As a genre, the deathcore sphere has moments of absolute, crushing brutality and a top-notch production that may lead a band to second stage festival bills at most. Often the genre restricts itself into such a nanoscopic product of basic chugging riffs, slow breakdowns and two different styles of primary screamed vocals. However, the last few years...

04/11/2021

Vengeful 187's debut album, "War Neurosis" is a pummelling, beatdown obsessed record which angrily slaps more times than your local stripper. The record focuses on themes of war, life in the trenches and the post traumatic experience that follows. Whilst this isn't always obvious nor expected within a beatdown album, the message is portrayed enough...

20/10/2021

Having formed in 1998, it makes sense that Portugal's Biolence are still obsessed with the old-school death metal crossover thrash sound, as presented in their 2021 EP release of "Enslave, Deplete, Destroy". If you're a genuine death metal fan, there's literally nothing disappointing on this twenty-four minute long release other than it may be too...

13/09/2021

"Evisceration Of Pregnant Abdomen" is the 2014 stand-alone release from the Indonesian brutal death metal band, Suicide Of Disaster. The band are consistent towards the underground genre at hand, demanding with groove-fused riffs, enabling the bleakest of breakdowns. Monstrous, guttural vocals spew out across each track from vocalist Bagol who soun...

10/08/2021

If you've been keeping up to date with Unique Leader Records over the last couple of years, you may have spotted Bonecarver as one of the new additions to Jamie Graham's roster of brutal brilliance. Whilst joining as one of the more recent insertions, Bonecarver now share a label with the likes of Cytotoxin, Deeds Of Flesh, Brand Of Sacrifice and m...

09/06/2021

With a name that sounds like the title of an 80's horror flick, Finland's monstrous Cannibal Accident present their fourth album offering in their gruesome discography, "Nekrokluster". A combination of brutal death metal and grindcore is essentially what Cannibal Accident are. Add a dollop of personality with a hint of comedy and "Nekrokluster" is...

24/05/2021

Japanese grinders Mortify have potentially presented us with the shortest album of the year. "Grotesque Buzzsaw Defilement" may have thirteen tracks, but they only last a complete ten minutes of your time. Which is a great reason to sacrifice ten minutes of your time to this oddly yet brilliant release. Opener 'Flesh Creep' is a sludgey, batteri...

27/04/2021

Pennsylvania's Requiem For Oblivion are as diverse as they come. Since forming in 2007 the band have released a couple of albums and some EPs, and whilst I've never come across the band before, they appear to have a dedicated fanbase despite said fanbase lacking in substantial numbers. With an array of dodgy and amateur artworks presented over the...

16/04/2021

Indonesian death metal often punches hard, but for some major interest here we're gonna need a shovel. As Kaligula's second record and 2020 release, "Doctrination Of Atisamdha" sadly doesn't have the desired pull for attention as others from their scene. And whilst there's nothing specifically wrong with the album in general, there's also very litt...

23/03/2021

Self labelling their sound as "Geek metal" will always have its pros and cons for California's most brutal band, as Repaid In Blood drop their 2021 album "Reflective Duality" - their second album in their fifteen year life span. The album covers the essential conditions for those looking for something recent among a crowded scene. Often able to sur...

19/03/2021

It's always been between Australia and Russia for me when it comes down to exciting new bands popping out. And it seems Insect Inside are the next Russian gem to pummel through the debris and offer some relentless aggression that offers a healthy refreshment in the brutal death metal world. "The First Shining Of New Genus" is the debut album fro...

16/03/2021

The self labelled grindcore duo known as Ghastly, are a formidable approach to the genre at hand. "XV" is fifteen tracks of a diverse fuelled whirlwind of creativity and uniqueness offering fresh air into old lungs. Whilst the record barely surpasses a song every minute, it's concrete enough to establish the band into grindcore territories. The...

11/03/2021