A wee split record between two Romanian bands on a bunch of labels. VOID FORGER are from Bucharest and play a mix of stench core and sludge with dark and gloomy vocals and some rock riff at times. Not what you’d call fast, but definitely atmospheric and moody. Pessimistic lyrics add a lot to...
Nature abhors vacuum. Those who miss BOLT THROWER do not sit and moan but act and play well structured death metal with lyrics that have to say more than blood, monsters or wizards. Two inactive bands share this green 7”, a song each. HELLISHEAVEN from Poland play mid-tempo clear death metal, resembling the aforementioned...
Russian bands do not frequent SANCTUS PROPAGANDA, so let’s change that. REPRESSION ATTACK come from a town near Moscow, called Ryazan and it seems they are not a young band, just not very productive. They self released a cassette and a CD, in 2009 and 2013 respectively, and a few years later here comes...
I reviewed RUINAS here more than a year ago and here comes their split LP with Russian CHAOSBRINGER. To start with the Argentinians, let me just say they move in the same circles on this split record as on their debut LP. I recognise two songs get repeated here, but since I have no possibility...
MUTABO/HELLEXIST – Mutate and Survive/Age of Death split LP MUTABO/VASTATION – Omnia Mutantur/Vastation split LP MUTABO are from Belgrad, Serbia and have two split LPs on account, both released by the mighty Belgian label Neanderthal Stench Records in co-operation with Nero One Records from USA plus ¡ZAS! Autoproduzioni, Angry Voice, and Anomie Records. Great co-op...
Well, two bass guitars, drums and those vocals! NULLA OSTA come from Pula, Croatia, formed in 2002 and this is their 7th 12” release. Very impressive. Take note, two bass guitars and no guitar sound! Do I miss it? Not at all. Although you do not hear the wall of sound coming from those...
RUINAS are from Buenos Aires. Sounds exotic to most European punks as we do not often get a chance to see bands from South America touring Europe. This is just about to change friends, as RUINAS are coming to Europe this October and November. They are touring Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Austria,...
Whatever was happening with ΧΕΙΜΕΡΙΑ ΝΑΡΚΗ (HIBERNATION) for the past 15 years, they are back with a fantastic album. The band formed in late 90’s in Athens, Greece and continues to mix what is best in punk, and Greek punk especially. Atmospheric, dirty and climatic guitars serving as a gloomy intro to songs, crusty riffs,...
STORM OF SEDITION are definitely one of the most interesting bands emerging from the international conspiracy of DIY punk in the world. Not Canada, where they come from, but the world. Sharing members from the likes of ISKRA, CREPEHANGER, LEPER, and MUTINY, STORM OF SEDITION kind of takes the usual black metal crust noise...