Gore Force V - At Full Force

A lot of ignorant people will claim that Metal is just nonsense and noise; lots of bands have gone to great lengths to disprove these insults all the way from the creative genius of Devin Townsend to the earthshaking popularity of blasphemous groups like Mayhem. But some bands take the criticism and throw it back in the naysayer’s face by creating...

06/11/2024

Putrified - Death Darkness Decay

It has taken some time for Sweden’s Putrified to get some liftoff since their inception back in 2011, but this Death Metal group brings the Old School in full force and rather crisp sound, avoiding the typical murky droning, distorted sound that bands like Immolation or Witch Vomit do. This four piece takes a rather unique approach to Death Meal, b...

04/11/2024

Bok - Metastasis Dei

Very little is known about the Netherlands’ Black Metal entity known as Bok. Spearheaded by MvG who does everything versus his work in other projects like Experimentum where he is teamed up with others, this project is more Black Metal than Industrial/ Ambient focused and is as venomous as it is mystical. A demo of only 5 tracks, it does clock near...

29/10/2024

Mortiferoth - ...To The Abyss

Mortiferoth hail from New York and have been tastefully devastating ears since 2015. While not a very large discography under their belt between splits and EPs, they recently delivered a new EP entitled “...To The Abyss” which builds on their mix of Thrash Death Metal and continues to climb the rungs of the ladder for the title ‘cosmic Death Metal,...

23/10/2024

Inlandsys - The Fallen

Inlandsys hail from France, and their 2nd full length album “The Fallen” is a fall back to the early 2000s side of Melodeath Metal and Symphonic Death Metal. If one is a fan of bands like Dark Tranquillity or Septicflesh (minus the clean vocals), they will really enjoy this album. The five piece have a bit of a grandiose sound thanks to Dan Swano’s...

21/10/2024

Orme - No Serpents, No Saviours

Orme are a three piece Doom Metal trio from the U.K. who produce heavy, epic music that is a bit bare bones, but still engaging without the sleepiness factor of Funeral Doom. Taking a page from Deathspell Omega, the band recently released their single track EP “No Serpents, No Saviours” which is gritty, thunderous, and about 24 minutes of pulsing d...

14/10/2024

Morgue - Close To Complete Darkness

France’s duo Morgue are back after a few years and sound better than before. “Close To Complete Darkness” is a thicker, more lumbering beast as the band shifts a bit more away from their Grincore roots and more towards Death Metal, but it still sounds heavy like their last effort just reined in a bit. Still touching on the Hideous Divinity and Immo...

07/10/2024

The Archaic Epidemic - Infinite Exile

Deathcore has been pretty much known as the ‘workout man’s music’ with its rather bludgeoning style over the years; only recently has it been expanded upon to be more than breakdowns. Pretty much fans of the genre either love or hate it with little in between while it is in its early 2000s state, but with more ‘accessibility’ by adding anything fro...

30/09/2024

Perversity - Spiritual Negation

Perversity is a death metal band from Slovakia, formed in 1995. Known for their brutal and aggressive sound, they blend elements of old-school death metal with technical and dark atmospheres. Their music features heavy, down-tuned riffs, relentless drumming, and deep, guttural vocals. Over the years, they have garnered a loyal underground following...

24/09/2024

Primitive Warfare - Extinction Protocol

North Carolina’s Primitive Warfare burst into the Metal world back in 2018, but didn’t really start garnering attention until their splits in 2020. Containing both members from the band Demiser, Godz ov War picked up their mix of Black Metal and Death Metal mixed with almost some Grindcore for just a relentless sound on their full length debut “Ext...

18/09/2024

Gurkkhas - A Life Of Suffering

It has been a long time since one heard any new music from France’s Gurkkhas, and this isn’t really a new album but more of a ‘pull one from the vault and dust it off and compile the editions together so we may remind listeners that they exist’ album from Great Dane Records. For those who have followed these guys since the late 90s before their ina...

16/09/2024

Grave Heresy - Incineration Victory

“Incineration Victory” is the debut album from Sweden’s Blackened Death Metal group, Grave Heresy. Walking a fine line between the genres, but leaning more towards the blackened side of things alongside groups like Werewolves. Listeners should expect a sound that is a mix of Marduk meets Hate Eternal for mostly fast, blistering songs with that Thra...

11/09/2024

Anthropophagus Depravity - Demonic Paradise

"Demonic Paradise” is a hard-hitting dose of brutal death metal that is all-obliterating with punishing music and the ever-present anti-religious overtones. This is a release that is firing on all cylinders and doesn’t let up from beginning to end. There is a lot to be heard here. The range of vibes and influences is vast and is sure to keep the li...

09/09/2024

Wound Collector - Begging For Chicxulub

It has been 4 years but Belguim’s Death Metal outfit Wound Collector are back with a new album. Well, sort of. With only 4 tracks “Begging For Chicxulub” is more like an EP and a brief glimpse into where this 5 piece is headed but it definitely shows growth since their last effort back in 2020. The lineup is pretty much still the same, save for the...

04/09/2024

Between The Killings - The Killing Quartet Vol. 2: Omnipotence

Between The Killings are grasping the metal scene by the throat with their new EP titled “Omnipotence”. With a total of 5 songs of relentless brutally thrashing death metal, you are sure to havr your most severe cravings of metallic lust satisfied tenfold. This EP is reminiscent of bands like Deeds of Flesh, Retch, Internal bleeding, Dying Fetus, a...

02/09/2024