extreme metal
Defacing God – The New Cult of Lilith
You could call them hells guitar chord choir, an unholy evolution evoking incantations and lyrical hymns or a five-way unholy resurrection with Denmark’s death metal necro-newcomers Defacing God at the helm. Led by the wicked hand of vocalist/lyricist and creative director Sandie Gjørtz, Her defiant desires and macabre mantras paint a burning portrait of Lilith as they see her, praising her wicked...[Read More]
Reborn Dead Tour Celebrated Leprosy-era Death in Cincinnati
July 21st the club and floor of Legends Bar in Cincinnati was rattled, shook and nearly decimated by the blunt force trauma of the five bands that blessed the stage that evening. The Reborn Dead Tour slammed into Southern Ohio smashing bones together and rattling retinas with a near continuous evening pit whether classic or circular. Singer, guitarist Matt Harvey Exhumed, Gruesome, Rick Rozz (ex-D...[Read More]
Krisiun – War Tested Gladiators of Death Metal
Formed in 1990, the Brazilian brothers of Krisiun have released 11 records in their blistering history, turning to 12, July 29th with the next savage offering, looming brighter than a thousand suns Mortem Solis. The three brothers from Sepultura country, specifically Rio Grande do Sul, have assembled another blunt, battering ram set of blistering audio bombshells destined to abuse speakers and sta...[Read More]
The Convalescence Celebrate A Deranged Decade at Thompson House
Sunday August 15, the extreme metal caravan known as The Convalescence brought their traveling horror show to Northern Kentucky for a night of loud, screaming metal. The haunted halls and walls of The Thompson House shook with decibel-laden vibration, causing spirits to come screaming out of hiding. If only they could talk as loud as the bands. The six-person Northern, Ohio based brood brought a l...[Read More]
Into Pandemonium – Darkest Rise
Straight from the depths and darkest corners of the Dayton, Ohio metal family comes the conjuring of 6-piece extreme band Into Pandemonium. They’ve used guitar strings and drum sticks to paint broad genre-crossing strokes tapping black, extreme and technical death with vocal experimentation beyond growls and screams. The young blood drips like a sacrificial chalice fermenting a new brew from a new...[Read More]
Frantic Amber – Warriors of Extreme Metal and History
Stockholm’s Frantic Amber has brought forth a new historical, musical document and account in the loudest, heaviest way possible. Highlighted by some of histories bravest and most brutal women from former Queens of Norway to female Samurai’s and undefeated grapplers. On new record Bellatrix, female warrior in Latin, vocalist Elizabeth Andrews lets out the brutal war cry’s and screams of the women ...[Read More]