
Feature: South Of Heaven

UKAKUJA - Kōbi No Gishiki
Have you ever read about female praying mantis? In case you haven't, they are known for engaging in what men of science describe...
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LIK - Necro
Five long years after Misanthrophic Breed the morbid storytellers Lik are back with a vengeance. Kicking off with "Deceased" we...
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PERSECUTORY - The Glorious Persecution
Bands from Turkey are a rare occurrence in my collection. There is The Sarcophagus quietly lurking in a corner, and then there's...
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Förstörelse with Morbid and Void Reaper (everything)
Quick Q and A with Belarusian band Förstörelse about their origins, ideas and thoughts on the music and its purpose, originally...
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MORGUE BREATH - Plaga Sin Rostro
And here we go again. Get ready for another blast of gut-wrenching, gore-drenched grinding death, and before you may start...
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SCRÜDA - Fury Among Ruins
Well, I still have no clue what “Scrüda” means—it could be a forgotten Eastern European dish, a brand of Soviet-era power tools,...
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Kryptan with Mattias Norrman (guitars, bass)
I wouldn't go so far to say that Kryptan is a new all-star band but the Swedes consist of some guys who are active in the scene...
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GAAHLS WYRD - Braiding The Stories
The legendary Gaahl - a man whose mystique and legend status most certainly precede him. From his nefarious Gorgoroth days up...
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ZØRZA - Hellven
I no longer remember when and where I stumbled over Zørza, but I know that it was a good move from my side. The unit from Poland...
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GOTTMASCHINE - Rost Ensemble
Rost Ensemble is the third studio album by the German black metal band Gottmaschine. As you can probably anticipate in the German...
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MB Premiere: HELLCRASH - 'Black Fire Demon'
Today, in cooperation with Dying Victims Productions, we are thrilled to present the new track 'Black Fire Demon' from Italy's...
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SERPENTES - Desert Psalms
I always come back to the avant-garde style of black metal, and of course, Deathspell Omega and Blut Aus Nord are the flagbearers...
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Förstörelse - with Morbid and Void Reaper (everything)
Quick Q and A with Belarusian band Förstörelse about their origins, ideas and thoughts on the music and its purpose, originally...
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Kryptan - with Mattias Norrman (guitars, bass)
I wouldn't go so far to say that Kryptan is a new all-star band but the Swedes consist of some guys who are active in the scene...
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Ciemra - with Malvain (vocals)
The Belarusian band Ciemra has been hard at work on the follow up to their debut album "The Tread Of Darkness" and here's a quick...
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Disrupted - with Mikael Hanni (vocals)
Swedish deathers Disrupted are back on the stage with their third part of their "Death anthology". "Stinking Death" has turned...
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Sacrifice - with Rob Urbinati (vocals, guitars)
It took a long time for legendary Canadian thrash band Sacrifice to come up with a new album but finally "Volume Six" is out...
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