Warcrab – Scars of Aeons (Review)

WarcrabWarcrab are a death/sludge band from the UK and this is their second album.

There aren’t too many bands that mix death and sludge metal together, but those that do tend to be pretty notable. The Dead and Tides of Sulfur are two that spring instantly to mind. I can now add Warcrab to this short list too. Continue reading “Warcrab – Scars of Aeons (Review)”

Morbid Flesh – Rites of the Mangled (Review)

Morbid FleshMorbid Flesh are a Spanish death metal band and this is their second album.

This is the band’s follow up to their very enjoyable 2014 EP Embedded in the Ossuary. Continue reading “Morbid Flesh – Rites of the Mangled (Review)”

Cut Up – Wherever They May Rot (Review)

Cut UpCut Up are a death metal band from Sweden and this is their second album.

This is the kind of death metal album that just steamrolls all over you as soon as you press play. It’s a relentlessly savage monster throughout the playing time, showing no let up in its bloody commitment to knock you over and flatten you to a mushy corpse. Continue reading “Cut Up – Wherever They May Rot (Review)”

Virulent Depravity – Fruit of the Poisoned Tree (Review)

Virulent DepravityVirulent Depravity are a technical death metal band from the US and this is their debut album.

Who doesn’t love some head-turning dizzying techdeath now and again?

Although the album cover Continue reading “Virulent Depravity – Fruit of the Poisoned Tree (Review)”

Cemetery Winds – Unholy Ascensions (Review)

Cemetery WindsThis is the debut album from Finnish one-man, (rounded out with some session members), death/black metal project Cemetery Winds.

This is a competent and engrossing mix of old-school death and black metal. This sits Continue reading “Cemetery Winds – Unholy Ascensions (Review)”

Creeping Flesh – Scorched (Review)

Creeping FleshThis is the latest demo from Swedish death metallers Creeping Flesh.

I like Creeping Flesh a lot. Their 2015 EP Rising Terror was a firmly enjoyable slab of the Swedish style of death metal, and it stuck out in my mind as a superior release from the genre. Continue reading “Creeping Flesh – Scorched (Review)”

Morfin – Consumed by Evil (Review)

MorfinMorfin are a death metal band from the US and this is their second album.

It’s old-school death metal time! Sometimes you just want a hit of the good stuff, to revel in the purity of something like Consumed by Evil. This is what Morfin deliver; pure old-school death metal goodness. Continue reading “Morfin – Consumed by Evil (Review)”

Analepsy – Atrocities from Beyond (Review)

AnalepsyAnalepsy are a brutal death metal band from Portugal and this is their debut album.

Holy shiiiit, have I been waiting for this one! I have played the band’s debut EP Dehumanization by Supremacy to absolute death, and now I’m soooo hungry for more. Continue reading “Analepsy – Atrocities from Beyond (Review)”

Creeping Fear – Onward to Apocalypse (Review)

Creeping FearThis is the debut album of French death metal band Creeping Fear.

Approaching a band with a name like Creeping Fear you might expect some kind of music that’s full of slow-building malevolence and sinister atmosphere…Well, you might, if you didn’t already know that Onward to Apocalypse is packed with Continue reading “Creeping Fear – Onward to Apocalypse (Review)”