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.
The fourth album by polish band Stillborn will be released on 1st Septemper 2011 by Ataman Productions. The album entitled "Los Asesinos del Sur" (from spanish "Murderers from the South") contains 10 songs:
1. Overture .966
2. Hymn of Destruction
3. Diamonds of the Last Water
4. Antonym
5. Son of the holy Motherfucker
6. Blood and Dust
7. Kot Wolanda
8. Los Asesinos del Sur
9. Stillborn II (Singularities of the Ordinary Vulgar Boor)
10. Whore of the Whores
Worldwide exclusive distribution is provided by Pagan Records (www.paganrecords.com.pl)
Recordings was done in winter 2011 in Bochnia in Kwart Studio with Piotr Lekki as the sound engineer. Cover art was prepared by ataman Tolovy, and the booklet of the album based on paintings of the young artist from Tarnów Kamil Kukla (www.kamil-kukla.dl.pl). View cover art here: www
The Album will be released in standard CD format. You can check 2 new songs on Stillborn's MS (www.myspace.com/naturalborndestroyers)
