Reviews written by: Tom Peppard
Reviews
Militaria - Remains With Pain
Militaria are a military themed metal act from Gold Coast Australia. Except some brutality and skill that is certainly unique to the act. Militaria's newest album entitled "Remains With Pain" is a different kind of album then I'm used to predominantly about war times the whole album adds brutal realism to blast beats and guitar skill combined wi...
31/08/2021
Insistent - Disease
Grindcore has always been fast, angry and brutal, it is safe to say that Insistent do not break this trend with their newest album "Disease". Insistent are of course a grindcore band from Prague, Czech Republic. Keeping with the grindcore tradition of fast paced riffs and brutality. "Disease" is the most recent entry into Insistent's catalogue a...
05/08/2021
Cathexis - Untethered Abyss
Cathexis are a death metal group from Austin Texas. Their debut album "Untethered Abyss" is the culmination of six years of gruelling song writing and a carefully put together cast of international talent in order to recreate death metal with more groove and gore. "Untethered Abyss" is an eight track death metal album with a production value tha...
25/06/2021
Exorcizphobia - Digitotality
Excorciphobia are a thrash metal group coming from Czech Republic, offering a newly styled spin on the genre whilst paying homage to the old school era of thrash. The first track of the album 'Desires Of The Flesh' is a classic horror filled thrash track. This song carries so much strength with an immensely powerful guitar solo and semi-brutal m...
21/06/2021
Internal Organs External - Apocalyptic Domination
Internal Organs External brutal slamming death metal created by one man, needless to say then that it was a true surprise upon listening to the EP to find that it is easily matched up with full bands. "Apocalyptic Domination" is a masterclass in what one person can do, creating fantastic songs from beginning to end, displaying extraordinary guttura...
01/06/2021
Redimoni - On The Brink Of Existence
Redimoni are a thrash metal group from Barcelona Spain with incredible speed and blasts thrown into their music Redimoni are certainly on the much faster side of the genre. With slight elements of groove thrown in but mainly a speed centred album. Starting off with the track , 'As The Soul Leaves The Body' which is a great introduction to the ba...
25/05/2021
Traumatomy - Extirpation Paradigms
Traumatomy are a slamming brutal death metal band from Russia and their newest album Extirpation Paradigms is a great entry into their already amazing discography. With extremely low guttural vocals and explosive percussion adding to the overall insane brutality. Starting off the album with the track, 'Feeding Organism,' a song which does not sl...
06/05/2021
Relentless Aggression - A Shadow Of All Things Broken
Relentless Aggression are a classic thrash metal band paying a great deal of homage to the old school era of thrash metal. This can definitely be told from listening to their music as it almost identical to early Metallica with some differences. Old school thrash metal can be easily identified by the fast-distorted guitar and powerful drumming s...
06/04/2021
Korpse - Insufferable Violence
When you think of brutal slamming death metal this is the band that should come to mind. From The Netherlands Korpse's raw brutality is immense, this is truly as heavy as it gets when it comes to the genre. Korpse offer a distinctive sound in terms of slam metal leaning incredibly into the brutal aspect which in all honesty you can tell just by...
31/03/2021
Heretic Warfare - Hell On Earth
Heretic Warfare are an extreme death metal band from Munster Germany. Which is fitting as this is a monster of an album. Which incredibly low guttural vocals fronting an brutal set of riffs and blast beats Heretic Warfare will make you feel like a demon is roaring in an effort to intimidate you. "Hell On Earth" is a masterclass in what extreme d...
24/03/2021
Trapped In Purgatory - Damned Nation
Trapped In Purgatory are a UK based thrash metal band, bringing back the old-school style of thrash metal, with head banging riffs and an abrasive vocal style Trapped In Purgatory are certainly a band to keep your eye on. "Damned Nation" starts off with the song prelude to war which is a soft acoustic track being the definition of calm before th...
10/03/2021
Cathartic Demise - In Absence
Cathartic Demise are a progressive thrash metal band from Ontario. They have been ripping it up since their self titled first release back in April 2019. On April 9th they release "In Absence" independently. Being a progressive thrash metal band there is a lot to be excited about when it comes to this group. The opening track entitled, 'With...
05/03/2021