This is the latest EP from Faustian Dripfeed, a Norwegian melodic death metal band.
Having enjoyed the band’s debut EP Between This and Death, it’s great to catch up with Faustian Dripfeed once more for this new EP. Continue reading “Faustian Dripfeed – Faustian Escapades (Review)”
This is the fourth album from Finnish death metal band Decaying.
Following on from 2014’s One to Conquer, Decaying continue their eternal warfare on this newest release with a further 39 minutes of battle hymns. Continue reading “Decaying – To Cross the Line (Review)”
Vhorthax are a Russian death/black metal band and this is their debut EP.
What foul incantations and rituals resulted in the birthing of this release, I wonder? This is old-school, atavistic black metal, shot through with equally moribund death metal influences. Continue reading “Vhorthax – Nether Darkness (Review)”
This is the second album death metallers Apophys, who are from the Netherlands.
After thoroughly enjoying 2015’s debut Prime Incursion, it’s good to hear more from this modern death metal juggernaut. Continue reading “Apophys – Devoratis (Review)”
Morbid Angel are a legendary death metal band from the US and this is their ninth album.
After a much-maligned previous full length, Morbid Angel are back with a new lineup and 48 minutes of classic death metal. Continue reading “Morbid Angel – Kingdoms Disdained (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)”
Wardomized are a death/thrash metal band from the UK and this is their latest EP.
It seems like only yesterday that we were introduced to Wardomized’s take on old-school death/thrash metal via Red Death (Flows Through My Veins), but already they’re back once more with a new four track EP. Continue reading “Wardomized – Forced to Eat from the Apple Tree (Review)”
Infected Dead are a death metal band from the UK and this is their debut EP.
On the long side for an EP, this is almost 28 minutes of ferocious, modern death metal.
After the usual rather pointless intro, we’re straight into the action, with the band revealing themselves to be a modern blending of brutal and melodic death metal. Continue reading “Infected Dead – Archaic Malevolence (Review)”
This is the debut album from The Last of Lucy, a progressive/technical death metal band from the US.
This is technical death metal, with flaming riffs and a predilection for chaos. Mixing in grindcore, mathcore, jazz, progressive, electronic, and classical influences, this is a complex and lethal strain of modern death metal. Continue reading “The Last of Lucy – Ashvattha (Review)”
Eternal Rest are an Australian technical death metal band and this is their second album.
This is technical death metal that’s relatively low key in how it shows off, choosing the usually superior route of concentrating on the actual songs themselves rather than ostentatious showmanship. A wise choice. Continue reading “Eternal Rest – A Death in the Darkness (Review)”
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