This is the debut album from Swedish death metal horde Gods Forsaken.
As I’ve said many times in the past – sometimes only ugly, dirty, filthy old-school Swedish death metal will do. When you absolutely can’t go any longer without a hit of the good stuff, this is where bands like Gods Forsaken come in. Continue reading “Gods Forsaken – In a Pitch Black Grave (Review)”
Ex People are a UK sludge/stoner metal band and this is their debut album.
This mixes bits of doom, sludge, and stoner metal together in one big melting pot. The result? Songs that are memorable and catchy. Continue reading “Ex People – Bird (Review)”
This is the debut album from Kafirun, a Canadian black metal band.
I very much enjoyed Kafirun’s Death Worship and Glorification of Holy Death releases, and this early work of theirs demonstrated the great promise that the band had. I always felt that they were building up to something, and apparently that something is Eschaton. Continue reading “Kafirun – Eschaton (Review)”
This is the third album from Vallenfyre, a death metal band from the UK.
Featuring current and ex-members of Paradise Lost, My Dying Bride, and Abhorrence, in Fear Those Who Fear Him Vallenfyre deliver 39 minutes of ugly, nasty death metal. Continue reading “Vallenfyre – Fear Those Who Fear Him (Review)”
This is the debut album from UK electro rockers Barrabus.
Barrabus play an individual style of enhanced rock that sees their delivery sit somewhere between that of Faith No More, Rabies Caste, Every Time I Die, and Dead Kennedys. It’s a somewhat eclectic mix that actually comes together in a highly cohesive manner across the album. Continue reading “Barrabus – Barrabus (Review)”
Inverted Matter are a death metal band from various countries. This is their debut album.
Featuring the former drummer of Suffocation, this is a pure death metal feast, recalling the early days of bands such as Immolation, Morbid Angel, Suffocation, Skinless, Nile, and the like. Continue reading “Inverted Matter – Detach (Review)”
This is the debut release from Strangle Wire, an Irish death metal band.
The songs have a thick, heavy sound that reeks of darkness and death. And don’t get me started on Continue reading “Strangle Wire – Narcissism (Review)”
Svartsyn is a cult one-man Swedish black metal band and this is his ninth album.
This is classic black metal, misanthropic and pure. If you’re looking for a hit of the good stuff, then In Death has almost 50 minutes of it. Continue reading “Svartsyn – In Death (Review)”
Aposento are a Spanish death metal band and this is their second album.
I thoroughly enjoyed Aposento’s debut album, but the Aposento of 2017 is a different beast. With a new singer and Continue reading “Aposento – Bleed to Death (Review)”
This is the third album from Maim, a Swedish death metal band.
I have a soft spot for Swedish death metal, and Maim play the style very well. Continue reading “Maim – Ornaments of Severity (Review)”
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