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King Bison – Snake Head Burial (Review)

King Bison are a UK metal band and this is their debut EP.

Fat riffs and heavy groove. If this sounds like your thing, then make sure that you check out King Bison’s music. Continue reading “King Bison – Snake Head Burial (Review)”

Jarun – Sporysz (Review)

Jarun are a Polish progressive black metal band and this is their third album.

This is the follow up to 2015’s very enjoyable Pod Niebem Utkanym z Popiołu, which demonstrated the band’s progressive/folk-influenced black metal very well. Continue reading “Jarun – Sporysz (Review)”

Inquisitor – Stigmata Me, I’m in Misery (Review)

Inquisitor are a death/thrash metal band from the Netherlands and this is their second album.

This is the band’s first album in over 20 years, and with many fans eagerly awaiting it, there’s no shortage of expectation about this release in some quarters. Continue reading “Inquisitor – Stigmata Me, I’m in Misery (Review)”

Exalter – Persecution Automated (Review)

Exalter are a thrash metal band from Bangladesh and this is their debut album.

Exalter’s 2016 release Obituary for the Living was a strong and confident blast of aggressive thrash, and Persecution Automated continues what they started on their earlier work. Continue reading “Exalter – Persecution Automated (Review)”

Rubufaso Mukufo/Nervous Impulse/Epicrise – Atomic Grind 3 Way – Spilt (Review)

Here we have a wet, juicy grindcore three way split between Rubufaso Mukufo from the Czech Republic, Nervous Impulse from Canada, and Epicrise from Ukraine.

So, let’s kick this off.

We start with Rubufaso Mukufo, who offer up 11 songs in a face-ripping 10 minutes. Continue reading “Rubufaso Mukufo/Nervous Impulse/Epicrise – Atomic Grind 3 Way – Spilt (Review)”

Gürschach – Dark Matter (Review)

Gürschach are a metal band from the US and this is their debut album.

So what do Gürschach sound like? I suppose if you take a base of classic heavy metal, while mixing in elements of modern, alternative, thrash, and progressive metal, you’ll have a good place to start from. Continue reading “Gürschach – Dark Matter (Review)”

Sorxe – Matter & Void (Review)

Sorxe are a post-metal/sludge/doom band from the US and this is their second album.

Well, I’ve been hungry for this. 2014’s Surrounded by Shadows is one of my favourite sludge/doom releases, making it high up on my end of year best of list for 2014. Over the years my appreciation for this superlative album has only grown, so has my desire to hear its follow up. Continue reading “Sorxe – Matter & Void (Review)”

Flesh Martyr – Echoes of a Distant Weeping (Review)

Flesh Martyr are a Greek death/doom band and this is their debut EP.

After a typically pointless/throwaway intro, Flesh Martyr offer up three solid songs of death/doom. Continue reading “Flesh Martyr – Echoes of a Distant Weeping (Review)”

Circle of Salt – Suffer the Cold (Review)

Circle of Salt is a one man Canadian black metal band and this is his debut album.

Suffer the Cold contains two immense tracks of black metal splendour, totalling 39 minutes. Continue reading “Circle of Salt – Suffer the Cold (Review)”

WVRM – Can You Hear the Wind Howl (Review)

WVRM are a US grindcore band and this is their latest EP.

Although you should never judge the proverbial book by its proverbial cover, something about this band screamed to me that I was going to love them the moment I pressed play. I was not wrong. Continue reading “WVRM – Can You Hear the Wind Howl (Review)”