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This is one of the finest local Black Metal band in Singapore ever heard. Officially released by Nebiula Records, MAJUSIAH have proven to be the standout of the underground Metal scene.
With aggressive drumbeats and heavy attacking riffs, the melodious Black Metallers set listeners in amidst of the early sounds of Cradle Of Filth. Intro keyboards from the song "Goddess Of Darkness" 1st generates a dark eerie atmoshpere and then alarms the listeners with a high scream of the band's name and with a set of fast atacking guitar riffs and drums. Very complex and great songs composition by the band themselves. They are proven to be worthy in the underground scene, and no doubt this band is ready to conquor the hellish blasphemic black metal underground scene both locally and overseas.
Tracklist:
1. Goddess Of Darkness
2. Soul Of The Undead
3. Satan's Child
4. Darkness Hatred
Rate skulx: 4/5
Reviewed by Rizal SUICIDAL
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Alright, here it is, suicidal's self-released album. I've always been a fan of suicidal and whenever i go to their shows the two things that blow me away are their vocals, and the drums. In this album, there is not much difference. The title track blows the listener away with a deafening scream followed by some very well-crafted guitar riffs. This song is perhaps the most pivotal suicidal song to date and it definitely sets the tone for this album. If you are looking for a good black metal album with deafening screams, melodic keyboards and fast-paced riffs then this album is a definite must-have. For me, the best song on this effort has to be 'Dark Rituals' because of the melody between keyboards and guitars, and the drumming is superb. Also, the guitar work on the instrumental, 'Prelude to Mid-evil' is to die for. The only letdown is perhaps the live version of 'Pandaemonic Massacre' because the recording leaves something to be desired. Give this album a few spins and it will definitely grow on you. Overall, a very satisfying release from one of singapore's most promising bands of today.
Tracklist:
1. Vengeance
2. Mid-Evil Dawn
3. Netherworld
4. Kiamat
5. Pandaemonic Massacre
6. Dark Rituals
7. Funeral Christ
8. Prelude To Mid-Evil
9. Mystic Fog
10. Fall Of An Angel
11. Pandaemonic Massacre (Live Xtreme Metal 2)
Rating: 8/10
Reviewed by The Piper
Well, most of you would probably know of our very own local thrash metal act, Beast Petrify, by now. "In the Circle Of Time" is their first ever demo recorded since the foundation of the band back in 1993. Dated back in 1997, the current two-piece thrash metal maniacs, has a different lineup. Besides Al Fahmi(current frontman) on guitars and vocals, the lineup also consists of Yunos on guitars, Hairulnizam on bass and Rudi Rosmawan Boy (current frontman of local death metal outfit, Ethereal) on drums. Well, this demo sounds very much like early Slayer, if you were to ask me, with all those heavy chugging riffs, thunderous blastbeats, killer shred solos, which can be heard in most of the songs. I feel that "Terminal of Violence" is a great choice for an opening track since it automatically creates an immediate impact to the listener with the powerful chuggings, followed by fast blastbeats and a loud scream. The second and third track is slightly slower but has a more technical approach with lots of odd drumbeats and technical guitar riffs and basslines. The fourth track is probably my favourite. Really awesome guitar solo works between the two guitarists. Last track, "Sorrowful and Exasperation" is a slow instrumental with only guitars and keyboards. It sounds very melodic with all those ascending and descending scales and it's really pleasant to the ears. For those of you who are yearning for hard, fast and old school thrash metal, this is for you!
Tracklist:
1. Terminal of Violence
2. Catastrophic Persecution
3. Obscure Obliteration
4. Onward to Conciousness
5. Sorrowful and Exasperation
Rating: 4.5/5
Reviewed by EZ SUICIDAL
13 years and still, ETHEREAL has proven themselves to be one of the longest and Singapore's most promising Death Metal band ever produced. Ever since their 2 demo release ('Visions Of Doom' in 1996 and 'Pleading For Survival' in 1998) ETHERAL gained recognition in the local underground scene and other regions as well.
"Visions Of A Paranormal", opening track for this 5-track MCD entitled 'Social Misery' EP release 2004, leads the listener into daze with the awesome barrage of guitars, the way Death Metal should be. Personally, to me, the first track is one of the best songs ever composed by them. Balancing their great vocal and heavy-attacking riffs, 'Social Misery' EP generates a much more matured and complexity in their music. Such weighty slabs of old school death Metal as "Anak Liar" and "The Civilisation Factor" outstand this superb sound-quality 5-track MCD.
Overall, 'Social Misery' is one of the release from Death Metallers, ETHEREAL,
never to be missed!!!!!
Tracklist:
1. Visions Of A Paranormal
2. Pleading For Survival
3. Anakliar
4. The Civilisation Factor
5. Social Misery
Rate skulx: 4.5/5
Reviewed by Rizal SUICIDAL
Out of Singapore comes this Vedic Metal band (so classified because of the belief system that drives them). They create metal somewhere in between death metal and black metal, with serious talent and driving battle rhythms. The atmosphere is great also, using Eastern music within the songs to achieve a feel unlike other bands. This is the only band attempting something like this that even comes close to what Nile has accomplished in the realm of atmosphere. Most bands that try it suck at it, and Rudra have prevailed. An all-around excellent release, and I cannot wait to see what's next.
Website: www.demonzend.com
Reviewed by UNDER THE BLADE, Firing Squad Reviews
The climatic "Netherworld opens up this six song MCD. before Suicidal unleashes their climatic black metal with funerous rhythms like the ones in "Kiamat". The band combines the more bestial and raw moments of black metal with some guttural voices that are more of the death metal style and with an omnipresent keyboard that orchestrates each composition. But at the same time they use the more blackish metal voice of the trollish type that fits the darker passages really well. The drumming is intense with fast patterns most of the time but also showing interesting passages where the emphasis is on heaviness. I specially liked the opening of "Pandaemonic Massacre" with wah wah and climatic keyboards (guys from Suicidal...this is a good idea to use often!!) The sound is extremely raw and maybe mixing the guitars louder can give extra power to the music of this blasphemic band. Pure darkness revealed.
By Federico Marongiu, Music Extreme
KIYAMAT (Singapore) “Prepare For War” (MCD) - EP 2004, Recorded, Mixed and Engineered by Calvin of Raspatul .- Another colossus from Singapore, before beginning, I am thankful once again to my good friend Joe Suicide for this material, this EP indeed has been produced by him. The cover is quite typical of some Black Metal productions. I want to remark some very important data, KIYAMAT is a band of a single man, Ian Kiyamat, also known like Drakonian Baal, he plays the guitar and sings in all the themes of the EP, but "Mystic Dreams", where the guitar was played by Joe Suicide from SUICIDE SOLUTION, in addition I must tell you that this theme is the only one in all the disc that has keyboards on it, which are work of Drakonian Baal, the other instruments in this production were works of known musicians in the Underground Scene from Singapore, that have decided to maintain in absolute reserve their identities. Drakonian Baal is at the present time making service at the army in Brunei, he is the youngest brother of Elsa (vocalist of the great band SUICIDE SOLUTION). For those who are interested in all the details, I comment that KIYAMAT means Armageddon or end of the world in Malaysian. First track is simply called "Intro", just 35" of the most infernal thing than you have ever been able to listen to, non apt for children that just begin in this dark way, soon we have" Restless" an ill and totally blasphemer creature, with a funeral entrance, from the most perverse and cruel place, it has a morbid and malevolent cut, soon comes" Kingdom Crusade ", hit of this EP, riffs and percussion make me remember to the legendary band of Peruvian Hardcore from late 80's RESIDUOS INORGÁNICOS, indeed it remembers me the track of the same name "Residuos inorgánicos", the devastation continues with "Infernal Flames Of Hell", more jackality guaranteed, soon comes "Mystic Dreams", another excellent theme, with a very good use of keyboards, to close the EP we have the track that gives name to the disc "Prepare For War", an overwhelming holocaust, that gives us an extraordinary end! If you are in the Black Metal, sunk in the dark, in the Satanism, lust and hatred, this production is for you!
Website: http://www.deaththrasher.com/
By DEATHTHRASHER MAGAZINE
Formed early 2003, NERRAKA ( 5 hellhordes ) release their 2-track demo CD in 2005
'Arise From Hell'
With hellish vocals and rythmic satanic strings, being accompanied with skull-crushing drumbeats, NERRAKA opens their first demo release with demonic track "Thy Legion Of The Whores". High screaming vocals flowed through the warmageddon atmosphere, much influenced of NAGLFAR. Trully a great song for the start off release. Then came "Riwayat", the anthem arose from the deepest depth of Hell, set listeners into a much higher level of hatred against the unholy white liars Christians. Throughout the 2-track release, no doubt NERRAKA has risen from the pits of HELL with much potential in them into the hellish Black Metal scene. The only let down is the drums; which could be better if much grind drumbeats were inserted instead in some riffs.
Tracklist:
1. Thy Legion Of The Whores
2. Riwayat
Rate skulx: 4/5
Reviewed by Rizal SUICIDAL
'Enter The Musicians Mind' is heavily composed demo CD, self-released set. With similar sounds of the olden Metallica and some of Misfits, TWISTED MINDS is sure to be one of the new and uprsing Heavy Metal bands here in Singapore underground scene. Despite of the sound quality which is sad to say raw and not very satisfying, the songs are greatly composed with superb guitar skills & technique.
The opening track of the release, "The Crimson River", captures the band at their best-melodic, brooding and heavy. Great vocals through the flow of the music, which much reminded of garage days, James Hetfield. Listeners of this CD will definitely be set upon the age of the METALLICA era.
Tracklist:
1. Stages Of Human Emotion (Instrumental)
2. Ready For Battle
3. Time
4. The Crimson River
Rate skulx: 3/5
Reviewed by Rizal SUICIDAL
Representing Singahellion and Anti-Christ, 4-Legions horde BALBERITH plays unholy Apocalyptic Black Metal, dominating the underground scene and reviving the legacy of Anti-Christian phenomenon..
Although the tunes are dull and cliched beyond belief, an musically in the whole release, sounds just like every other second-rate Black Metal record, in this 'Rites Of Blasphemy' release the horde embrace listeners into cold and eerie dark medieval times.
Tracklist:
1. Rites Of Blasphemy
2. Revelation Of Death
3. Satan's Conjuration
4. Nazarene Labyrinth
Rate skulx: 4/5
Reviewed by Rizal SUICIDAL
One thing will tell you Exuberance is a Singaporean band; the number of tracks on Darkness Arise. The cd has only 3 tracks. However, one thing will tell you they are not your average singaporean black metal band; the actual cd itself, Darkness Arise. Despite having only 3 tracks, this stunning album completely blew me away. The first track, Evening Fade, is an intro full of piano and keyboard melody.
Come into Darkness Arise, and let it engulf you. The intro gives you that melancholic feeling and then it roars into an almost perfectly crafted black metal masterpiece. Undeniably beautiful, and with multiple guitar solos that tell you this is'nt any ordinary Singaporean band. The third and final track, End Of Dark Age, gives you most of the same that Darkness Arise offers, except that its shorter in length. Exuberance is definitely a band with undeniable potential, pity about the lack of tracks.
Tracklist:
1. Evening Fade
2. Darkness Arise
3. End Of Dark Age
Rating: 4.0/5
Reviewed by The Piper
I've always been a great fan of melodic death metal but I never thought a local band could pull off the genre as well as Bhelliom can. Within Nowhere, their latest effort, proves that Singapore does have quite a lot of talent out there indeed. This album just knocked my socks off right from the start and I can't wait to see Bhelliom live.
The album starts with 'In The Arms Of Agony', an acoustic piece which I must say opens very nicely. Its very fresh and tells me Bhelliom is something I should start my day with. The rest of the album is very well crafted, hits like 'Behind The Mask', 'Illucination' and 'Images Of Torment' are very high-tempo and gives you that fresh feeling. However, I felt that the rhythms of each song in this album are a bit too similar. By the time I got to 'Stranger In The Mirror' i noticed this and it started to get thrashy and well, boring. Only when I reached 'Agony's Dream' did the riffs start to get interesting again and the rest of the album really does well for me. The instrumental effort, 'Sky High Under The Influence' is definitely something special.
Overall this album left a very good impression with me and the production quality is quite satisfactory, i really feel this band has some serious power in their hands. I'm going to make Bhelliom a permanent spot on my playlist simply because I feel they are that damn good. Trust me on this, this is the first time I have ever given a local band a 5/5 rating for any CD/demo.
Tracklist:
1. In The Arms Of Agony
2. Behind The Mask
3. Illucination
4. Stranger In The Mirror
5. Images Of Torment
6. Agony's Dream
7. Sky High Under The Influence
8. Within Nowhere
Rating: 5.0/5
Reviewed by The Piper
Now this band brings back the Metallica Garage days! With thrashy heavy melody, XANADOO definitely sets a wide opportunity into the underground Metal scene. Even though the sound quality is poor, the band produced a great raw demo and trully undeniable, a killer release from this 4-horsemen. Speed is their principle, and nevertheless, an attitude of Kill 'Em All in their signature...
Tracklist:
1. Metal Mania
2. The Moscow Show Trial
3. Reason For Treason
Rating: 4.0/5
Reviewed by Rizal SUICIDAL
I had never heard anything about Truth Corroded (Australia) when I was passed their CD to review. The only thing I knew about them was that they are Australian and they play metalcore. So I took a listen and I have to say, I liked what I heard. 'Our Enemy Is The Weapon' is an explosive album packed with a variety of jaw-breaking riffs. Tracks like 'The Cull', 'Ninety One' and 'Of The Ten' just totally blew me away. 'A Sky Laden With Flies' was something interesting, the slow intro actually almost made me switch to the next song until the song came and kicked me in the face. Overall, this is a very exciting album made for today's metalcore generation. Sweet, but forgettable.
Tracklist:
1. Ashes To The Blazing Sky
2. The Cull
3. Captives
4. Ninety One
5. A Sky Laden With Flies
6. An Enemy Among Us
7. Of The Ten
8. Resonance Of The Coming FIre
9. Silence
10. Kill Of Lies
11. The Violence Came Home
Rating: 4.5/5
Reviewed by The Piper
Beautiful composition in the melody, this band from Greece brings out the name Doom Metal and Goth in a well progressive way. Deep impact of sorrow lies in the opening "Sicken Realm" of this 6-track release demo, which then followed by the fast riffings "At The World's End" which set listeners awake from the dark gloomy atmosphere from the opening track. Furthermore, in my personal view, "At The World's End" the best track among the others.
Overall, BLACK CANDLES delivers a superb quality and satisfaction demo release, worth the time and money spend on their recording.
Tracklist:
1. Sicken Realm
2. At The World's End
3. Black Candles
4. 0 (zero)
Rate skulx: 4.0/5
Reviewed by Rizal SUICIDAL
The most heaviest impact yet dark gloomy sounds ever been reviewed! EIGHT HANDS FOR KALI, from Northern Ireland, delivers much more aggresive slow killing riffs in their songs unlike other Doom bands. Aggresive vocals contribute deep hatred in their slow-dying songs. Intro of this tracks release, "Black Tantric Nail" , is tremendously the best composed in their demo.
Tracklist:
1. Black Tantric Nail
2. Left Handed And Blood Red
3. Skeleton Horse
4. Mount Meru (Instrumental)
5. Apocalypse Love Hypnotized
Rate skulx: 4.0/5
Reviewed by Rizal SUICIDAL
This fast riffings metallers, from Greece, deliver hard knocks and great tunes with spectacular guitar works that will blow all listeners away! Power Metal once being revive again with much influence of the trully infamous HELLOWEEN, but in a heavier weightage and darker melody. Great vocal delivery throughout the blood-gushing tracks. Fans of PRIMAL FEAR, HELLOWEEN and other speed / power Metal bands will definitely would wanna check this band out. OUT OF THE LAIR has even played opening for the trully Legendary band, HELLOWEEN!!!! The Legacy World Tour 2005/2006!!!
Tracklist:
1. Intronoise-X
2. Flying Surf
3. G.O.D.
4. Nosferatu
5. Wolverine's Knights
6. Vampire Lady
7. Last Time Of Fire Child
8. PsychoTears
9. Out Of The Lair
Rate skulx: 4.5/5
Reviewed by Rizal SUICIDAL
Gutteral vomit tracks which will totally rip your flesh apart! A GOOD DAY FOR KILLING (Thailand), also well-known as AGDFK, prove themselves to be one of the most fast attacking and sickest brutal death metallers in their region. This 3-disasterpiece sets a gorebrutality 4 tracks demo release 'AssAsSin' in mid 2003. Best track in my gutteral view is "DeathGate Opened". Currently, the band consist 4 sick brutal members.
Tracklist:
1. Let's Kill Someone
2. A GOOD DAY FOR KILLING
3. DeathGate Opened
4. Ghoul
Rate skulx: 4.0/5
Reviewed by Rizal SUICIDAL
This band needs no introduction. Behold the trully brutal death metallers from Malaysia, NECROTIC CHAOS, set armageddon in this putrid earth! Raging guitar riffs, fast grind-technical drum patterns, alongside with powerful deep gorish vokills, NECROTIC CHAOS unleashes once again chaos with another new release 'Black As The Insect', a 4track mini-cd feat. LANGSUYR members in the new line-up in the band. This new concept will definitely bleed the ears of listeners of this cd. Trully all tracks really set infestation of evil and pure hatred to this brutal massacre in this release. Songs not to be missed are "Black As The Insect" and "My Oath For Thee".
Tracklist:
1. Black As The Insect
2. It's Depth Unpenetrable
3. Immaterial Majesty
4. My Oath For Thee
Rate skulx: 4.5/5
Reviewed by Rizal SUICIDAL
BARZAKH (Indonesia) sets a cold grim atmosphere in this album 'Heart Holy In Hypocrite'. Reminds me of the old CRADLE OF FILTH and ILNARTH. This black metal horde delivers melodic synths along the beautifully hellish-composed songs, with great high-pitch Dani-alike vocals. Totally one not to be missed! Superb album from BARZAKH, whereby all their originals in this release are beyond expectations and lyrics greatly written! Mighty Hail to BARZAKH!
Tracklist:
1. Satan Born
2. Border Holy In The Sun
3. The Power Darkness That Eternal
4. The Rising Of The Heart Close
5. Hesitation Mind In The Evil
6. Her Robe Willingness In The Trash
7. The Noble Devil
8. Light The End
Rate skulx: 5/5
Reviewed by Rizal SUICIDAL
Finally, diabolical demonic torture is set upon the Jews! DEMONICAL CRISIS ASSEMBLY from Malaysia brings hellish Anti-Jew phenomenon to this world! With a trully skull-crushing songs, they release a 5-track cd 'Blood War Death' which really trully black metal at its best. Intro of this release "Child Of Damnation" generates pure hatred for the damned and slowly pumping in more strength in their next songs, makes you hunger for more. Reminded me more BEHEMOTH, MAYHEM, RAGNAROK and other Black Metal hailing Legions. Trully one of the best ever Black Metal band ever heard!!!
Tracklist:
1. Child Of Damnation
2. Internal Suffering
3. Die In Battlefield
4. The Flag Of Destroyer
5. Blood War Death
Rate skulx: 5/5
Reviewed by Rizal SUICIDAL
This demo from US harks back to the days of early Dimmu Borgir. SOTHIS's release self-titled mcd unleashes the true meaning of Symphony Black Metal. Their sound is melodious, dark and brilliantly aggresive, but at times the impact is reduced by the eerie atmospheric synths. Nevertheless, the quality of these songs is superb and astounding, such that the best of them manage to break through the symphony melodic atmosphere, like during the brilliant "The Memory" which trully set fans of Melodic Black Metal hunger for their music.
Tracklist:
1. Hypocrisy
2. The Memory
3. Sinister Nation
4. Reflections Of Old
Rate skulx: 4.0/5
Reviewed by Rizal SUICIDAL
BUNUH (Singapore), not much to be said about them, this legendary and trully infamous brutal death metallers released a superb 6-track cd. With great brutallity impact in their songs, BUNUH sets rage killing all with their 'The Torso Killers'. A release not to be forgotten!
Tracklist:
1. Cold Blooded Murder
2. I Shall Kill Again
3. Humaneater
4. Killed And Dismembered
5. Raining Blood
6. Nymphic Land (Bonus Track)
4. Psychiatric Disorder (Bonus Track)
Rate skulx: 4.0/5
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Finally, insane brutal ep from Singapore's Grind metallers, BOMBARDE! A MUST-GET-OR-DIE release! Screaming, gorish vocals being accompanied with trully fast aggresive songs, they setan undenial killer ep release. Listener will surely be left hunger for more of their short-length grind musick!
Tracklist:
1. Voluntary Self Deliverance Suicide
2. My Adoration
3. Sub Human Waste
4. Serenity In Silence
5. Provoke The Agitator
6. Aeons Of Aeons
Rate skulx: 4.5/5
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Here comes one of Singapore's finest death metallers, PREDATORY. With techinical in their style, the band release a superb 3-track demo 'Ideas To Ponder' which will definitely blow your mind. Great track "Lesser Form Of Me" from the 2-piece band release. Fans of DEATH will surely set out hunting for this demo.
Tracklist:
1. Exsitence - Eschuteon
2. Lesser Form Of Me
3. Ideas Of Ponder
Rate skulx: 4.0/5
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Gothic at its best, gloomy atmospheric controls the music. Listeners will be brought upon a world of another realm. Despite their poor sound quality, AKAL SARI (Malaysia) prove themselves to still withstand in their league with good composition of songs.
Tracklist:
1. Inferiority Complex
2. Darkest Heart
Rate skulx: 3.5/5
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Now this is pure f*cking Thrash Metal! Much influences of Kreator, PAGANFIRE (Philippines) delivers totally aggresive songs in this killer release demo '04. They set massive destruction to conquer the scene in their region and elsewhere. Superb guitar solos and song compositions although the recording was absolutely raw. This band deserves a skul-crushing compliment for their true dedication to the underground scene.
Tracklist:
1. Pagkakamali Ng Panahon
2. Glorious Arson
3. Metal Thrashing Militants
4. Hate Vanishing Point
Rate skulx: 4.0/5
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Blasphemy blast beats followed by demonic hailing screams and growls, BEYOND MORTAL DREAMS set listeners into deep and dark trance as much of anger is built in their music. The brutal guitar riffings unleashed a new death metal atmosphere while being accompanied with great drumming patterns and a few hallowed synths effects. Trully one of the best demo I have ever reviewed. This band BEYOND MORTAL DREAMS from South Autralia superbly brought together a perfect mix of death, thrash and heavy elements into their originals. Trully a black metal hailing band indeed.
Tracklist:
1. Intro
2. The Demon And The Tree Of The Dead
3. Demonsword Infernal
4. The Underground Dwellers
5. Outro
Rate skulx: 4.5/5
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Behold the most anticipating brutal, technical, proggressive death metal band ever produced in Singapore. With mixed elements ranging from jazzy tunes to brutal grind and heavy riffs, ARBITRARY ELEMENT released a trully remarkable 4-track demo CD "Crushed By Gravity". ARBITRARY ELEMENT prove themselves to be one of the most promising and uprising band in the underground scene today. The best track from my own opinion is 'Beyond Event Horizon'. Superb drummings and guitar techniques in this track and trully a genious composer of the song.
Tracklist:
1. Crushed By Gravity
2. Transient Regress
3. Beyond Event Horizon
4. Resonance Cascade
Rate skulx: 4.0/5
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Be embraced, for thy Legions has finally come! Singapore's most ferocious demonic black metal band ever accompalished, with deep influences of Mayhem and Belphegor, ISTIDRAJ's has awaken the depths of hell and opened wide the gates of Midian with their release "Singa Kult Black Metal". Brutal blast beat drums and raw attacking guitar riffs, these mighty black horde are set to conquer the black metal underground scene. Trully the most satanic song I've ever heard, and also one of the best in their 10-track CD release, their self-entitled song 'Istidraj' displayed what the band is really made up. Fans of true raw black metal must lookout for ISTIDRAJ or die in mercyful fate!
Tracklist:
1. Shadow Of Darkness
2. Thy Whisper Of Eternal Shadow
3. Istidraj
4. Discrepancy
5. Chants Of Desolate Soul
6. Blasphemic Conquest (Necro Version)
7. Odes Of Aeshon
8. Agony In Purgatory
9. De Shining Ones
10. Istidraj (Bonus track Live)
Rate skulx: 5.0/5
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Besides the infamous band RUDRA, these horde arose to be also Singapore's very own Vedic Metal band. Apart from their originality sound which most bands differ from, this self-entitled album release from NARASIMHA displays a clean cut death melodies with a little black metal atmospheric. Splendid gorish vocals and great solo in most of the tracks especially 'Jai Bharat!'. Be embraced as they prove their unique genre a one trully not to be missed!
Tracklist:
1. When Darkness Triumphs...
2. Dehumanized Horde
3. Compound Of Evil
4. Holy Slaughter
5. Gnomic Revelations
6. Jai Bharat!
7. Perpetual. Assimilation. Prevarication.
8. Kashmir
9. Preech Your Death
10. Narasimha
Rate skulx: 4.0/5
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Now this is what melodic death metal is all about, with a mixture of technicallity in their music. TWO FOOT CANDLE is deeply influenced with the infamous IN FLAMES from their proud genre. This band from Malaysia released a 5-track skull-crushing bare knuckles demo CD worth while to listen! All the tracks are at its best with words beyond description. Fans of IN FLAMES will definitely be amazed by what this band can deliver. Overall, one of the best demo CD I've ever listened to.
Tracklist:
1. Unseen Enemy Within Sight
2. Sirens (The Forbidden Love)
3. Failure Of A Man
4. The Bride Cries For Her Broken Crown
5. Time To Fly
Rate skulx: 5.0/5
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Now here's a great band from Greece to checkout after the heavy masses. SORROWS PATH's promo cd release entitled "Resurrection" unleashes a true doom metal with mixture of old-school heavy metal. With melodious vocals accompanied with the heavy guitar riffings, sounded abit of MANOWAR in their style, SORROWS PATH held high their pride in bringing doom element into their songs. Slow yet addictive, the songs are catchy to one's ears. Great track from their release is 'Prince Of The Night'.
Tracklist:
1. No Possibility
2. Flower
3. Prince Of The Night
4. True Hope
5. Land Of Illusions (Chopar)
6. Sorrow's Path
Rate skulx: 3.5/5
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Demonical anthems engraved in pure hatred, yet another black metal band from Singapore unleashes a true war demo cd release. INFERNAL EXECRATOR unleashes hell, with pure execration as their signature. Chaotic 4-track release with brutal grind drum patterns and raw guitar riffings. Great vo-kills and trully remarkable hellish songs. Best track from this war release is 'Thy Demonization Conquers'. To all black metalist, be prepare for total genocide and execration!
Tracklist:
1. Anthem Of Apocalyptic
2. Pure Genocidal Apocalypse
3. Unholy FLame Of Odium
4. Thy Demonization Conquers
Rate skulx: 4.0/5
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Finally, something to ease my mind. Superb sound quality recording, sweet clean rock music, great guitar licks and power vocals, MARATHON from Greece set the album release "Too Much Trouble For Nothing" in a hard knocks bare nuckle style. My favourite track from this release is 'Night Life Is Calling'. Reminded me much of JIMI HENDRIX's Vodoo Child and CARLOS SANTANA's Black Magic Woman. Their songs from this great album release are all very smooth whereby it sets listeners feel the groove in their music. Totally a different experience for me and most of all, a great composer in their music.
Tracklist:
1. In Through The Night
2. Turn Off The Lights
3. I'm Gonna Drink A Lot Tonight
4. Mama Sorry
5. You Don't Mess Around With Me
6. Marathon
7. Rainy Days
8. Night Life Is Calling
Rate skulx: 4.5/5
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With mixture of doom, gothic, heavy metal and other different genre to mention, VOW DREAMS unleashes a new era for the Metal underground. Trully beyond description upon judging, the elements they brought together in their music blends perfectly, creating an eerie atmosphere with addictive melodic. No doubt, one of its kind! Overall comment for this release, a satisfying demo and totally original and ingenious composition in the making!
Tracklist:
1. Intro
2. Nightmare In The Night
3. A Visit From The Souls
4. Anguish (Instrumental)
5. Garden Of The Spirit
6. Dead Two Times
Rate skulx: 3.0/5
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Raw recording in the making, this release trully will set one's ears bleed! No doubt, VOMIT BOG unleashed a hatred and tremendous raw demo 'Human Genocide' and holding high the swords of flame of Anti-Christianity phenomena.
Tracklist:
1. Acid Vomit Christian Killer
2. Fecal Jesus
3. Hallowed Be Thy Vomit
4. School Bus Of Niggers
5. Holly Cunt
6. Holly Mary Is Not Virgin
Rate skulx: 2.5/5
Reviewed by Rizal SUICIDAL
Extremely raw with screechy-scratchy vocals, thwacking bass, and buzzing rhythm guitars, not forgetting their short-yet-attacking solos, they proven themselves once again an aggresive raw thrash metal band from Philipines. Much better than "Mabangis! Marahas!" definitely, PAGANFIRE sets themselves in their own roots with a new release. Again a tremendous raw demo 'Dudurog! Lilipol! Demo 2006'. Hopefully we will expect in their next release a much pro-recording quality soon in the near future.
Tracklist:
1. To Hunt, To Kill, To Devour
2. Mapangwasak
3. Sa Wakas Ng Hinaharap
4. Terminator
Rate skulx: 3.5/5
Reviewed by Rizal SUICIDAL