METALEGION #9 [digital version]
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92 pages (A4 – 21 x 29,7 cm) Full colour glossy paper, cover (135 gr.) inside (90gr.) English written 78 minutes Sampler CD 2 Posters – VADER / BATUSHKA Features: IMPALED NAZARENE – the fuck off attitude of the Finns is simply infectious and indicative of a posture that is usually spread across extreme fans. The scene might have evolved during the past 3 decades, especially the black metal one where they suit best, but the non-conformists have the very same essence that pushed them to become one of the most extreme bands in the first place. For many the words “Norz Norz Norz” might not stand for much, but for the quartet they mean everything! INFERNO – disturbing journey through suffering and despair AT THE GATES – progressing using alluring expansive melodies NETHERBIRD – black metal gaining new dimensions of melody and fuzz PANDEMIC OUTBREAK – years before the pandemic, they already predicted it KRYPTAN – decades of black metal influence through a Swedish gaze NASTY SURGEONS – using old Carcass influences to carry on the quest CRYPTA – going back to the very roots of extreme death/thrash metal MASK OF SATAN – summoning the elder gods with the dreadful book of… TRAGEDY AND TRIUMPH – after years in the making, the circle has been closed MARK RIDDICK – expressive illustrations that gain life only in black GAIA EPICUS – the seventh stair of a career filled with uplifting tunes HADIT – through a world of Lovecraftian mythos and Crowley arcanes VINCENT CROWLEY – with age comes wisdom even if parting is needed CALLIOPHIS – liquid rituals performed around candlelight atmospheres WORMWOOD – desperation tunes in a post-apocalyptic context CRESCENT – the best that the Egyptian scene has to offer GRIEF COLLECTOR – painful introspective journey to hell and back CARNAL SAVAGERY – embodying the very essence of Swedish death metal BUNKER 66 – infecting the scene with engaging metal-punk angles FULCI – the spirit of ‘70s horror movies filled with brutality SUIDAKRA – like wolves around their prey, the Germans shred again PERFORMED – recognition after moving out of Metallica’s shadow HANDLE WITH HATE – the only way against all the inequities that sadly proliferate JORDFÄST – contemplating sadness through the eyes of the ferryman Regulars: UNDERGROUND BANGERS – Prime selections that require immediate attention CHOICE CUTS – An exquisite audio selection of bands on CD LABEL REPORT – reviving underground gems through Vic Records DEVIL’S SCRIPTURES – The history of Finish death metal and Death SS shades DIARY OF A METALHEAD – Ramblings of a mind plagued by the devil’s music INTO THE DEPTHS WITH – Sacred Reich’s early beginnings reissued via Metal Blade SLICE & DICE – Only the strongest will survive our scrutiny PAINTKILLER – an easy-going approach to faulty artworks MIXTAPE – Piotr “Peter” Wiwczarek shares his fundamental selections Sampler CD: 01. SUIDAKRA VORTEX OF CARNAGE 02. VINCENT CROWLEY LA MUERTE 03. NASTY SURGEONS INTRACRANEAL BLEEDING 04. MASK OF SATAN BLOODMOUNTAIN 05. KRYPTAN BURN THE PRIEST 06. INTAGLIO SUBJECT TO TIME 07. CARNAL SAVAGERY DEAD ROTTEN MEAT 08. CANNIBAL ACCIDENT DELETE THE ELITE 09. NEMOREUS MOUNTAIN HIGH 10. HANDLE WITH HATE ROW OF SOULS IN SORROW 11. VULTURE LORD BLOODBOUND MILITIA 12. TRAGEDY AND TRIUMPH I, TRIUMPHANT 13. CADAVEROUS CONDITION ALONE I WILL TRAVEL IN TIME TONIGHT 14. GAIA EPICUS RISING 15. TO DESCEND TOMB OF GOD 16. HADIT THE SHREDDER OF THE MOST ROOTED ARCHETYPES 17. DEADSPAWN MONUMENTAL RECLAMATION 18. MALACODA WHERE SHADOWS PLAY 19. FOREVER AUTUMN LISTLESS PACINGS OF THE HAUNT
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