Hesperia are one of those one man black metal groups that no one really hears about, but when they do, get a very good impression. Headed by Hesperus, this guy has been doing music with this project since the late 90s, so he’s got a lot of traction behind his work up to album no. 7 with “Roma, Vol. II.” Originally released on CD by Hidden Marly Pro...

01/09/2022

“Salvation Within Insanity” is the debut release offered up by the international death metal band Sijjeel, and by the sound of things, hell has been reborn and further deformed. Now, before I get into the actual music, I want to comment on something that caught my attention upon first receiving the CD. We all know that writing lyrics is an importan...

31/08/2022

Poland’s Snake Eyes have been quiet for some time, but finally have come around with a new album, new members, and a new take on their music (somewhat). The sound is still very thrashy, but more of a modern groove thrash similar to that of Crypta, and less the typical Slayer or Metallica route. Part of this might be due to the vocalist change of Sw...

30/08/2022

If you are into grindcore then Antigama should not be a new name for you. This crazy Polish band exists since 2000 and so far they have released 8 studio albums. Their last one is called "Whiteout" and offers 11 tracks of blasting death/grind. First thing that comes to mind when you start listening to "Whiteout" is that this record of Antigama...

29/08/2022

Tishina is a one-man melo death doom artist from Canada, though all the lyrics and the band name is done in Serbian. While many might think this is another crack at the rather infamous group Batushka, or something similar, the work done by Branislav Panic is certainly less atmospheric and black metal-ish. The music here is rather more straightforwa...

25/08/2022

Like a screaming baby born of hell, Downfall Of Mankind’s debut full length album “Vile Birth” is aptly titled. For those looking for a symphonic deathcore album that doesn’t feature too many progressive elements, brutal riffs, and filthy vocals complete with brees, gurgles, roars, and shrieks, then this is the album to hear. This Lisbon based 4 pi...

24/08/2022

VHS have been around since 2016 but have quite a prolific discography between full length albums, singles, splits, and EPs for a collection of horror movie inspired death thrash mixed with grindcore. The band is known for adding in movie samples for atmospheric effect, and while at some points it can be a little cheesy when considering an album lik...

15/08/2022

Harmoniaq are relatively new to the melodic death metal scene since 2017 without much groundwork under their belt, and “The Forest Of Torment” is their debut EP. Not quite in the progressive vein of melodeath think more older Insomnium for the somber guitar moments, a touch of Arch Enemy for the heavier, frantic ones, and a bit of Demonoid for the...

12/08/2022

Death metal is the juice that flows in Pooyan Ahmadi’s veins and this is what he delivers with this first release from his one-man, personal project. Deeply inspired by bands as Morbid Angel, Immolation and Krisiun, Pooyan’s music could be perfectly described as an attempt to blend those three. Or at least this is what you’ll come up with once you...

11/08/2022

Pummeling death metal ever since 2013, it seems that with each release these guys from Austria get better and better with each release. Their latest effort, “Breed Death,” is their second release on their current home Lacerated Enemy Records and among many others like Kanine or Downfall of Humanity these guys know how to bring the fury. Ever since...

10/08/2022

Echelon are one of the thousands bands of the Swedish mastermind Rogga Johansson. Here he is supported by the drummer Brynjar (Crypticus, Massacre, God Forsaken), bassist Johan Berglund (The Skeletal, Stass) and none other but the Benediction vocalist Dave Ingram. "Open Wide The Adamantine Gates" offers nine tracks (and one outro) of old-schoo...

09/08/2022

Not much can be said for Australia’s 4 piece groove sludge outfit Oratory, save that their debut EP is a pretty standard piece of old school work. “Inner Pyre” is pretty quick as it barely clocks 10 minutes but features lots of anthemic gritty tracks that seem to balance between groove and death metal. While the sludge elements are present, they se...

08/08/2022

Decrapted is a band formed in 2021 by Vicente Paya (Unbounded Terror, Golgotha) and Dave Rotten (Avulsed, Holycide, Famishgod, and others). This is its debut album "Bloody Rivers Of Death", released by Xtreem Music. This is the product of two minds focused in death metal. Two veterans warrios, since 90s playing death metal and similar styles, and a...

05/08/2022

Vidres A La Sang hail from Spain and have been crushing ears since 2004 with their style of blackened death metal. A mix of epics and shorter tracks, their fifth full length album “Fragments De L’esdevenir” may seem like a bit of an EP with only 5 tracks to spare at barely 30 minutes, but the band continues down the same path they started on (read...

03/08/2022

For once, we are going to radically change country and musical style, out of my usual habit and path I give up Finnish bands in order to visit Germany with a new one, stamped melodic death metal, which is called Decaptacon. This sextet with the particularity of carrying three guitars players gives us a second LP, five years after their last opus, e...

02/08/2022