Bloodwork from Paderborn play agrressive-paced melodic death core where technical finesse is more important than straight-forwardness. By all means it is well done, but not in a too original way, so that I can't say that I will grow too fond of this album. Yes, there's a lot of anger on Zero but the focus is so strong and narrow on that emotion that the song writing is suffering from it.
Based in Milano, Army Of The Universe is an Italian Industrial Dance act which formed in 2008 when Trance and Techno producer Trebla (real name Albert Candiani aka Albert Vorne, plays the – analog – keyboards and does the extra programming in AotU) met up with singer Lord Kalidon of Kult Of The Skull God fame.
Second album by this iconic Seattle band since its comeback in 2005 (with singer/ guitarist William DuVall replacing the departed Layne Stayley), and the follow-up to 2009's Black Gives Way To Blue (which was reviewed by colleague Cosmicmasseur for an Oct. 26 posting of that year), which was certified Gold by the RIAA for having sold in excess of half a million copies.
Principles Of Chaos isn’t but the debut album by Greek outfit Shadowcraft, even though the band was formed eight years ago. Shadowcraft recorded two demos during the early years, and a promo in 2009, but this first full length shows the band in its most matured, professionalised expression.
The Québec-based Black Metal scene is one of the most interesting ones since a long time. I did refer to it in the review of Csejthe’s newest full length (see update June 2nd 2013). The productive region houses some other bands that are about to release new material; the review on the new Monarque-album Lys Noir will be published in a couple of days.
Grot are an extreme act from the British Islands, consisting of Warpath / Cold War vocalist Eoin Broughal, guitarist / bassist John Roche (of Gamma Bomb-fame), and on drums the well-known Kevin Talley - think Hate Eternal, Six Feet Under, Decrepit Birth, Dying Fetus and Misery Index amongst others.
For more than two decades, Gravewürm must be one of the most active projects from the American Undergrounds. As from the very early nineties, Mister Funeral Grave did record tens of demos, tens of splits, a handful of EPs and eight full lengths. Infernal Minions is the ninth and those who are trusted with the abyssal and primitive Doom-Black will be pleased again. No, it does not differ that much from the latest efforts, and therefore this album might be ‘another Gravewürm-record’, one of the many.
Polish band Evangelist consists of members who want to remain anonymous. They are a Christian formation with one full length on their roster, In Partibus Infidelium. Doominicanes is the second one, consisting of five tracks that last for about forty five minutes.
The Wonder Years from Philadelphia is a pop punk-based sextet who made it from their very own basement to the big stages such as Warped Tour.
Dutch act Swazafix was a band with Theo Loomans in its ranks. He formed this band in 1990 after he left Asphyx (he reformed Asphyx a couple of years later, by the way). Those who are ‘into the Dutch Old School scene’ will remember his name as well from bands like Soulburn, Evoker or Gomorha (back then always active in these bands’ demo years; we’re talking about the end of the eighties!). He died in 1998.
