SPECKMANN PROJECT – Speckmann Project (AreaDeath Productions) MASTER first made an album with the line-up consisting of Speckmann, Bill Schmidt and Chris Mittleburn, the mix for that recording got turned down by Nuclear Blast head honcho Staiger, Speckmann re-recorded the album with Jim Martinelli and Aaron Nickeas, and again the mix got rejected by the […]
Voices From The Darkside
MASTER “Slaves To Society”
MASTER – Slaves To Society (Ibex Moon Records) MASTER mastermind Paul Speckmann is a legend in the Death Metal community, many youngsters might not know who he is, but the grand old man has been dealing with Metal since the start-80s and is still going strong. Since the inception of MASTER in 1983, it has […]
IMPIOUS BAPTISM “V.A.N.D.A.”
IMPIOUS BAPTISM – V.A.N.D.A. (Ordo MCM) This is my first encounter with the Australian horde IMPIOUS BAPTISM, a band consisting of J of, just to mention a few, SITHLORD, DESTRÖYER 666 and HOBB’S ANGEL OF DEATH, a man that have been somewhat around as an armageddon drummer and bringer of warfare. He is now ready […]
NECRORIPPER “Necrometal”
NECRORIPPER – Necrometal (Evil Confrontation Records) It’s brutal, it’s relentless, it’s NECRORIPPER, a Chilean force with a bunch of demos, an EP and a split EP behind them, now ready to slay heathens with their first full length album, featuring already released tracks and the new track ‘Necrometal’, all re-recorded for this release. There have […]
ALTAR “Dark Domains 1989 – 1995”
ALTAR – Dark Domains 1989 – 1995 (Konqueror Records) It is the season of obscure hard to get Death Metal re-releases, either as albums with a bit of extra material or almost a band’s full discography, like it is the coincidence here with this release of all (I reckon) ALTAR’s recorded material. And if you […]