Divine Element – Thaurachs of Borsu (Review)

Divine ElementDivine Element are an international black/death metal band. This is their second album.

This is quite a varied release that essentially boils down to about 40 minutes of epic extreme metal.

The music takes Continue reading “Divine Element – Thaurachs of Borsu (Review)”

Suffering Hour – In Passing Ascension (Review)

Suffering HourThis is the debut album of US blackened death metal band Suffering Hour.

Suffering Hour’s 2014 debut EP Foreseeing Exemptions to a Dismal Beyond was a release that really struck a chord with me. The band’s primitive-yet-powerful display Continue reading “Suffering Hour – In Passing Ascension (Review)”

Dead Soul Alliance – Slaves to the Apocalypse (Review)

Dead Soul AllianceDead Soul Alliance are a Canadian death metal band and this is their third EP.

This is 25 minutes of old-school death metal, fashioned after the 90s era. Continue reading “Dead Soul Alliance – Slaves to the Apocalypse (Review)”

Hate – Tremendum (Review)

HateHate are a Polish blackened death metal band and this is their tenth album.

Tremendum’s music is a mix of the old-school and the new. The former provides a purity of focus and delivery, while the latter provides polish and a sense of renewed dynamic energy. Continue reading “Hate – Tremendum (Review)”

Opposer – Darkest Path (Review)

OpposerThis is the second album from Spanish death metallers Opposer.

This is old-school death metal with an equally old-school thrash influence. A mix of Obituary, Death, Bolt Thrower, and Sepultura, if you will. Continue reading “Opposer – Darkest Path (Review)”

Disincarnation – By the Old Gods and the New (Review)

DisincarnationDisincarnation are a US death metal band and this is their first demo.

Ahh, the good old metal of death, Swedish style! This is rolling, heavy death metal that’s ready for war.

A raw, underground Continue reading “Disincarnation – By the Old Gods and the New (Review)”

Martyr Defiled – Young Gods (Review)

Martyr DefiledMartyr Defiled are a UK deathcore band and this is their third album.

Ahh deathcore; much maligned and much misunderstood of sub-genres. It’s not the only one to suffer a bad reputation, of course, but it’s one of the more common ones to see people ripping apart. Usually Continue reading “Martyr Defiled – Young Gods (Review)”