I already talked about how great Russian underground scene is, and for me is always great to find some new bands from that scene and become a fan. This time I listened to the record by WOMBRIPPER and reviewed it for this webzine.
I must admit that I have never heard of this band prior to this record. It contains 12 songs of utter destruction and rolling old school death metal. The song guitar structures are dirty but have some nice hidden melodies underneath like in “Rest…” and you can also feel nod to the thrash metal influences in many songs. The music is aggressive but it also has some emotion behind it, it awoke spirit of depression and despair, but also anger and willingness to fight back. You can´t go wrong with songs like “Immolation rites” and “The suicidal recreation” with all the raw and primordial magic behind the songs. This is a great old school death metal album for all the fans and an impressive debut.
Norrsinnt, a solo folk metal artist from Sweden, has joined forces with other scandinavian folk metal artists such as Utmarken, Fejd, Myrkgrav and Byrdi to record “Skogsmakt”, a 9 minute long powerful epos celebrating the power of nature, mainly focusing on the forest covered lands of the northern hemisphere.
This track takes you through the vast scandinavian forest, displaying its might and power as well as the beauty and stillness, by combining elements of a broad spectrum based on folk music and metal. It can be described as a miniature folk metal symphony, or the final encore of a scandinavian folk metal musical!
The release consists of a digital single and a video and is set to be released on May 18th, 2018.
Wow! What a surprise! Canadian hardcore metal punks Cancer Bats surprised the world and fans by releasing their brand new album on their own label Bat Skull Records. This is already the sixth studio effort by the guys and this time they did it without any promo campaign, announcing teasers, singles and stuff…they just dropped the bomb and they published the album.
The brand new album contains 11 songs of steamrolling hardcore punk with a lot of metal and some sludge influences. The singing is harsh, screaming sometimes at the top of the lungs but also following the great rocking melodic guitar hooks and catchy song structures. For me, one of the absolute highlights of the album is “Bed of nails” being one of the most melodic songs on the record but also energetic and brutal. I can only imagine how this will sound live at the gigs. The other highlight is “Headwound” which leaves you only fistpumping in the air wanting more and more. This album is one pissed off piece of work and I enjoyed it and unfortunately have never heard and seen Cancer Bats live, but I will correct that mistake as soon as possible. The other song that made my day is “Fear will kill us all” with Slayeresque intro and thrash metal influences all through the song. When I listen to the good hardcore record I always feel something like Force within me, burning me, flowing through my veins and making me strong and ready to fight my battles again. This is one of such records. Check it out! You will not regret it!
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