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Drown in Sulphur – Dark Secrets of the Soul (2024) – Review

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Now, we’re a bit confused. Scarlet Records are usually known for their penchant for high-end Power Metal. But blatant Extreme Metal? That’s kinda unusual, but why the hell not? Especially when the material presented could well rival stuff peddled by bigger and more established outfits.

Already the band name Drown in Sulphur is darkly ominous, to say the least. That’s not a fate we wish to impose on our worst enemies. Right? But – in hindsight – nomen est omen, the record often exudes that odor of drowning in something unpleasant. Now, where’s that gas mask and full bodysuit? Chemical … [...] Click to raid more!

Mental Cruelty – Zwielicht (2023) – Review

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Already a glance at the album cover piqued our interest to explore this one further. A wispy white figure on a black horse painted in pseudo-impressionist undertones and a band logo emerging straight from the woods. Meaning, if I would not know what it says, I’d never guess. That metal joke never gets old, doesn’t it? And then they called their band Mental Cruelty, which – come to think of it – may well be indicative of their metal style.

Zwielicht (twilight in German)1 slams its razor-sharp metal down your throat with wanton abandon. To the point that … [...] Click to raid more!

Lower Hollow – Bloom & Expire (2023) – Review

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The metal gods are laughing. We don’t like ‘core over here very much, true. But unfathomable forces governing the smellier nether regions of our review pipe like to throw a wrench into the well-oiled review selection machine from time to time. And they do that with some ‘core wackos that continue to populate the metal multiverse somehow. Even if evil forces out there continue to tell us that they’re in no way near metal. And don’t even dare calling it that, thank you very much.

So, low and behold, Lower Hollow usurped our attention earlier with their new short blurb … [...] Click to raid more!

Osyron – Momentous (2022) – Review

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Who can resist a record that features someone called Percival? We couldn’t. Promises of old lore with Peredur1 and King Arthur. Misty sagas of even mistier origins lost in the tunnels of time.

But that wasn’t the only attribute that lured us into faraway Canadian lands. It’s Osyron‘s feisty and harsh brand of Progressive Metal that piqued our attention, too. Same as a few other bands of similar ilk that crossed our hawse earlier this year.

Epic battles to rip the genteel Hakens of this world to shreds for sport or a band lost in that horrible labyrinth … [...] Click to raid more!