Lectern is a four piece band from Italy. Members include, Fabio Bava: vocals, bass. Enrico Romano: guitar. Pietro Sabato: guitar. Marco Valentine: drums. Genre described as Death metal Fratricidal Concelebration album released on Sliptrick Records February 2015. My first thoughts, this is a full adrenaline ride. The sheer brutality comes through on each and every song. Madness and destruction awaits the unsuspecting listeners. The death metal roots are evident through the entire opus. Tracks like Labial Of Inveigher, Pulpit Of Tormentation and Deign Of Ceremonier are technical and yet carry certain melodies that are catchy and will have you moving your head. One of my favorite song would have to be Falsifier Bribed In Desanctification, it reminds me of old Pestilence. The solos are awesome and the riff arrangement is complex but still manages to bring the feeling of the old school DM across. In terms of production, this is a crushing sounding release. Drums are destructive with hyper blast beats and monsterous double kick action. Heavy distorted guitar tones with fluid sounding solos. In conclusion, aggressive and punishing sounds that is pure to the underground. Fans of the old school dm as well as the new generation of metalheads will want to add this one to their collection. Bands similar to their style would be Malevolent Creation, Atheist, early Slayer, Monstrosity, Gorguts, Grave and Pestilence. ~Artemoritifca facebook-lectern
Devast is a four piece band from Algeria. Members include Idir : Guitar/Vox, Frank (Draconum Oth): Drums, Markos : Vox, Nicolas Soto: Bass. Genre is described as Technical Brutal Death Metal. Into Decimated Reality album released on March 10 2015 on Gore House Productions. Here we have nine tracks of pure mayhem and devastation. Speed and precision are spot on playing on every composition. Savage low guttural vocals sound tremendous, the rage is felt on every phrase. In terms of production the quality is top notch. Crushing guitar tones and powerful drumming on a high level. Songs like "Radical Excruciation Concept", "Cruel Methods Of Punishment" and "Condemned And Slaughtered Unmercifully" are among my favorite. With many twist and turns, each song never gets dull or boring. In fact, they keep the listener intent as to what might come next. Blistering grinds and unexpected tempo changes make the songs interesting and make you want to explore them in more depth. My final thoughts, a solid and brutal second album by this band. Technical yet catchy rhythms keep the listener intent from the first song to the last. Fans of Malevolent Creation, Dying Fetus, Sinister, Gorgasm, Fleshgod Apocalypse, and Immolation would want to add this disc to their collection. ~Artemortifica facebook-devastbdm
Montreal, QC black doomers Éohum (pronounced ee-o-um) have teamed up with Bloody-Disgusting.com to premiere their latest track 'Equatorial Rains' from their upcoming debut 'Revelations, Aurora Of An Epoch' due out on April 7th via Mycelium Networks as a pay what you want release here
It is with great pleasure to introduce the feature artist for the month of March 2015 Gediminas Kiaune of Manum Diabolus Art 1) Hello and welcome, please tell our readers a little about yourself? Where are you from? What is your current occupation? Greetings. My name is Gediminas Kiaune of Manum Diabolus Art. I am from a small country and it is called Lithuania. At this moment, I am working as an freelance illustrator.
2) When did your interest in drawing begin? I had started to draw at the age of 10 years old. My talent was noticed by primary school teacher. 3) Looking at your artwork it seems black metal oriented, was there a point in time when that became your dominant form of art? If so, what band or artist inspired you first? My drawings are focused on the Black Metal music, but it's not a problem to draw for Death Metal etc. I started to draw on this topic recently. I am inspired by black metal groups as Nahash (Occult Black Metal from Lithuania) Deathspell Omega and Blut aus Nord. The subject of drawings depends on the customer's wish. 4) How has having a page that is dedicated to your art helped get you more clients? When did you decide it was time to have a separate site for your work? My own page has helped me to find new clients and to draw for bands. I was encouraged by person from Inferna Profundus Records, I am very grateful to him. (facebook-MDArt666)
5) How many bands have you done t-shirt art for? Well I don't have very much, because I started to draw designs around December 2014 . I have made hand drawn designs for T-shirts to 5 bands and CD covers for 3 bands. 6) How many logos have you drawn in the past few years? Are most of the logos for bands or record labels? I have created logos for record labels, bands and other organizations. Mostly, I'm drawing for record labels.
7) Name some of your most notable accomplishments? Any big bands that have used your work? The greatest achievement was probably the graphic designs to bands such as Mortifera from France and The Noctambulant from USA. I might be able to work with Tsjuder band. I look forward to a response from them.
8) Name some of the Zines or E-zines that have featured your artwork? At this moment, no, but my drawings will be in Lithuanian zine - Mass Hypnosis. 9) What are your aspiration and goals 2015? What are your current projects? In 2015, I am planing to create a lot. At this moment I do not have a clients, so I draw for my own pleasure, to supplement my gallery.
10) If any bands/labels/zines etc.. want to get in contact with you, what is the best way to reach you? The best way to contact me is to write a personal message to the facebook-MDArt666 or write to e-mail - manumdiaboliart@gmail.com
11) Thanks so much for participating in my zine, the last lines are for you, any final thoughts? It was a great honor to answer to your questions. I hope somebody will show interest in my drawings.
Biotoxic Warfare is a five piece band from Greece. Members are Mike-Vocals, George-Lead Guitars/Backing Vocals, Stelios-Rhythm Guitars, Panagiwtis PS-Bass, Orestis-Drums. Genre described as Thrash metal. Lobotomized album released on January 2015 Slaney Record. The release features eight songs. My first impression, the old school metal influence is evident from the opening track. Some of the bands that popped into my head as I listen to this release were, Death, Overkill, old Sepultura, Anthrax and D.R.I. Comparisons aside, the album progresses from thrash then into death metal realm as it reaches the end. The guitar solos are great. A lot of memorable melodies and structures. "Dysphoric Reality", is one of my favorite songs. On this particular track, the influence of the band Death and Slayer is very clear in the composition. The title song "Lobotomized", is another worth mentioning. It has a catchy acoustic twelve string guitar intro that stuck in my head. "Parasitic Life", comes in with relentless battery which is great to my ears. "As We Rot" brings a thunderous drum progression followed by blistering blast beats. This is one of the songs I played several times at a loud volume. In conclusion, this is an aggressive and punishing album that should not be missed, both fans of the old school thrash metal and the new generation of metalheads will find something to enjoy from this album. ~Artemortifica facebook.-Biotoxic-Warfare
Kneel Before None is a four piece band from Burns, TN. Members are, Jonathan Edwards-Vocals, Jake Davis-Guitar, Drew Owen-Guitar, David Smotherman-Bass, Ryan Warf-Drums. Genre described as death metal. Carnal Disfigurement album self released on September 30th 2014. The album contains eleven tracks. My first thoughts, brutal and completely devastating. After a short and eerie intro, the music comes in with relentless fury. A mix of high and low demonic vocals come through the speakers and are fitting with all the gore that is being projected. Not just grinds and heaviness, there is a good amount of technicality and melody which can be heard on tracks like Cannibalistic Abduction, A Disgorged Existence and Zombies Don't Say #YOLO. The production on the album is really good. Drums are intense and powerful, guitars have great distortion on both rhythm and solos. Bass is powerful and dominant. Some of the stand out tracks for me would have to be "Nyctophilia", I really like the pummeling double bass kicks. "Disembodied Provocation", memorable passages and strong blast beats are relentless and crushing. "Tangled, Strangled, Mangled ", catchy title and its intense delivery is enough to get your blood pumping. In conclusion, this is an energetic and crushing debut album. Catchy chord progressions and brutalizing vocals. Fans of Devourment, Dying Fetus, Aborted, Decapitated and Immolation would surely want to explore this album. ~Artemotifica facebook-KneelBeforeNone
Degenerhate is a five piece band from Italy. Members are, Gianluca Lucarini: lead guitar-screaming/backing vocals, Marco Paparella: bass guitar, Renato Lucandri: vocals/grunts, Stuart Franzoni: drums, Angelo Vernati: rhythm guitar. Genre described as Grindcore. Chronicles Of The Apocalypse album released on Sliptrick Records 2014. This album contains nineteen songs, my first impression, like a battering ram to the face. Extreme aggression comes purring through my speakers from the moment I hit the play button. Blistering grind/blast beats and raw guitar riffing coupled with low/high vocals will make your skin fall off. The songs are short but they deliver a punishing blow. Grind is the name of the game and that's exactly what they deliver. In terms of production, the quality is very good. The drums are solid and guitars had killer distortion along with a heavy bass tone to fill the ground level. It makes the walls crumble. There's a couple of samples like on the tracks Earth First and Fur is Dead which deal with extinction and are fitting for the songs. Among the tracks I enjoyed the most are "Another You Another", I liked the chorus and it is slightly slower the the previous songs. "New World Disorder", crushing guitar rhythms and grinding blast make this one to mosh to. "Running Through the Blood", although somewhat different as far as production, like it was recorded at at different time. It has memorable passages and intense drums. Final thoughts, the music will crush your senses, delivering and intense ride without any dull moments. Fans of Brutal Truth, Unrest, Cretin, old Napalm Death, and Terrorizer will want to add this one to their collection. ~Artemortifica facebook-DEGENERHATE
