FESTIVAL REVIEW: Hordes Of Belial – Nine Lives
It’s a common complaint that this mysterious land north of the border is grossly under represented when it comes to
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Author: Fraser Wilson
DVD REVIEW: The Pursuit Of Vikings: 25 Years In The Eye Of The Storm – Amon Amarth
AMON AMARTH are an anomaly. Though their brand of IRON MAIDEN influenced melodic death metal is certainly not as extreme as
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ALBUM REVIEW: The Order – Lucifer’s Child
Though black metal is more typically associated with the Nordic countries, no one could argue that the Greek black metal
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ALBUM REVIEW: The Arrow Of Satan Is Drawn – Bloodbath
Formed in 1998 by a group of already established musicians – including Mikael Åkerfeldt of OPETH, KATATONIA’s Anders Nyström and
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ALBUM REVIEW: The Hunt For White Christ – Unleashed
UNLEASHED, which was born from front man Johnny Hedlund’s exit from NIHILIST, which became ENTOMBED, have been veterans of the
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INTERVIEW: Erik Rutan – Hate Eternal
There are few musicians as synonymous with death metal as Erik Rutan. The HATE ETERNAL mastermind has been an integral part of
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ALBUM REVIEW: Upon Desolate Sands – Hate Eternal
HATE ETERNAL, the main musical focus of old-school death metal OG Erik Rutan, may have missed the initial burst of
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INTERVIEW: Johnny Hedlund – Unleashed
American thrash metal has METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX. Norwegian black metal has DARKTHRONE, IMMORTAL, MAYHEM and EMPEROR. The Swedish death metal scene has GRAVE, DISMEMBER, ENTOMBED and, of course, UNLEASHED. Still energised
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ALBUM REVIEW: I Loved You At Your Darkest – Behemoth
There is something about the underground extreme metal scene that is truly special. It is filled with artists that are
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INTERVIEW: Tuomas Saukkonen – Wolfheart
Tuomas Saukkonen is an under-appreciated genius. One of the most talented song-writers in metal with an unrivalled work ethic, Saukkonen wrote
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