Articles by Suleiman

Cruising out of France on the wings of technology and a cold rage, this is a solid effort from the beginning to the end. By the second song the style of the band is immediately […]

The first thing that should grab you here should be the jaw-dropping artwork. It nails the alien- / sci-fi nature of most of Umbah’s body of work , but steps it up a notch much […]

The man’s proficiency knows no bounds. He is back with another amazing release, and to boot it could be his best work yet. Taking the bizarre twisting industrial extreme metal sound from his previous albums, […]

The second release from the insanity that is Umbah, this is more of the same yet with a difference. There is distinct chunkiness in the riffing, aligning this release closer to the death/thrash camp. Some […]

The first slice of insanity from a true underground pioneer, Umbah’s Continuum shines bright as a masterpiece of original metal mayhem. Basically a project of Cal Scott (ex-Necrosanct – who themselves set new standards in death / […]

It begins beautifully with a strange wisp of a synth that explodes in a full-bloodied metal harmony, and then the groove locks in. The vocals and riffing place this firmly in the extreme metal camp, […]

With this one it’s hard to know where to begin. How about “the heaviest finest angriest slab of cyber metal ever”? This record came, conquered and remained on the throne. It pretty much defines what […]

Once in while, something comes along that breathes new life into the old. It respects its past yet looks forward to the future. Such an entity is this record. While upon initial listening (while I […]

The masters are back from the dark abyss, and they peer deep into the darkness – inside and out – to bring you tales of blackest despair and death, crafted into some of the most […]

The electro bass bubbles, followed by a steady 909 sounding kick. This is augmented by fuzzy synths and semi-distorted vocals (somewhere between darkwave and tough guy metal vocally). There is slight teutonic feel in this […]