Reviews written by: Connor

Reviews

Septekh - Demo '09

All fans of Crust punk listen up!!! Septekh are here to rock the place down!!! This boys hail from Sweden which i know has a very healthy crust scene. I had never heard of these boys before and you could only but imagine my face when i heard the opener on this demo,"Mean Old Bastard". Classic stuff indeed. The lyrics alone cheered me up to no end a...

12/07/2010

Killing Addiction - Fall Of The Archetypes

These guys have been going for over 16 years and this is only their 2nd release!? madness! Anyways these guys are from florida and wear their sound on their sleeves! All those bands from the early 90s ie Morbid Angel, Norcturnus, Cynic, Death and i suppose the new york counterparts Suffocation, Incantation (i know, they are from New Jersey). Its al...

12/07/2010

Syn:Drom - With Flesh Unbound

Syn:drom are a monster of a band originating from the lands of the vikings, sweden. Although i have to say, the name somewhat made my face screw up in a little bit of apprehension. Normally when i see these types of names in bands, they arnt what i listen to at all. But not these guys. They were a very pleasant surprise. The metal these guys produc...

17/06/2010

Sectioned - Purulent Reality

"Straightforward no bullshit metal, simple as that" - A line that heads the bands myspace. I dont think you can question that nor really expect anything else than this. Upon sticking the cd into my hi-fi, i am greeted with a very lo-fi recording almost reminscent of the early 90s Scott burns recordings. Granted its a little messier than the aforeme...

17/06/2010

Lividity - The Cumplete Demography 1994-2005

Lividity are band that have a special place close to my heart although recent offerings, i have not been overly fussed on, however they are a band that i am fond of and have been for many years. This little jem is for the devout fan. The Cumplete Demography spans from the earliest inception of lividity as a 1 man slam band to the death grind beast...

14/06/2010

Grave - Burial Ground

Ahhhhh Grave!! The stench of rotten corpse`s fills my nostrils when i hear them. Make no bones about it, Grave have stuck to their guns throughout their 22 year plus career. So it is with this in mind that one should embrace this cd for exactly what it is. Extremely rotten filthy old school death metal. No frills, no bullshit. This is the real deal...

24/05/2010

Nominon - Monumentomb

Nominon's "Monumentomb" is this swedish powerhouse's fourth offering of death metal played with the utmost intensity. Monumentomb takes no prisoners in its passage of chaos and destruction it leaves in its way as it seeths from your speakers. Recorded at Sweden's very own Necromorbus Studio, the production on this cd is very much of Swedish orig...

24/05/2010

Outcast - Mass Murder Fantasies

Belgium. A land probably most famed for its loyal and expanse hardcore scene. You could imagine my surprise when i heard these slammin` motherfuckers, Outcast from the very same country! With hardcore being the dominant music in Belgium its safe to say that it would be a dominant factor in this release which I suppose it is. But by fuckin god it...

05/05/2010

Morgue Supplier - Constant Negative

Whenever I got sent this little jem to review, what sprang to mind was the first "Return Of The Living Dead" film with the 2 guys working in the warehouse that supplied everything you need for your morgue. Morgue Supplier serve up some seriously brutal death grind via Chicago, Illinois(e) and I gotta say it's technical without actually rippin' t...

30/04/2010

Embrace Damnation - Glory Of A New Darkness

Its hard to put a label on Chicago, Illinois(e), Embrace Damnation which in todays music is a good thing. Theres alittle bit of everything. Melody and Brutality. They are on this years Chicago Illinois Metalfest and with this in mind I believe everyone should go check em out!!! Upon first listen I notice there is quite alot of melody with some thr...

21/04/2010

Mastabah - Quintessence Of Evil

Mastabah claim to be dark extreme brutal death with "no gravityblasts". These guys are from Poland which in its own right has a great pedigree of death metal with Vader, Decapitated and Behemoth all hailing from there. It has to be said with making a statement like "no gravityblasts" the drums are what spring to attention. It sounds packed to th...

21/04/2010

Cerebral Effusion - Impulsive Psychopathic Acts

Ahhhh the new Cerebral Effusion!!! I gotta say, I love these guys!!! I picked up their earlier recordings a fair few years ago and loved them upon first listening, although the offering before this was somewhat lackluster but I still rocked it because I had the honor of sharing a stage with these guys and they blew me away!!! Hahahah and one of the...

05/04/2010