Embryectomy – Vitriolic Baptism (Review)

Embryectomy - Vitriolic BaptismEmbryectomy are a Greek death metal band and this is their third album.

Beware, for a monster of slamming deathly brutality this way comes. Armed to the teeth with guttural ferocity and remorseless belligerence, Embryectomy are here to cause carnage. Vitriolic Baptism contains 31 minutes of slamming violence. Continue reading “Embryectomy – Vitriolic Baptism (Review)”

Iapetus – The Mother Void (Review)

Iapetus - The Mother VoidThis is the third album from Iapetus, a progressive death metal band from the US.

Following on from 2019’s impressive The Body Cosmic, (which performed very respectably at the end of the year), Iapetus return with the mighty The Mother Void. It’s a long, involved, and meticulously crafted affair that deserves plenty of time and attention. Continue reading “Iapetus – The Mother Void (Review)”

Veilburner – All That Glimmers Is Gloam (Review)

Veilburner - All That Glimmers Is GloamVeilburner are a black/death metal band from the US and this is their ninth album.

Veilburner; an enigma. A tantalising mystery with no obtainable answer. All That Glimmers Is Gloam; a 50-minute riddle, riven with metamorphic grace, yet ripe with transcendent promise. Continue reading “Veilburner – All That Glimmers Is Gloam (Review)”

Werewolves – You’re Weak and You Know You’re Weak (Review)

Werewolves - You're Weak and You Know You're WeakThis is the seventh album from Australian death metallers Werewolves.

Werewolves! Oh yeah! It’s hard to dislike a band like this. Reliably pumping out album after album of ferocious death metal ugliness…Werewolves are almost an institution at this point. Serving up 33 minutes of utter nastiness, You’re Weak and You Know You’re Weak is here to rend and destroy. Let’s get to it then. Continue reading “Werewolves – You’re Weak and You Know You’re Weak (Review)”

Crown Magnetar – The Hollowing of Godflesh (Review)

Crown Magnetar - The Hollowing of GodfleshThis is the third album by Crown Magnetar, a US death metal/deathcore band.

Crown Crown Magnetar’s brand of deathcore is on the more extreme side of the spectrum. The Hollowing of Godflesh delivers a heavy dose of brutal punishment across 29 unforgiving minutes. Continue reading “Crown Magnetar – The Hollowing of Godflesh (Review)”

Epicardiectomy – Dismal Landscapes of Voluptuous Pustular Cadaverosis (Review)

Epicardiectomy - Dismal Landscapes of Voluptuous Pustular CadaverosisEpicardiectomy are a death metal band from Czechia and this is their fourth album.

Dismal Landscapes of Voluptuous Pustular Cadaverosis offers up a feast of gruesome death metal brutality. Epicardiectomy are here to give you a big face full of SLAM, and they’re not interested in your cries for mercy. Across 37 minutes you’ll be horribly abused and violated, and you’ll love it. At least, you will if you’re a fan of brutal slamming death metal of the foulest sort. Continue reading “Epicardiectomy – Dismal Landscapes of Voluptuous Pustular Cadaverosis (Review)”

Gorod – The Ember Gone (Review)

Gorod - The Ember GoneThis is the eighth album by French death metal band Gorod.

After their very strong 2023 album The Orb, the return of Gorod is to be celebrated. The Ember Gone delivers 44 minutes of the band’s charismatic take on progressive and technical death metal, yet with a different spin. This time, the music places a much greater emphasis on the band’s progressive side. Continue reading “Gorod – The Ember Gone (Review)”

Gorge – Deeds of Horror (Review)

Gorge - Deeds of HorrorGorge are an Italian death metal band and this is their debut album.

Containing a member of Fulci, Deeds of Horror dishes out 28 minutes of death metal that’s raw and nasty, but surprisingly catchy and memorable too. Gorge’s music is effortlessly good fun, and destined to cause pit mayhem wherever it goes. Continue reading “Gorge – Deeds of Horror (Review)”

Abyssal Rift – Relics of Great Ash (Review)

Abyssal Rift - Relics of Great AshThis is the second album from Abyssal Rift, a death metal band from the US.

Prepare thyself for the hulking great chunk of spectral rot that is Relics of Great Ash. This is a hideous collection of malignant death metal, corroded by foul doom corruption and poisoned by industrial waste. Yep, Abyssal Rift have produced a record of dark intensity that’s worth exploring if you’re a fan of unrelenting horror. Continue reading “Abyssal Rift – Relics of Great Ash (Review)”

Carbon Tomb – Passage to a Neutron Star (Review)

Carbon Tomb - Passage to a Neutron StarCarbon Tomb are a death metal band from Denmark and this is their debut album.

Carbon Tomb play dissonant death metal, with a touch of a blackened influence in places. Passage to a Neutron Star delivers a 34-minute exemplar of the style’s dark allure, offering both brutality and feeling. Continue reading “Carbon Tomb – Passage to a Neutron Star (Review)”