Winds of Tragedy – Hating Life (2023) – Review

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Sometimes the terrible Gods o’ Vile Metal are merciful. They often curtail the most brutal records to a length usually reserved for EPs. But it is for a good cause. Because how would you possibly survive such an onslaught of molten alloy for a full hour or more? So, less is indeed more for once.

And if the offering is juicy enough, we will blatantly ignore the instructions on EPs handed down from management, and just go ahead with a full review. And this here record truly qualifies.

Winds of Tragedy indeed surprised us with a short ‘n’ brutal piece … [...] Click to raid more!

Frozen Dawn – The Decline of the Enlightened Gods (2023) – Review

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Sometimes nomen est omen. But for Frozen Dawn‘s new record, it’s actually two things. The name and the album art. And indeed, the band name already hints at abject, ice-cold, and razor-sharp harshness. But look at the cover and feel the cold howling winds of Kadath seep into your bones. This actually made me light a fire. True story, by the way.

And it looks like we’re going to have a great run with Melodic Black Metal of different couleurs this year. Deviser and …And Oceans just issued pretty good records. And Sarcoptes should drop their newest piece later … [...] Click to raid more!

Deviser – Evil summons Evil (2023) – Review

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Ah yes. Deviser. A band that’s been lurking somewhere out there in the outer Sphere ov Elusive Reviews for a long time. A well-known and darkly ominous Extreme Metal entity from Greece. A band standing proud alongside the likes of Rotting Christ, Septicflesh, or – again – Isolert. The RMR crew indeed waited forever and a day for that new album to drop. To the point that this started to feel somewhat like the Patrick Rothfuss1 experience all over again.

So, here we are in the loveless2 and (as yet) very unholy year of … [...] Click to raid more!

Video: Ren says Hi!

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Well, Loki and his fucking minions must be laughing. It’s a true cosmic joke. In 2022, the RMR crew roamed the global videoscape from harsh to soft rock, over folk to the worst ideas metal could think of. But the pickings were scarce, even if our top 3 finally coughed up some pretty snazzy gems.

And now, well into 2023, Ren roars onto our radar with this tasty video called Hi Ren. And this clip would have had the chops to waltz straight to the top. Would. Because here we are, game’s over for 2022, and the lists are … [...] Click to raid more!