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THE LORD WEIRD SLOUGH FEG – Traveller Supplement 1: The Ephemeral Glades
‘’Traveller’’ is an album (the fourth full-length) from the band of THE LORD WEIRD SLOUGH FEG, that was released in 2003 and is considered...
TOWER – Let There Be Dark
It was 2021 when New York-based TOWER released their long-awaited follow-up to their self-titled debut full-length—five years and an EP (“Tomorrow & Yesterday”, 2019)...
CHRISTIAN MISTRESS – Children of the Earth
Yes, it’s official!
The unparalleled 70’s-style heavy metal of CHRISTIAN MISTRESS from the USA is back after a decade! Cruz del Sur had approached them...
GRENDEL'S SYSTER – Katabasis Into The Abaton
What is epic heavy metal?
Are GRENDEL'S SŸSTER epic heavy metal?
Oh, dear, they are no less epic than all the bands out there that scream...
ATTACKER – The God Particle
The gang is back! Famed American metallers ATTACKER are celebrating their 40th anniversary with their newest studio foray and I am absolutely excited writing...
STYGIAN CROWN – Funeral for a King
When STYGIAN CROWN released their self-titled debut, four years ago, I instantly became one the greatest enthusiasts of their music. I knew better than...
MEGA COLOSSUS – Showdown
While I was writing these words, the video of “Outrun Infinity” came out on Cruz del Sur’s YouTube channel. It’s the second single taken...
SMOULDER – Violent Creed of Vengeance
Epic metallers SMOULDER return with hotly-anticipated second album. Four years have already passed since the release of their "Times of Obscene Evil and Wild...
GATEKEEPER – From Western Shores
GATEKEEPER rocked the scene some years ago, as Canada’s answer to ETERNAL CHAMPION and VISIGOTH. In fact, quite a time before their debut album...
MIRROR – The Day Bastard Leaders Die
MIRROR: The international Heavy Metal project featuring members of ARMAGEDDON REV 16:16, GREAT COVEN, SOLITARY SABRED, WINTER'S VERGE and more, is back. Oh yeah...
TOWER – Shock to the System
Back in 2016, TOWER from New York presented their self-titled debut and gained attention with their rock & roll-ish heavy metal attitude and the...
WHEEL – Preserved in Time
Everything goes in circles. I still remember my shock after the very first listening of WHEEL's same titled debut back in 2010. I was...
LUNAR SHADOW – Wish to Leave
LUNAR SHADOW from Germany was always a special case of a band for me. If I have to answer the "Give me a band...
TERMINUS – A Single Point Of Light
I first heard TERMINUS music back in 2013 when the band released their debut "Into Exile" demo. They have managed to obviously caught my...
ORODRUIN – Ruins of Eternity
There are some people out there that are actually celebrating the return of doomsters ORODRUIN from Rochester, US. Basically those people that were digging...
ORODRUIN: Release of “Ruins Of Eternity” Album Confirmed For October
The wait is finally over. American doom legends, ORODRUIN, return with their first studio album in 16 years, the masterful "Ruins Of Eternity". The...
Interview with THE LORD WEIRD SLOUGH FEG
THE LORD WEIRD SLOUGH FEG have a new album out and I guess that this is the right time for an in depth interview with Mike Scalzi. Put the new record on, grab a beer and here we go.
SLOUGH FEG – New Organon
It seems like yesterday, when I heard of SLOUGH FEG for the very first time. I was returning from high school and i picked...
Issue #6 Out Now
76 pages, 10 interviews.
DAMASCUS (US)
SANCTUM (US)
HORIZON'S END (GR)
LORD OF LIGHT (SWE)
ETERNAL CHAMPION (US)
GOTHIC STONE (IT)
LEVIATHAN (US)
NEAR INFINITY (US)
ANGEL EDGE (US)
OBLIVION KNIGHT (US)
plus
LEGIONED MARCHER (US)...
TÈLMA – Anthropovoros
It was February, 2021, when the single “Xifi Stramena Sto Foinika” (transl. “Swords Pointing At The Pohoenix”) was released — a ten-minute doom metal...
TRIUMPHER Interview
On the occasion of the recent release of Triumpher’s second album, “Spirit Invictus”, and after its presentation on Forgotten Scroll (here) the time has...