Nokturnal Mortum – Голос Сталі [The Voice of Steel] [Review]

Nokturnal Mortum is a Ukrainian “Folk Symphonic Black Metal” band formed in 1994 and they usually compose their music centred on themes like Slavonic Paganism, Folklore, NS, Nature and Society.

Голос Сталі [The Voice of Steel] is Nokturnal Mortum’s is their fifth full-length album released in 2009 after their 2005 full-length album Weltanschauung.

Голос Сталі [The Voice of Steel] was released on Saturday, December 26, 2009 by Oriana Music.

Line-Up

Varggoth – Vocals, Guitars

Astargh – Guitars & Backing Vocals

Vrolok – Bass

Saturious – Keyboards, Native Instruments

Bairoth – Drums

Guests

W. Angel – Keyboards, Clean Vocals

Wortherax – Lead Guitar On Track 5

Sergey Kondratiev – Lead Guitar On Track 3 & Acoustic Guitar On Track 7

Odalv – Drums On Tracks 5, 6

Ognevrat aka Alzeth – Guitar On Track 6

Alafern – Violins

Produced by Eugeny Gapon. Recorded at OSF Studio, Kharkiv, Ukraina during 2006 – 2009.

Engineered by Andrey Veryovkin

http://www.myspace.com/osfstudio

osfstudio@gmail.com

Mixing at M.A.R.T. Studio, Kharkiv, Ukraina during August – October 2009

Engineered by Sergey Kondratiev

http://www.martmusic.com

info@martmusic.com

Mastering in Mana Recording Studios, Florida, USA – November 2009

Engineered by Brian Elliott

http://www.manarecording.com

manarecording@yahoo.com

Front cover art created by Victor Titov

viktortitov@yahoo.com

http://www.hamsterfly.deviantart.com

Art direction and concept by Sir Gorgoroth & Varggoth

Design by Sir Gorgoroth

sirgorgoroth666@gmail.com

English Translation of Ukrainian Song Names

1] Пролог [Intro]

2] Голос Сталі [Voice Of Steel]

3] Валькирия [Valkyrie]

4] Україна [Ukraine]

5] Моєї Мрії Острови [My Dream Islands]

6] Шляхом Сонця [By Path Of The Sun]

7] Небо Сумних Ночей [Sky Of Saddened Nights]

8] Біла Вежа [White Tower]

Nokturnal Mortum’s Website http://www.myspace.com/nokturnal-mortum

Oriana Music’s Website http://www.rateyourmusic.com/label/oriana_music

The Right Hand Path’s Rating – 10/10

Kriegsmaschine – Altered States Of Divinity [Review]

Kriegsmaschine is a Black Metal band based in the Polish city of Cracow and was formed in 2002.

Kriegsmaschine’s lyrical themes are on Satanism. Kriegsmaschine means “War Machine” in German.

Altered States Of Divinity is Kriegsmaschine’s only full-length album till date and was released on Thursday, August 18, 2005 on Todeskult Entertainment.

LP version released 14.03.2006. Limited to 500 copies with different layout, pressed on heavy vinyl, with printed inner sleeve, silver hot foil print and two A2 posters.

Line-Up

M. - Guitar, Vocals

Destroyer - Bass, Vocals

Darkside - Drums

Kriegsmaschine’s Website http://www.kriegsmaschine.pl

The Right Hand Path’s Rating – 10/10

Endstille – Verführer [Review]

Endstille is a Black Metal based in Kiel in the states of Schleswig-Holstein and Aachen in Germany.

Formed in 2000 Endstille’s style of Metal is also known as War Metal. Endstille’s lyrical themes are centred on topics like War and Anti-Christianity.

Verführer is Endstille’s sixth full-length album released on Friday, April 17, 2009 on Regain Records and the follow-up to their 2007s fifth full-length album Endstilles Reich.

The cover shows the German emperor Wilhelm II in his working clothes. There is also an alternative cover.

Released in Brazil by Paranoid Records on September 2009.

Line-Up

Zingultus – Vocals

Lars Wachtfels – Guitars

Cruor – Bass

Mayhemic Destructor – Drums

Endstille’s Website http://www.endstille.com

Regain Records Website http://www.regainrecords.com

The Right Hand Path’s Rating – 10/10

Dub Buk – Under The Solar Sign [Review]

Dub Buk is a Melodic Black Metal band formed in 1997 in the city of Kharkiv in the former Soviet Union republic of Ukraine.

Dub Buk songs deal with lyrical themes like Anti-Judeo-Christianity, Slavonic Paganism and National Socialism. Dub Buk are currently signed to Eastside.

Line-Up

Istukan - Guitars

I.Z.V.E.R.G. - Bass, Vocals

Vsesvit - Drums

Dub Buk’s Website http://www.myspace.com/dubbuk

The Right Hand Path’s Rating – 10/10

Hail Of Bullets – On Divine Winds [Review]

Current Line-Up

Martin Van Drunen – Vocals

Paul Baayens – Guitar

Stephan Gebedi – Guitar

Theo van Eekelen – Bass

Ed Warby – Drums

Hail Of Bullets Website http://www.hailofbullets.com

Metal Blade Records Website http://www.metalblade.com

The Right Hand Path’s Rating – 10/10

Barbatos – Let’s Fucking Die! [Review]

The first and foremost thing that catches the eye is the superb cover photo of a nude woman.

The nude woman in the cover photo is porn star Devon Lee, a blonde beauty with beautiful silver hair and tattooed body, with her hands on her buttocks opened wide. Devon Lee with her mouth open seems to be squealing and having an orgasmic moment of her own.

This is probably the sexiest and funniest cover art for an album because on the either side you’ve these floral designs and on top is First or Second World War era Warplane.

What did you think, all you dirty minds out there, Hentai and stuff, eh? All in all a superb way to package and present an album to your audiences J

Barbatos is a Metal band for all Bad Boy Rockers like you and me out there. Just look at what their songs are all about, “Warfare, Partying, History, Sex” and if you consider Rock’s [in]famous “Sex, Drugs & Rock N’ Roll”, it’s Metal Heaven!

Current Line-Up

Yasuyuki Suzuki - Vocals, Bass

Barbatos Website http://www.myspace.com/barbatosjapan

Displeased Records Website http://www.displeasedrecords.com

The Right Hand Path’s Rating – 10/10

The Ordher – Weaponize [Review]

Brutal Death Metal/Thrash Metal from these Brazilian Metallers. Time to Weaponize!

Recorded and mixed by The Ordher between February and April 2007. Engineered by Fabiano Penna & Fábio Lentino. Drums, bass, vocals and percussions recorded at Estúdio 1000/Brazil. All guitars and lead guitars recorded at El Diablo/Brazil. Mixed and mastered at El Diablo/Brazil. All music by The Ordher. All lyrics by Fabiano Penna. Frontcover conception by Eregion and The Ordher. Frontcover by Rafael Giovanolli. Layout by Alexandra Lentino. Pictures by Alexandra Lentino.

“Weaponize” is The Ordher’s first full-length album and was released after their 2006 demo album “The Order”. Unique Leader Records released “Weaponize” on Tuesday, October 23, 2007.

Line-Up

Fábio Lentino – Vocals, Bass

Matheus Montenegro – Drums

Fabiano Penna – Guitar

The Ordher’s Website http://www.theordher.com

Unique Leader Records Website http://www.uniqueleader.com

The Right Hand Path’s Rating – 10/10

Violator – Chemical Assault [Review]

“Chemical Assault” released on Sunday, October 1, 2006 by Kill Again Records.

Recorded and mixed in the first semester of 2006 at Orbis Estudio. The song “Atomic Nightmare” is featured on Earache’s 2008 “Thrashing Like A Maniac” compilation. Released on vinyl in 2008 by Iron Bonehead Productions and Metaleros Records [IBP 040/MET 002] limited to 666 hand numbered copies. “Chemical Assault” was re-issued in 2008 by Earache Records in Europe as LP [Vinyl].

The sample at the beginning of “Toxic Death” is from the movie Road Warrior.

Line-Up

Pedro Arcanjo [Poney] - Bass, Vocals

Pedro Augusto [Capaça] – Guitars

David Araya - Drums

Marcio Cambito [Cambito] - Guitars

Violator’s Website http://www.violatorthrash.com

Kill Again Records Website http://www.killagainrec.com

The Right Hand Path’s Rating – 10/10

Comando Nuclear – Batalhão Infernal [Review]

Singing in the Brazilian language, Comando Nuclear from Latin America are a band to watch out for. Brazil must be proud of these guys. Don’t be fooled by the sounds of woman who is squealing like she’s having an orgasm on the song “Capital Da Luxuria”, it’s a killer song.

Batalhão Infernal was released by Unsilent Records of Brazil on Saturday, April 15, 2006.

And Infernal Battle, Hell Yeah!

Line-Up

Ron Cygnus – Vocals

Filippe Lawmaker – Guitars

Rodrigo Exciter – Bass

Erick MadDog - Drums

Comando Nuclear’s Website http://www.comandonuclear.com.br

Unsilent Records Website http://www.unsilent.com.br

The Right Hand Path’s Rating – 10/10

Gammacide – Victims Of Science [Review]

Formed in 1986 in Arlington, Texas, Gammacide with their lyrical themes dealing with Science, Environmentalism & Violence play Thrash Metal like it should be played, Vicious & Pounding.

Gammacide reformed in 2004 and are currently signed to Brain Ticket Records. I’m eagerly awaiting a new album from these Thrash Metal Beasts.

Line-Up

Varnam Ponville – Vocals

Rick Perry – Guitars

Scott Shelby – Guitars

Jamey Milford – Drums

Eric Roy – Bass On Tracks 1 – 9

Blade – Bass On Tracks 10 – 13

Brian Pho – Bass On Tracks 14 – 15

Re-mastered and re-issued on CD in 2005. They have also included all four songs from the rare 1991 demo which was originally sent only to press and record labels:

10. Crackdown

11. Ballistic

12. Forces of Nature

13. Sex Cult

As a special bonus, the members of Gammacide entered the recording studio late last year and recorded two tracks just for inclusion on this CD. These tunes were written sometime in 1992, but never recorded.

Gammacide’s Website http://www.gammacide.com

The Right Hand Path’s Rating – 10/10