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Monday, January 3, 2022
Project Renegade release new single "The Fix Is In"
Void - "Anatman" (Avant-garde Black Metal from Portugal)
Four experienced musicians from Coimbra, Portugal comprise this musical endeavour. Their other works consist of passages through bands such as Destroyers of All, Terror Empire, Grimlet and Antichthon amongst others.
2. Eternal Recurrence
3. Paragons Of Fury
4. Sword Of The Overman
5. Old Saint
6. Resplendent Sun
7. Metamorphosis Of Man
JOÃO DOURADO: Drums, samples & orchestrations
DIOGO FERRAZ: Guitars
ALEXANDRE MENDES: Vocals
FILIPE GOMES: Bas
Gruesome Records: https://gruesomerecords.
Nox Liberatio Records: https://noxliberatiorecords.
SICKOMANIA – SICKOMANIA ( Review by Varg The Mighty )
Today’s review is of International Thrash Metal band Sickomania’s debut album.
This band delivers a powerful kind of Thrash Metal that reminds of Overkill or Nuclear Assault mixed with elements of Thrash Death Metal and cool sweep picking to give a heavier sound to the nonetheless catchy and sometimes melodic riffs. Adding some grooves too to the sound, the band have a fairly modern sound that is nevertheless straightforward and aggressive.
Fans of moshing-friendly American Thrash Metal and more melodic subgenres will enjoy this release alike, for both aspects are finely intertwined here in a way where one doesn’t damage the other despite their contradictable nature. While some parts are crafted with pure anger intended to break your neck with its susceptibility to induce headbanging, others are full of solos and even acoustic passages with a certain darkness to them. My personal highlights are “Slumberland Prophets” and “Beyond The Ninth Gate”.
I recommend this album to fans of American Thrash Metal, Thrash Death Metal and Technical Thrash Metal. My rating is of 8,5/10.
VARG THE MIGHTY
Sunday, January 2, 2022
CREEPING FLESH - …AND THEN THE BOMBS CAME (Review by Varg The Mighty)
Today’s review is of Swedish Death Metal band Creeping Flesh’s upcoming new album, out on February 11th.
This album delivers some fine old-school Death Metal in a mid-paced sort of way which may remind the listener of Asphyx (a comparison that also becomes apparent in the combination of the vocals with the music) or even Bolt Thrower in a much vaguer way, especially with the “Those Once Loyal” era in certain tracks.
These influences are adapted to a personal style rather than picked for imitation, and you can really feel the strength of Swedish Death Metal acts such as Grave or early Hypocrisy reflected too in this full-length. Some songs also have some bits of modernity that remind you that the album is from this century, and even though certain bits aren’t as classic, they add some differentiation and are compensated by a rather raw (but in a good way) recording. This release has enough personality as to not sound too generic without the cost of unnecessary experimentation. My personal highlights are “Like So Many Before Them” and “Obscure The Sun”.
I recommend this album to fans of Death Metal. My rating is of 8,5/10.
VARG THE MIGHTY
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