Hideous Divinity – Adveniens (Review)

Hideous DivinityThis is the third album by Hideous Divinity, a Norwegian/Italian death metal band.

What a humongous noise Hideous Divinity make! Blasting brutality and intricate technicality mix together like they were born for it as the band ram 48 minutes of heavy, muscular Continue reading “Hideous Divinity – Adveniens (Review)”

Lacerta – Lacerta (Review)

LacertaThis is the second album from this Australian death metal band named Lacerta.

Ahhh, who doesn’t love a bit of techdeath in the morning? Or at any time in the day, come to mention it.

Which brings us to Lacerta. Now, Lacerta fall Continue reading “Lacerta – Lacerta (Review)”

Iapetus – The Long Road Home (Review)

IapetusThis is the debut album from Iapetus, a progressive death metal band from the US.

Okay, here we have – deep breath – atmospheric, progressive, melodic death metal. Well, that wasn’t so bad, actually. Continue reading “Iapetus – The Long Road Home (Review)”

Vomit Remnants – Hyper Groove Brutality (Review)

Vomit RemnantsThis is the second album from Japanese brutal death metallers Vomit Remnants.

Okay. The band is called Vomit Remnants. The album is called Hyper Groove Brutality. How in the Hell could I not listen to this immediately?

Although this is only Continue reading “Vomit Remnants – Hyper Groove Brutality (Review)”

Soulrot – Nameless Hideous Manifestations (Review)

SoulrotSoulrot are a death metal band from Chile and this is their debut album.

Sometimes you absolutely just know that you must listen to a band as soon as you can – this was my exact reaction upon first seeing the cover of Nameless Hideous Manifestations. Who says album artwork isn’t important in the digital age? Continue reading “Soulrot – Nameless Hideous Manifestations (Review)”

Avulsed – Night of the Living Deathgenerations (Review)

AvulsedAvulsed are a veteran Spanish death metal band and this is their latest live album.

Boasting 22 tracks, this is a comprehensive and suitably brutal memento of the Avulsed live experience. The Continue reading “Avulsed – Night of the Living Deathgenerations (Review)”

Draghkar – World Unraveled (Review)

DraghkarThis is the debut demo from US death metal band Draghkar.

Short, filthy and with an underground fuzzy sound, the first steps into the world by Draghkar are rooted in the old-school, but not necessarily fully defined by it. Continue reading “Draghkar – World Unraveled (Review)”

Earth Rot – Renascentia (Review)

Earth RotEarth Rot are an Australian blackened death metal band and this is their second album.

As Earth Rot’s last EP Chthonian Virtues was one of my favourite releases from 2016, I was very excited to hear Renascentia.

If you haven’t encountered Earth Rot Continue reading “Earth Rot – Renascentia (Review)”

Replacire – Do Not Deviate (Review)

ReplacireThis is the second album by US technical death metallers Replacire.

I always enjoy a new techdeath release, especially when you never really know what you’re going to get when you press play.

In its dark heart this is a highly aggressive and Continue reading “Replacire – Do Not Deviate (Review)”