In our ongoing investigation of deceptive and outright fraudulent extreme metal acts, we pull the rug under a handful of established outfits that don’t even seem to bother hiding that they are after your money first, artistic integrity a distant second - an audience satisfaction not even registering. The more we pull away the blinds the more obvious these practices become. Maybe your favorite band is in here, maybe your life-long inspiration only cares about the dollars/euros you’re giving him/her? Don’t be fooled, there are plenty of honest, hard-working metal bands everywhere in the scene. It’s just that these money-hungry, artistically vacuum units make it difficult for everybody involved. These bands stopped caring, they lost the passion and fire. In short: they Sold Their Souls...
When grown men (and women) paint their faces, sport inverted crosses and spent more time acquiring the right wardrobe than they do writing and rehearsing, I can’t help but crack a smile at the ridiculousness of the endeavour. Arsonist Lodge, who undoubtly admire the Norwegian churchburners of the ‘90s, are however a solid act within this genre. As you can probably guess this is another one-man...
What a pleasant surprise. I’m not familiar with this band’s debut record from a couple of years ago, but if this record is any indication it is at least a curiosity worth seeking out. Italy has always had a knack for the theatrical, and this band is no different in that regard. Atmosphere, so often lacking in modern extreme metal albums, is something that oozes from every pore of this record. ...
I had some material done already before the demise of Lord Belial. Some of the material was actually intended for the next Lord Belial album, but since we disbanded I changed around all of the ideas into new songs.
War On Music Records announced today the upcoming vinyl release of the GORGUTS albums From Wisdom To Hate (2001) and Obscura (1998).
These records were largely regarded as pioneering works in the technical death metal genre, and set the standard for the decade to follow.
From Wisdom To Hate will be made available on LP for the first time ever, limited to 1,000 copies and coming in April 2011.
Obscura will be issued as a double LP several months afterwards, coinciding with the upcoming CD reissue of the long out of print album.
Gorguts recently reformed with a new lineup including genre heavyweights John Longstreth, Colin Marston and Kevin Hufnagel. They are expected to enter the studio soon to record a brand new album for release sometime in 2011.
