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.
Italian Forgotten tomb, have announced that their seventh to date album will be out this Autumn on Agonia Records. The album called ...And Don't Deliver Us From Evil will consist of 7 brand new songs, that are currently being recorded at Elfo Studio (Piacenza, Italy). Finnish Finnvox Studios (Impaled Nazarene, Amorphis, Children Of Bodom, HIM) will take care of mastering. First fruits of bands work may be seen in the video report posted here: www
Cult-status in their own country and regularly incrising international recognition, have granted Forgotten tomb the ability to release also an official DVD, scheduled for 2013. The disc will include 2 professionally filmed concerts along with bonus and backstage material, bootleg recordings, exclusive interviews and other extras. The first show will feature full performance at Kings Of Black Metal Festival 2012 (Alsfeld, Germany). The second movie will be shot during the upcoming live dates, including several European festivals (Rockcult, Hellfest, Extremefest, Under The Black Sun, Barther Open Air). So far confirmed dates:
11-05-2012 - Factoria de So, Mallorca (Balearic Islands, Spain)
12-05-2012 - Excalibur Metal, Madrid (Spain)
18-05-2012 - La Romandie, Lausanne (Switzerland)
03-06-2012 - RockCult Festival, Bari (Italy)
08-06-2012 - Revolver Club, San Dona Di Piave [VE] (Italy)
15-06-2012 - Hibou Centro Giovani, Chatillon [AO] (Italy)
17-06-2012 - Hellfest Open Air, Clisson (France)
22-06-2012 - Le Brin De Zinc, Chambery (France)
05-07-2012 - Extremefest Open Air, St. Pölten (Austria)
06-07-2012 - Extremefest Open Air, Hunxe (Germany)
07-07-2012 - Under The Black Sun Festival, Börnicke (Germany)
18-08-2012 - Barther Open Air, Barth (Germany)
Last but not least, there's a special album with Forgotten tomb's remixes in the making.
