Kraton – Monolith

When an album’s opening lines are “My spirit is broken”, growled in the most gut-wrenching way imagineable, you know you’re in for a ride. Five years after Unto Arcadia, which I somehow completely forgot to review back then, Kratonare back with their first full-length album, titled Monolith, and are, metaphorically, wearing a different set of …

Dreadnought – Vanitas

I usually don’t write reviews of singles, but I’ll make an exception in the case of the local melodic death metal powerhouse Dreadnought. Part of the incestuous trio of bands from the Bricherhaff, they recently released the two-track single Vanitas. As is tradition for these three bands, everything on here is self-recorded, self-produced and self-released. …

Kraton – World Eater

September is going to be an interesting month for the Luxembourgish metal scene since there will finally be two new long-awaited releases. The first one being Kraton‘s second demo World Eater! After their first demo Ker, which was released in late 2011, the band has focussed on playing shows and writing new material. Let me …