Blasphemous is a Philadelphia-area blackened death metal band, and “Bearer of the Darkest Plagues” is their sophomore album. This USBM outfit is one that distinguishes itself from the scores of USBM bands who bog down in a blur of one-dimensional songwriting and middling musicianship. The musical style of ‘Bearer of the Darkest Plagues’ is a healthy mixture… Read More Blasphemous – Bearer of the Darkest Plagues
Brute Fest, an extreme metal show is slated to hit Bangalore on October 17, 2010 at Kyra Theater. With an amazing genre mix, here’s another opportunity for all you metal heads out there to witness few of the best bands in the scene… Be there to witness real metal, Passion and excruciation with the the… Read More Brute Fest : Extreme Metal Fest
UK Black Metal band, De Profundis, will tour India in order to promote the band’s new album ‘A Bleak Reflection‘, which has been released by Sony BMG earlier this year. This will mark the band’s return to India since their performance alongside Iron Maiden at Rock in India Festival 2009. As part of the tour,… Read More De Profundis to tour India
Singapore black metallers, IMPIETY, revealed the title of their seventh full length album, ‘Worshippers of the Seventh Tyranny‘. This album is the followup to ‘Terroreign‘ and is currently being recorded at Music City Studios in Italy and will be released in 2011 via Agonia Records.
Mesopotamian thrashing black metal pioneers MELECHESH have revealed the artwork to their long awaited 5th album The Epigenesis. The cover art was handled by renowned UK based occult artist John Coulthart, whom the band has previously collaborated with before.The record will be released on October 1st in Europe and on October 26th in North America… Read More Melechesh’s new album ‘The Epigenesis’ album art revealed
Darkest greetings to all heathen readers who are laying eyeballs upon these pages! Here is Natthaphon Kamonsin, the editor of an abyss ground metal publication called Slava fanzine hailing from Thailand or in other words Siam, a pretty exquisite small country situated in Southeast Asia, where the underground scene seems not familiar to the metal… Read More Scene Report – Thailand
In the late 1960’s, the members of the metal juggernaut that was to be were all street kids in the grimy industrial city called Birmingham. Tony Iommi, guitarist and band mainstay, was forming a band with drummer Bill Ward and bassist / lyricist Terry ‘Geezer’ Butler. John Michael ‘Ozzy’ Osbourne was suggested for the vocalist… Read More Black Sabbath Special
Keep Of Kalessin have produced their most definitive album till date. Somehow I did not play their previous albums more than once, and that had drifted me away from their music. Reptilian has broadened the band’s musical grip with its tracks that change pace to keep the listener involved throughout the length. Keep Of Kalessin … Read More Keep Of Kalessin – Reptilian
When Emperor disbanded I had not even started listening to the band. And only after I heard them in around 2004 did I realise the weight of the matter. Coming across umpteen black metal bands after Emperor it was pretty much clear to me that Ihsahn is and will remain the best black metal vocalist.… Read More Ihsahn – After
I was probably the only Burzum fan left to hear Belus. It was only on 27th of Feb – 2 days after the leak – that I finally got to hear it. Ever since the album leaked I have spent a couple of restless days and cribbed myself for the kind of job I do.… Read More Burzum – Belus
We caught up with Mumbai based death/black band, DEMONIC RESURRECTION, after their latest release ‘Return To Dakrness’
Signs of maturity are indeed evident considering all aspects of this Demonic Resurrection release. I heard DR 5 years ago, when they released their debut-‘DEMONSTEALER’; it was a weak outing, comparing it to bands playing symphonic black metal here in Asia. All that ‘Demonstealer’ could do for young Sahil (vocals/guitar) was, provide an immense confidence… Read More Demonic Resurrection – A Darkness Descends