Abhorrot - Sacrificial Incarnations of Perpetual Death
AmongRuins - Bring Out Your Dead
Anti Aeon - Pentachaos
Asgrauw - Schijngestalten
Avulsed - Ritual Zombi
Blaze of Sorrow - Fulgida Reminiscenza
Body Harvest - Futile Creation
Crimson Chrysalis - Crimson Passion Cry
Deficiency - The Prodigal Child
Diabolic - City of the Dead
Dying of the Light - Monolithium
Ekove Efrits - Nowhere
Epitimia - (Un)reality
Fordarv - Between the Eternities
Forgot - Doomed to Exile
Grown Below - The Other Sight
Halberd - Ruthless Game
In My Shiver - Delicate Poison
Insidead - Eleysis
Laracna - Laracna
Lyonite - Disguised In Darkness

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Mastabah - I Hate You
Morbid Flesh - Embedded in the Ossuary
Mur - Mur
Near Death Condition - Evolving Towards Extinction
Nerocapra - Mefisto
Nox Interitus - Embrace of No Return
Orbseven - .ismos.
Scarecrow N.W.A. - Transgression
Sovversivo - Falling Deep
Stroszek - Wild Years of Remorse and Failures
The Milton Incident - Inocence Lost
Thy Legion - Proclaimer of Chaos
Thy Legion - Venerato Diaboli
Total Angels Violence - Death to Death
Walk Through Fire - Hope is Misery
Wijlen Wij - Coronachs of the Ω
Winterblood - Anelli
Woe Unto Me - A Step into the Waters of Forgetfulness
Yolwolf - Thorns-Horns

Band: ABHORROT
Country: Austria
Title: Sacrificial Incarnations of Perpetual Death
Label: Yersinia Pestis
Year: 2014
Style: Death Metal

Review:
A new band to my ears, but in fact not a new band at all, Abhorrot was founded back in 2007 and this is their second EP, after also 3 demos and a 4-ways split, so a band that worked hard so far and kept its underground status and attitude. This EP is made of 4 tracks totaling almost half an hour of what they call Ancient Death Metal, or better said decaying, horrifying, organic, low tunned and fast as hell Death Metal, the old way. except for the excellent idea of adding classical music as intros, this giving the whole more darkness, more depth, the music is straight-forward and unsurprising but enjoyable. If you're into pestilent, ugly, pounding old-school Death Metal you might like this band, but if you're not, I think it's better to avoid it, you won't understand it.
Reviewed by Adrian
Rating: 7.5/10

Contact:
www.facebook.com/Abhorrot
www.y-pestis.com

Band: AMONGRUINS
Country: Greece
Title: Bring Out Your Dead
Label: Noisehead Records
Year: 2013
Style: Deathcore

Review:
New band from Greece formed by members of band with important experience like Outloud or Nordor (I remember reviewing Nordor not long ago), Amongruins already signed a deal with Austrian label Noisehead Records and managed to release their debut album, a 12 tracks effort totaling almost 40 minutes. Deatchcore might not be the right label for the band's music, but definitely the major influence and seemingly the band's direction is Deathcore. They manage to successfuly blend Deathcore with Melodic Death Metal, some Hardcore, Thrash and even some extreme Death Metal, and although I feel the breakdowns are taking the band down the ladder (the music becomes somehow dry when breakdowns kick in, you feel something's missing), the overall quality of this material is undoubtedly offering a new hope for the Greek Metal scene, these guys have real potential. I'm not blown away by this relase, but I'd listen to it a few more times, too, and that means it's not boring, therefore recommended.
Reviewed by Adrian
Rating: 7.5/10

Contact:
www.facebook.com/AmongRuins
www.noiseheadrecords.com

Band: ANTI AEON
Country: France
Title: Pentachaos
Label: Self-released
Year: 2014
Style: Black Metal

Review:
France is the new Norway when it comes to spawning new dimensions and horizons in Black Metal, so it's always exciting when I get a new Black Metal release from these lands. Anti Aeon doesn't seem to want to change or innovate anything, they are playing a traditional form of second-wave Black Metal with mid-tempo to fast paced rhythms, vicious and hateful vocals, intense drums, and even some occasional slow passages that build up the tension. What I like about this debut album is its organic sound and the guys' ability to deliver lots and lots of different rhythms, structures, and passages in a genre that's usually quite straight-forward, without much deviations. What I don't like is the general mix, the vocals are too in front in regard to the instrumental part and sometimes the whole sounds quite dry. Anti Aeon, although using only the traditional instruments manage to deliver a hateful atmosphere and a complex debut album, there is potential here for a solid group in the near future. 
Reviewed by Adrian
Rating: 7.5/10

Contact:
www.facebook.com/AntiAeon

Band: ASGRAUW
Country: Holland
Title: Schijngestalten
Label: Self-released
Year: 2014
Style: Black Metal

Review:
Oh man, this is an awesome debut album, one of the best I've listened to this year! Asgrauw, although a young band (founded in 2010) sounds impressive in studio, their old-school Black Metal heavily inspired by the second wave of Norwegian Black Metal sounds a mature and tight as possible; melodic and traditional guitar riffs, catchy leads, intensive, almost demented drum lines, hoarse vocals and intelligent compositions. The occasional and subtle keyboards in the background are an excellent addition to the whole, enhancing this already cold atmosphere, probably the band should think of adding a permanent keyboard player to the line-up, at least on this release keyboards didn't make the music less aggressive or evil, on the contrary. Excellent release, I love it!
Reviewed by Adrian
Rating: 9/10

Contact:
www.asgrauw.com

Band: AVULSED
Country: Spain
Title: Ritual Zombi
Label: Xtreem Music
Year: 2013
Style: Death Metal

Review:
With more than two decades of legacy and 5 full-length albums in their stock, the well known Spanish band "Avulsed" comes back with their highly awaited sixth album "Ritual Zombi" to carve a place for Spain in the kingdom of death metal, and it comes with a change after along time of steady line up, by recruiting oscar on the drums to fill for riky after his departure. The album starts with the two minute intro "Dawn of Apocalypse" which its amazing gloomy rhythm and melodic lead over the keys chords still echo in my mind, followed by on of the main tracks in the album "Dead Flesh Awakened" that was made into a music video and it simply offers all you can expect from a well established death metal band from sick squeals and grunts and some fast drumming and alot of headbanging, guitars galloping and alternative picking parts. "Was Not My Blood" starts a little differently with a bass riff paving the way to the guitars with a bit of harmonic lead guitars in the middle and an old school guitar solo near the end that we won't witness alot through this massacre of distorted rhythms. The following two tracks "Horrified by Repulsion" and "Zompiro" offers the same brutality and bullet speed blasts and bass drumming. Reaching half way through this fierce distressing journey Avulsed offers a unique well earned soothing break for the fans in "Elegy For the Rotting Interlude" with nice Spanish guitar arpeggios and harmonies which quite unfamiliar in death bands but it really added to the album, before opening hell's gates loose again in "Unborn of the Undead" which is probably the most powerful track in the album with the shivering vocal growls and headbanging guitar rhythm that captured the brutality of death metal and sugar coated it with catchy guitar melodies. The albums carry the name of Death's track "Zombie Ritual" which they also cover it with almost no major changes in the playing although i hoped they could put another perspective to the track that goes more with their view rather being just a repetition of Death's work. "Cult of the Living Dead" being the the last track before the outro summoned all their aggression and hostility to come out as the perfect end before "Devoured and Forgotten" with it's scary screaming sounds and horrifying effects in the back ground and marching rhythm guitars backing the lead line  closes the curtains on another mesmerizing record by these guys. The music merge the brutality of death metal with an obvious touch of Swedish melodic death riffs that kept the record more interesting to my ears , with Dave Rotten sick grunting and squealing vocals like a living zombie and the amazing rhythm work through the guitars and drums unleashing blast beats and double bass drumming all over the place that will keep your head moving all the record's play time. Also the cover of the album seems a bit old school it has modern finish on it and tells almost the whole story of an apocalyptic zombie hunted flesh craving sick minded record that you can't miss.
Reviewed by Tarek
Rating: 7.5/10

Contact:
www.avulsed.com

Band: BLAZE OF SORROW
Country: Italy
Title: Fulgida Reminiscenza
Label: Sun & Moon Records
Year: 2014
Style: Atmospheric Black Metal

Review:
New EP from this Italian one-man-band, Fulgida Reminiscenza is actually made of a 3 tracks EP recorded in 2010 and never released until now, plus 2 bonus tracks, one of them being a cover of a Death In June track. If you are already familiar with Peter's work you know he's relying a lot on acoustic guitars and atmospheric keyboard passages, but it seems on this EP he used these elements more than usual, apparently he recorded the 2010 tracks in a miserable state of mind and they turned out overly melancholic and nostalgic. You have to wait more than 10 minutes in this EP for the Black Metal elements (drums and electric guitars) to kick in, but that's not necessarily bad for the overall atmosphere. Blaze of Sorrow is again a pleasant audition and I'm sure if you like its previous works you'll like this one too. If you don't know this Italian project you have to know it's a blend of acoustic and semi-acoustic melancholic music with Black Metal and even a pinch of Post Metal, although the Black Metal elements are rare on this particular release. Sun & Moon did a professional and elegant job producing it in form of a digipack EP strictly limited to 500 copies.
Reviewed by Adrian
Rating: 8/10

Contact:
www.facebook.com/pages/Blaze-Of-Sorrow/230055827018200
www.sunandmoonrecords.com

Band: BODY HARVEST
Country: UK
Title: Futile Creation
Label: Grindhouse Music
Year: 2014
Style: Death Metal

Review:
What once was considered Brutal and Technical Death Metal is now considered simply Death Metal, the Brutal and Technical labels have moved way further. Body Harvest, a young act from Bristol, England, are playing exactly that type of Death Metal that was considered the pinnacle of the genre back then: unrelenting rhythms, extreme aggression, hoarse, gutteral vocals, uncomprehensive of course, supported by screams here and there, heavy drums and impressive bass lines, and an overall brutal, menacing atmosphere. The guitar riffs and leads, although quite catchy, are too generic for this style, they are still in search for an identity; also the guitar solos are very enjoyable but too few to have an impact on the listener. As a debut album Futile Creation proves Body harvest are a tight combo with straight ideas of where they want to move ahead, so I'd say keep an eye on them.
Reviewed by Adrian
Rating: 7.5/10

Contact:
www.facebook.com/BodyHarvest.Official
www.metalmusic.at

Band: CRIMSON CHRYSALIS
Country: South Africa
Title: Crimson Passion Cry
Label: Self-released
Year: 2012
Style: Symphonic Rock

Review:
This one has nothing to do with Underground and has little to do with Metal, but since I have received it for a review I will lay down some words on it. Crimson Chrysalis is actually the one-woman-project of South Africa based Rene van den Berg, a very good singer. With lots and lots of help she produced this debut album in 2012, and I tell you, it's an amazing piece of art, a 14 tracks effort featuring large orchestras, impressive vocal performances from Rene and her guests, a warm and fairy-like atmosphere, and an overall professionalism and maturity that makes you feel safe as listener, you won't encounter unwanted amateurish elements on this album. I very much like Rene's open pride to be a South African and her attempts to include some traditional elements in her music, too. Still this is music fit for movie soundtracks, has nothing to do with the mud we're swimming in here, but makes an awesome audition for a change. 
Reviewed by Adrian
Rating: 9/10

Contact:
www.crimsonchrysalis.com

Band: DEFICIENCY
Country: France
Title: The Prodigal Child
Label: Fantai'zic Productions
Year: 2013
Style: Melodic Modern Thrash Metal

Review:
Second full-length from this French quartet, The Prodigal Child impresses at first through it's freshness; although the band plays an old-school style like Thrash Metal, they managed to throw in lots of modern stuff from different genres that are in fashion at the moment and so reinventing somehow this genre. From what I can see I'd say the band has no boundaries, they do exactly what they like and do it well. The 10 tracks featured here are totaling a bit more than an hour of technical, melodic and catchy (to a point) Modern Thrash Metal, a genre that I think might be on "acceptable" list of old-schoolers, too. I got a bit bored after a while, but I blame that on my lack of contact with the modern genres, so if you're into Thrash Metal and not only you can give this band a chance, they'll treat you well; professional band, tight music (very versatile vocals, precise rhythms section and fabulous guitar work), excellent production, top-notch digipack packaging, all worth your money, believe me.
Reviewed by Adrian
Rating: 9/10

Contact:
www.deficiency.fr
www.fantaizic.wix.com/fantaizic

Band: DIABOLIC
Country: USA
Title: City of the Dead (re-issue)
Label: Repulsive Echo Records
Year: 2013
Style: Death Metal

Review:
Released by the band as demo tape in 1997, then as MCD by Fearless Records, it was about time for this to be re-released on vinyl especially now than the revival of old-school Death Metal is booming, so Repulsive Echo issued 500 copies of it including the 3 tracks remastered, a Slayer and a Morbid Angel cover, plus a new track from 2013 recorded specially for this release. So we're dealing with 3 tracks from the finest old-school, brutal, fast, and destructive Death Metal, a real gem for collectors and one of the best demos released in the end of the '90's by a US Death Metal band. Tight as fuck, technical and intricate, dark and atmospheric, ferocious, in a word perfect! 
Reviewed by Adrian
Rating: -/10

Contact:
www.facebook.com/diabolic.metal
www.facebook.com/repulsiveecho

Band: DYING OF THE LIGHT
Country: New Zealand
Title: Monolithium
Label: Self-released
Year: 2013
Style: Industrial Doom Metal

Review:
Here's a duo from New Zealand whose image portrays a post-apocalyptic, desolate world, so I had high hopes their music would follow the same direction and somehow complement their image. And that's exactly what I got, Dying of the Light are an impressively heavy and catchy Industrial Sludge Doom act capable of attracting some attention on the scene. There are 4 tracks on this EP, 3 of their own and a Shihad cover of "Factory"; I honestly enjoy their tracks more than the Shihad cover for the simple fact that I'm not familiar with Shihad's music, but also because Dying of the Light's music is much heavier and oppressive. At least on the title track, Monolithium, you can really feel an atmosphere similar to the one created in post-apocalyptic movies: dirty, hopeless, dusty and rusty. In my books this is an excellent band that deserves more attention so take a few minutes of your time and try at least the title track, you might really love it. Forgot to mention that each and every track has its own something to surprise the listener, so it's impossible to get bored by this EP.
Reviewed by Adrian
Rating: 9/10

Contact:
www.dyingofthelightnz.com

Band: EKOVE EFRITS
Country: Iran
Title: Nowhere
Label: Hypnotic Dirge Records
Year: 2013
Style: Electronic Ambient Metal

Review:
Fourth album from this Iranian one-man-band I have reviewed a couple of times before, but unfortunately an album that starts to dissociate Ekove Efrits from the Black Metal scene and attempts to introduce it in the Alternative Ambient Electro (at times even Trip-Hop) world where I'm sure it will have no chance at all, zero! The melodies are beautiful again, Count de Efrit knows his way around the synths, keys and piano, but his clean vocals are absolutely awful, the attempts to throw in some Black Metal elements just to keep in touch with the scene are pathetic and the listeners will feel this. I think this album represents a loosing battle for Ekove Efrits, one that will drive away the fans he gathered so far. And the good but boring female vocals don't help much either... If you're into Ambient Electro stuff you might like it, but I hate to see yet another promising Black Metal act going to waste, that's why I'm so vehement.
Reviewed by Adrian
Rating: 4/10

Contact:
www.ekove-efrits.com
www.hypnoticdirgerecords.com

Band: EPITIMIA
Country: Russia
Title: (Un)reality
Label: Hypnotic Dirge Records
Year: 2014
Style: Post Black Metal

Review:
A double-album in digipack format is the latest offering from the Russian outfit named Epitimia. Their fourth full-length release looks outstanding and I can only imagine how much effort the band and label put in releasing it; a 6 panel digipack complete with a 12 pages booklet featuring all lyrics and awesome artwork, an excellent value for your money, no doubt. Music-wise the band took a step further into broadening their territories, the backbone of their music remaining of Black Metal springs, but now adding many Post Rock/Metal, Shoegaze, Electronic and even Jazz influences to the whole. (Un)reality is impressive through the emotions it transpires, it's involving, complex and if their label promotes it as "Epitimia’s magnum opus" I can only agree with this statement. If you know Epitimia's work or if you don't but you're into Post Black Metal, you shouldn't miss this release, get it while it lasts!
Reviewed by Adrian
Rating: 9/10

Contact:
www.facebook.com/epitimia
www.hypnoticdirgerecords.com

Band: FORDARV
Country: Sweden
Title: Between the Eternities
Label: Nigredo Records
Year: 2014
Style: Black Metal

Review:
After a well received EP titled The Echo of Emptiness and released at the edn of last year, Fordarv are back with a followup full-length album after only half a year of waiting. This new album marks also the expansion of their deal with Nigredo Records (that, beside German Witches Brew, is the only European underground Extreme Metal label lead by a lady) and it seems continues where the EP left off. The band sources its inspiration from '90's second wave of Black Metal and its aim is to start building on those structures and eventually deliver their own original genre. They haven't succeeded yet with this debut album, but the foundations are very healthy and hopeful. Fordarv mixes aggressive, straight-forward Black Metal tonalities with a bit of melancholy, a hint of epic ambient touches, but above all, a very cold, sobre, distant atmosphere that will freeze your blood. I have nothing to object about this album, it's well thought, well delivered (organic, raw but at the same time crystal-clear sound quality and excellent mix & master), and apparently honest.
Reviewed by Adrian
Rating: 8/10

Contact:
www.nigredorecords.com

Band: FORGOT
Country: Russia
Title: Doomed to Exile
Label: Dark East Productions
Year: 1996 (2013 re-release)
Style: Death Doom Black Metal

Review:
Wow, this is really old-school and primitive for nowadays standards; both Forgot demos (Demo 1995 and Doomed to Exile from 1996) released on the same CD, 9 tracks in almost 50 minutes of playing time. Forgot, like most young bands at that time started out as a dirty mix of Black (vocals), Death (guitars) and Doom (rhythm section) Metal before crystallizing their own path. The '95 demo has a rough recording quality, but the one from the following year is recorded in better conditions. Also the music becomes a bit more complex although still slow paced, predictible and even boring at times. As a nostalgic as I am, I have enjoyed this release and I remember the feelings while listening to primitive demo tapes, so you might like it too if we have similar tastes, but if you're looking for something more than nostalgia look somewhere else.
Reviewed by Adrian
Rating: 6.5/10

Contact:
www.assavlt.net
www.darkeastproductions.weebly.com

Band: GROWN BELOW
Country: Belgium
Title: The Other Sight
Label: Slow Burn Records
Year: 2013
Style: Sludge Doom Post Metal

Review:
Don't remember of another Slow Burn release I have enjoyed as much as I did the second album from this Belgian quartet. Perfectly melting Sludge, Doom amd Post Metal elements Grown Below's music will appeal to a large category of listeners. 6 tracks totaling 45 minutes, an awesome journey through the different atmospheres portrayed by these guys, and ranging from calm and serene to mad and chaotic ones. The band's technical abilities are way above average and that allows them to avoid repetitive and uninteresting constructions, everything on this CD seems done according to a well crafted plan in order to involve the listener more and more. An excellent album I'd recommend to both old-schoolers and fand of more modern Metal. I've spinned it already 5 times, don't think I ever spinned a Post Metal record that much before...
Reviewed by Adrian
Rating: 9.5/10

Contact:
www.facebook.com/grownbelow
www.slowburn.ru

Band: HALBERD
Country: Russia
Title: Ruthless Game
Label: Metal Scrap Records
Year: 2013
Style: Thrash Metal

Review:
Surprisingly good this debut EP by Russian Halberd, it's already the 5th or 6th time I'm spinning it and still enjoying it. The band was founded in 2012 and they already managed to get a deal with Ukrainian Metal Scrap Records. This debut EP is made of 5 tracks of pure, traditional Thrash Metal a la Megadeth I'd say although the band's influences range within the whole Thrash Metal spectre so we're not dealing with a copycat. Although young they seem to have the necessary technical abilities to come up with catchy and at the same time interesting tunes and still keep it traditional and old-school. Nothing new for the scene, but definitely an enjoyable EP full of catchy elements, backed up by a crystal-clean sound and excellent production, worth an audition for sure.
Reviewed by Adrian
Rating: 8/10

Contact:
www.vk.com/halberd_band
www.metalscraprecords.com

Band: IN MY SHIVER
Country: Italy
Title: Delicate Poison
Label: Hypnotic Dirge Records
Year: 2014
Style: Post Black Metal / Depressive Rock

Review:
One of the weirdest conbinations of genres I've heard lately... In My Shiver mixes Post-Black Metal with Depressive Rock and the result is quite ok although hard to digest. Traces of Black Metal are few and not so important in the whole, there are only a few hoarse shrieks, a few parts with Black Metal guitar riffs and blastbeats, but that's about it, the rest is pretty far from Black Metal and even from Metal so I don't know what will be their niche after all, who will enjoy this album to a point of following the band. I guess open minded persons in search of something new will enjoy this second full-length from in My Shiver, it's an interesting perspective on the Post Black Metal movement, who knows if it will influence other bands or if it will die here... As far as I'm concerned this is pretty original stuff, so worth giving it a try.
Reviewed by Adrian
Rating: 8/10

Contact:
www.inmyshiver.tk
www.hypnoticdirgerecords.com

Band: INSIDEAD
Country: Greece
Title: ????S?S (Eleysis)
Label: Noisehead Records
Year: 2014
Style: Heavy Thrash Metal

Review:
After a debut album released in 2011 on Massacre Records, this Greek combo returns with a 2013 followup out on Noisehead Records this time, a 9 tracks effort totaling more than an hour of Modern Thrash Metal. At first the combination of Thrash and Heavy Metal with Folk elements (mostly on track intros) is the highlight of Insidead, and indeed it sounds interesting and very expressive, a good choice by a band that can afford it (they surely know how to handle their instruments), but diving deeper into this album one might also discover the complexity of the modern/traditional blend, compositions that will satisfy both old-schoolers and the new generation of Thrash Metallers. The sound quality is top-notch, of course, and except for the fact that the tracks might seem a bit too long for this genre, I can say Eleysis is an excellent choice for open-minded metallers who're into melodic leads and solos, powerful and catchy guitar riffs, Slayer-like vocals (with their own identity nonetheless), Folk and Symphonic additions and lots of modern touches. Fresh Thrash Metal!
Reviewed by Adrian
Rating: 9/10

Contact:
www.insideadband.com
www.noiseheadrecords.com

Band: LARACNA
Country: Brazil
Title: Laracna
Label: Self-released
Year: 2012
Style: Black Metal

Review:
The second demo released by this one man band from Brazil, is made of only 2 own tracks and a cover of Sepultura's Antichrist. Well, Laracna's music is as primitive and brutal as Sepultura in their early days, but unfortunately this one man band doesn't bring anything interesting to the table, its music is repetitive, simple and at times chaotic, on one hand, and on the other Sabrahmon, the guy behind this project, doesn't have the same technical skills as Sepultura had back in the days either. I'd say Laracna is a brutal, synthetic (lo-fi drum machine used) Black Death Metal with nothing impressive underbelt. Still, all in all it should be a start, it's not something to be ashamed of, I've heard much worse. 
Reviewed by Adrian
Rating: 5/10

Contact:
www.facebook.com/pages/Laracna/134646526659197

Band: LYONITE
Country: Holland
Title: Disguised In Darkness
Label: Self-released
Year: 2012
Style: Melodic Metal

Review:
Unfortunately I'm reviewing here the one and only full-length released by Lyonite as they have sadly disbanded in the meantime this year. Sadly because this was a pretty good band and Disguised In Darkness proves a professional and impressive debut album, a catchy display of melodic but at the same time powerful and progressive piece of Metal fronted by an enchanting female vocalist but actually highlighted by top-notch compositions and highly versatile keyboard lines. I'd say their style is a Melodic Heavy Metal with important influences from both Progressive Metal and Power Metal, a mature and curdled music that was meant for the mainstream. The band are not excluding a reunion at a later date, but at least for now Lyonite is on ice although you can still order this CD from the band, and I really recommend that. If you ask me this band should definitely get back together and aim for the tops!
Reviewed by Adrian
Rating: 9/10

Contact:
www.lyonite.com