Come Back from the Dead are a Spanish death metal band and this is their latest EP.
This is old-school death metal played in the best of ways – filthy, nasty, and full of darkness. Caro Data Vermibus offers us 16 minutes of this ugliness. Continue reading “Come Back from the Dead – Caro Data Vermibus (Review)”
This is the latest EP from UK doom metal band Kroh.
Kroh are a talented bunch. My first introduction to their female-fronted incarnation was when I caught them live at the 2016 Damnation Festival, so I’m now very glad to be reviewing their latest EP. Continue reading “Kroh – Pyres (Review)”
Converge are a hardcore band from the US and this is their ninth album.
Converge should need no real introduction to fans of high quality extreme music. Suffice to say that if you haven’t yet checked them out, please do so at your earliest convenience, as, quite frankly, they’re simply one of the best bands in existence. Continue reading “Converge – The Dusk in Us (Review)”
This is the debut album from Italian doom band LaColpa.
This is filthy blackened doom, added to with some violent noise and harsh sludge. There are only three tracks on this album, but they total almost 40 minutes, and it’s clear from the very start that the band aren’t messing around. Continue reading “LaColpa – Mea Maxima Culpa (Review)”
Àrnica are a Spanish neo-folk band and this is their latest album.
The band’s blend of traditional influences and instrumentation, with modern technology and experimental soundscapes, has largely produced an intriguing and engaging end result. Continue reading “Àrnica – Cabeza de Lobo (Review)”
Marginal are a Belgian grindcore/crust band and this is their new album.
This is a raw and visceral grinding crust assault that channels the old-school energy of bands such as Napalm Death, Discharge, and Extreme Noise Terror into 27 minutes of utter savagery. Continue reading “Marginal – Total Destruction (Review)”
Fragarak are an Indian progressive death metal band and this is their second album.
We first met Fragarak on their 2013 album Crypts of Dissimulation. Well, we’ve been waiting a long time for a follow up release, and now it’s here, it’s quite the monster. Continue reading “Fragarak – A Spectral Oblivion (Review)”
Antigama are a Polish grindcore band and this is their latest EP.
I always like it when there’s new material from Antigama. If you haven’t heard them before, also check out Meteor and The Insolent, as both are well worth your time. Continue reading “Antigama – Depressant (Review)”
This is the fourth album from Complete Failure, a grindcore band from the US.
Complete Failure play aggressive grindcore with streaks of vicious punk. Continue reading “Complete Failure – Crossburner (Review)”
Ba’al are a post-metal band from the UK and this is their debut EP.
This is emotive, lengthy post-metal, played with conviction and confidence by a band that obviously know what they want to accomplish with their music. Continue reading “Ba’al – In Gallows by Mass (Review)”
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