Francesco) No! Antropofagus reflects my soul. For me it’s as the only girlfriend, I do not betray

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

(Francesco) Any Antropofagus’ album will be the same. Certainly the next release will be more mature, we will insert many open parts, exploring new ways within my own playing. I'll never change the soul of Antropofagus.

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

(Francesco) Just the old school, all the bands from the 90’s. I have deep roots on Suffocation, Cannibal Corpse, Morbid Angel and Death. All this is mixed with a modern sound, and new techniques.

12. I know that the band is inspired by the writings Of Clive Barker, what is it about this author that interests you and what other authors are you inspired by?

(Tya) ...because he's a genius! Barker has created a new kind of horror.. bloody, mystical, figurative.
Meatgrinder and me decided that his works match perfectly with our music. We are very proud of this record!

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

(Francesco) Beside my job I'm dedicated to my private life that gives me a great joy. I like to practice body building and hanging out often.

(Tya) Death Metal, Nature, Trips, Soccer, UFC, Xbox, books etc.


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

(Francesco) I thank you for the interview and all our fans who are supporting our work! Who has loved us many years ago will not be disappointed by the new album

(Tya) Thanks for the opportunity.
Keep it brutal!!!

Death Metal Decapitation 2/BlacktoothMary/2012 Compilation Review

  This  is  a  review  of  a  compilation  of  Canadian  death  metal  bands  called  Death  Metal  Decapitation  2"  which  was  released  by  BlacktoothMary  in  2012  and  we  will  review  the  bands  one  by  one.

  Starting  off  the  compilation  is  Derelict  a  band  that  has  had  a  few  of  their  releases  reviewed  by  this zine  as  well  as  being  interviewed,  they  bring  us  a  couple  of  songs  of  their  new  album  which  was  recently  been  reviewed  by  this  zine,  the  2  songs  which  they  bring  us  continue  on  with  their  tradition  of  combing  technical  death  metal  with  thrash  and  groove  metal along  with  a  great  amount  of  melodic  riffing.

  Next  up  is  Nephelium  another  band  that  has  been  reviewed  as  well  as  interviewed  by t his  zine  which  plays  a  music  style  that  I  would  describe  as  being  brutal  death  metal  and  the  2  songs  presented  here  continue  in  that  tradition  with  a  great  amount  of  talented  guitar  solos.

  Next  up  is  Deamon  with  2  songs  that  are  very  heavy  and  brutal sounding  death  metal  songs  that  show  some  old  school  riffs  while  having  the  heaviness  of  modern  death  metal  along  with  a  great  amount  of  brutal  sounding  blast  beats  and  a  combination  of  deep  death  metal  growls  and  high  pitched  screams.

  Next  up  is  The  Unborn  Dead  with  a  couple  of  songs  that  I  would  describe  as  being  brutal  death  metal  with  alot  of  brutal  sounding  blast  beats  along  with  a  great  amount  of  heavy  vocals,  in  addition  the  guitar  riffing  displays  a  great  amount  of  talent  and  skill  along  with  a  combination  of  old  school  and  modern  day  influences.

  Closing  the  compilation  is  Blastomycosis  with  2  songs  that  show  a  mixture  of  deathcore  and  grindcore  which  is  very  brutal  and  utilizes  porno  grind  lyrics  and  I  would  say  this  is  the  most  primitive  sounding  band  on  this  compilation.

  In conclusion  this  is  a  great  compilation that  I  would  recommend  to  all  fans  of  technical  and  brutal  death  metal  as  well  as  death/grind  and  grindcore.  RECOMMENDED>  

Six Feet Under/Undead/Metal Blade Records/2012 CD Review

  Six  feet  Under  are  a  band  from  Florida  that  has  been around  since  the  90's  and  are  one  of  the  most  well  known  bands  in  that  genre  which  also  consists  of  many  of  the  most  well  known  names  in that  scene  in  this  band  which  plays  a  really  old  school  style  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2012  album  "Undead"  which  was  released  by  Metal  Blade  Records.

  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  and  at  times  they  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  death  metal  riffs  that  are  more  in the  early  90's  vein  and  not  as  heavy  or  brutal  sounding  like  some  of  the  more  modern day  bands  in  this  genre  along  with  a  brief  use  of  clean  and  soft  playing  being  utilized  on  the  last  song,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  chaotic  sounding  early  90's  death  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads  that  use  a  small  amount  of  melody  on  a  couple  of  songs.

  Vocals  are  mostly  deep  death  metal  growls  with  some  high  pitched  screams  being  thrown  into  the  music  at  times,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark,  violent  and  hateful  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  a  great  album  from  Six  Feet  Under  and  while  I  have  not  heard  much  of  their  newer  material  over  the  years  I  can  tell  that  this  is  a  return  to  the  roots  album  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  band,  you  should  enjoy  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Frozen  At  The  Moment  Of  Death"  "Blood  On  My  Hands"  "Near  Death  Experience"  and  "Vampire  Apocalypse".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

Messiah/Extreme Hymns And Ballads Of A Rotten Psycho Underground Cult/Massacre Records 2012 Digital Compilation Review

  Messiah  where  a  band  from  Switzerland  that  has  a  history  that  goes  back  to the  1980's  that  played  a  musical style  that  mixed  death  and  thrash  metal  together  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  digital 2012  compilation  album  "Extreme Hymns And Ballads Of A Rotten  Psycho  Underground  Cult"  which  was  released  by  Massacre  Records.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  some  blast  beats  being  thrown  into  the  music,  while  the  bass  guitar  has  a  very  strong  and  powerful  tone  with  riffing  that  dominates  throughout the  recording.

  Rhythm  guitars  range from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  are  very  raw  and  primitive  sounding  with  riffing  combing  death  and  thrash  metal  together  which  utilize  alot  more  talent  and  skill  when  the  newer  songs  are  played  along  with  a  brief  use  of  clean  playing  as  well  as  some  influences  from  traditional  metal,  while  the  lead  guitars are  very  raw,  primitive  and  chaotic  sounding  death/thrash  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads,  as  for  the  acoustic  guitars  when  they  are  utilized  they  use  finger  picking  to  add  another  dimension  of  darkness  to  the  music.

  Vocals  are  mostly  high pitched  death/thrash  metal  screams  along  with  some  deep  death  metal  growls  in  addition  there  is  a  brief  use  of  clean  singing  Gregorian  chants  being  utilized  on  one  song  as  well as  some  clean singing  being  utilized  on  another  song,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark,  hateful,  anti  christian  and  occult  themes,  as  for  the  production  it has  a  very  dark,  raw  and  primitive  sound  to  it  with  some  songs  being  recorded  live.

  In  my  opinion  Messiah  where  a  very  great  sounding  death/thrash  metal hybrid  and  if  you  are  a  fan of  this  style,  you  should  check out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Messiah"  "Extreme  Cold  Weather"  "Dark  Lust"  and  "Total  Maniac".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

Moonloop/Deeply From The Earth/Listenable Records

  Moonloop  are  a  band  from  Spain  that  plays  a  very  progressive  from  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2012  album  "Deeply  From  The  Earth"  which  was  released  by  Listenable  Records.

  Drums  range  from  slow  to  mid  paced  drumming  with  some  fast  playing  and  blast  beats  in  certain  parts  of  the  music,  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  synths  they  are  only  utilized  briefly  and  they  bring  a  very  dark  and  atmospheric  sound  to  the  music.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  progressive  death  metal  riffs  that  utilize  a  great  amount  of  melody  with  the  songs  being  very  long  and epic  sounding,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  technical  and  melodic  sounding  guitar  solos  and  leads,  as  for  the  acoustic  guitars  when  they  are utilized  they  use  finger  picking  and  exotic  sounding  scales  to add  more  originality  to the  music.

  Vocals  are  mostly  deep  sounding  death  metal growls  with  some  clean  singing  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  high  pitched  screams,   while  the  lyrics  cover  Mother  Earth,  Life  Experiences,  Spiritual and  Esoteric  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful  and  professional  sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  Moonloop  are  a  very  great  sounding  progressive  death  metal band  and  if  you  are  a fan  of this  style,  you  should  check  up  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Beginning  Of  The  End"  "Strombus"  "Wailing  Road"  and  "Atlantis  Rising".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.  

The New Jacobin Club Interview

(questions answered by Xerxes Praetorius Horde, a.k.a. The Horde) - www.newjacobinclub.com

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

We’re about to release an ep in May and play some dates around Western Canada. The ep is a 15^th anniversary release of sorts, we’ve re-recorded and re-orchestrated several of our older songs that we used to play in the 1990’s. Real death punk sort of stuff.

2. How would you describe the musical sound of the new ep and how it differs from the older recordings?

We were a 3 piece band from 1996 to 1999, on our last studio recording there were 7 of us. The musical DNA of the band is still the same, but over the years it has worn some different clothes. The songs on “Left Behind” were originally written when the band was only  a trio. Instead of just having 7 people play what only 3 once did, we actually expanded on the material. The electric cello and 10 string guitar lead in “My Smile” is a really cool addition that wasn’t in the original version, as is the theremin in “Demon Princess.” I don’t think I can hear these songs in my head now without those components. They really part of this band’s identity.

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

We’ve always written about a range of topics – but no matter how fantastic or occult, they often have a very social-political edge. We also like to use historical events as backdrops for our tales, especially revolutions and times of extreme political unrest. Our last 3 full length albums were tied together with unifying concepts, “This Treason” was an actual rock opera about the fate of Sir Hugh Despenser, a 14^th century warlord who was eventually executed for his part in the downfall of King Edward II.

 We very much see ourselves as aggressive defenders of the arts, we are the bitter enemies of the emerging extreme right theocracy in the Western World. It is a driving force behind our artistic intent.

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

The original Jacobin Club brought down the royal family of France. We are their modern counterparts – no person should be born into power just because they are born into material wealth.

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

In 2009 we did a concept stage show at a few places in Western Canada called the Cannibal Circus Roadshow.  It was the most elaborate and involved stage show we’d ever done – beginning with Rima doing a stately Victorian ballroom dance with Firecrotch Jones while wearing a halo of fire. She climax of the show was a cannibal act involving a bed of machetes, a nasty bit of stage theatrics that even surprised some of the band members the first time we rehearsed it.

I heard our show described once as “if Gwar performed the Rocky Horror Picture Show,” I guess that’s close. I think we have more in common with circus sideshows than shock rock like Gwar since what we do on stage is real – the swords are real, the fire is real, the costumes are real – no rubber or plastic crap. It’s a stressful amount of work to arrange and plan, but in the heat of the moment on stage we always fly through it. It can definitely look very natural to the audience, almost chaotic, but it’s a very carefully planned chaos.  When someone is swinging a sledgehammer on stage to break a cinderblock on someone’s chest while lying on a bed of knives, you must be attentive and on the ball.

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

We are hitting a few cities in Western Canada during the second half of May. The first show in our hometown of Saskatoon will be the decadent kick off with the large group on stage. On the road we’ll be cutting it down by a couple heads to accommodate some of the places we’ll be performing at.

7. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your newer material by music fans?

We noticed a huge increase in people from the UK and Scandinavian countries picking up the album or downloading it online. I think the orchestrated aspect of our last album attracted a lot of the gothic symphonic metal fans.  Our Canadian supporters will always look at us as the punk band we secretly are, but our expansion and elaboration over the years has not lost any of them. We’ve never stopped performing our older material live, and I think many of our fans appreciate that.

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

Musically speaking, yes, there are a number of other groups members of the NJC contribute to – none of them are remotely anything like what the New Jacobin Club is. Our bassist/keyboard/synth wizard Vitruvius fronts his own trippy pop group The Friends Electric, who have done very well on national college radio. Other bands you might catch NJC members in from time to time include Slow Down Molasses, Spade the Shovelhead, Sliver and Troubadours du Bois (playing authentic Medieval and Renaissance music).

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

After the incredible complexity of the instrumentation and music on This Treason, we feel we’ve been there and done that…and it’s definitely hard to sustain and do well at the same time. A noticeable chunk of that album was so difficult to play live that we started to look back at how effective some of our older material was. That’s what led us to record “Left Behind” in the first place – to show off the current line up performing studio versions of older songs. We already have a handful of new songs we’ll be playing live this spring. I believe they will be the best ever representation of everything this group excels at, the end result of everything we’ve dabbled in over the years – from 3 chord garage rock to orchestrated concept album. I promise that nobody who already likes what we do will be disappointed.

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

What a complicated question! How about I answer it in this way – when the band started, the common interest between the founding members was spooky garagy stuff like Forbidden Dimension and Nick Cave, even Dick Dale, and really bizarre things like Rudimentary Peni. The metal influence was more of a performance thing – we’d write a fairly rock ‘n roll tune, but then belt it out with more speed, chugging and growling than it probably needed.

Over the years newer members would bring more definite elements of that to the band –some of us are big fans of bands like Celtic Frost, Voivod, Killing Joke, Kreator etc, 80’s progressive death metal. I think it’s the way we deliver our songs that puts us in that metal realm, but not the way we write them.

Right now I’m really into things that use really colorful instruments, like Dr. Steel and Murder by Death, as are most of the others in the NJC. Something else I picked up very recently that blew me away because of it’s artistic achievement as a formidable concept album is the album by Evelyn Evelyn.

11. Does Occultism play any role in the music?

It does indeed, in almost everything we do. We’re not childish about how we deliver it, though.

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

I collect interesting instruments, especially instruments from the middle ages (replicas, of course), and I own an unhealthy number of vintage horror & monster movies, mostly from the 1930’s-1960’s. I am also obsessed with different ways of cooking meat outdoors. The fascination with food extends throughout the band, and we recently filmed a couple cooking show segments for an American program that will hopefully air this fall.  A cooking show with hard rock and metal bands as guest chefs.

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

It has been more than a pleasure answering your questions. Thank you for your interest in our work!

Antropofagus/Architecture Of Lust/Comatose/2012 CD Review

  Antropofagus  are  a  band from  Italy  that  plays  a  very  heavy  and  brutal  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their 2012  album "Architecture  Of  Lust"  which  was  released  by  Comatose.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to fast  drumming  with  a  good  amount  of  blast  beats  being thrown  into the  music,  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  they  are  only  utilized  briefly  and  they  bring  a  very  dark and  evil  sound  to  the  music.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  death  metal  riffs  that  are  very  heavy  and  brutal  sounding  along  with  some  dark  sounding  melodies  and  technical  riffing,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  dark sounding  .

  Vocals  are  all  deep  death  metal  growls  that  have  a weird  distorted  feeling  to them  with  some  spoken  word  samples,  while  the  lyrics  cover  the  writings  of  Clive  barker,  gore  and sickness,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  Antropofagus  are  a  very  great  sounding  brutal and  heavy  extreme  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan of  this  style,  you  should  check out this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Blessing Upon  My  Redemption"  "Demise  Of  The  Carnal  Principle"  "The  Lament  Configuration"  and  "Eternity  To  Devour".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

The New Jacobin Club/Left Behind/2012 EP Review

  The New  Jacobin  Club  are  a  band  from  Canada  that  plays  horror  punk  mixed  in  with  some  death  metal  and  thrash  influences  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2012  ep  "Left  Behind".

  Drums  range from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  not  much  in  the  way  of  blast  beats, while  the  keyboards  bring  an  atmospheric  sound  to  the  music  with  some  sound  effects,  as  for  the  bass  playing  it  has  a  very  strong  and  powerful  sound  with  riffs  that  dominate  throughout  the  recording.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  punk/metal  riffing  that  utilizes  some  influences  from  thrash  and  death  metal,  while t he  lead  guitars  are  very  melodic  sounding  hard  rock  guitar  solos and  leads.

  Vocals  are  mostly  clean  singing  vocals  with  some  deep  death  metal  growls  and  screams,  while  the lyrics  cover  dark,  evil  and  horror  themes,  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  addition  the  last  song  was  recorded  live.

  In  my  opinion  The  New  Jacobin  Club  are  a  very  great  horror  punk/metal  hybrid  and  if  you  are  a fan  of  this  style,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Demon  Prince"  and  "Blood  of  The  Servant  Girl".  RECOMMENDED  BUY. 

Pest Online Compilation Volume 10/2010 Review

  This is a review of the 10th volume of the Pest Online Compilation  and we will review the songs one by one.

  Bane  brings  us  "In  A  Dying  World"  a  very  atmospheric  and  melodic  sounding  black/death  metal  song  with  a  mixture  of  high  pitched  screams  and  deep  death  metal growls.

  Next  up  is  Bribe  with  "victim's Prostate"  a very  fast  and  brutal  sounding  death  metal  song  in  the  old  school  vein  with  some  deep death  metal  growls  along  with  some  more  modern  day  sounding  pig  squeels.

  Next  up  is  Burning  Flesh  with  "Pandemic  Plague"  a  very  brutal  sounding  death  metal  song  with  a  mixture  of  deep  death  metal  growls  and  high  pitched  screams.

  Next  up  is  Caesarum  with  "Taste  Our  Freedom"  a  song  that  hybrids  both  deathcore  and  death  metal  with  a  mixture  of  deep  death  metal  growls,  high  pitched  screams  and  pig  squeels.

  Next  up  is  Diktatur  with  "Revanche"  a  more  melodic sounding  black  metal  song  with  some  evil  high  pitched  screams  along  with  some  slow and  mid  paced  riffing  that  has  a  doom  metal  feeling  to  it  as  well  as  some  clean  singing  towards  the  end  of  the  song.

  Next  up is  Disdained  with  "Ignoring  The  Bliss"  a  very  brutal  sounding  death  metal  song  that  has  some  grindcore  influences  and  technical  sounding  guitar  solos  and  leads  along  with  a  brief  use  of  atmospheric  synths.

  Next  up  is  Extermino  with  "Mangled  And  Disembodied"  a  very  fast  and  brutal  sounding  death/grind  song  that  combines  high  pitched  screams,  deep  death  metal  growls  and  heavy  bass  lines.

  Next  up  is  Morbus  with  "Placeres  Fecales"  another  brutal  and  fast  sounding  death/grind  song  with  some  brutal  growls  and  screams  along  with  some  dark  sounding  death  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Next  up  is  Mordant  with  "Fall  Of  the  Holiness'  a  very  fast  old  school  anti  christain  black  metal  song  with  some  melodic  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Next  up  is  Mordeth  with  "From  Apes  To Warlords"  a  very  atmospheric  sounding  doom/death  metal  song  that  has  some  thrash  influences  in  the  riffing.

  Next  up is  Necrocrapa  with  "Philo"  a  very  fast  and  brutal  song  that  combines  influences  from  thrash,  death  metal  and  grindcore.

  Next  up  is  Nervous  Impulse  with  "Rockstars  Faggotry"  a  very  fast  and  brutal  sounding  noise/death/grind  song  with  a  mixture  of  deep  growls  and  high  pitched  screams.

  Next  up  is  Nyarlathotep  with  "Hekait  Et Er Diriiktsa"  a  more  raw  and primitive  sounding  occult  black  metal  song  with  a  very  dark  atmosphere.

  Next  up  is  Pagan  Requiem with  "Cross  The  Gate"  a very  raw  and  primitive  sounding  black/death  metal  song.

  Next  up  is  Perverse  Molestation  with  "Plasma  Cumshit"  a  very  heavy  and  brutal  sounding  porno  death/grind  song.

  Next  up  is  Prayer  Of The  Dying  with  "Memento  Of  Death"  a  very  dark  and  atmospheric  black  metal  song  with  some  evil  high  pitched  screams  and  keyboards,  along  with  some  melodic  guitar  solos  and  leads.  

  Next  up  is  Riotor  with  "Riotor"  a  very  fast  and  primitive  sounding  black/thrash  song  with  some  high  pitched  screams.

  Next  up  is  Sadistic  Gore  with  "Deflowered  by  The  Priest"  a  very  heavy  and  brutal sounding  anti  christian  death  metal  song.

  Next  up  is  Sanguinus  with  "Not  Even  Your  Shadow  Will  Be  Remembered"    avery  heavy  and  brutal  sounding  death  metal  song.

 Next  up  is  Shredding  Consequences  with  "Worlderness"  a  heavy  thrash  song  that  has  somewhat  of    a  melodic  death  metal  feeling  to  it.

  Next  up  is  Skineater  with  "Dismantling"  a  very  heavy  and  brutal sounding  death  metal  vocals  with  some  really  deep  death  metal  growls  along  with  some  riffing  that  has  a  thrash  influence  to  it  as  well  as  some  melodic  riffs  as  well  as  some  synths  and  acoustic  guitars  in  the  middle  of  the  song.  

  Next  up  is  Svart  Vold  with  "Blank Fired"  a  very  melodic  sounding  death  metal  song  with  a  good  mixture  of  screams  and  growls  as  well  as  some  more  traditional  metal  riffing.

  Next  up  is  Terminal  War  with  "Aeon  Crush"  a  very  heavy  fast  and  brutal  sounding  death  metal  song  that  has  a  grindcore  edge  to  it.

  Closing  the  compilation  is  Tornado  with  "Human  Race"  a  song  more  in  the  power  thrash  vein.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  compilation  and  if  you  are  into  death,  thrash  and  black  metal  as  well  as  grindcore,  you  should  enjoy  this  compilation.  RECOMMENDED

Pest Records Online Compilation/2011 Review

  This  is  a  review  of  a  compilation  put  out  by  Pest  Records  in  2011  and  we  will  review  the  songs  one  by  one.

  First  up  is  Blood  Of  Martyrs  with  "Beneath A  Blue  And  Silent  Sky"   a  more  post  black  metal  sounding  song  with  some  grim  black metal  vocals  and  mid  paced  guitar  riffing  along  with  some  clean  singing,  in  addition  the  song  is  very  long.

  Next  up  is  Deus  Otiosus  with  "Sang  2"  a  more  brutal  sounding  old  school  death  metal  song  with  seep  growls  and  thrash  influences  in  the  riffing.

  Next  up  is  Eternal  Helcraxe with  "Kin,  Comrades  And  Country"  a  very  primitive  and  melodic  sounding  black  metal  song  with  some  folk  guitars  at  the  beginning  of  the  song  as  well  as  some  heavy  bass  riffing.

  Next  up  is  Exekrator  with  "Blood  Was  Made  To  Flow"  a  more blackened  sounding  death  metal  song  with  growls,  screams  and  clean  singing  vocals  along  with  some  melodic  riffing.

  Next  up is  Saligia  with  "Eyecult"  a  very  fast  raw  and primitive  sounding  occult  black  metal song  with  some  chaotic  guitar  leads  and  solos.

  Next  up  Feces  On  Display  with  "Cock  And  Cum"  a  more  porno  sounding  grindcore  song  with  pig  squeels  and  burped  vocals.

  Next  up  is  Golthoth  with  "Triumph  Of The  Elder  Gods"  a  very  fast  occult  black  metal  song  with  primitive  guitars  and  melodic  riffing  as  well  as  some  thrash  influences.

  Next  up  is  Hell  Terror  with  "Celeka"  a song  that  is  more  in  the  crust/grindcore  vein  with  some  primitive  guitar  riffing.

  Next  up  is  Morbid  Devourment  with  "Cotard  Delusion"  a  very  heavy  and  brutal  sounding  death  metal  song  with  some  deep  growls  along  with  some  grindcore  influences.

  Next  up  is  Putrefaction  with  "Red  Sink"  a  very  fast  and  brutal  sounding  crust/grind  song  with  a  good  amount  of  death  metal  influences  being  thrown  into  the  music.

  Closing  the  compilation  is  the  Obscene  with  "The  Final  Silence"  a  very  brutal  sounding  death  metal  song  that  also  incorporates  black  metal  influences.

  In  conclusion  this  is  a  great  compilation  and  if  you  are  into  black  metal,  grindcore,  crust  and  death  metal,  you  should  enjoy  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  BUY. 

Ravenous/Cosmic Terror/2010 CD Review

  Ravenous  are  a  band  from  Mexico that  plays  a  very  heavy  and  brutal  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their self  released  2010 album  "Cosmic  Terror".

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  a  great  amount  of  brutal  sounding  blast  beats  being thrown  into  the  music,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  strong  and  powerful  sound  with  death  metal  riffing  that  dominates  throughout  the  recording.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  death  metal  riffs  that  are  very  raw  and  primitive  sounding  as  well  as  heavy  and  brutal,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  dark  sounding  death  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  are  all  dark  sounding  deep  death  metal  growls  along  with  some  high  pitched  screams,  while the  lyrics  cover  dark  and  violent  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  dark,  raw  and  primitive  sound  to  it  but  you  can  still  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  the  recording.

  In  my  opinion  Ravenous  are  a  very  great  sounding  raw  and  primitive  death  metal band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  style,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Army  Of  Darkness"  "With  Chainsaw  In  Hand"  and  "Flattening  Of  Emotions"  which  is  a  Death  cover.  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

Deist/2009 Demo Review

  Deist  are  a  band  from  Chicago,  Illinois  that  plays  a  very  heavy  and  brutal form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2009  Demo.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  a  great  amount  of  brutal  sounding  blast  beats  being  thrown  into  the  music,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  strong  and  powerful  tone  with  brutal  death  metal  riffing  that  dominates  throughout  the  recording.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  death  metal  riffs  that  are  heavy  heavy  and  brutal  sounding  with  the  songs  being  long  in  length,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  dark  sounding  death  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  are  all  deep  death  metal  growls,  while  the  lyrics  cover  your  typical  death  metal  themes,  as for t he  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  for  being  a  self  released  demo  and  you  can  hear  all  of the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  Deist  are  a  very  great  sounding  brutal  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  style,  you  should  check  this  band  out.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK "Denied  Humanity".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

Anchony/In The Asylum/2010 CD Review

  Anchony  are  a  band  from  Germany  that  plays  a  mixture  of  death  and  thrash  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2010  album  "In  The  Asylum".

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  some  blast  beats  being  thrown  in  at  times,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  strong  and  powerful  tone  with  riffs  that  dominate  throughout  the  recording.

  Rhythm  guitars  range from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  thrash  and  death  metal  together  with  a  good  amount  of  melody  and  technical  riffing  along  with  a  brief  use  of  soft  and  playing,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  technical  and  melodic  sounding  death/thrash  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  are  a  mixture  of  thrash  style  screams,  deep death  metal  growls  and  a  brief  use  of  clean  singing,  while  the  lyrics  cover  hateful  and  everyday  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and professional  sound  for  a  self  released  recording  where  you  can hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  album.

  In  my  opinion  Anchony  are  a  very  good  sounding  death/thrash  metal hybrid  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  style,  you  should  check out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "In  The  Asylum"  "Slave"  "Curse  Of  Cain"  and  "Torture  Of  The  Night".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.  

Drowned/Butchery Age Live/Congumelo Records/2008 LiveCD Review

  Drowned  are  a  band  from  Brazil  that  has  had  one  of  their  previous  releases  reviewed  in  this  zine  with  a  musical  style  that  mixes  thrash  and  death  metal  together  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  live  2008 album  "Butchery  Age  Live"  which  was  released  by  Congumelo  Records.

  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  strong  and  powerful  tone  with  riffs  that  dominate  throughout  the  recording.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  thrash  and  death  metal  together  with  a  great  amount  of  melody  being  thrown  into  the  riffing,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  melodic  sounding  guitar  solos and  leads  that  combine  traditional,  thrash  and  death  metal  together.

  Vocals  range  from  death/thrash  style  grunting  and  deep  death  metal  growls,  while  the  lyrics  cover  darkness,  anti  religion,  violence  and  everyday  themes,  as  for  the  production  on  this  recording  it  was recorded  live  and  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  this  is  another  great  recording  from  Drowned  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  death/thrash  metal,  you  should  check  this  band  out.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "When  To  Kill  Is A  Worthy  Job"  "Natural  Born  Killers"  "Spiritual  Force  To  Kill"  and  "Evil  Darkness  Inside".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

  

Drowned/By The Evil Alive/2006 Live EP Review

  Drowned  are  a  band  from Brazil  that  plays  a  mixture  of  death  and  thrash  metal  and this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2006  ep  "By  The  Evil  Alive".

  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  and  at  times  they  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  death  and  thrash  metal  together  with  a  great  amount  of  melody  being  thrown  into  the riffing,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very melodic sounding  death/thrash  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  range  from  death/thrash  style  growls,  deep death  metal  growls  and  a  small  amount  of  clean singing,  while  the  lyrics  cover  violence,  war,  anti  religion  and  everyday  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  was  recorded  live  and  has  a  very  strong,  powerful  and  heavy  sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  Drowned  are  a  very  great  sounding  death/thrash  metal hybrid  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this style,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Back  From  Hell"  and  "Butchery  Age  Has  Come".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

  

Scars On Murmansk/Travelling Through Dark Places/2011 EP Review

  Scars  on  Murmansk  are  a  band  from France  that  plays  a  very  atmospheric  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2011  ep  "Travelling  Through  Dark  Places".

  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  and  at  times  they  have  a  very  powerful  sound to  them.

  Rhythm  guitars  range from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  death  metal  riffs  with  some  clean playing  that  brings  the  atmospheric  elements  to  the  music  as  well  as  some  dark  sounding  melodies,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  chaotic,  melodic  and  technical  sounding  death  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  are  mostly  deep  death  metal  growls  with  some  high  pitched  screams  being  thrown  into  the  music  at  times,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful  and  heavy  sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  Scars  Of  Murmansk  are  a  very  great  sounding  atmospheric  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  style,  you  should  check out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE "My  Death"  and  "Dark  New  Messiah".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

Impact/The End Of Feelings/2009 Demo Review

  Impact  are  a  band  that  plays  a  mixture  of  death  and  thrash  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2009 demo  "The  End  Of  Fellings".

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  a  great  amount  of  brutal  sounding  blast  beats  being  thrown  into  the  music,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  strong  and  powerful  tone  with  death/thrash  riffing  that  dominates  throughout  the  recording.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  death  metal  and  thrash  together,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  melodic  sounding  guitar  solos  and  leads  that  utilize  influences  from  thrash,  death  and  traditional  metal.

  Vocals  range  from  screams,  deep  death  metal  growls  and  death/thrash  style  growls,  while  the  lyrics  cover  hateful  and  everyday  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and professional  sound  for  a  demo  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  Impact  are  a  very  great  sounding  death/thrash  metal  hybrid  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of this  style,  you  should  check  out  this  band. RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Social  Blindness"  and  "Wake  Up".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

Eye Beyond Sight Interview

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

We started to work on the new material actively. We have many rehearsals and as well try to arrange some local shows and festivals. Hopefully everything will go smoothly and then we can have a new record in the beginning of next year

How would you describe the musical sound of the new album and how it
differs from previous releases?
Well the sound is better than on the first record. As well the 4 years between the first and the second record allowed that the studio implemented some new techniques regarding recording etc.The sound of the new album is much more heavier and specially the guitarsound is one of the biggest difference between the two records.

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

The main topics are the nowadays, current social happenings, christianity etc- but we have for instance one song about the love as well (  Our texts are clear I think to everybody who read them at least once.

 What is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?

Well yes, we can consider that with our lyrics we try to teach people to read between the lines, in other words, to have an additional “eye beyond sight” ( hehe) that allows to see more alternatives and solutions than the  massmedia tells to them. Clearly, we want people to think!

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

Well, the most important moments so far that I point out  was  to play with Sepultura in 2009.  We grew up while listening them and other bands as well which made us to fully admire them.  They all are really great musicians with full of experience and as well very friendly guys. Regarding our stage performance we have a certain amount of energy when we are on stage and this is what we want to share with the audience.

Do you have any touring plans for the future?

We dont have now exact dates but we are working on it.

On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by
extreme metal fans?

The opinions varies but mostly we can talk about positive reviews, and opinions. For some people our songs are weird in composition but we think it is just because they did not face it till now.

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

Well our bassman is playing in another band but besides that it is a full time line-up.

What direction do you see the music heading into on future releases?

Good question. The music generally if we do not speak only about metal is heading to a direction that we really do not like at all. New pop idols created by music industry and focusing more on the show and dance part on their shows(playback) than on music itself makes us really angry. About metal scene we faced some bands that had fair record (digital drums etc) and when we saw them live they was not able to present it on a way as it is on their record which is a huge mistake. Besides that there are many good bands but nowadays so many duties relies on the band itself that it is really hard to stay on the scene and head forward.


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

Sepultura, Slayer, Death, Pantera, Machine Head, Biohazard, Iron Maiden, AC/DC, Moby Dick, Pokolgép, Vader and many more are those that had influence on our music ……and we are listening many more bands on the scene like Cataract, Behemoth, Chimaira, Trivium, Children of Bodom, etc

Outside of music what are some of your interests?

We all like one of the most popular sports on the world and that is getting drunk. We use to practice this usually after shows and whenever situation requires. As well other interests are reading,  fotball, basketball, playing cards etc


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

We want to thank you all the support and as well to the readers that they found a time to get through on our short interview. We hope you enjoyed it . Thank you all and Cheers!