Colemesis/Symbol Of Domination Productions/Cavan Records/2016 CD Re-Issue Review

  Colemesis  are  a  band  from  Costa  Rica  that  played  death  metal  on  this  recording  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  1992  demo  "Viviseccion"  which  was re-issued  in  2016  as  a  joint  effort  between  Symbol Of  Domination  Productions  and  Cavan  Records.

  Dark  sound  effects  start  off  the  demo  along  with  some  tribal  beats  and  after  the  intro  the  music  goes  for  more  of  a  thrash  style  that  also  uses  death  metal  growls  while  some  of  the  riffs  can  be  very  melodic  at  times  and  you  can  also  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording. 

  When  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  used  they  have  a  melodic  style  to  them  that  is  even  more  closer  to  old  school  death  metal  and  when  the  music  speeds  up  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  can  be  heard  and  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  there  is  also  a  brief  use  of  high  pitched  screams  and  the  last  rack  brings  in  a  brief  use  of  clean  playing  and  the  song  has  more  of  a  rock  and  hardcore  style.

  On  this  recording  Colemesis  played  a  style  of  death  metal  that  was  very  aggressive  and  brutal  for  its  time  and  sounds  nothing  like  the  band  they  where  when  they  re-located  to  the  U.S  for  a short  time,  the  production  sounds  very  raw  and  heavy  while  the  lyrics  are  written  in  Spanish  and  cover  politics  and  countercultarism  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Colemesis  where  a  very  great  sounding  death  metal  band  on  this recording  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  re-issue.   RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Paralelismo  Humano"  and  "Hypergeo".  8  out  of  10. 

Assailant/Ubiquitous Realities/Bringers Of Delusion/Symbol Of Domination Productions/Cavan Records/2016 Split CD Review

  This  is  a  review  of  a  split  album  between  Costa  Rica's  Assailant  and  Ubiquitous  Realities  called  "Bringers  Of  Delusion"  which was  released  as  a  joint  effort  between  Symbol  Of Domination  Productions  and  Cavan  Records  and  we  will  start  off  the  review  with  Assailant  which  plays  an  old  school  form  of  thrash  metal.

  Their  side  of  the  split  starts  out  with  a  very  melodic  and  old  school  bay  Area  style  guitar  lead  and  you  can  also  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  the  recording  and  when  vocals  are  added  into  the  music  they  are  very  aggressive  thrash  style  screams  that  are  more  in  tune  with  the  heavier  side  of  the  genre.

  Clean  playing  can  be  heard  in  some  parts  of  the  songs  and  the  music  also  brings  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  you  can  also  hear  a  touch  of  early  death  metal  at  times  and  there  is  also  a  brief  use  of  blast  beats  along  with  the  music also  mixing  in  technical  elements,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  social  issues.

  In  my  opinion  Assailant  are  a  very  great  sounding  old  school  thrash  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  their  side  of  the split.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "The  Leading  Spectre"  and  "Suspension  Of  Disbelief".

  Next  up  is  Ubiquitous  Realities  and  band  that  plays  a progressive  and  technical  style  of  brutal  death  metal.

  Their  side  of  the  split  starts  out  with  spoken  word  samples  before  going  into  a  very  fast  and  brutal  technical  death  metal  direction  along  with  some  blast  beats  and  growling  vocals  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  high  pitched  screams  can  also  be  heard  at  times.

  Throughout  their  side  of  the  recording  there  is  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  the  riffs  also  mix  in  a  small  amount  of  melody  and  when  solos  and  leads  are  added  into t he  music  they  give  the  songs  more  of  a  melodic  and  progressive  death  metal  edge,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  philosophical  themes.

  In  my opinion  Ubiquitous  Realities  are  a  very  great  sounding  technical  and  progressive  brutal  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  their  side  of  the  split.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Bringers  Of  Malevolence"  and  "Alterated  Perception  I".

  In  conclusion  i  feel  this  is  a  very  great  sounding  split  and  I  would  recommend  it  to  all  fans  of  thrash  and  technical  death  metal.  8  out  of  10.            

Bestial Deform/...Ad Leones/Satanath Records/More Hate Productions/Musica Hibrida/2016 CD Review

  Bestial  Deform  are  a  band  from  Russia  that  has  been  featured before  in  this  zine  and  plays  a  blasphemous  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2016  album  "...Ad  Leones"  which  will  be  released  on  March  15th  as  a  joint  effort  between  Satanath  Records,  More  Hate  Productions  and  Musica  Hibrida.

  Operatic  female  vocals  and  thunder  sounds  start  off  the  album  along  with  some  operatic  male  vocals  that  also  gives  the  recording  more  of  a  ritualistic  feeling  and  after  the  intro  the  music  goes  into  more  of  a  heavier  musical  direction  as  well  as  adding  in  melodies,  blast  beats  and  death  metal  vocals.

  All  of  the  musical  instruments  on  the  recording  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  high  pitched  screams  can  also  be  heard  in  some  parts  of  the  songs  and  the  tracks  also bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast parts  and  the  music  is  very  heavily  rooted  in the  90's  style  of  the  genre  while  also  sounding  a  little bit  modern  with  the  way  the  songs  are  produced  and  there  is  also a  brief  use  of  clean  playing  and  when  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  stick  to  more  of  a  melodic  style  and  there  is  also  a  brief  use  of  spoken  words. 

  Bestial  Deform  created  another  death  metal  recording  that  is  very  brutal,  blasphemous  and  old  school  sounding,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  Anti  Christianitty,  Evil  and  Darkness  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Bestial  Deform  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  blasphemous  death  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Chariots"  "Together  We'll  Destroy  The  World"  "Severed  To  Pieces"  and  "I  Am  Alone ,  I  Exist  And  I  Am  God".  8  out  of  10.

Hautajaisyo Interview

1.Can you give us an update on what is going on with the band these days?
We started the year 2016 by adding a second guitarist for our band. V.Moisanen (from Sinmate band) joined our band and played his first gig with us at 01.01.2016. We have been working on new songs and have made 4 new songs that are ready to play live. This year we are also releasing another video from the first album and are planning to record second album.

2.In October you had released a new album, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recording and also how does it differ from the stuff you have released in the past?
Basic of the music is in death metal and we mix some thrash metal elements to our music. You can also find some black metal influnce in our music because 4/5 of us listen to black metal. Our music is depressive, melancholy and aggressive at the same time. We try to keep it simple, but still make some groove in the songs. Its hard to desciribe our stuff and its has been fun to read reviews where people try to make us fit in one genre. We have been using "Melancholy thrash & death metal" to tell people of our musical style. Our bands demo years (As REDEYE) we have made few other big chances.  Me and S.Leinonen are only original members over 10 years ago. From the beginning we were more thrash and punk influnced, but with S.Pirskanen joined the band for the 3 demo we turned our music more to death metal and less punk. Our last ep as REDEYE was called "Violence" and it has lots of similiar elements as Hautajaisyö has. So its has been a evolution of music, as members chance we try to take the music to a next level.

3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the newer music?
Death, despair, misery and life. I write stuff that happens in my life, but in really pessimistic way. Inspiriration of the songs have come from few of my friends divorce, suicides, fear of death, nightmares, mental breakdowns and terminal illness. Some of the lyrics are straight from the source, like "Päänsärkijä" (head breaker) that has final words of my dead friend in the lyrics.

4.Originally the band was known as 'REDEYE', what was the cause of the name change and also the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Hautajaisyo'?
Well it was a sum of a lot of things.  We had new bassplayer S.Kettunen, we chanced the our tuning of guitars, we chance vocals to finish and new songs were more death metal than before. Finally our record label "Violent Journey Records" quit. We felt that now it was the time to start again from a clean plate. The band name "Hautajaisyö" is taken from a same title song from Horna. It means "funeral night" and with more death related lyrics i thought it would fit our new sound and looks. REDEYE was a great band, but some remember us from our two first demos, that are totally different than newer stuff. So that is the reason for the name chance.

5.What are some of the best shows that the band has played over the years and also how would you describe your stage performance?
Our stage show is aggressive. Live we give out 666% of ourself and we want that people will remember us after they see us live. But we still have fun on the stage. Best shows we played was this summer at KuopioRock Cock, we played in the official after show there and it was awesome. Lots of people were watching and we got good feedback of the gig. We were playing with our good friends Omniversum. Omniversum vocalisti Tomas sings clean parts in our album so it was fun to get him to do his parts live.

6.Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?
Well hope so, but now we dont have any gigs ready. Lots of promises but somehow every plan seems to crash. We would love to go outside of finland to tour, but we will also be happy to play few gigs in finland. Well less gigs and more time to make new album ready.

7.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of death and thrash metal?
Really good! One website named our album one of the best metal albums in 2015. Feedback as been really good and i think people like our stuff more out side of finland that in here. Anyways is great to make music that we love to make and other people like it also.

8.What is going on with some of the other bands or musical projects these days that some of the band members are a part of?
"Uhriristi" (with me and S.Pirskanen & S.Kettunen) released second album a year ago, new material is ready, but we are not rushing to make new album. "Huoraprinssi" (with me on guitar) we just recorded second ep that is coming this summer. Both our guitarist play in "Unjoyful Play" and they are making material this year. My soloproject "Infected Angel Flesh" is releasing first album this summer.

9.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?
Well the new songs are even more depressive, but with second guitar on board we can make more diverse songs, but still keeping the songs simple and aggressive. So i believe we continue on the path we have taken and just do music that we like, but still try to get some new ideas on board. So dont fear we are not going softer or more "radio friendly"...with the 4 new songs its just the opposite.

10.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?
There are lots of bands that has influenced us. Not directly to the band but more we as a musicians. And our music is mixed by our favorite styles and bands. We raise our fist to salute Slayer, Bolt Thrower, Ashpyx, Napalm Death, Motörhead, Kreator, Cannibal Corpse, Deicide, Sotajumala, Horna, Deathchain and many more!

11.What are some of your non musical interests?
Our bas splayer S.Kettunen is a talented photographer and he makes all our promo shoots. S.Pirskanen builds guitar amps and effects, he used his self made amp in our album. I have been writing for reviews, interviews and news for metal zine Kaaoszine.fi for 5 years. S.Leinonen has most metal dog in the world called Eddie. And the usual movies, games and drinking good whiskeys & eating good food. You know enjoying life.

12.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?

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All Out War/Dying Gods/Organized Crime Records/2015 EP Review

  All  Out  War  are  a  band  from  New  York  that  plays  a  very  aggressive  and brutal  form  of  hardcore  with  a  touch  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their 2015  ep  "Dying  Gods"  which  was  released  by  Organized  Crime  Records.

  A  very  hard,  heavy  and  melodic  sound  starts  off  the  ep  along  with  some  aggressive  screaming  vocals  that  also  border  on  death  metal  and  there  is  also  a  brief  use  of  acoustic  guitars  before  adding  in  more  of  an  aggressive  New  York  hardcore  style  sound  and  you  can  also  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  When  the  music  speeds  up  a  small  amount  of  blast  beats  can  be  heard  and  they  also  mix  in shouting  vocals  quite  a  bit  throughout  the  recording  and  when  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  bring  in  an  old  school  extreme  metal  sound  to  the  bands  musical  style  and  there  is also  a  brief  use  of  spoken  word  samples  and  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  some  riffs  also  bring  in  a  touch  of  thrash  and  the  last  track  brings  in  a  brief  use  of  female  vocals.

  All  Out  War  plays  a  musical  style  that  is  mostly  rooted  in  hardcore  but  also  mixes  in  the  aggression  of  thrash  and  heaviness  of  death  metal  which  also  makes  their  music  stand  out  a  bit  more,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  the  corruption  of  organized  religion,  ecocide,  and  the  degradation  and  exploitation  of  the  weak.

  In  my  opinion  All  Out  War  are  a  very  great  sounding  hardcore  band  with  a  touch  of  thrash  and  death  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Vengeance  Reigns  Eternal"  and  "God  Is  Dead".  8  out  of  10. 

Druknroll/The Loop Of All Creation/Metal Scrap Records/2015 EP Review

  Druknroll  are  a  band  from  Russia  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and  pays  a  mixture  of  melodic  metal,  hard  rock  and  death  metal and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2015  ep  "The  loop  of  All  Creation"  which  was  released  by  Metal  Scrap  Records.

  Dark  sounding  keyboards  start  off  the  ep  and  they  use  a  variety  of  many  different  sounding  keys  and  also  mix  in  with  the  heavy  guitars that  kick  in  a  few  seconds  later  and  after  awhile  aggressive  yet  melodic  melodic  vocals  and  death  metal  growls  make  their  presence  known  on  the  recording  and  the  riffs  also  use  a  great  amount  of  melody.

  Elements  of  modern  groove  metal  can  be  heard in  the  bands  musical  style  and  you  can  also  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  the  recording  and  you  can  still  hear  elements  of  traditional  metal  and  hard  rock  in  the  bands  musical  style  and  the  music  sticks  mostly  to  a  mid  paced  direction  while  some  fast  parts  can  be  heard  and  they  close  the  ep  with  a  cover  of  In  Flame's  "Minus".

  Druknroll  continue  the  melodic  metal,  hard  rock  and  death  metal  mixture  of  previous  recordings  while  also  going  into  more of  a  heavier  musical  direction  this  time  around,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  are  written  in  Russian  and  cover  real  life  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Druknroll  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  band,  you  should  enjoy  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Minus".  8  out  of  10.  

      

 

Destroyers Of All/Bleak Fragments/Mosher Records/2016 CD Review

 Destroyers  Of  All  are  a  band  from  Portugal  that  plays  a  progressive  mixture  of  death,  thrash and  groove  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2016 album  "Bleak  Fragments"  which  will  be  released  in  March  by  Mosher  Records.

  Radio  sounds  start  off  the  album  along  with  some  classical  guitar  playing  a  few  seconds  later  which  also  leads  up  to  a  heavier  musical  direction  that  also  introduces  old  school  metal  style  solos  onto t he  recording  that  also  use  a  good  amount  of  melody  and  after  awhile  the  music  starts  going  for  more  of  a  melodic  thrash  direction.

  When  the  music  speeds  up  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  can  be  heard  and  the  vocals  are  mostly  death  metal  growls  that  are  very  easy  to  understand  and  back up  gang  shouts  can  also  be  heard  at  times  while  all  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  melodic  vocals  and  clean  playing  are  also  added  into  certain sections  of  the  recording.

  When  synths  and  operatic  female  vocals  are  utilized  they  give  the  music  a  very  symphonic  feeling  and  some  of  the  tracks  are  very  long  and  epic  in  length  and  also  mix  in  progressive  elements  and  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  some  songs  also  bring  in  a  small  amount  of  spoken  words  and  classical  guitars  also  make  a  return  on  later  songs  and  one  track  brings  in  a  brief  use  of  saxophones.

  Destroyers  Of  All  plays  a  musical  style  that  takes  death  metal  and  groove  metal  and  mixes  it  in  with  modern  thrash  and  progressive  metal  and  a  touch  of symphonic  music  to  create  something  very  original  sounding,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  spirituality,  inner  struggles  and  corruption  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Destroyers  Of  All  are  a  very  great  sounding  progressive  mixture  of  death,  thrash  and groove  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Hollow  Words"  "Death  Healer"  "Speed  Of  Mind"  and  "Day  of  Reckoning".  8  out  of  10.