Signs of the Swarm – The Disfigurement of Existence (Review)

Signs of the SwarmThis is the second album from US deathcore/death metal band Signs of the Swarm.

Signs of the Swarm play crushing deathcore, mixing slamming death metal with vicious beats to good effect. With groovy brutality and punishing intensity, his album is an unrelenting 47 minutes of heavy aggression. Continue reading “Signs of the Swarm – The Disfigurement of Existence (Review)”

Oblivion – The Path Towards… (Review)

OblivionThis is the second album from Oblivion, a death metal band from the US.

It seems like forever since Oblivion’s debut album Called to Rise was unleashed on an unsuspecting world, but it was only actually in 2013 that we got our first proper taste of what this band were capable of. Continue reading “Oblivion – The Path Towards… (Review)”

Dirtyprotest – Hellstorm (Review)

DirtyprotestDirtyprotest are an Irish death metal band and this is their debut album.

Essentially a one-man band with a main guest singer, (and some additional ones too), Hellstorm offers up 35 minutes of classic death metal. It’s old-school and has a predilection for the Swedish style – what’s not to like? Continue reading “Dirtyprotest – Hellstorm (Review)”

The Walking Dead Orchestra – Resurrect

The Walking Dead OrchestraThe Walking Dead Orchestra are a French death metal band and this is their second album.

Savagery, thy name is The Walking Dead Orchestra. Okay, so it doesn’t quite just fall off the tongue, but you get the idea. Continue reading “The Walking Dead Orchestra – Resurrect”

Cannibal Corpse – Red Before Black (Review)

Cannibal CorpseCannibal Corpse are a legendary death metal band, and I’m pretty sure you don’t need any introduction to them.

The kings of death metal return with their 14th album. This is the follow up to 2014’s A Skeletal Domain, and features twelve brand new slabs of unstoppable brutality. Continue reading “Cannibal Corpse – Red Before Black (Review)”

Altarage – Endinghent (Review)

AltarageAltarage are a Spanish blackened death metal band and this is their second album.

If you’re a fan of ugly, blackened dissonance, then Endinghent is definitely an album you should check out. Continue reading “Altarage – Endinghent (Review)”

The Kennedy Veil – Imperium (Review)

The Kennedy VeilThe Kennedy Veil are a death metal band from the US and this is their third album.

I loved Trinity of Falsehood, absolutely loved it. For me, it was an almost perfect example of modern death metal, and ever since that release I’ve been eagerly awaiting their next album. Continue reading “The Kennedy Veil – Imperium (Review)”

Exhumed – Death Revenge (Review)

ExhumedExhumed are a US death metal band and this is their sixth album.

I’ve had a huge, (wet, mushy, bloody), soft spot for Exhumed from the first time I heard Gore Metal way back when it came out, and ever since I’ve been a fan. I mention this only because Death Revenge is being released almost 20 years after their legendary debut, but demonstrates a band that have probably never sounded better.

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