Afterbirth – In But Not Of (Review)

Afterbirth - In But Not OfThis is the third album from US death metallers Afterbirth.

Following on from 2020’s Four Dimensional FleshIn But Not Of contains 36 minutes of devastating brutality that sounds like it was spawned in another dimension. Continue reading “Afterbirth – In But Not Of (Review)”

Sulphur Aeon – Seven Crowns and Seven Seals (Review)

Sulphur Aeon - Seven Crowns and Seven SealsSulphur Aeon are a German death metal band and this is their fourth album.

Long after 2015’s Gateway to the Antisphere and 2018’s The Scythe of Cosmic Chaos shook the death metal underworld, Sulphur Aeon returns to sow chaos and discord once again. A great slumbering monster awakens. Continue reading “Sulphur Aeon – Seven Crowns and Seven Seals (Review)”

Carnifex – Necromanteum (Review)

Carnifex - NecromanteumThis is the ninth album from Carnifex, a blackened death metal/deathcore band from the US.

Following on from 2016’s Slow Death, 2019’s World War X, and 2021’s Graveside Confessions, comes Necromanteum; 42 minutes of well-crafted heaviness. So what do Carnifex have in store for us this time? Continue reading “Carnifex – Necromanteum (Review)”

Disguised Malignance – Entering the Gateways (Review)

Disguised Malignance - Entering the GatewaysDisguised Malignance are a Finnish death metal band and this is their debut album.

Disguised Malignance serve up 34 minutes of disgusting old-school death metal, and they do so with undisguised talent. Entering the Gateways is shockingly good fun. Continue reading “Disguised Malignance – Entering the Gateways (Review)”

Feral/Crawl – Made as Those Who Are No Longer Alive – Split (Review)

Feral Crawl - Made as Those Who Are No Longer Alive - SplitThis is a split between two Swedish  death metal bands – Feral and Crawl.

Feral are up first; two songs, with a total duration of seven minutes. Continue reading “Feral/Crawl – Made as Those Who Are No Longer Alive – Split (Review)”

Rebaelliun – Under the Sign of Rebellion (Review)

Rebaelliun - Under the Sign of RebellionThis is the fourth album from Brazilian death metallers Rebaelliun.

2016’s The Hell’s Decrees was a really damn good slab of death metal. It’s been a long time coming, but its follow up is now here, and I have been eagerly awaiting it. Containing 39 minutes of new material, and sadly the final performance of late bassist/vocalist Lohy Fabiano, Under the Sign of Rebellion is the sound of a death metal band who have come to destroy. Continue reading “Rebaelliun – Under the Sign of Rebellion (Review)”

Wormhole – Almost Human (Review)

Wormhole - Almost HumanThis is the third album from international death metal band Wormhole.

I enjoyed 2015’s Genesis and 2020’s  The Weakest Among Us, so was keen to find out what Almost Human offered. Back with a new lineup once again, Wormhole deliver 26 minutes of death metal carnage. It’s immediately clear too that Wormhole have levelled up on this new album. Continue reading “Wormhole – Almost Human (Review)”

Cannibal Corpse – Chaos Horrific (Review)

Cannibal Corpse - Chaos HorrificThis is the sixteenth album from legendary death metallers Cannibal Corpse.

Two years after Violence Unimagined, Cannibal Corpse are back with 39 minutes of new material. Now here’s a band that never disappoint, so get ready for slaughter! Continue reading “Cannibal Corpse – Chaos Horrific (Review)”

Tomb Mold – The Enduring Spirit (Review)

Tomb Mold - The Enduring SpiritThis is the fourth album from Canadian death metallers Tomb Mold.

Following on from 2018’s Manor of Infinite Forms and 2019’s Planetary Clairvoyance, comes The Enduring Spirit; 43 minutes of eagerly awaited material from an extremely well-regarded band. Continue reading “Tomb Mold – The Enduring Spirit (Review)”

Zvylpwkua – The Outlying Entities (Review)

Zvylpwkua - The Outlying EntitiesThis is the second album from international death metal band Zvylpwkua.

Featuring a member of Feral Lord and Slog, The Outlying Entities is an avant-garde death metal monster. Beware those that enter into its sphere of awareness, as this is not an album to approach lightly. Continue reading “Zvylpwkua – The Outlying Entities (Review)”