John Frum are a death metal band from the US. This is their debut album.
This is very much not your standard death metal album.
Featuring present and past members of bands such as The Faceless, The Dillinger Escape Plan, and John Zorn, this release combines progressive, avant-garde, atmospheric, dissonant, technical, and psychedelic death metal into a darkly enjoyable whirlwind of chaos and heaviness. Continue reading “John Frum – A Stirring in the Noos (Review)”
Encrypted are a German death metal band and this is their debut EP.
This is old-school death metal that mixes influences from both the Scandinavian and US scenes. Think a cross between Asphyx and Obituary for an easy starting point. Continue reading “Encrypted – The Purge (Review)”
Dante’s Theory are a death metal band from Singapore. This is their latest EP.
On this brief EP, (13 minutes in length), we meet Dante’s Theory and their death metal/deathcore hybrid style. Continue reading “Dante’s Theory – Amut (Review)”
God Syndrome are a death metal band from Russia. This is their debut album.
Combining elements of bands like Hypocrisy and Decapitated, this is fast, melodic and nicely aggressive. Continue reading “God Syndrome – Controverse (Review)”
Pulvis et Umbra is an Italian one-man death metal band and this is his third album.
This is death metal that mixes in aspects of thrash metal and metalcore, making for a dynamic release that has a decent amount of extremity included alongside some more accessible moments. Continue reading “Pulvis et Umbra – Atmosfear (Review)”
Soulskinner are a Greek death metal band and this is their fourth album.
I very much enjoyed 2014’s Crypts of Ancient Wisdom, so I’m quite the happy bunny to hear some new material from Soulskinner. Continue reading “Soulskinner – Descent to Abaddon (Review)”
Divine Element are an international black/death metal band. This is their second album.
This is quite a varied release that essentially boils down to about 40 minutes of epic extreme metal.
The music takes Continue reading “Divine Element – Thaurachs of Borsu (Review)”
This is the debut album of US blackened death metal band Suffering Hour.
Suffering Hour’s 2014 debut EP Foreseeing Exemptions to a Dismal Beyond was a release that really struck a chord with me. The band’s primitive-yet-powerful display Continue reading “Suffering Hour – In Passing Ascension (Review)”
Dead Soul Alliance are a Canadian death metal band and this is their third EP.
This is 25 minutes of old-school death metal, fashioned after the 90s era. Continue reading “Dead Soul Alliance – Slaves to the Apocalypse (Review)”
Hate are a Polish blackened death metal band and this is their tenth album.
Tremendum’s music is a mix of the old-school and the new. The former provides a purity of focus and delivery, while the latter provides polish and a sense of renewed dynamic energy. Continue reading “Hate – Tremendum (Review)”
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