Chine/Immanent/2016 CD Review

  Chine are  a  band  from  Sweden  that  plays  a  very  melodic  form  of death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2016  album  "Immanent".

  Dark  sounding  synths  start  off  the  album  along  with  some  melodic  riffing  making  its  presence  known  a  few  seconds  later  which  also  leads  up  to  a  heavier  musical  direction  along  with  some  screaming  and  growling  vocals  and  the  solos  and  leads  also  stick  to  a  very  melodic  style  of  death  metal  and  the  music  also  sounds  very  modern.

  All  of  the  musical  instruments  on  the  recording  have  a  very  powerful sound  to  them  and  there  is  also  a  brief  use  of  spoken  word  parts  and  when  the  music  speeds  up  a  decent  amount  of  blast  beats  can  be  heard  and  clean  playing  can  also  be  heard  in  certain  sections  of  the  recording  along  with  some  classical  guitars  being  utilized  briefly  while  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  the  last  track is  very  long  and  epic  in  length.

  Chine  plays  a  style  of  melodic  death  metal  is  more  more  closer  to  the  modern  day  form  of  the  genre,  the  production  sounds  very professional  for  being  a  self  released  recording  while  the  lyrics  cover  dystopian  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Chine  are  a  very  great  sounding  melodic  death metal band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Floating"  "I  Forgive  You"  and  "Immanent".  8  out  of  10.

Life's December/Fatigue/Dark Wings/2016 Full Length Review

  Life's  December  are  a  band  from  Switzerland  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and  plays  a  down  tempo  form  of  deathcore  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2016  album  "Fatigue"  which  will  be  released  in  October  by  Dark  Wings.

  A  very  dark  sounding  intro  starts  off  the  album  along  with some  distorted  spoken  word  parts  and  clean  playing  while  black  metal  screams  can  also  be  heard  briefly  before  adding  in  death  metal  growls  and  djent  elements  and  there  is  also  a  small  amount  of  whispers  and  when  the  music  speeds  up  a  decent  amount  of  blast  beats  can  be  heard.

  Melody  and  death  metal  elements  can  be  heard  in  the  music  at  times  while  the  vocals  bring  in  more  of  a  growling  hardcore  approach  and  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  when  guitar  leads  are  utilized  they  are  done  in  a  very  technical   fashion    and  clean  guitars  can  also  be  heard  at  times  and  there  is  also  a  brief  use  of  pig  squeals  and  as  the  album  progresses  synths  can  also  be  heard  in  some  of  the  songs  while a  later  track  introduces  female  vocals  onto  the  recording  and  the  last  song  is  very  long  and  epic  in  length.

  On  this  recording  Life's  December  get  more  diverse  while  also  sticking  to  the  down  tempo  style  of  deathcore  and  djent  from  previous  releases  but  also  adding  in  some  death  and  black  metal  elements  and  technical  playing  to  take  their  style  to  another  level,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  angry  and  real  life  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Life's  December  and  if you  are  a  fan  of  djent  and  deathcore,  you  should check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Second  Life"  "Worthlesser"  "Construct"  and  "Sleepless".  8 out  of  10.

The Franks Daredevils Interview

  1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?
1-The Franks Daredevils is a project of mine , I wrote, played, did the vocals have recorded everything, except for the drums on the album,  in my tiny studio.The drums were recorded in Netherlands by Arnaud Krakowka in his studio!
This is a project which the lyrics make you think, or I mean that was the goal, I don't know  if I make people think, I'm planting seeds of  doubt and just hope that people will  search a bit on what I’m saying in my  songs. T.F.D. is a weird experience, I mean by that, the music goes to many styles mixed with loud guitars and metal voices and  some controversial theme like 9/11, freemasonry etc.But now I'm like heading more for  metal  music , which is the style I prefer, because  I Met Arnaud on the Web and really, he was the guy I needed for the drums!

    2.Recently you have released an album, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recording?
2-Inspired by Metal of the 80's & 90's which is a  blend of Thrash,Death, Black, hardcore & power metal! I mean I prefer to let people who listen  the album to judge it, for myself  I would say that I'm playing metal music that's it!   But I will   let people who listen this album judge it by themselves because who is better judge than the fans  and  people  who  buy music!

    3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?
3- Mental illness,Alcoholism,Murder, Post-traumatic syndrome,Chemtrails, H.A.A.R.P., Aliens, Freemasonry,Bohemian Grove ceremony,Agenda 21 and September 11 in other words ...Hot topics...

    4.Originally the band was known as 'Hell's Fire Club 666', what was the decision behind the name change and also the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'The Franks Daredevils'?
4-In May 2011 I changed the name HFC666 to "The Franks Daredevils" because the Hell Fires Club*  was too related to the  Illuminatis!
Anyway if you start to search a bit, you'll see it's really of Freemasonry of highest rank like 29th to 33rd degree...
So this is the reason why I changed the name in May 2011.
I mean  my Grandfather R.I.P. was Freemason, he talked to me  about  them ...And I did my own research too,so it convinced me  to change the name   because I just not wanted to be related to them...
When I choose TFD I was only thinking about  honesty(Frank) and being intrepid (Daredevil) and I was thinking maybe to add members so this is the reason why it's at the plurals but it's not about those movies DAREDEVIL hahaha I'm not a fan  of those movies   and you know the worst a guy told me  " cool name man   me too  I'm fan too of Frank Daredevil of those movies, I was like  huh,  what are you talking about man? I saw the movies and    I was like  holy s**t!

    5.Currently there are only 2 members in the band, are you planning on expanding the line up in the future or do you chose to remain a duo?
5-Maybe on Albums  remains a duo  but I wanted to have a live line-up too! Only the future  will  tells Us,but I don't know ,I mean if I met the good ones  why not adding them  too on albums!


    6.On the album you also had done a cover of Pantera's  'Cowboys From Hell', what was the decision behind doing your own version of this song?
6-Because ,first  I always loved that song  !It remembers me  when  I was young with my friends,  smoking  you know what  after high school and listening Cowboys From Hell album on ours yellow Sony Walkmans!! And second reason, Arnaud had already the drums recorded, so it gaves me more reasons to do it!
And 3rd , I'm big fan of Pantera and Dimebag Darrell's work so it was like a public homage to him!

    7.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of death and thrash metal?
7- Not so bad,because  you know   not everybody write when they likes it  but when  they hate it    , you know it fast and  I have to be happy because so far  I haven't received  bad critics,I have some fans outside Canada  in México,USA, Colombia,Germany,Thailand I know  because I have  spoke to them or sold them a cd  ,at least two in Poland  to release my album on their label Via Nocturna(thanks a lot Fabian & Piotr )maybe in other countries too , I don't know!

    8.What is going on with some of the other bands or musical projects these days that some of the band members are a part of?
8-Arnaud is playing with Sins and their debut  EP is now available !For my part  I'm in Broken Criteria(Ontario,Canada) on the vocals only , and I concentrate myself on The Franks Daredevils   next album!

    9.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?
9-Live with some musicians,touring  and recording many other songs!

    10.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?
10-A classical death metal band named "Possessed" and their epic album "Seven Churches.” Metallica(until the black Album), Megadeth, Slayer, Morbid Angel,Brujeria,Black Sabbath/Ozzy, Angeles Del Infierno, B.A.R.F., Overbass, Grim Skunk,Despised Icon, Cannibal Corpse ,Vital Remains, Deicide,Cradle Of Filth,Dimmu Borgir,Iron Maiden,Diabolical Masquerade,King Diamond+Mercyful Fate,Exhumed, Kreator,Darkthrone,Anthrax, Stormtroopers of Death( S.O.D.), Rhapsody, Testament, Blind Guardian and many more. If I list every band that I've listened and them  that I'm listening now, I will fill 3 pages!!

    11.Does Satanism or Occultism play any role in your music?
11- Yes & No at the same time , because I don't do black Masses, I'm not member of any satanist or occult group or movement but I believe in both powers, Good and Evil  and I don't know where I listen that  but pure isn't  one person  it's many  , its inside  everyone  like   our  good part! Good and Evil forces are in the world  that we cannot see but influences a lot in ours! I interest myself a lot into rituals, religions  Freemasonry and for sure satanism  & occultism with Aleister Crowley ,a guy to know for many reasons, Anton Szandor LaVey,Heinrich Himmler & the VRIL Society, ok he was a nazi , just there he 's a weird guy but  when  you know  about  Vril Society, you see that he was very but a very weird guy...

    12.What are some of your non  musical interests?
12-I have a wonderful wife, really comprehensive and a little boy who is a metal music lover of 3 years old  and my courses begins again next monday.
I'm in my last year/session of learning Mechanical Engineering/Machinist so it's keeps me  busy a lot those days!
I interest myself a lot  in the pyramids everywhere in the world  like  the ones underwater in Japan,in the Bermuda's triangle too underwater pyramids.Aliens & the Universe, Freemasonry/Illuminati,on what really happened on Sept.11 2001. Area 51,Dulce Base.

    13.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?
13-Have fun listening metal music and if it's mine  it's better! hahah
     Question everything , don't take nothing for cash even more when it's from the Government!Follow the money!
I think the biggest cancer of society is Freemasonry, they are everywhere,in every political parties ,in every countries,this is a plague...
I wanted to thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to speak here!

Aghast!/Something Else, Something Rotten.Abducted Records/2016 EP Review

  Aghast!  are  a  band  from  the United  Kingdom  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and  plays  a  progressive  form  of  death  metal  with  some  thrash and  grindcore  elements  while  also  experimenting  with dub  step  on  this  recording  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2016  ep  "Something  Else,  Something  Rotten"  which  will  be  released  in  October  by  Abducted  Records.

  A  very  hard  and  heavy  sound  starts  off  the  album  and  you  can  also  hear  melodies  in  the  riffing  at  times  along  with  some  prog  elements  and  after  awhile  screaming  yet  aggressive  vocals  are  added  onto  the  recording  and  when  the  music  speeds  up  a  decent  amount  of  blast  beats  can  be  heard  along  with  some  melodic  death  metal  touches.

  A  great  amount  of  modern  thrash  elements  can  be  heard quite  a  bit  throughout  the  recording and  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  while  the  faster  sections  of  the  songs  also  mix  in  elements  of  grindcore  and  when  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  stick  to  more  of  a  melodic  style  and t here  is  also  a  brief  use  of  melodic  singing  and  clean  guitars  and  on  the re-mixes  they  mix  their  style  in  with  elements  of  dub  step  and  drum  &  bass.

  Aghast!  creates  another recording t hat remains  true  to  the  modern  death/thrash  style  of  previous  recordngs  while  still  having  grindcore  and  prog  elements  and  they  also  expanding  on  their  style  by  mixing  in dub  step  and  drum  &  bass,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover violent  and  angry  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Aghast!  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  death, thrash  metal  and  electronic  music,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "King  Bitch"  and "Laid  Out  In  Red".  8  out  of  10.

     

Dehumanized/Beyond The Mind/Comatose Music/2016 CD Review

  Dehumanized  are a  band  from  new  York  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and  plays  a  very  brutal  form  of  slam  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2016  album  "Beyond  the  Mind"  which  will  be  released  in  October  by  Comatose  Music.

  Clean  guitars  start  off  the  album  along  with  some  whispers  a  few  seconds  later  and  after  awhile  death  metal  growls  are  added onto  the  recording  along  with  some  brutal  blast  beats  in t he  faster  sections  of  the songs  and  the  tracks  also bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  high  pitched  screams  can  also be  heard  at  times.

  A  great amount  of  90's  east  coast  death  metal  influences  can  be  heard  quite  a  bit  throughout  the  recording  and  the  vocals  also  get  very  guttural at  times while  some  tracks  also  bring  in  a  small  amount  of  melody  and  you  can  also  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  the  recording while  the guitar  leads  gives  the  songs  more  of  an  old  school  death  metal  feeling  when  they  are  utilized  which  is  only  briefly  and  some  tracks  also  bring  in  a  small amount  of  spoken  word  samples.

  Dehumanized  creates  another  recording  that  remains  true  to  the  brutal,  slam  style  of  death  metal from previous  recordings,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  death, destruction  and  horror  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording from  Dehumanized  and if  you  are  a  fan  of  brutal  and  slam  death  metal,  you  should  check  out t his  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Worthless  Prosperity"  "Black  Market  2099"  "The  First  Immortal"  and  "Telepathics".  8 out  of 10.

The Franks Daredevils/Dead Inside/Via Nocturna/2016 CD Review

The  Franks  Daredevils  are  a  band  from  Quebec,  Canada  that  plays  an  melodic  and  old  school  mixture  of  death  and  thrash  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2016  album  "Dead  Inside"  which was  released  by Via  Nocturna.

  Spoken  word  parts  start  off  the  album  before  going  into  a  heavier  direction  along  with  some  aggressive vocals  that  seem  to  be  influenced  by  thrash  and  there  are  also  melodies  being  used  at  times  and  the  solos  and  leads  also  stick  to  a  very  melodic  style  and  high  pitched  screams  can  also  be  heard  at  times.

  Throughout  the  recording  you  can  hear  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  the music  also  brings  in  a  lot  of  80's  and  90's  influences  while  still  sounding  very  modern  and  some  of  the  tracks  bring  in  a  small  amount  of  clean  playing  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  sound  very  powerful  and  there  is  also  a  brief  use  of  melodic  singing  while  some  songs  also  bring  in  elements  of  groove  metal.

  The  Franks  Daredevils  plays  a  musical  style  that takes  old  school  thrash  and  death  metal  and  mixes  it  in  with  a  more  modern  melodic  death  sound  to  create something  very  different,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  violent,  real  life  and  political  themes.

  In  my  opinion  The  Franks  Daredevils  are  a  very  great  sounding  melodic  mixture  of  death  and  thrash  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Searching  For  Redemption"  "Position  Of Power"  "The  Revelation  Of  God"  and  "Degradation  Of  Liberty".  8  out  of  10.

Aephanemer/Memento Mori/2016 CD Review

  Aephanemer are  a  band  from  France  that  plays  a  very melodic  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2016  album  "Memento  Mori"  which  will  be  released  in  September.

  Symphonic  sounds  start  off  the  album  and  also  mix  in  with  the  more  heavy and  melodic  side  a  few  seconds  later  and  the  solos  and  leads  also  use  a  great  amount  of  melody  while  the  vocals  are  mostly  high  pitched  screams  and  you  can  also  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  presented  on  the  recording.

  A  lot  of  the  solos  and  leads  bring  in  a  great  amount  of  classical  metal  elements  while  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts and  some  of  the  faster  sections  of  the  songs  bring  in  a  small  amount  of  blast  beats  and  there  is  also a  brief  use  of  acoustic  guitars  and  female  vocals  that  also  gives  the  music  more  of  a  folk  feeling  and  they  also  bring  in  a  brief  instrumental  before  returning  back  to  a  heavier  direction  on  the  following  tracks  and  they  close  the  album  with  a  heavier  instrumental  which is  also  very  long  and  epic in  length.

  Apehanemer  plays  a  style  of melodic  death  metal  that  also  have  its  symphonic  moments  and  also  brings  in  a  more  Finnish  influenced  sound, t he  production  sounds  very  professional  for  being  a  self  released  recording  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  and  mythological  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Apehanemer  are  a  very  great  sounding  melodic  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album. RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Sisyphus  Bliss"  "Ghosts"  "The  Call  Of  The  Wild"  and  "Gilgamesh".  8  out  of  10.