Nothingness – Godslaughter (Review)

Nothingness - GodslaughterThis is the third album from US death metallers Nothingness.

Following on from 2023’s very well-received Supraliminal comes Godslaughter, which provides us with 41 minutes of new material. Nothingness continue to elevate themselves. In the death metal killing arenas, they take skulls and grisly trophies increasingly easily. Continue reading “Nothingness – Godslaughter (Review)”

Sallow Moth – Hydrophilous Brood (Review)

Sallow Moth - Hydrophilous BroodThis is the fourth album from US death metal band Sallow Moth.

Sallow Moth play adventurous death metal that brings together elements of the technical, progressive, and brutal subgenres, (with dissonant and jazzy touches too). Brought to us by an ex-member of Cara Neir, Memorrhage, and Wildspeaker, Hydrophilous Brood contains 39 minutes of sci-fi extremity that’s sure to scratch multiple death metal itches at once.

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Ripper – Towards Rebirth (Review)

Ripper - Towards RebirthRipper are a death/thrash metal band from Chile and this is their third album.

If you’re a fan of death/thrash along the lines of early Kreator and Sepultura, then the appropriately named Ripper have a treat for you. Towards Rebirth contains 42 minutes of vicious thrashing intensity, and is pretty much guaranteed to give fans of the style a damn good time.

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Psycroptic – The Pulse of Annihilation (Review)

Psycroptic - The Pulse of AnnihilationThis is the ninth album from Australian death metallers Psycroptic.

Whether it’s 2015’s Psycroptic, 2018’s As the Kingdom Drowns, or 2022’s Divine Council, Psycroptic always put out something special. The Pulse of Annihilation is no exception to this trend, as the band spend 40 minutes showing once again just why they are so highly regarded by extreme metal connoisseurs. Continue reading “Psycroptic – The Pulse of Annihilation (Review)”

Fuming Mouth – The Ringing Bell (Review)

Fuming Mouth - The Ringing BellThis is the third album from US death metal band Fuming Mouth.

Fuming Mouth play a hybrid brand of death metal and hardcore, adopting an approach which sees them cover roughly 50% of each style across the record. The Ringing Bell contains 34 minutes of the band’s crushing material, so get ready to flail around wildly. Continue reading “Fuming Mouth – The Ringing Bell (Review)”

Ecchymosis – Thanatocorporeal Sculptures of Cryogenic Excruciation (Review)

Ecchymosis - Thanatocorporeal Sculptures of Cryogenic ExcruciationThis is the third album from Ecchymosis, a death metal band from Thailand.

Thanatocorporeal Sculptures of Cryogenic Excruciation boasts the sort of brutal death metal assault that’ll cave in your skull before you even know what’s happening. Ecchymosis are frighteningly good at what they do, and across 27 minutes of murderous intensity they utterly annihilate the competition. Continue reading “Ecchymosis – Thanatocorporeal Sculptures of Cryogenic Excruciation (Review)”

Thætas – The Irredeemable Age (Review)

Thætas - The Irredeemable AgeThis is the second album from US death metallers Thætas.

Across 31 minutes of bone-crushing death metal The Irredeemable Age stomps and rages its way into the world. Brought to us by members of Asystole, Buckshot Facelift, and Reeking Aura, Thætas dish out the punishment in no uncertain terms. Continue reading “Thætas – The Irredeemable Age (Review)”

Monument of Misanthropy – Washington State Charm (Review)

Monument of Misanthropy - Washington State CharmThis is the fourth album from Monument of Misanthropy, a death metal band from Austria.

Monument of Misanthropy play serial killer-themed modern death metal, yet do so with more nuanced ability than you might be expecting. Washington State Charm is as brutal as you’d want it to be, but it also has more assets at its disposal than many ostensibly similar acts. Continue reading “Monument of Misanthropy – Washington State Charm (Review)”

Scordatura – Led into Oblivion (Review)

Scordatura - Led into OblivionThis is the fourth album from Scottish death metal band Scordatura.

Featuring the vocalist of Party Cannon in their ranks, Scordatura play brutal death metal, and they play it hard. Across 28 belligerent minutes Led into Oblivion is a record that wants to absolutely destroy everything and leave no trace. It succeeds in this too, very nicely in fact. Continue reading “Scordatura – Led into Oblivion (Review)”

Pharmacist – Vertebrae after Vertebrae (Review)

Pharmacist - Vertebrae after VertebraeThis is the third album from Japanese death metallers Pharmacist.

Vertebrae after Vertebrae consists of seven delightfully brutal pieces of rotten offal. Each one vomits forth a disgusting eruption of malignancy, as if Pharmacist have chewed on too much ancient Carcass and Exhumed and are now paying the price as their insides expel the horror in direct and horrible ways. Continue reading “Pharmacist – Vertebrae after Vertebrae (Review)”