Zeal & Ardor
Blues, Gospel and Soul meet harsher music
Album Reviews
Panzerballett – X-Mas Death Jazz
“Dad, that actually sounds pretty bad.” Thus my eleven-year-old daughter in the car one afternoon after I had received the promo copy of X-Mas Death Jazz by German Panzerballett. There is the thing with children [Read »]
Album Reviews
Xanthochroid – Of Erthe And Axen – Act I
Xanthochroid started out their career by putting out the Incultus EP in 2011, followed by their stellar debut album Blessed He With Boils the following year. The years that followed were full of touring and [Read »]
Xanthochroid
Xanthochroid is an Epic Black Metal band that strives to produce the most sophisticated and enthralling compositions in the metal scene today. Taking influence from bands like Emperor, Opeth, Moonsorrow, Wintersun, and many others; Xanthochroid [Read »]
Album Reviews
Klabautamann – Smaragd
Music that showcases many styles and layers to encompass a band sound is always welcome to me. I enjoy reading about the aspects of a group’s sound before delving in aurally. With Klabautamann, the black [Read »]
Sensory Records
Sensory was established in 1997 as a subsidiary label of The Laser’s Edge. Its purpose is to spotlight artists who approach the metal genre with an exploratory and progressive attitude. Complexity and intelligence combined with [Read »]
Vic Records
First era Vic Records was founded in 1992. Its first release was the Katatonia debut minicd ‘Jhva Elohim Meth… the Revival’. Second release was Crystal Age , a Gothenburg based technical death metal band, led [Read »]
Season of Mist
As a label, Season of Mist is well known in the Metal circles and beyond for being an innovative, wide spectrum label, always interested in exploring and developing new paths. From discoveries in extreme Metal [Read »]
Relapse Records
Few generalizations about metal music can be said to be universally true, but that the genre has always been powered by its fans’ intense devotion is one of these, from the founding fathers of heavy [Read »]
Prophecy Productions
Prophecy [prof-uh-see] The foretelling or prediction of what is to come. At Prophecy Productions, we are defined by our long-term perspective, quality standards and the unifying element of Prophecy as a brand. 2016 marks the [Read »]