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As appetizer: check out the reviews (professionally and grimly) done for this splendid website in our archives section for Aeon’s former releases.

Across Tundras brings to the table a mixture of several different genres that some might say shouldn’t may be crossed, but this band deliver the goods for sure. Across Tundras’ contribution is much in the vein of their previous works albeit not quite as haunting country-like as their lastest Sage but certainly more doomy. “Low haunts” and “Crux to bear” are long spirited songs infused with elements from stoner, indie, folk, Americana and luckily doom.

Red Lamb is a project that grew between Dan Spitz (Anthrax) and Dave Mustaine (Megadeath), so it’s no wonder that the songs they wrote have their roots in their musical history, which basically is….trash.

Since I’ve never been a big fan of the trash subgenre, listening to this album could have been quite an ordeal, but I managed it.  It is trash, but there are a few songs even I like.

In their biography, German hardcore band Bloodattack says, although their keynote is based in hardcore punk, they wanted to insert their metal roots in their music.

Target Earth is the sixteenth album and the thirteenth studio albumby the Canadian Heavy Metal band Voivod, which was released on January 22, 2013. This is the first Voivod studio album to feature Daniel Mongrain on guitar (replacing the late Denis D'Amour and the first since 1991's Angel Rat with Jean-Yves Thériault on bass. (wikipedia)

Norwegian act Repulsive Aggression was formed almost five years ago by some Svarttjern-members (guitar player Saether and grunter Holter), with assistance of drummer Nødset (Frail Grounds). They did record a three-track demo a couple of years ago, which drew attention of Schwarzdorn from Germany, resulting in the current contract.

To say it took a few listens before Har Nevo opened up would be the understatement of the year. I still have to be in a particular mood to really enjoy the music fully, This is The Black Heart Rebellion latest and they have created an album of the type that doesn't come along very often.

Fatal Impact’s humble birth was around a decade ago. The band hit stages all around Norway with their forceful, pounding, dark yet illuminating music. The band released their self-debut album “Law Of Repulsion” in 2008.

The album begins mid-tempo numbers like “Where the Alders Grow” and “Silent December” are slightly boring. “End Time Theater” includes bright shredding solos, “The Blind Man’s Eye” is very heavy and aggressive song.

First discussion: full length or mini? Nearly thirty minutes, not fully.

Second discussion, and much more important: what to think about this material? The band consists of highly experienced musicians (Mark Riddick, Brian Forman and Matt Pike), so the expectations are high. Is it satisfying, does it fulfil one’s morbid nightmares?

Svart Records holds especially Finnish acts on its roster, yet there are a couple of exceptions. This goes, for example, for High Priest Of Saturn. This band hails from Trondheim, Norway, and consists of three permanent members: Merethe Heggset, Martin Sivertsen and Andreas Hagen.