It might as well be tradition for me at this point where when the fine people at Blackened Death Records release a new volume to their “Hammer Smashed Faith” compilation series, I check it out. I do that (on my … Continue reading Blackened Death Records – Hammer Smashed Faith III
I’ve always been a fan of compilations that bring together underground bands because it gives those bands some well deserved exposure from all sorts of styles that really catch your attention by the first riff. And there is no better … Continue reading Metal Massacre 14
As a death metal band in the metal world of today you have got to find a way to set yourself apart from others. Some try moving forward and expanding the reaches of death into other genres, straight up mixing it with … Continue reading Abyssus – Once Entombed…
For the past year or so, I’ve been in a loose partnership with the Indian record label/webzine/PR company known as Transcending Obscurity which is a major player in the metal scene in India as they sign multitudes of bands from … Continue reading Transcending Obscurity Label Sampler: Volume 1
It would appear to me that the tiny record label that is Blackened Death Records has got a compilation series going on, and I enjoyed the first entry to the “Hammer Smashed Faith” series so why the fuck not check … Continue reading Blackened Death Records Presents: Hammer Smashed Faith II
If there was ever a compilation from a newly formed record company that really knows the underground scene then Blackened Death Records is that company. Also a reference to Cannibal Corpse’s most famous song can never hurt, and it works really well in the situation. There are 13 bands in total whose genre ranges from death metal to neofolk to thrash metal to black metal. Basically, Blackened Death Records found some quality underground bands, chose what I assume to be the best songs that they had to offer, and then put the together into one solid and intense compilation. Each … Continue reading Blackened Death Records Presents: Hammer Smashed Faith
Technically, War On All Fronts isn’t a record label. It’s a fanzine that has just very recently started putting out releases and this fantastic compilation is one of them. “Let’s Start a War… Vol. 1” is an extremely solid compilation of fast paced metal that ranges across the genres of black, thrash, death, and speed metal in its finest moments from the underground metal scene. All of these bands and their songs bring a ferocity to their respective genres and infuse them with lightning speed and each song compliments the previous one and the following song so the flow between … Continue reading War On All Fronts – Let’s Start a War… Vol. 1
Today I have a good friend of mine, Bro of bro-metal.org, allowing me to showcase his reviewing skill as a guest review for us of Head-Banger Reviews. Here he talks about Factory Fast Records’ latest compilation of metal music “Rigged and Wired” to which he greatly approves. Here’s what he has to say to us: Factory Fast Records, out of NYC, is a Bro-Metal favorite. This label puts out sick records and their compilations are the greatest thing since your old mix tapes from back in the day. Their last compilation, “It Escaped From Brooklyn” is not just an … Continue reading Guest Review from Bro of bro-metal.org!
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