…VADER’s lead guitarist Marek Pajak recently recorded guitar solos for the new HELL:ON album titled The Hunt. HELL:ON is finishing up the recording of their fourth full length album at T.A. Productions in Kiev, Ukraine, which is slate for release this fall via Ferrum Records. Andy LaRocque, who renowned for his works with heavy metal band KING DIAMOND will also be a special guest on The Hunt….
…Y attitude. Their new CVIhas been a critical success, and the band has the live wares to boot, as cranked Fender amps, big-ass drums and Parsonz’s godly vocals put the audience into an immediate trance. The band isn’t as rocking as their studio output would suggest; instead, they let volume swells do the work, while Parsonz closed her eyes and unleashed some of the best female vocals going right now. Suffice it to say, Royal Thunder are on the up-…
…ssue, anniversary set like this might be a hard sell in today’s climate, only because physical product has gone the way of the dinosaur. However, the nostalgia-minded and devotees of Megadeth will most certainly find some worth in this set. In the spirit of an election year, it’s fun to remember when the band (with duct-taped applied) told all of us to “Rock the Vote.” Sure beats Mustaine saying asinine things about Obama… www.megadeth.com (This c…
…snow-covered mountainous glory – aren’t the only black metal band from the Ukraine worth fussing over. Obviously, Khors is the other and if their countrymen weren’t so imposing and majestic, they’d be the first name in Ukrainian black metal. And there’s no real signpost for Khors like Burzum is for Drudkh; rather Khors is their own secular entity and band that should be taken seriously thanks to the strength of their fourth full-length,Wisdom of C…
…) in the right place with their six-song Face the Terror debut. It’s suitably raw and raucous, with the occasionally technical riff that would make a play for lazier Coroner, and groove portions that push the Pantera envelope. At least they’re not stealing every Kreator riff known to man. Six songs is usually the right amount for thrash of this ilk. It’s not like Terror Empire is hoisting the flag of variety, for Ricardo Martins’ bark tends to wea…
…ic Display of Anger,” which serves a sort of a soundtrack to a riot act, only Hollyer is talking about how “you won’t survive to see your children.” Dire straits, mate. Best of all, Hollyer has what amounts to a vicious, but discernible snarl. It’s not metal, nor is it punk, which pretty much sums up most of the album in general. With Godflesh mastermind Justin Broderick behind the production board, Our Souls To You brims with confidence. Sure, th…
…ters , thus resisting the temptation to speed things up, which would probably soil this well-plotted land of Gothic BM gravestones. Across the board, Mysticism gets high praise here, as it’s the type of release that ultimately props up black metal and keeps the subgenre fresh and varied. However, don’t mistake this as your dyed-in-the-wool Cradle of Filth “Goth” BM outing – this is darkness, a dish best served cold, Ukrainian-style. www.myspace.co…
