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Heavy Metal And Other Occasional Musics And Cultures

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Album Reviews

Album Review: Methane – Demolate

Okay, first, the cover art. Look, call me old fashioned, call me what the Hell ever, but I’m puke-sick over the sheer amount of AI-generated crap masquerading as album art these days. Hell, I didn’t even like most of ANTHRAX’s album art, if that tells you anything. METHANE, it seems, didn’t even try with the “art” that disgraces Demolate, so I’m not even sure if an accidental pressing of NUCLEAR ASSAULT’s Game Over into the grooves could save this record already. Granted, those familiar with Sweden’s version of MUNICIPAL WASTE can’t be expecting anything except the party-thrash the band is […]

Album Reviews

Album Review: Sacriversum – Before The Birth Of Light

Have you ever wondered what DEEP PURPLE would sound like as a death metal band? SACRIVERSUM from Poland definitely provides an answer! These guys have a long history going back to the early ’90s but this is my first encounter with them…and it’s a very delightful one! This is a great combination of death metal and prog rock. A lot of credit goes to the inventive keyboard work of “Baran”, who adds some awesome Jon Lord quality Hammond organ sound to SACRIVERSUM’s diverse attack. This is heard nowhere better than the first two proper tracks ‘We’re Storming Through The Night’ […]