BOIA/Chivalry Of Death/Caligari Records/2017 EP Review

  BOIA  are  a  band  from  Italy  that  plays  an  old  school  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2017  ep  "Chivalry  Of  Death"  which  was  released  by  Caligari  Records.

  BOIA  are  a  band  from  Italy  that  plays  an  old  school  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2017  ep  "Chivalry  Of  Death"  which  was  released  by  Caligari  Records.

  Acoustic  guitar  playing  starts  off  the  ep  along  with  some  demonic  whispers  before  going  into  a  very  fast  musical  direction  which  also  uses  a  great  amount  of  tremolo  picking  and  blast  beats  while  the  vocals  are  mostly  deep  death  metal  growls  along  with  the  music  being  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  80's.

  Throughout  the  recording  you  can  hear  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  while  the  riffs  also  bring  in  a  great  amount  of  dark  sounding  melodies  along  with  the  solos  and  leads  being  done  in  a  very  dark  yet  melodic  fashion  as  wel  as  soem  grim  screams  also  being  utilized  at  times.

  BOIA  plays  a  style  of  death  metal  that  is  very  old  school  in t he  mid  80's  to  early  90's  tradition,  the  production  has  a  very  vintage  80's  era  demo  sound  while  the  lyrics  cover  occultism  and  necromancy  themes.

  In  my  opinion  BOIA  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  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "The  Ancient  Ones"  and  "Chivalry  Of  Death".  8/5  out  of  10.

Blames God Interview

1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?
1. Hello, Carcelero here. First of all thank you for this interview and the space you give us. Blames God was born in 2016 with the need to continue doing Death Metal. Already with written songs and Pilatvs in drums, we start giving shape to the band. Within months, Nunviolator came into the bass and main vocals. Then Pacto, guitars, arrives at the band. With the four members we recorded the demo debut which is already available. In addition, we have the material for the next LP which we will start recording in March of next year.

2,.How would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recordings?
2. It's simple. Hate, blasphemy, anti-Christian, satanism, hate and more hate!!!

3.Both the lyrics and band name have blasphemous themes, can you tell us a little bit more about your hatred for Christianity?
3. For their falsehood, their manipulations, their lies, pedophilia, murders, deceits, etc.

4.Do any of the band members have an interest in Satanism or Occultism?
4. Not necessarily.

5.A couple of the members where once a part of 'Diabolical Messiah', what was the decision behind leaving that band and forming a new one?
5. I will speak personally. I began to have differences in the way of carrying the band with the other members, nothing more than that. Also, I wanted to make my own decisions, make my own music without telling anyone. In fact before leaving DM I already had a couple of finished songs. it's worth mentioning that Diabolical Messiah is still a great band and they won their place on the scene.

6.What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and also how would you describe your stage performance?
6. I believe that the best show has not yet happened, they have all been good but there is always something to improve. As for the stage, we are a very powerful band, with a lot of energy and blasphemy!

7.Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?
7. It would be ideal to go to Europe again (Pilatvs and me went with DM). As Blames God, it's something that we are thinking seriously.

8..The mini album was released on 'Star Spawn Society', are you happy with the support the label has given you so far?
8. We are happy for all the support we have received from Star Spawn Society. It's a very serious and reliable label. We hope to work with them again in future releases.

9.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of death metal?
9. It has been incredible, very good comments on zines and blogs from several countries including ours and fans from different places showing their support for the band. We hope to keep doing things well.


10.When can we expect a full length and also where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?
10. The LP will be released next year. We will enter to record in March and will consist of 10 songs which are already finished.

11.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?
11. There are several bands, but those that most influence our composition are Hate Eternal, Krisiun, Terrorizer, Angel Corpse, Morbid Angel, etc. What I currently hear apart from the bands already mentioned are Warfather, Myrkskog, Diabolic, Azarath, among others

12.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?
12. Thanks to the fans and all those who have given us their support. We will continue fighting until the extinction of everything holy!

Deathmarch/Dismember/Black Lion Records/2017 EP Review

 Deathmarch  are  a  band  from t he  Netherlands  that  plays  an  old  school  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2017  ep  "Dismember"  which  was  released  by  Black  Lion  Records.

  Distorted  amp  noises  start off  the  ep  before  going  into  a  very  heavy  musical  direction which  is  also  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  90's  while  the  vocals  are  mostly  deep  death  metal  growls  along  with  all  of  the  musical  instruments  having  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  as  well  as  some  screams.

 When  the  music  speeds  up  a  decent  amount  of  blast  beats  can  be  heard  while  the  songs  also  bring  in a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  as  the  ep  progresses  the  riffs  bring  in  a  small  amount  of  melody  while  no  solos  or  leads  are  ever  utilized  as  well  as  the  music  always remaining  heavy. 

  Deathmarch  plays  a  style  of  death  metal  that  is  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  90's  European  tradition,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  violence,  death  and  war  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Deathmarch  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  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Gastorture"  and  "Bayonet  Frenzy".  8  out  of  10.

  

Disaffected/The Trinity Threshold/Chaosphere Recordings/2017 CD Review

  Disaffected  are  a  band  from  Portugal  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and  on  this  recording  plays a   very  progressive  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2017  album  "The  Trinity  Threshold"  which  was  released  by  Chaosphere  Recordings.

  A  very  heavy  and  melodic  sound  starts  off  the  album  along  with  some  prog  elements  while  the  vocals  are  mostly  death  metal  growls  as  well  as  some  screams  also  being  used  at  times  and  spoken  word  parts  are  also  added  into  certain  sections  of  the  recording  and  all  of  the  musical  isntruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to t hem.

  When  the  music  speeds  up  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  can  be  heard  while  some  atmospheric  synths  can  also  be  heard  in  the  background  on  some  of  the  tracks  and  clean  male  and  female  vocals  can  also  be heard  briefly  along  with  the  songs  also  bringing  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  as  well  as  some  tracks  also  bringing  in  whispered  vocals  and  as  the  album  progresses  the  music  starts  mixing  in  more  avant  garde  elements  and  acoustic  guitars  in  a  few  songs,  some  of t he  tracks a re  also  long  and  epic in  length.

  On  this  recording  Disaffected  move  away  from  a  death/thrash  style  and  go  into  more  of  an  avant  garde  and  progressive  death  metal  direction,  the  production  sounds  very professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  Gnosticism,  Hermeticism,  Ancient  Aliens  and  Metaphysical  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Disaffected  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  progressive  death  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Waters  Of  Saleph"  "Pi  Alpha  Centurian"  "The  Moon,  The  Eagle  and  The  Golden  Apple"  and  "Portico".  8  out  of  10.

Atrocity/Masters Of Darkness/Massacre Records/2017 EP Review

  Atrocity  are  a  band  from  German  that  originally  started  out  as  a  technical  death  metal  band  but  over  the years  have also  experimented  with  a  variety  of  many  different  musical  styles  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2017  album  "Masters  Of  Darkness"  which  was  released  by  Massacre  Records.

Atmospheric  soundscapes  along  with  some  demonic  spoken  word  parts  start  off  the  ep  before  going  into  a  heavier  direction  which  also  mixes  in  symphonic  elements  at  times  while  the  vocals  are  mostly  death  metal  growls  and  screams  and  element s of  thrash  can  also  be  heard  in  the  riffing.

  Operatic  choirs  can  also  be  heard  in  certain  sections  of  the  recording  while  the  faster  sections  of  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  and  when  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  give  the  songs  more  of  an  old  school  metal  feeling  along  with  the  songs  also  bringing  in a   great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  as  well  as  all  of t he  musical  instruments  having  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.

  On  this  recording  Atrocity  takes  an  old  school  style  of  death  metal  and  mixes  it  with  operatic  choirs  and  symphonic  elements  to  create  something  very  different,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  darkness  and  occultism  themes.

 In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Atrocity  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  band,  you  should  enjoy  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Masters  of  Darkness"  and  ""Devil's  Covenant".  8  out  of  10.  

Master/Dehuman/Decay Into Inferior Conditions/Xenocorp/2017 Split Live Album Review

  This  is  a  review  of  a  split  live  album  between  U.S.a/Czech Republic's Master and Belgium's  Dehuman  called  "Decay  Into  Inferior  Conditions"  which  was  released  by  Xenocorp  and  we  will  start  off  the  review  with  Master  who  returns  with  their  legendary  mixture  of  death  and  thrash  metal.

  Their  side  of  the  split  starts  out  with  audience  sounds  before  going  into  a  very  heavy  and  old  school  direction  which  is  also  influenced  by  thrash  while  the  vocals  are  mostly  80's  style  death  metal  growls  along  with  the  riffs  also  using  melodies  at  times  as  well  as  some  bass  leads  also  being  used at  times.

  When  guitar  solos  and  leads  are utilized  they remain  very  true  to  an  old  school  style  while the  faster  sections  of the  songs  also  bring  in  a  small  amount  of  blast  beats  and  the  songs  sticking  to  either  a  fast  or  mid  tempo  direction  along  with  the  music  always  remaining  very  heavy  and  old  school.

  On  this  live  recording  Master  remains  true  tot he  old  school  death/thrash  metal  style  that  they  are  known  for,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the lyrics  cover  politics,  death  and  society  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great sounding  recording  from  Master  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  band,  you  should  enjoy  their  side  of  the  split.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Master"  and "Slaves  To  Society".

  Next  up  is  Dehuman  which  continues  the  old  school  death  metal  style  they  are  known  for.

  Their  side  of  the  split  starts  out  with  a  very  heavy  and  old  school  sound  while  the  vocals a re  mostly  death  metal  growls  along  with  the  music also  being  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  90's  as  well  as  the  faster  sections  of  the  songs  also  bringing  in  a  great  amount  of  brutal  sounding  blast  beats. 

  A  small  amount  of  dark sounding  melodies  can  be  heard  in  the  guitar  riffing  while  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  along  with  the  solos  and  leads  remaining  true  to  an  old  school  death  metal  style  but  also  having t heir  melodic  moments  and  the  music  always  remains  very  heavy.

  Defuman  remains  true  to  the  brutal  and  old  school  style  of  death  metal  that  they  are  known  for,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  and  apocalyptic  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great sounding  recording  from  Dehuman  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  band,  you  should  enjoy  their  side  of  the  split.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Morbid  Sun".

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

Mass Burial/Breeding Plagues/Immortal Souls Productions/2017 CD Review

  Mass  Burial  are  a  band  from  Spain  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and  plays  a  very  old school  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2017  album  "Breeding  Plagues"  which  was  released  by  Immortal  Souls  Productions.

  A  nature  orientated  intro  starts  off  the  album  along  with  a  brief  use  of  keyboards  before  going  into  a  very  fast  and  brutal  musical  direction  which  also  uses  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  while  the  vocals are  mostly death  metal  growls  along  with  the  music  also  being  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  90's.

  A  great  amount  of  dark  sounding  melodies  can  also  be  heard  in  the  guitar  riffing  while  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  along  with  some  clean  playing  also  being  used  briefly and  when  guitar  solos  and  leads a re  utilized  they  remain  true  to  an  old  school  style  of  death  metal  as  well  as  having  their  melodic  moments  and  clean  guitars  are  added  onto  the  closing  track.

  Mass  Burial  creates  another  recording  that  remains  true  to  the  old  school  style  of  death  metal  from  previous  releases,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  death,  torture,  war,  and  necromancy  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  album  from  Mass  Burial  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  old  school  death  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Breeding  Plagues"  "Necromancer"  "Redemption"  and  "Hell". 8  out  of  10.