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I don’t feel like writing an extended introduction to Polish act Vesania, because there is no way to express my appreciation for their sonic assaults anyway. Let’s say that their debut, 2003’s Firefrost Arcanum, was one of the most impressive debuts I’ve ever experienced, and it surely was one of the best albums that very same year (let’s call it end year’s list top-5 material, if you want to). Afterwards they continued impressing me, time after time, with each single album they recorded. Okay, these guys are enormously experienced (cf.

Vacant Eyes are a band from Easthampton, Massachusetts, which were formed in 2011 by Josh Moran. Initially it was a solo-project by this multi-instrumentalist, whom you might find back nowadays in the modern / progressive Black-outfit In Human Form too, or in Groove / Death band Krakatoa (twice as guitar player). After a while, Josh recruited some members, and Vacant Eyes evolved into a real band.

In quite an impressive series of 7”-releases, Hells Headbangers Records did add some splits too. Surprised? No, I wasn’t either.

One of these split-EP’s is a collaboration in between Australia’s Portal and Ukraine’s Blood Of Kingu, both of them being highly influential within the underground scene of the darkest and most morbid Death Metal spectrum.

The Ukrainian label Vacula Productions isn’t completely new, but during the past years there weren’t that much releases. Yet as from early 2014 on, there seems to be some revival, with some hands full of albums, both new recordings as well as re-releases. Expect in the next couple of weeks several reviews on stuff from this label’s great roster.

Phobiatic might not be the best known act from Germany, but when listening to their music, they seem to be active for two decades. It has to do with their technically skilled performance especially, which was clear already on their An Act Of Atrocity-album, or even the Spreading The Plague demonstrational recording (2009). But they seem to have evolved even more right now.

Lancelot Lynx started playing covers all over Ireland in 2005. They did some lineup changes and Kupper found his team in drummer J-Roz and guitarist Michal Kulbaka. Kupper and Roz are the composers of some original songs! They issued a five song, self titled EP in 2010 and now serve up their full length debut “NO TIME TO DIE”.

HARD RESISTANCE one of Europe’s best hardcore punk band (appeared in the early 90’s). In 2008 did some reunion live shows in Europe and after 2 years they started writing new material. In 2012, they released their comeback album “Lawless & Disorder” and in 2013 the mini –CD “Euphemism”.

“1994 Retrospective 2014” presents the band’s 20 years in a very unique way.

Outside Italy, Epitaph, originating from the beautiful city of Verona, aren’t that known at all. They were actually formed in the Eighties, and did release three demos, but that’s about it. And now, finally, almost three decades after their birth, Epitaph come up with their debut studio full length album, called Crawling Out Of The Crypt. It seems to be a mostly fitting title, isn’t it…

Emblazoned are an ‘old’ American act, finally coming up with their debut full length. You’re welcome…

Eucharistiae Sacramentum stands for half an hour of fast, energetic, rhythmic, tight and solid War / Death Metal of the ‘timeless’ kind (i.e. based on tradition without being retro, and modern without being progressive), including some hints of Black Metal (especially when it comes to the sphere) and Old School Morbid Doom-Death Metal.

Dimension is a band that hails from Denver – Colorado, and this is their third release after their 2002 debut ‘Universal’ and the 2007 album ‘Ego’, both released by Nightmare Records.