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čtvrtek 22. ledna 2026

Recenze/review - CASKET - In The Long Run We Are All Dead (2026)


CASKET - In The Long Run We Are All Dead
CD 2026, Neckbreaker Records, Slime Inhaler Records

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Do některých hrobek se vracím s naprostou jistotou. Moc dobře vím, že kolem nás se mění svět závratnou rychlostí. Hudba je rychlejší, progresivnější, podivnější. Mnohdy nepřehledná a nedá se ani moc poslouchat. Jakoby technika a stroje dávno zvítězily nad poctivou melodií a ryzím zvukem. U německých CASKET to rozhodně neplatí. Na tuhle německou smečku je spolehnutí, stejně jako na to, že jednou všichni zemřeme. Než se tak ale stane, pojďme se spolu podívat na jejich zbrusu nové album. Je klasické, ohlodané na kost. Jeho atmosféru lze přirovnat snad jen k náladám, které poletují kolem při exhumaci starého hrobu.

O některých se dnes píše, že hrají old school death metal. Mnohdy do není pravda. CASKET ale patří mezi smečky, kterým můžete jejich morbidní práci věřit bezezbytku. Žádné zbytečnosti, ani kompromisy, žádná podivná preludia. Sází se tu spíše na surovou melodii, na smradlavý odér, na úder přímo na solar plexus. Svět se možná mění, ale na tyhle maniaky je spolehnutí. Každý riff, melodie, každý výkřik se mi zadírají hluboko pod kůži, do mozku i do podvědomí. Jsme jedné krve, já i tihle maniaci. 


Kapelu, která byla založena v roce 1990 a stále brázdí pódia s neutuchající energií a nábojem, nebudu k nikomu přirovnávat. Pravověrní fanoušci moc dobře vědí, že Němci si za ty roky pečlivě vybrousili svůj styl, zvuk, výraz. Poznáte ji mezi ostatními, jsou jasnou definicí toho, co mám na tomto mrtvolném stylu pořád tolik rád. Temnota se zde potkává s chladem, shnilou energií, s mlhavými rány na hřbitově, s pohřby do zmrzlé země. Kdo jste viděl CASKET někdy naživo, moc dobře víte, že jsou jako tsunami, jako lavina z kostí a zkažené krve. Na nové nahrávce působí úplně stejně. Tohle je opět poctivá exhumace, která musí udělat dobře na zkažené duši každému, kdo začínal s poslechem tohoto stylu v devadesátých letech minulého století. Kapela by ale mohla oslovit i fanoušky, kteří stále věří v poctivý, upřímný, reálný, opravdový a autentický kov smrti. Kapela měla a stále má schopnost napsat velmi dobré skladby, které v sobě mají spoustu zajímavých nápadů a invence. Zároveň si zachovává takovou tu pradávnou živočišnost, zvířeckost. Jakoby byla každá melodie pokryta silnými pavučinami. Také cítíte ten chlad a beznaděj? Poslech připomíná spíše obřad, noc strávenou v márnici a nekonečné rozmlouvání s nemrtvými, než jen obyčejnou nahrávku. Kapela je letos stále ve skvělé formě. Zkušenosti se zde potkávají s neutuchající touhou ničit a zabíjet hudbou. Nové album "In The Long Run We Are All Dead" vás rozdrtí jako buldozer. Zbyde po vás jenom krvavá šmouha. Zničující a suroví death metal, který rozemele všechny kosti ve vašem těle! Smrt čeká i na vás!


Asphyx says:

I return to some tombs with absolute certainty. I know very well that the world around us is changing at a dizzying pace. Music is faster, more progressive, stranger. Often confusing and difficult to listen to. It is as if technology and machines have long since triumphed over honest melody and pure sound. This is definitely not the case with the German band CASKET. You can rely on this German pack, just as you can rely on the fact that we will all die one day. But before that happens, let's take a look at their brand new album together. It is classic, stripped down to the bone. Its atmosphere can only be compared to the moods that fly around when an old grave is exhumed.

Some are described today as playing old school death metal. This is often not true. But CASKET is one of those bands whose morbid work you can trust completely. No unnecessary frills, no compromises, no strange preludes. They rely more on raw melody, a stinking odor, a blow straight to the solar plexus. The world may be changing, but you can count on these maniacs. Every riff, every melody, every scream gets under my skin, into my brain and subconscious. We are of the same blood, me and these maniacs. 


I won't compare this band, which was founded in 1990 and still rocks the stage with unflagging energy and drive, to anyone else. True fans know very well that over the years, the Germans have carefully honed their style, sound, and expression. You can recognize them among others; they are the clear definition of what I still love so much about this corpse-like style. Darkness meets coldness, rotten energy, foggy blows in the cemetery, funerals in frozen ground. Anyone who has ever seen CASKET live knows very well that they are like a tsunami, like an avalanche of bones and rotten blood. They come across exactly the same on the new recording. This is another honest exhumation that must do good for the rotten soul of anyone who started listening to this style in the 1990s. However, the band could also appeal to fans who still believe in honest, sincere, real, true, and authentic death metal. The band had and still has the ability to write very good songs that contain a lot of interesting ideas and inventiveness. At the same time, it retains a kind of ancient animalistic quality. It's as if every melody were covered in thick cobwebs. Can you feel the cold and hopelessness too? Listening to it is more like a ritual, a night spent in a morgue and endless conversations with the undead, than just an ordinary recording. The band is still in great shape this year. Experience meets an unrelenting desire to destroy and kill with music. The new album "In The Long Run We Are All Dead" will crush you like a bulldozer. All that will remain of you is a bloody smear. Devastating and raw death metal that will grind all the bones in your body! Death awaits you too!



o CASKET na DEADLY STORM ZINE/ about CASKET on DEADLY STORM ZINE:








TRACKLIST
01. The Will To Comply
02. Highest Thrones
03. Mirrors
04. Seeds Of Desolation
05. Hammer, Knife, Spade
06. Skull Bunker
07. Necrowaves
08. Mainstream Mutilation
09. Fundamental Rot
10. Strangulation Culture
11. Graveyard Stomper

LINE-UP
Schorsch – Guitars / Vokills
Susi – Bass
Marinko – Drums



Recenze/review - BLOODFIELD - Homunculus Sapiens (2025)


BLOODFIELD - Homunculus Sapiens
CD 2025, Great Dane Records

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Vždycky se mi všichni smáli, šikanovali mě. Bývali jsme chudí, špatně jsem se oblékal. Už od dětství ve mě hořel vztek. Dusil jsem jej v sobě, teď už ale nemusím. Nikdy mě nechtěla žádná holka a žil jsem jen se svojí mámou. Někdy kolem dvaceti let jsem byl tak frustrovaný,  že jsem začal přemýšlet o tom, jak udělat něco velkého. Něco hodně krvavého, aby se na mě nikdy nezapomnělo. Brousil jsem zrovna ve sklepě svůj nový nůž, když mě zatkli. Teď sedím za mřížemi a přemýšlím, jestli se zbláznil svět tady uvnitř domu šílenství a nebo venku. Čím jsem starší, tak se mi postupně rozdíly stírají.

O duševních zvrácených pochodech, o nenávisti, o temných částech lidské mysli hrají a zpívají také italští thrash metalisté BLOODFIELD. O tomhle stylu již příliš nepíšu, málokdy mě nějaká kapela natolik zaujme, abych s ní ztrácel čas, ale tihle maniaci mě zasáhli do živého. Je to hlavně celková atmosféra nahrávky, která mě donutila se k albu vracet a rvát si jej pod tlakem do hlavy. 


Pánové na svém druhém dlouhohrajícím albu nijak stylově nezastírají, že mají rádi starou METALLICU, TESTAMENT, EXODUS a SLAYER. V některých momentech (ale tak tomu dnes bývá u většiny kapel) je inspirace velmi patrná. Dokonce i barva hlasu ve mě evokuje notoricky známé postupy. Záleží jen na vás, zda vás to bude bavit, či si raději pustíte originál. Osobně s tím zase takový problém nemám, i když je prostou pravdou, že některé skladby by si zasloužily trošku svěžejší provedení. Dost ale bylo lehké kritiky. Pochválit musím ostrý a dobře čitelný zvuk, popracované motivy a vlastně i vokály. Italové jsou přeci jen jiní, než ostatní, zaujala mě na nich nejen jejich technická zdatnost, ale také schopnost napsat dobré skladby. Líbí se mi i motiv na obalu a třeba i sóla, která na rozdíl od jiných, dávají smysl a dobře se poslouchají. Když si to vezmu kolem a kolem, tak nemám vlastně žádných větších námitek a desku si v závěru užívám. A to i přesto, že píšu spíše o jiných, extrémnějších stylech. Dokonce jsem se mnohokrát přistihl, že jsem přišel z práce domů a probíral jsem se CD, které si večer pustím ve svém přehrávači a nakonec jsem zvolil právě "Homunculus Sapiens". Když se rozhlédnete kolem sebe, když se podíváte na večerní zprávy, když si přečtete jedovaté příspěvky na sociálních sítích, tak zjistíte, že je kolem nás čím dál tím víc maniaků, jako jsem o nich psal v úvodu dnešní recenze. Myslím si, že by pro ně bylo vždycky lepší, aby rozpustili svoji frustraci v headbangingu a mosh-pitu. Jsem moc rád, že jsem BLOODFIELD poznal, bylo mi velkou ctí. Propracovaný, ostrý a nespoutaný thrash metal, který vás udeří přímo na solar plexus! 


Asphyx says:

Everyone always laughed at me and bullied me. We were poor, and I dressed badly. I had been burning with anger since childhood. I suppressed it inside me, but now I don't have to anymore. No girl ever wanted me, and I lived only with my mother. When I was around twenty, I was so frustrated that I started thinking about doing something big. Something very bloody, so that I would never be forgotten. I was sharpening my new knife in the basement when they arrested me. Now I'm sitting behind bars, wondering if the world inside this house of madness has gone crazy or if it's the world outside. The older I get, the more the differences blur.

Italian thrash metal band BLOODFIELD also play and sing about twisted mental processes, hatred, and the dark parts of the human mind. I don't write about this style much anymore, as it's rare for a band to interest me enough to waste my time on them, but these maniacs really struck a chord with me. It's mainly the overall atmosphere of the recording that made me return to the album and force it into my head. 


On their second full-length album, the guys make no secret of the fact that they love old METALLICA, TESTAMENT, EXODUS, and SLAYER. At times (but that's the case with most bands these days), the inspiration is very obvious. Even the tone of voice evokes notoriously familiar techniques. It's up to you whether you enjoy it or prefer to listen to the original. Personally, I don't have a problem with it, although it's true that some songs could use a little fresher execution. But enough with the criticism. I have to praise the sharp and clear sound, the well-crafted motifs, and actually the vocals as well. The Italians are different from the rest, after all, and I was impressed not only by their technical prowess, but also by their ability to write good songs. I also like the cover art and the solos, which, unlike others, make sense and are easy to listen to. All in all, I don't really have any major objections and I enjoy the album in the end. Even though I tend to write about other, more extreme styles. I've even caught myself many times coming home from work and rummaging through CDs to find something to play in my player that evening, and ultimately choosing "Homunculus Sapiens". When you look around you, when you watch the evening news, when you read the venomous posts on social media, you realize that there are more and more maniacs around us, as I wrote about in the introduction to today's review. I think it would always be better for them to dissolve their frustration in headbanging and mosh pits. I am very glad to have discovered BLOODFIELD, it was a great honor. Sophisticated, sharp, and unrestrained thrash metal that hits you right in the solar plexus!



tracklist:
1. Solitude Part 1 
2. Feast for the Fleas 
3. Just Life That 
4. Ultimate Redemption 
5. Pariah 
6. Murder and Funeral 
7. Nightmare 
8. Juggernaut 
9. Burning Down 
10. Solitude Part 2

Line up:
- Filippo Cinetto - Vocals
- Domenico Tihanyi - Guitar
- Marco Olivo - Guitar
- Andrea Dal Cortivo - Bass
- Andrea Dessì - Drums



středa 21. ledna 2026

Recenze/review - CRYOXYD - This World We Live In... (2025)


CRYOXYD - This World We Live In...
CD 2025, Dolorem Records

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Další noc vytřeštěných očí. Smutek a strach, deprese. Nechápeš to. Vyrostl jsi v normální šťastné rodině. Máš dobrou práci, měl bys být spokojený. Jenže tomu tak není. Prohlédneš za jediný den tisíce obrázků a videí. Mozek se ti vaří ve vlastní šťávě. Zahlcen informacemi padáš do hlubiny. Války, hladomor, násilí, hnus a lidská špína. Tenhle svět se řítí do záhuby. V mořích jsou tuny plastu a v hlavách budeme mít brzy čipy. Stal si se robotem pochodujícím pomalu na smrt. Vyděšený ve své ulitě. Mám rád kapely, které mají svůj názor, výraz, které hrají originálně, které mě dokáží vytáhnout alespoň na chvilku z téhle podivné doby.

Francouzští CRYOXYD hrají death metal a mají na svém kontě dvě demonahrávky a několik singlů. Když jsem slyšel jejich loňský debut poprvé, hrozně se mi na něm líbilo, že na něm velice šikovně a inteligentně kombinují tradiční old schoolové postupy s těmi progresivnějšími a technickými. Zkrátka a dobře, došlo ke vzájemnému přenosu emocí a každé další setkání jsem si neskutečně užíval. Možná jsme všichni spojeni v pevné šílené síti, ale tuhle smečku řadím mezi ty, které ji umí roztrhat na kusy. 


Novinka je divoká ze své podstaty. Připomíná mi má velmi častá setkání s klasickými autory sci-fi románů. Minimálně atmosféra a nálady nové nahrávky jsou velmi podobné. Možná jsme jako lidstvo jenom pokusnými králíky, jejichž chov se příliš nepovedl, ale prostou pravdou je, že pokud budou hrát podobné kapely jako CRYOXYD, bude mě bavit sledovat novou hudbu. Nechat se unášet na krvavých vlnách chladných melodií, užívat si surový a přesto melodický vokál, každý úder bicích, bublání baskytary. Novinka na mě funguje i po zvukové stránce. Líbí se mi motiv na obalu, který (opět) ve mě evokuje obálky knih, které mám tolik rád. Hudba je zde velmi promyšlená, zajímavá, nenudím se ani chvilku. Někdy bývám rád sám. V těchto chvílích si pouštím stále dokola "This World We Live In..." a přemýšlím o tom, kam jako lidstvo směřujeme? Proč je všude najednou tolik zla? Nebo se mi to jenom zdá? Jednotlivé skladby se mi zadírají pomalu pod kůži i do mozku, do podvědomí. Netuším, jak to máte nastavené vy, ale já stále, i po tolika letech, poslouchám hudbu srdcem. Musí mě něčím chytit, zaujmout, musím si podupávat nohou do rytmu. A u téhle desky jsem doslova ve svém živlu. Máte rádi PESTILENCE, DEATH, SKELETAL REMAINS? Potom neváhejte ani chvilku a myslím si, že si tohle album užijete jako já. Možná jsem díky své vytíženosti otálel trošku déle s napsáním recenze, ale přátelé, o to víc si tenhle zásek užívám. Už teď se moc těším, co od téhle smečky uslyším příště. Je něco neklidného, přitažlivého a nebál bych se napsat i magického, co mě na téhle desce zaujalo a neustále mě to nutí k dalším a dalším setkáním. Ať si svět kolem mě klidně shoří, ale tohle se opravdu velmi povedlo. Až mě bude zase čekat další noc vytřeštěných očí, určitě si album znovu rád pustím. Majestátní, temný a chladný technický death metal, ve kterém se potkává tradice s budoucností! Nahrávka, která se vám dostane až do morku kostí!


Asphyx says:

Another night of wide eyes. Sadness and fear, depression. You don't understand. You grew up in a normal, happy family. You have a good job, you should be satisfied. But that's not the case. You look at thousands of pictures and videos in a single day. Your brain is boiling in its own juice. Overwhelmed by information, you fall into the depths. War, famine, violence, filth, and human depravity. This world is hurtling toward destruction. There are tons of plastic in the oceans, and soon we'll have chips in our heads. You've become a robot slowly marching toward death. Terrified in your shell. I like bands that have their own opinion, expression, that play originally, that can pull me out of this strange time, at least for a moment.

French band CRYOXYD plays death metal and has two demo recordings and several singles to their credit. When I heard their debut album for the first time last year, I really liked how they very skillfully and intelligently combined traditional old school techniques with more progressive and technical ones. In short, there was a mutual transfer of emotions, and I enjoyed every subsequent encounter immensely. Maybe we are all connected in a solid, crazy network, but I rank this pack among those that can tear it to pieces. 


The new album is wild by nature. It reminds me of my frequent encounters with classic science fiction authors. At the very least, the atmosphere and mood of the new recording are very similar. Perhaps we, as humanity, are just guinea pigs whose breeding has not been very successful, but the simple truth is that if bands like CRYOXYD continue to play, I will enjoy listening to new music. Letting myself be carried away on bloody waves of cold melodies, enjoying the raw yet melodic vocals, every beat of the drums, the bubbling of the bass guitar. The new album also works for me in terms of sound. I like the motif on the cover, which (again) evokes the book covers I love so much. The music here is very thoughtful, interesting, I'm not bored for a moment. Sometimes I like to be alone. In these moments, I play "This World We Live In..." over and over again and think about where we are headed as humanity. Why is there so much evil everywhere all of a sudden? Or is it just my imagination? The individual songs slowly get under my skin and into my brain, into my subconscious. I don't know how you feel about it, but even after so many years, I still listen to music with my heart. It has to grab me, catch my attention, make me tap my foot to the rhythm. And with this album, I am literally in my element. Do you like PESTILENCE, DEATH, SKELETAL REMAINS? Then don't hesitate for a moment, and I think you will enjoy this album as much as I do. Maybe I took a little longer to write this review because of my busy schedule, but friends, that makes me enjoy this album even more. I'm already looking forward to what I'll hear from this pack next. There's something unsettling, attractive, and I wouldn't be afraid to say magical about this album that caught my attention and keeps me coming back for more. Let the world around me burn, but this is really well done. When another night of wide-eyed wakefulness awaits me, I will definitely be happy to play this album again. Majestic, dark, and cold technical death metal, where tradition meets the future! A recording that will get under your skin!


tracklist:
1. Cowered Under Darken Skies
2. Day After Day
3. Dismal Fate
4. Injected Minds
5. Trapped in a Mirror
6. Effigy of the Unknown
7. Ambivalent Feelings
8. Bodycell
9. Emptiness of Life
10. For All Whom Suffered
11. Mindless Human Form
12. This World We Live In...

A few questions - inteview with death metal band from France - CRYOXYD.


A few questions -  inteview with death metal band from France - CRYOXYD.

Answered Eron (Guitars, Vocals, Synths), thank you! 

Ave, can you introduce your band to our readers? – When was it founded and what style of music do you play etc.?

Hello, I formed Cryoxyd (Eron) from the ashes of my former band „In Memory Of…“ around 2000, I think. At the time, we released two demos between 2003 and 2006, but the band split not long after I moved to Paris, mainly because—oddly enough—I couldn’t find a drummer.

It has to be said that the style back then was a bit more unusual: a mix of death metal, industrial elements, and overly elaborate song structures. I publicly put the project on hold. I then composed the album on my own between 2006 and 2008, before reviving the band around 2019. It went on hiatus again during the Covid period, and afterward I ran into lineup issues.

Today, the style is definitively rooted in 90s Tampa Bay–style death metal.


Where and under what conditions were you recording the new album? Who was in charge of sound, production and mastering?

We recorded the album at home, each of us in our own space, as it was originally meant to be a studio project—my project—and I neither had the financial means nor the intention to record it in a professional studio.

The mixing and mastering were handled by Kristian Ogir at Everloud Studios in Denmark, and I’m very satisfied with the result.

How many copies were released and which medium was used for this new edition (CD, digital, vinyl, cassette)?

For now, Dolorem Records has only released 400 CDs. We don’t yet have the financial means to press vinyl, but we’ll be opening pre-orders soon. I don’t think there will be a cassette release, as I admit it raises a kind of ecological dilemma for me. That said, I’m not even sure what pollutes more in the end—physical formats or digital.

Of course, the album is available on all streaming platforms.


Who is the author of the lyrics, how were they created, and what do they deal with?

The lyrics were written by me.
They broadly deal with humanity and society, touching on subjects meant to provoke reflection without being overtly philosophical. Beliefs are also addressed, as well as introspection, all set against a fundamentally misanthropic backdrop.

Who created the logo of the band, and who took care of the graphics and the website? What about you and social networks? Do you consider these things important?

I created the logo myself, and a friend of mine, Kevirus, handled the cover artwork, while the layout was done by David Fakrikian.

At the moment, we don’t have a website yet, but we’ll be working on that soon. As for social media, to be honest, I’m not very comfortable with it and I don’t particularly like it, but nowadays everything goes through social platforms, so there’s really no choice.

There’s also an ecological dilemma involved, because during a promotion period you inevitably overuse social media—posting constantly, reels, stories in every direction—and you start wondering whether it’s really useful compared to the pollution it generates. It’s a real issue.


Which label did you choose for releasing your album and why this label? Are you satisfied by how your label represents you and takés care about you?

Dolorem Records was the best option among those who showed interest in this album.

I used to hang out on Sunday afternoons at a small nightclub/concert venue in Paris called Le Klub, where I discovered several bands whose albums I immediately bought—albums that were released through Dolorem Records.

I also had friends on the label who spoke very highly of them; I’m thinking in particular of Infern and Misgivings. Alex, the head of the label, does a solid job with promotion, and above all he’s someone who is genuinely passionate about the underground scene.

Which bands do you idolise and where do you get your inspiration?

Obviously, all late-80s and 90s death metal bands, but more specifically from the Florida scene, even though there are also some European influences. That said, I think Cryoxyd’s style clearly fits within the 1990s Tampa, Florida wave.

My favorite band is, of course, Death, but also Mercyless, Pestilence, Monstrosity, Brutality, Nocturnus, and Morbid Angel—these are, I think, the influences that come through the most on this album.


Did you send your record to some Labels - which are the labels? How was the response?

Obviously, I first sent the album to the bigger labels—some replied, others didn’t. I reached out to all the well-known labels, both larger and mid-sized, but not so much to smaller ones, because I was already thinking about Dolorem Records for that category. To me, they seemed like the best option based on what I knew, and above all, I really like the bands signed to the label, which is naturally a mark of quality in my eyes.

I did receive very encouraging feedback from an American label, but they didn’t want to commit to a debut album yet. They advised me to first build and develop the project with the first release, and potentially consider working together on a second album if the project proves to be sufficiently established.

How many gigs have you played? Which type of gigs do you prefer, whether it's (clubs or festivals) and which of your performances would you consider as the best?

For the moment, we haven’t played live yet.
Our first show will take place on March 28th in Nantes, and we’ll most likely play another show the day before on the Paris–Nantes route. That said, we really need to find a proper deal with a booking agent, because I don’t want to exhaust the band by playing tiny, poorly structured shows.

We all have a solid musical background. For instance, Greg on drums plays or has played in several bands such as Deathcode Society on Osmose Productions, Glaciation on the same label, and Ufych on Holy Records. Jeff previously played in an Iron Maiden tribute band alongside Denis Stratton himself, guitarist on Iron Maiden’s self-titled debut album. As for me, I played in a punk band, Metal Urbain, with whom I toured internationally and recorded an album in San Francisco with Jello Biafra, former singer of Dead Kennedys.

We’re not newcomers to music, and as a result, we won’t accept just any conditions.


What about your plans for the future? What do you want to achieve with the band?

Obviously, we want to tour as much as possible and overthrow Metallica!

How and where can your fans contact you? Can you provide some contact information?

I don’t even know if we already have any fans, haha.

Well, they can contact us directly through social media messaging—it’s always a pleasure to reply!

Thank you for this interview.

Thanx for the interview.

úterý 20. ledna 2026

Recenze/review - MÜTIILATION - Pandemonium of Egregores (2025)


MÜTIILATION - Pandemonium of Egregores
CD 2025, Osmose Productions

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Jestli jste si mysleli, že jednou budou všechny vaše hříchy odpuštěny, tak jste se šeredně mýlili. Nakonec vás stejně dostihnou a strhnou do hlubiny. Budete si drásat do krve vlastní obličej a ve snech se vám bude vracet všechen ten hnus a špína, kterou jste za svého života prováděli. Poslouchám nové CD (vyšlo i na kazetě a na vinylu) francouzského mága Meyhna'ch a mám pocit, že se mi jeho hudba zadírá postupně hluboko pod kůži.

Novinka je možná lehce melodičtější, než předchozí počiny. Zároveň působí velmi chladně, nehumánně, nihilisticky, přesně tak, jak má poctivý a ryzí black metal být. MÜTIILATION jsou zpět a kolem opět hoří ohně v roztodivných odstínech černé. Smrt je velmi blízko. Tohle je pradávný obřad pro vyvolávání temných sil. 


V tomhle stylu platí více než kde jinde, že musíte předkládané hudbě věřit, musí se stát vaší součástí. MÜTIILATION jsou velmi přesvědčiví, opravdoví, ryzí, autentičtí. Vezmou vás na dlouhý výlet bez konce. Potkáte duše zemřelých, postavy bez tváří, odsouzené k věčnému utrpení. Líbí se mi tradiční zvuk, motiv na obalu i všechny další formální věci. Ale hlavně hudba samotná. Tahle smečka měla vždy svůj vlastní výraz, rukopis, ksicht chcete-li. Dívám se zase jednou do tmy a čekám  na své vlastní démony. Přicházejí velmi brzy ráno, když ulice ještě prázdné a nad hřbitovem se válí krvavá mlha. "Pandemonium of Egregores" je albem, které samozřejmě osloví nejvíce pravověrné, opravdové fanoušky tohoto stylu. Na mě osobně má až uhrančivý účinek. Pokaždé, když zapnu play, tak se ocitnu v děsivém světě za oponou. Našlapuji tiše, nahlížím do jednotlivých cel, ve kterých jsou vězněni ti, kteří se protivili řádu přírody a světa. V black metalu si opravdu hodně vybírám, jen tak něco mi do přehrávače nesmí, ale s touto nahrávkou jsem strávil opravdu dlouhý čas. Rád se k ní opakovaně vracím, pokaždé, když slyším z nedalekého lesa nářek prokletých. Tma je hustá jako zkažená krev, zlo se plíží kolem nás jako jedovatý had. Podlehnete jeho kouzlu? Meyhna'ch je jako našeptávač, jako padlý kněz, jako démon, který k nám přišel pomocí své hudby zapálit náš podivný svět. Chladný, tajemný, děsivý a temný black metalový obřad pro vyvolávání sil, které nejsou z našeho světa! Rouhání a sebedestrukce!


Asphyx says:

If you thought that one day all your sins would be forgiven, you were sorely mistaken. In the end, they will catch up with you and drag you into the depths. You will tear your own face to shreds, and in your dreams, all the filth and filth you have done in your life will come back to you. I am listening to the new CD (also released on cassette and vinyl) by French magician Meyhna'ch, and I feel that his music is gradually getting under my skin.

The new release is perhaps slightly more melodic than his previous works. At the same time, it comes across as very cold, inhuman, nihilistic, exactly as honest and pure black metal should be. MÜTIILATION are back, and fires are burning again in strange shades of black. Death is very close. This is an ancient ritual for summoning dark forces. 


In this style, more than anywhere else, you have to believe in the music presented; it has to become a part of you. MÜTIILATION are very convincing, genuine, pure, authentic. They take you on a long journey with no end. You will meet the souls of the dead, faceless characters condemned to eternal suffering. I like the traditional sound, the cover art, and all the other formal aspects. But mainly the music itself. This band has always had its own expression, its own signature, its own face, if you will. Once again, I look into the darkness and wait for my own demons. They come very early in the morning, when the streets are still empty and a bloody fog hangs over the cemetery. "Pandemonium of Egregores" is an album that will naturally appeal most to the most orthodox, true fans of this style. For me personally, it has an almost mesmerizing effect. Every time I press play, I find myself in a terrifying world behind the curtain. I tread quietly, peering into the individual cells where those who have defied the order of nature and the world are imprisoned. I'm very selective when it comes to black metal, I don't just put anything in my player, but I've spent a really long time with this recording. I like to return to it again and again, every time I hear the wails of the damned from the nearby forest. The darkness is thick as rotten blood, evil creeps around us like a poisonous snake. Will you succumb to its spell? Meyhna'ch is like a whisperer, like a fallen priest, like a demon who has come to us through his music to ignite our strange world. A cold, mysterious, terrifying, and dark black metal ritual to summon forces that are not of this world! Blasphemy and self-destruction!


tracklist:
1. Overture
2. Shadows over the Valley
3. Fifty Winters
4. Pandemonium of Egregores
5. Hashischin Cage

band:
Meyhna'ch - Vocals, Bass, Guitars, Songwriting, Lyrics
Kham - Drums



Recenze/review - HYBRIS - Viva Exploitation (2025)


HYBRIS - Viva Exploitation
EP 2025, Great Dane Records

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Hromadíme majetek, ale už se skoro neusmíváme. Svým dětem zaplatíme raději hry, ve kterých se vraždí, než abychom si s nimi promluvili. Spojeni v jednu všemocnou síť ukazujeme, jak se máme dobře, s falešnými úsměvy na rtech, ale uvnitř jsme smutní a prázdní. Prachy vládnou všemu a všem. Někdy mi z toho všeho bývá špatně a znovu a znovu se uzavírám do svého pokoje, abych tam vzpomínal na časy, kdy byl svět ještě v pořádku. Je mi najednou jedno, že všechno kolem hoří. Mám svoji hudbu, svoje záhrobí i rozdrcené kosti.

HYBRIS je jednočlenný projekt, kapela, pod kterou je podepsán německý maniak Johan de Jager. Ten se, stejně jako moje maličkost, zhlédl hlavně v hudbě osmdesátých a devadesátých let. V hudebním death metalovém a grindcoreovém extrému. Nové EP "Viva Exploitation" je ohlodáno až na kost. Vaše mysl i tělo budou rozdrceny! 


Pokud se ve vašem playlistu často objevují kapely jako NAPALM DEATH, staří CARCASS, REPULSION, NASUM, BENEDITION, určitě by se vám mohlo líbit i EP "Viva Exploitation". Johan de Jager na mě působí jako muzikant ze staré školy, který ještě sází na opravdovost, reálnost, autenticitu. Jeho melodie jsou ostré, nekompromisní, ale zároveň chladné a temné jako čerstvě vykopaný hrob. Když si to vezmu kolem a kolem, tak jsem kdysi začal tenhle styl poslouchat hlavně kvůli tomu, že jsem si připadl jiný, štvalo mě na společnosti i světě spousta věcí. Netuším, jak se to stalo, ale mám to nastavené v hlavě stále stejně, i po skoro více než třiceti letech poslechu podobných záležitostí. Vždy ocením více syrový zásek do mé hlavy, než nějaké umělé nahrávky bez duše. Nevadí mi špína, ani hnis, které ke mě při poslechu této desky stékají z reproduktorů. Naopak, užívám si surový zvuk, divoké postupy, chorobný vokál. Novinka je pro mě nastaveným zrcadlem současnému podivnému světu. Kývám se spokojeně do rytmu, užívám si jednotlivé motivy a stále řvu do tmy fuck you všem hajzlům. Jiný už nebudu a jsem pokaždé rád, když potkám na svých toulkách podzemím kapely jako jsou HYBRIS. Zkrátka a dobře, je to vlastně hrozně jednoduché. Když poslouchám tohle album, říkám si stále dokola - jo, to je přesně ono, tahle muzika koluje i v mých žilách. Cítím, vnímám, že je zahraná od srdce. Nemohu tedy opět jinak, než vám EP doporučit. Troufám si tvrdit, že by nemělo chybět ve sbírce každého opravdového fanouška stylu. Perfektně seřízená grind death metalová mašina na zabíjení, po které zůstává hluboká krvavá stopa! Temnota a chlad lidské duše!


Asphyx says:

We accumulate wealth, but we hardly ever smile anymore. We would rather pay for our children to play games in which people are killed than talk to them. Connected in one almighty network, we show how well off we are, with fake smiles on our lips, but inside we are sad and empty. Money rules everything and everyone. Sometimes it all makes me sick, and I lock myself in my room again and again to remember the times when the world was still okay. Suddenly, I don't care that everything around me is burning. I have my music, my afterlife, and my crushed bones.

HYBRIS is a one-man project, a band signed by German maniac Johan de Jager. Like myself, he is mainly inspired by the music of the 1980s and 1990s. Extreme death metal and grindcore music. The new EP "Viva Exploitation" is stripped down to the bone. Your mind and body will be crushed! 


If bands like NAPALM DEATH, old CARCASS, REPULSION, NASUM, and BENEDITION often appear in your playlist, you might also like the EP "Viva Exploitation". Johan de Jager strikes me as an old-school musician who still values truthfulness, realism, and authenticity. His melodies are sharp and uncompromising, yet cold and dark like a freshly dug grave. When I think about it, I started listening to this style mainly because I felt different, and a lot of things about society and the world annoyed me. I don't know how it happened, but I still feel the same way, even after more than thirty years of listening to similar stuff. I will always appreciate a raw punch to my head more than some soulless artificial recordings. I don't mind the dirt or pus that drips from the speakers when I listen to this album. On the contrary, I enjoy the raw sound, the wild techniques, the morbid vocals. For me, this new release is a mirror reflecting the strange world we live in today. I sway contentedly to the rhythm, enjoying each motif and still yelling "fuck you" to all the assholes in the dark. I won't be any different, and I'm always happy when I come across bands like HYBRIS on my wanderings through the underground. In short, it's actually very simple. When I listen to this album, I keep saying to myself - yeah, that's exactly it, this music runs through my veins too. I feel, I sense that it is played from the heart. So once again, I can't help but recommend this EP to you. I dare say that it should not be missing from the collection of any true fan of the genre. A perfectly tuned grind death metal killing machine that leaves a deep bloody trail behind it! The darkness and coldness of the human soul!



tracklist:
01. Hybris 
02. Human Plague 
03. Dictoracy 
04. Depopulate 
05. Pollution Vortex

band:
Johan de Jager - everything



pondělí 19. ledna 2026

Recenze/review - UNCHURCH - Unchurch (2025)


UNCHURCH - Unchurch
CD 2025, Chaos Records

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Pokaždé, když jsem šel okolo, tak jsem měl divný pocit kolem žaludku. Jakoby se ve mě začal šířit pach rozkládajících se těl. Něco zkaženého bylo ve vzduchu, sirnatého, zlého. Navenek vypadalo vše jako vždycky. Malý kostel v horách, u něj hřbitov a na něm pohřbení prokletí mniši. Nic neobvyklého. Až do dnešní noci, kdy byl jeden hrob vyrabován. Nebo ne? Nestojí náhodou někdo ve stínu? Nesměje se jedovatě? Nemá v rukou nůž a v očích nenávist? Poslední, co si pamatuji, tak je rozšklebená tvář démona.

Chile je poslední dobou země, kterou se, pokud posloucháte death metal, vyplatí rozhodně sledovat. Skvělá alba nevydávají jenom staří bardi a veteráni, ale vzniká i spousta nových kapel, které pokračují v nekonečné cestě utrpení, zla, hudební špíny a beznaděje. UNCHURCH patří mezi ně. Mezi vyvolené a prokleté. Alespoň takto vnímám jejich debutové album já, starý pes, který hlídá vchod do podzemí již od devadesátých let minulého století. 


Určitě znáte ten pocit, když si poslechnete nějakou nahrávku poprvé a ona vás smete z povrchu zemského. Téhle smečce démonů se to povedlo. Jsou divocí, nespoutaní, technicky velmi zdatní a umí perfektně zkombinovat syrovost, tlak a absolutní tmu v jeden zabijácký celek. Ano, nové stejnojmenné album hoří zevnitř, rozseká vás na kusy a pohřbí zaživa. Za velmi povedený považuji zvuk (Rod - recording mixing, mastering), motiv na obalu (Daniel Hermosilla), ale hlavně skladby samotné, které obsahují potřebný drive a sílu, takové to "nepříjemné" chvění, které v sobě má dobrý smrtící kov mít. Líbí se mi rukopis těchto démonů, jejich schopnost napsat dobré motivy. Chilané se volně inspirovali u kapel typu IMMOLATION, NILE, MORBID ANGEL, OBSCENITY, MONSTROSITY, HATE ETERNAL, MORBID ANGEL. Dělají to ale s vkusem, nadhledem a schopností zaujmout svými nápady a invencí. UNCHURCH na to jdou navíc opravdově, uvěřitelně, autenticky, každá skladba je ostrým nožem, který vám zajede do vnitřností. Jako bychom spolu s kapelou opravdu exhumovali nějaký starý hrob padlého kněze, který za svého života páchal děsivé a nechutné věci. Jeho činy a atmosféra exhumace se promítly i do jednotlivých skladeb. Hlavní a zásadní pro mě je potom to, že mě baví se k albu vracet a rvát si ho stále dokola pod tlakem do hlavy. Pořád rád a s chutí objevují nové smečky, které pochopily pravého ducha tohoto stylu a tahle kapela se pro mě stala velkým překvapením minulého roku. Doporučuji poslech v naprosté tmě, chladu, nejlépe na malém hřbitově u znesvěceného kostela. Surový, zničující, temný a chladný death metal ze starých katakomb kolem kterého se vznáší krvavá aura!


Asphyx says:

Every time I walked past, I had a strange feeling in my stomach. It was as if the smell of decomposing bodies was spreading inside me. Something rotten was in the air, sulfurous, evil. Outwardly, everything looked the same as always. A small church in the mountains, a cemetery next to it, and the cursed monks buried there. Nothing unusual. Until tonight, when one grave was robbed. Or was it? Isn't someone standing in the shadows? Smiling maliciously? Holding a knife in their hands and hatred in their eyes? The last thing I remember is the grinning face of a demon.

Chile is a country that, if you listen to death metal, is definitely worth keeping an eye on these days. Great albums are not only released by old bards and veterans, but there are also a lot of new bands emerging that continue the endless journey of suffering, evil, musical filth, and hopelessness. UNCHURCH is one of them. Among the chosen and the damned. At least that's how I, an old dog who has been guarding the entrance to the underground since the 1990s, perceive their debut album. 


You surely know the feeling when you listen to a recording for the first time and it blows you away. This pack of demons has managed to do just that. They are wild, unrestrained, technically very skilled, and know how to perfectly combine rawness, pressure, and absolute darkness into one killer whole. Yes, the new album of the same name burns from within, tears you to pieces, and buries you alive. I consider the sound (Rod - recording, mixing, mastering), the cover art (Daniel Hermosilla), but mainly the songs themselves, which contain the necessary drive and power, that "unpleasant" vibration that good death metal should have, to be very well done. I like the style of these demons, their ability to write good motifs. The Chileans were loosely inspired by bands such as IMMOLATION, NILE, MORBID ANGEL, OBSCENITY, MONSTROSITY, HATE ETERNAL, and MORBID ANGEL. However, they do it with taste, perspective, and the ability to captivate with their ideas and inventiveness. UNCHURCH also approach it in a genuine, credible, and authentic way; each song is a sharp knife that cuts into your guts. It's as if we, together with the band, had actually exhumed the grave of a fallen priest who had committed terrible and disgusting acts during his lifetime. His deeds and the atmosphere of the exhumation are reflected in the individual songs. The main and most important thing for me is that I enjoy returning to the album and playing it over and over again at full volume. I always enjoy discovering new bands that understand the true spirit of this style, and this band was a big surprise for me last year. I recommend listening to it in complete darkness, in the cold, preferably in a small cemetery next to a desecrated church. Raw, devastating, dark, and cold death metal from the old catacombs, surrounded by a bloody aura!


tracklist:
01. Ode To Blasphemy 
02. Traitor 
03. Unchurch 
04. Pilgrimage To Abyss 
05. Al Infierno No Entras 
06. Stone The Repentants 
07. No Eres Dios 
08. Outcast From The Eden 
09. Sacred Chalice

A few questions - interview with death metal band from Chile - UNCHURCH.


A few questions - interview with death metal band from Chile - UNCHURCH.

Ave, can you introduce your band to our readers? – When was it founded and what style of music do you play etc.?

Ave for you as well.

We started playing together in 2022, after deciding to form a band. Since the three of us had good experiences playing together in previous bands, we got in touch, and our first sessions began in December of that year. From the start, we naturally gravitated towards playing classic death metal, almost unconsciously, always using and developing diverse playing techniques. These techniques gave us our own unique language, allowing us to gradually shape our style and find the path we wanted to follow.

Where and under what conditions were you recording the new album? Who was in charge of sound, production and mastering?

We recorded our current LP mostly at our guitarist Rod's GSR Studios, while the drums were recorded at Nihil Studios, both in Santiago, Chile. Rod also handled the mixing and mastering. We didn't use triggers on the drums, nor samplers; the guitars were recorded with a real amplifier, a Peavey 5150II, and a BOSS SD1 pedal. We always strive to make everything sound as organic as possible.


How many copies were released and which medium was used for this new edition (CD, digital, vinyl, cassette)?

By now, our LP has been released digitally through various platforms, including Bandcamp, YouTube, and Spotify. It has also been released in two physical formats: CDs and cassettes. The cassettes were pressed in a limited run of 50 copies in Chile by Proglótida Grávida, while the CD was pressed in a limited run of 300 copies by the Mexican label Chaos Records. A vinyl edition and a cassette edition are also planned for release by the same label, with both expected around mid-2026.

Who is the author of the lyrics and how were they created and about what do the lyrics deal with?

The lyrics are written by Rod and Cram, and address various themes related to existence and our vision of the universe, particularly the refutation of Christianity and its fallacies, as well as all forms of human weakness from a metaphorical point of view, which translates into a strong critique of harboring religious beliefs, adhering to churches and hiding behind them, instead of cultivating oneself individually and properly through knowledge and the search for the greatest personal mental and physical strength.


Who created the logo of the band, and who took care of the graphics and the website? What about you and social networks? Do you consider these things important?

The logo was created through a collaborative effort between Cram, who made the initial sketch; designer and tattoo artist Adrian Bascur, who digitized and refined it; and Rod, who made the final adjustments.

Regarding social media, we consider it a useful tool for promoting and reaching our music. It also allows us to stay in touch with other producers and people in the industry interested in our art.

Which label did you choose for releasing your album and why this label? Are you satisfied by how your label represents you and takés care about you?

The label responsible for releasing our LP on CD was Chaos Records in Mexico, who have widely distributed our work through various websites and zines dedicated to extreme metal. While we've had some setbacks in receiving our CD copies in Chile, we hope to continue improving and growing in these areas. In Chile, the label Proglótida Grávida released a cassette edition, which has become quite popular, and thanks to the work of this Chilean label, we've also been able to reach various metal-focused sites like ours.


Which bands do you idolise and where do you get your inspiration?

Our undeniable influences include Morbid Angel, Deicide, Death, and other death metal classics. However, the three of us also listen to other musical styles outside of metal, such as classical music, classic rock, and other influences that shape how we make our music.

Did you send your record to some Labels - which are the labels? How was the response?

Yes, we sent proposals to various labels around the world, many of whom expressed immediate and strong interest in releasing our LP. Some others also expressed their appreciation for our work but couldn't take on the project right away due to time constraints. Ultimately, we chose the option that seemed best to us: Chaos Records.


How many gigs have you played? Which type of gigs do you prefer, whether it's (clubs or festivals) and which of your performances would you consider as the best?

For now, we play at various venues that invite us, where we evaluate the technical and identity aspects of the event, but we don't discriminate between venues and festivals. We really enjoy playing live, so we're always open to offers.

What about your plans for the future? What do you want to achieve with the band?

Our goals are to continue playing devastating death metal, composing and creating new works, playing live, and continuing to project our message of death musically with the band.

How and where can your fans contact you? Can you provide some contact information?

Our email address is unchurchmetal@gmail.com, we also have accounts on Instagram and Facebook, as well as a YouTube channel, through which people contact us.

Thanx for the interview.





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