Tag Archives: heavy metal

RUBLOOD – Star Vampire

April 4, 2014

Bakerteam 2013 Tasty techno-metal with urbanistic slant to get high and fall down low in one fell swoop. “Good morning motherfucker! Do you remember me?” is a question posed by “Electro Starfuckers” whose dancefloor-shattering groove is the gist of a … Continue reading →

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FROM HELL unleash epic horror

March 27, 2014

Supergroups aren’t a rare breed nowadays, musicians from the “name” band collaborating far and wide. But when a name like FROM HELL comes up, it’s quite telling, although this doesn’t betray the band’s rich metal origin. Masterminded by George Anderson, or Aleister … Continue reading →

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HEADLESS – Growing Apart

February 5, 2014

Lion Music 2013 Back from the limbo, with international crew on-board, Italian axemen deliver a record for no-one. Active in the ’90s, with one album under their belt, this band lay on ice between 2000 and 2011, when Walter Cianciusi … Continue reading →

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TRAUMA – Scratch And Scream

January 11, 2014

Shrapnel 1984 / 2013 The Bay Area Metal obscure classic gets revitalized and augmented with rarities featuring a future METALLICA bassist. Largely forgotten today, this quintet might be a precursor to the thrash and speed metal heroes of ’80s California, … Continue reading →

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ZAUM – Plus De Viande Dans Les Saucisses

December 17, 2013

Psych Up Melodies 2013 More Iberian madness from the band trading metal for meat. Hot on the heels of 2012’s comes this non-vegetarian offering. Lighter on the clang now, the Italian troupe elevate their original humor to the idiosyncratic level, … Continue reading →

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