Turkish Metal

Zifir – Demoniac Ethics Review

By Master of Muppets on February 22, 2020 in 2020, Black Metal, Duplicate Records, Reviews, Turkish Metal, Black Metal, 30 comments

“Look at that album art, yo. Just look at it. LOOK AT IT!!! You might not necessarily be able to discern just what, exactly, is transpiring in that depiction, but you do know one thing: This… is… Black Metal! Perhaps that’s not enough to pique your interests, given the prolific prevalence ov metal’s best subgenre in recent years. Ok, you standards-having turd factories, would you be more intrigued by Zifir’s Demoniac Ethics if I were to tell you that this particular treat is a Turkish delight? Still nothing? Jesus, you people are impossible.” Evil ethics and pompous muppets.

Hellsodomy – Morbid Cult Review

By Mark Z. on December 5, 2019 in 2019, Black Metal, Death Metal, Reviews, Saturnal Records, Thrash Metal, Turkish Metal, Black Metal, Death Metal, Thrash Metal, 21 comments

“I’m willing to bet Voidhanger’s Working Class Misanthropy is a legal means of execution in some countries and Goatwhore’s live performance remains the only thing that has caused me to piss my pants in my adult life. Hellsodomy don’t sound too much like those bands, but the raging energy this Turkish quartet exudes with their whirlwind of blakk, thrash, and death is enough to make me consider shoving their second album Morbid Cult right into the flabby folds of my Year End List.” Are you cultish?

Imha Tarikat – Kara Ihlas Review

By Treble Yell on January 21, 2019 in 2019, Black Metal, Reviews, Turkish Metal, Vendetta Records, Black Metal, 86 comments

“The dichotomy of black metal is that despite pockets of cell-division spawning mutations of various strains, the genre prefers to spurn innovation and maintain its core of anti-religious suppurations. For every Solefald, Patria, or Ihsahn out there pushing black metal out from its comfort zone, there are legions of corpse paint-bedecked bands stoking the fires of tradition with coals of unimaginative blast-beats and stale iconoclasm. I love black metal, but that love tends to seek out bands who demonstrate innovation rather than those who peddle another tired take on Under a Funeral Moon. I crave something different and that thirst has lead me to Kara Ihlas.” Different god, same blackness.

Burial Invocation – Abiogenesis Review

By Ferrous Beuller on July 14, 2018 in 2018, Dark Descent Records, Death Metal, Progressive Death, Reviews, Turkish Metal, Death Metal, 80 comments

“Truly am I an Angry Metal Malcontent. I haven’t enjoyed ov deep black metal since my early 20’s: I wish folk metal would collectively gather up the pointy ears and LARP the fuck off and, to make matters worse, I’m not entirely sure I’m on board with Lord Yngwie’s position that less cannot be more. While the extreme genres admittedly lend themselves to excess more readily than most, I’ll often wrap up a tech or prog record just wishing the band would take a step back and more fluidly translate their material, or perhaps highlight the weft and warp of the transitions with increased clarity.” Prog-death with extra fluid.

Cruentator – Ain’t War Hell? Review

By Dr. Wvrm on January 8, 2018 in 2018, Italian Metal, Reviews, Turkish Metal, Xtreem Music, Thrash Metal, 43 comments

“Today, Cruentator present you with Variations on a Theme: the Kreator riff. That’s what the promo bin listing for Ain’t War Hell? promised, and for the most part, what it delivers. Ripping off acts is in vogue nowadays, and while Cruentator stop short of lifting Kreator’s riffs completely, it is for no lack of trying. Hell, that sort of thing can actually land you on top ten lists nowadays.” A Kreator in hand beats 2 Cruentators in the bush.

Sacrocurse – Gnostic Holocaust Review

By Saunders on November 2, 2017 in 2017, Black Metal, Death Metal, Iron Bonehead Productions, Mexican Metal, Reviews, Turkish Metal, Black Metal, Death Metal, 37 comments

“Sacrocurse’s 2014 debut Unholier Master holds a special place in my heart, but not for obvious reasons. If you’ll allow me to indulge in some selfish personal reflection. Unholier Master represented my first published piece here at Angry Metal Guy, so naturally, it has conjured up pleasant feelings of nostalgia as I prepare to sink my teeth into the band’s sophomore LP, Gnostic Holocaust.” And the AMG bathrooms have sparkled ever since.

Carnophage – Monument Review

By Kronos on September 26, 2016 in 2016, Death Metal, Reviews, Turkish Metal, Unique Leader, Death Metal, Technical Death Metal, 37 comments

“Though billed as a technical death metal album, Monument has little to do with The Faceless-core being oozed out of southern California every few months. Instead, Carnophage plays a not unsophisticated mix of early-’00s influenced death metal, taking cues from Suffocation and Hate Eternal. It’s not a fantastic formula, but the band follows through, and there’s surprisingly little to complain about on Monument.” I’m sure we’ll find something.

Yayla – Nihaihayat Review

By Happy Metal Guy on February 26, 2013 in 1.5, 2013, Black Metal, Reviews, Turkish Metal, Black Metal, 11 comments

“Yay! Lament all you want, but your pricey earphones are going to be under-utilized by yet another primitive-sounding, one-man black metal project (why the heaven do these anti-social cavemen never go away? [Because FUCK YOU that’s why! – AMG]). Happy Metal Guy loves seeing people’s expensive listening gear go to waste on these pesky black metal records, but due to his nonexistent contract with Angry Metal Guy, he’s not really obliged to provide some kind of justification for why people ought to avoid this record.” By giving away that he already hates this record Happy Metal Guy has killed any possible suspense we could have built by blurbing him. I guess the best part of all of this was finding out that there’s a record company called Merdumgiriz Productions. Say that one five times fast.

Raven Woods – Enfeebling the Throne Review

By Angry Metal Guy on April 1, 2011 in 2011, 3.5, Code666 Records, Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Reviews, Turkish Metal, Death Metal, Folk Metal, Progressive Metal, 2 comments

Middle-eastern tinged metal has become a slight trend. Since Nile really took off with the sound and influences, slowly but surely the metal scene has followed with. Behemoth played the Nile card and won big with it and Melechesh has grown to great popularity, releasing great records left and right. However, that bands from the middle-eastern or north African region are actually put out records influenced by their own culture, that’s pretty new. Sure, Orphaned Land has been around a long time, but they didn’t really catch the popular metal imagination until 2006. Myrath still hasn’t caught on and now we have Raven Woods of Turkish extraction.