This is the debut album from French death metal band Balance of Terror.
Balance of Terror play brutal death metal with lashings of grindcore thrown in to really help them make a mess. Continue reading “Balance of Terror – World Laboratory (Review)”
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Witch Vomit – Poisoned Blood (Review)
Witch Vomit are a US death metal band and this is their latest EP.
After the underground gem that was 2016’s A Scream from the Tomb Below, the fantastically named Witch Vomit are back with a new 19 minute EP of foul, ugly death metal. Continue reading “Witch Vomit – Poisoned Blood (Review)”
Dying Fetus – Wrong One to Fuck With (Review)
Dying Fetus are a US death metal institution and this is their eighth album.
Dying Fetus are a band that have never released a bad album. In fact, I’d argue that they have only ever released great albums. Continue reading “Dying Fetus – Wrong One to Fuck With (Review)”
Beyond Grace – Seekers (Review)
This is the debut album from UK death metal act Beyond Grace.
It seems like ages since 2014’s Monstrous was unleashed on the world, showing much promise for the future. Well, that promise has now appeared and coalesced in the form of Seekers. Continue reading “Beyond Grace – Seekers (Review)”
Exist – So True, So Bound (Review)
Exist are a progressive/technical death metal band from the US and this is their second album.
Exist have taken the torch from forerunners such as Atheist, Death, and Cynic, and are truly running with it. This means we get an old-school influenced version of the progressive/technical death metal style, as laid down by the aforementioned masters, despite the modern veneer and sparkling production. Continue reading “Exist – So True, So Bound (Review)”
Gravewards – Subconscious Lobotomy (Review)
Gravewards are a Greek death metal band and this is their debut EP.
You’ve got to love some old-school death metal, especially when it’s played like it is here and so gloriously represents the esoteric 90s style. Continue reading “Gravewards – Subconscious Lobotomy (Review)”
Onryō – Mūto (Review)
Onryō are an Italian grindcore band and this is their debut EP.
Described in the press blurb as a mix of deathgrind and mathcore, Mūto is pretty much exactly that. It’s good stuff. Very good stuff, in fact. Continue reading “Onryō – Mūto (Review)”
Macabre Demise – Apocalypse (Review)
Macabre Demise is a one-man German death metal band and this is his latest EP.
2015’s Homicidal Parasites was a furiously fun slab of brutality, so it’s great to now have Macabre Demise back for more with this short 12 minute EP. Continue reading “Macabre Demise – Apocalypse (Review)”
Displeased Disfigurement – Origin of Abhorrence (Review)
Displeased Disfigurement are a South African death metal band and this is their second album.
This is brutal death metal full of slamming gore and ugly abuse. Continue reading “Displeased Disfigurement – Origin of Abhorrence (Review)”
Father Befouled – Desolate Gods (Review)
This is the fourth album from US death metallers Father Befouled.
This is a band that takes the classic sounds of Incantation and Morbid Angel and warps, twists, and bends them to their own indomitable will. Continue reading “Father Befouled – Desolate Gods (Review)”
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