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Entrails – Raging Death Review

On May 11, 2013 By Steel Druhm
"In the retro Swedish death sweepstakes, you can't get much more committed than Sweden's Entrails. Having been around in one form or another since the original wave of Swede death, they weren't able to release anything until 2010s Tales From the Morgue. While I went quite gorilla shit over that platter and its 110% pure Entombed worshipping awesomeness, I was let down by their The Tomb Awaits follow-up, which seemed watered down and lacking in the raw charm of its predecessor." Can Entrails recapture the glory of their (of more accurately, Entombed's) debut? Does anyone even care that they changed their logo?
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Arckanum – Fenris Kindir Review

On May 10, 2013 By Natalie Zed
"Fenris Kindir is the eight full-length album from Swedish black metal solo project Arckanum, active since 1992. Sole member Shamaatae (Johan Lahger) is responsible for the vocals, all the instruments, and the entire conceptual framework of the band, which is founded on the idea of Chaos-Gnostic ideology rather than traditional pagan or Judeo-Christian ideas. Shamaatae is also the author of several books of occult literature, some under the pseudonym Vexior, which explore in depth many of the same ideas that form the structure of Arckanum's albums." Natalie always finds the obscure black metal chestnuts, and here's another one. How about a raw, primal dose of Norse-themed ugliness? You better appreciate it since Odin gave his eye for you!
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SuidAkrA – Eternal Defiance Review

On May 9, 2013 By Noctus
"It's true, going into any Viking metal-related band and expecting innovation is an exercise in futility. With Eluveitie basically making the same album over and over again and Ensiferum getting more clichéd and boring with every passing record [How dare you??? --- Steel Druhm], not to mention countless other bands putting out forgettable records; they all tend to blur into one. I've always had a soft spot in my heart for SuidAkrA though — a band that offers all the enjoyment of bands of Ensiferum's ilk, but with none of the cringe-worthy theatrics and clichés." Noctus takes to his Viking soapbox to praise SuidAkrA and bury such luminaries as Ensiferum. Seems like a good way to get a broadsword in the skull, but that's his way.
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Immolation – Kingdom of Conspiracy Review

On May 8, 2013 By Steel Druhm
"New York's own death metal juggernaut, Immolation have seen their stock rise steadily over their lengthy career, to the point where they've become one of the most consistent and impressive units in the field. Their ability to blend technical proficiency with savage and broootal, groove-based death has developed and blossomed through the years and rarely have they disappointed the metal masses with a dud of an opus..." Immolation is about as close to a sure thing as one gets in the metal world. Does Steel Druhm think their new ten ton opus is up to snuff or not quite enough? Only one way to find out....
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Paganizer – World Lobotomy Review

On May 7, 2013 By Steel Druhm
"More Rogga?? With Mr. Johansson being involved in one of every three reviews I write lately, maybe we should change the website name to Rogga o Rama. I've recently examined his Megascavenger and Just Before Dawn projects and here he is again with his main outfit, Paganizer (he also has a collaboration with Paul Speckmann of Master coming in a few weeks). The man is an omnipresent force in the Swedish death scene (hell, he IS the Swedish death scene) and he's been responsible for lots of rich, creamy death metal. In all honesty though, I've always found Paganizer to be a pretty spotty act. Some of their early output was solid and some of the more recent stuff was less so." So does World Lobotomy cause brain damage or suffer from it? Our resident Rogga expert Steel Druhm is back from the nervous hospital to provide his diagnosis.
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Intöxicated – Röck ‘n Roll Hellpatröl Review

On May 6, 2013 By Madam X
"Like your speed metal served up fast, loud and dirty with a Lemmy-like grunt? How about dripping in Venom? Like their English counterparts, Intöxicated's Germanic brand of metal unleashes ten tons of pent-up instrumental and lyrical debauchery and intends to raise eyebrows and drop jaws. In other words it's heavy as fuck, uncompromisingly raw and you'll either love it or be disgusted by it." Find out what Madam X thinks of German speed metal, alcohol, sex, partying and motorcycles, all in the name of keeping you (our fine metal brethren) informed.
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Chaostar – Anomima Review

On May 4, 2013 By Madam X
"Christos Antoniou is a busy guy, classically trained musician and composer, he's probably more commonly associated with the likes of Septicflesh. Album after album they've brought something huge, dramatic and tasty to the table and if you're like me you've ravenously gobbled up every last scrap and looked around for seconds. Well here they are... what you may or may not know is that Christos has a side-project called Chaostar, born round the time Septicflesh released The Eldest Cosmonaut. While their core sound definitely captures some of what makes Septicflesh great, it's also enough set apart that it's an entirely different animal." Join Madam X as she's dragged kicking and screaming out of the mosh pit and unceremoniously dumped into the world of baroque style classical music... will she come out unscathed on the other side?
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Tormented – Death Awaits Review

On May 3, 2013 By Alex Franquelli
"Talk about stereotypes. Let me provide you with the keywords: Swedish, death, metal, riffs. You get the picture: forty minutes of carefully packed distortions and growls to dance the night away, while remembering the good old days. Days when the underground was a truly transnational parallel world (trust me: I’ve seen it) connecting the various scenes at a sub-level: one carefully avoided by the majors, the media and almost all of your friends (the cool ones, at least)." Join Alex as he reminisces about the good old days, where death metal was ... well... underground and uncool.
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Founding Slayer Guitarist Jeff Hanneman Passes Away at Age 49

On May 3, 2013 By Steel Druhm
"It's with a heavy heart that we report the passing of Jeff Hanneman, founding member of iconic thrash band Slayer. Along with battery mate Kerry King, Hanneman was instrumental in creating and defining the "Bay Area Thrash Sound" as well as the thrash genre itself. His frenzied guitar duels with King became a cornerstone of the style, imitated by countless other acts. During their musical prime in the 80s and early 90s, Slayer set the standard for aggressive, edgy and ferocious thrash metal and their Reign in Blood album is regarded by many as the final word on the topic." Huge bummer.
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Record(s) o’ the Month – April 2013

On May 1, 2013 By Angry Metal Guy
April has not been a disappointing month. In fact, April has seen our highest scores yet of 2013 as things begin to ramp up. And that's good because sweet jeebus this year has been looking pretty mediocre-to-bad so far. However, something not really expected, is that this month it wasn't Amorphis or Ghost or any of the other big names that really rocked our worlds. Instead the world rockin' came from less expected places on the spectrum. Following here...
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