<p>I owe Max James a huge thanks and horns up for getting me into Spiritworld back in 2022 with his end of year list. Aside from a kick ass album art for “Deathwestern,” the whole Western Death Metal premise intrigued me, and while the result wasn’t so much Death Metal but more Slayer and Gojira tinged riffs and drumming loaded with tons of samples...

22/04/2025

<p>It’s exciting when an album pleasantly surprises you in an evolutionary way. We already had that happen for 2025 when Paleface Swiss dropped a new full length and shifted from Downtempo Deathcore to a mix of Deathcore Nu-Metal that felt like Slipknot’s debut reborn in a way that Vended tried but didn’t quite hit the mark (still that was good), a...

16/04/2025

<p>Ukraine’s Tria Prima formed just a year ago, but are already impressing listeners with their multi-faceted approach to Metal. A mix of Symphonic Death Metal, Groove Prog, and even Doom Metal, their debut EP “Three Primes Of Alchemy” is a brief trilogy to demonstrate each facet. The lineup consists of Serhii on vocals and bass, Yuri on drums, and...

15/04/2025

<p>France’s horror Death Metal duo is back with another outing, and this time Horoh have quite the cinematic treat. Formed in 2019 by J. on instruments and vocals alongside vocalist Sebastien, their debut album back in 2023 was rather the generic approach rooted in the 90s aiming for a sound similar to Cannibal Corpse or Six Feet Under mixed with t...

14/04/2025

<p>It has been quite some time (almost eight years), but we finally have some new music from Brutal Death Metal outfit Braincasket from the Netherlands and it sounds ferocious! For those who don't know, these guys started making noise in 2005, but have only one EP and a full length that released back in 2017 but since then no real noise. Now it see...

09/04/2025

<p>Supreme Void is a new band from Poland but is already garnering attention from their last EP for their touch on ‘dissonant’ Technical Death Metal that sounds like a less proggy version of Black Crown Initiate mixed with the likes of Ulcerate and Devenial Verdict. It is loud, fast, and in one’s face but unlike a lot of more seasoned Tech Death ba...

07/04/2025

<p>It has been a bit of time, but Prog Tech Death duo Unreal Overflows is back with another futuristic concept entitled “Slaves Of The Inhuman Future World.” With a title like that one knows that this album is probably going to be dense and loaded with engaging moments rather than going the more basic ‘bash and blastbeat route’ that more Brutal or...

03/04/2025

<p>Out of the wintery landscape of Russia hooded figures emerge. The duo known as Grima have signed with Napalm Records for their sixth full length album, and while this Atmospheric Black Metal band has rather flown under the radar since their inception in 2014, they’ve broken their usual 2 year release for an album that hopefully lives up the labe...

24/03/2025

<p>Scour has been rather hyped in the last few years with their EPs, mostly because it is a supergroup helmed by Phil Anselmo of Pantera fame, but also because for once it doesn’t feel like a rehash of any of the members’ involved projects. A furious U.S. assault of Black Metal that leans more towards the Swedish side of things than U.S., Scour’s f...

21/03/2025

<p>It has been a few years (about six) but Belarus’ Brutal Death Metal group Relics Of Humanity are back with another face stomping album that is still tasteful and won’t shred the ears too much. Still at home in Willowtip records with the likes of Schizogen and Iniquitous Savagery, everything that lives up to this sub genre of Death Metal is packa...

17/03/2025

<p>It didn’t take very long, but Oregon’s Bloodcrusher are back with more riffs, slams, and brutal sounds for the Blood Gods. More Brutal Death Metal touching Slam and Deathcore for the ears and more skulls for the skullthrone with all the head banging that is about to commence. For those who don’t know, this project is headed solely by Dave Wolfe...

13/03/2025

<p>Thlipsis hail from Greece and this four piece are starting off 2025 strong with a new EP entitled “Servants of Apathy.” As the band’s name translates to ‘sadness’ or ‘oppression’ it is only fitting that this short 3 track album is dedicated, according to the band, to the people to Palestine and their history of oppression. A rather humanitarian...

10/03/2025