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)”

Disgracing – Descension into Despair (Review)

Disgracing - Descension into DespairThis is the debut EP from UK death metal band Disgracing.

Introducing the world to Disgracing’s brand of brutal death metal comes Descension into Despair – 19 minutes of barbaric savagery and bone-crushing heaviness. Continue reading “Disgracing – Descension into Despair (Review)”

Beyond Grace – Welcome to the New Dark Ages, Part 3 (Review)

Beyond Grace - Welcome to the New Dark Ages, Part 3This is the latest EP from Beyond Grace, a death metal band from the UK.

Two years after the second part of this EP trilogy, we come to Welcome to the New Dark Ages, Part 3. Beyond Grace continue to impress, and their continued lack of higher profile continues to be a mystery. Regardless, this EP is another reason to get on board the Beyond Grace train. Continue reading “Beyond Grace – Welcome to the New Dark Ages, Part 3 (Review)”

Altarage – Cogwheel (Review)

Altarage - CogwheelAltarage are a Spanish blackened death metal band and this is their seventh album.

If you’re unfamiliar with the monstrous entity that is Altarage, then prepare yourself for something dread-inducing that will haunt your nightmares. Yes, Cogwheel is here. Offering up an imposing 75 minutes of new material, Cogwheel finds Altarage ready to begin the end times all on their own. Continue reading “Altarage – Cogwheel (Review)”

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)”