Since 1992 Loudblast is one of the most important bands in the French metal scene and they have obtained a large fan base throughout the country. After an official video and a compilation album, the band decided to split up in 1999. But when Loudblast was asked to play on a benefit show for the late Chuck Schuldiner they noticed that their ‘magical touch’ was still there.

With that fact in their back pocket, Loudblast started the recordings for ‘Planet Pandemonium’ and the result is an album with a mix of mid-tempo death and thrash metal. I have to say that the emphasis on most of the songs is on the mid-tempo parts, which get a bit boring after a while. The good production of ‘Planet Pandemonium’ makes up a little for it though, but when the CD is finished I’m not totally satisfied.