Author Archives: Lefteris Kefalas

NEKROSKOP – Baptized in Formalin

by Lefteris Kefalas

Baptized in Formalin cover

Nekroskop is a Crust/ Grind/ Black project from Malmö/Lund, Sweden, that started making noise during the early half of 2012. Now, a little more than a year since the band’s reception, the band just presented their first ever recording, the “Baptized in Formalin” EP which was released in May through Goregeous Productions. What follows is an attemp to describe this swedish blackened death armageddon.

After a lightning fast drum intro, the grind induced ‘Coffinsplitter’ presents itself with razor sharp riffing, providing a wicked start that could not have been more appropriate for such an album. What is quite notable from … Read more

GARTH ARUM – The Dawn of a New Creation

by Lefteris Kefalas

Spanish project GARTH ARUM re-emerges through time with its debut album, marking the dawn of a new passion, of a new fire. ‘The Dawn of New Creation’ is ispired by dreams and emotions, venturing further into the depths of the human psyche. A demiurge that leads the path to a new universe, beyond the notion of existence. This is the album of a lifetime, a deliverance of body and soul of the album’s creator Nightmarer, which is finally complete more than ten years after its initial conception. The songs were highly influenced by the music which bloomed in the 90s, … Read more

WAY TO END – Various Shades of Black

by Lefteris Kefalas

WAY TO END are back nearly four years after their debut album ‘Desecreated Internal Journey’ and it seems that after all this long time the band returned more focused and mature than ever. With the addition of Vaerohn of WTEPENSEES NOCTURNES as a permanent bassist and  vocalist the band created a musical delirium entitled ‘Various Shades of Black’, progressing and regressing further into the realms of experimentation.

From the album’s very first moment, WAY TO END present their very own approach on black metal, an interesting juxtaposition of its dark and violent quantities mixed in a classical, jazz … Read more

GARTH ARUM’s ‘The Dawn of a New Creation’ release date announced.

by Lefteris Kefalas

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New album “The Dawn of a New Creation” of spanish avant-garde project Garth Arum will be released by Satanath Records from Russia on June, the 24th 2013. Pre-order will be available soon. Nightmarer (from As Light Dies) is the main composer, producer and performer of almost every instrument: guitar, fretless bass, synths, drum programming and keyboards. In addition, he handles all the singing duties except for some great contributions in some songs that were performed by: Slo (from Smohalla), Camille Giraudeau (Stagnant Waters), Lady Carrot (Aegri Somnia) and Cecilia Tallo (On3iric4). The tracklist for the album is as follows:

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DIRT SPAWN DISEASE – ‘Under Indifference’ video available

by Lefteris Kefalas

It’s been quite some years since we‘ve heard of Dirt Spawn Disease and the lack of announcements is unreasonable and discouraging to say the least. It took the band five years for the release of the music video for ‘Under Indifference’ but finally the video is available for our viewing pleasure.

Therefore, I thought I should give a heads-up for this outstanding band, so consider this more of a suggestion than an actual review.

”The self-titled (unreleased) album by the Athens based DSD reeks professionalism and  experimentation, a great combination of slow yet heavy sludge riffs with the complexity and … Read more