Album Review – Zerfall by Finsterforst (Napalm Records)
German blackened folk band Finsterforst return with their latest album, Zerfall, released on the 2nd of August via Napalm Records.
Album/EP Reviews
EP Review: Besvärjelsen – Frost (Blues Funeral Recordings)
Besvärjelsen return in 2019 with their new EP, Frost. An almost full length format that raises the band’s standards even higher. It will be available on August 9th 2019 worldwide through Blues Funeral Recordings.
Album Review: FireWalkWithMe – The Eternal Black Rainbow (Self Released)
FireWalkWithMe honour their origins, both musical and geographical, and do a stellar job of “keeping Austin weird”. The Eternal Black Rainbow will be released on the 16th August 2019.
EP Review: Zombie Apocalypse – Life Without Pain Is A Fucking Fantasy (Innerstrength Records)
It’s been nearly 15 years since the world has heard anything new from the purveyors of break-neck Crossover/Thrash, Zombie Apocalypse. Now the band’s new ten-song EP — Life Without Pain is a Fucking Fantasy — catapults Zombie Apocalypse into the present with their most focused effort to date. It will be released on August 9th 2019 via Innerstrength Records.
Album Review: Volbeat – Rewind, Replay, Rebound (Universal)
Volbeat are a Danish rock band formed in Copenhagen in 2001. They play a fusion of rock and roll, heavy metal and rockabilly. Rewind, Replay, Rebound is their seventh album out now via Universal.
EP Review: Mitchell Mantell – This Is Your Opportunity (Self Released)
Mitchell Mantell is an independent artist/producer from Australia due to release the ‘This Is Your Opportunity EP’ on the 15th of August 2019.
Album Review: Trench Warfare – Hatred Prayer (Transcending Obscurity Records)
One of the most highly awaited albums on Transcending Obscurity Records this year is of Trench Warfare who shocked listeners with their raging blend of black and death metal. Hatred Prayer is out on August 9th 2019.
Album Review: Phobia – Generation Coward (Willowtip Records)
Undisputed kings of the grindcore underworld, Phobia return with a devastating new album ‘Generation Coward’. After nearly 30 years of grinding skulls into dust, Phobia are still as pissed-off and lethal as ever. Willowtip Records will release Generation Coward August 9th 2019 on CD, LP and digital.