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Apophys – Devoratis (Review)

This is the second album death metallers Apophys, who are from the Netherlands.

After thoroughly enjoying 2015’s debut Prime Incursion, it’s good to hear more from this modern death metal juggernaut. Continue reading “Apophys – Devoratis (Review)”

Shadowmaster are a Swedish doom/sludge metal band and this is their debut album.

Now this is the stuff. This is brooding and monolithic doom metal, a whopping 66 minutes of it in fact. Continue reading “Shadowmaster – Shadowmaster (Review)”

Hammerfall are a veteran Swedish heavy/power metal band and this is the 20-year anniversary edition of their 1997 debut album.

This package features a remastered version of the classic album that started the Hammerfall legend. Additionally, there’s a Stormwitch cover, a radio edit of the title track, and six bonus live songs all taken from this album. There’s also a DVD available too, (but that falls outside of this review). Altogether it’s Continue reading “Hammerfall – Glory to the Brave – 20 Year Anniversary Edition (Review)”

Dirge are a French atmospheric post-metal band and this is their latest EP.

Making my 2014 end of year best of list, I’m a huge fan of the band’s previous album Hyperion, so it’s great to have some new material from this band. Continue reading “Dirge – Alma | Baltica (Review)”

Perdition Winds are a black metal band from Finland and this is their second album.

Exit Empire are an alternative/modern metal band from the Czech republic and this is their debut album.

I must confess that I haven’t regularly listened to anything like this in some time, but Exit Empire are good enough to make me start again. Continue reading “Exit Empire – Exit Empire (Review)”

Morbid Angel are a legendary death metal band from the US and this is their ninth album.

After a much-maligned previous full length, Morbid Angel are back with a new lineup and 48 minutes of classic death metal. Continue reading “Morbid Angel – Kingdoms Disdained (Review)”

This is the second album from Swedish black/death metal band Revenge Prevails.

This is a band that takes a sturdy, Satyricon-esque second wave foundation and builds on it with some solid death metal bricks. Continue reading “Revenge Prevails – False Hope Cruelty (Review)”

Traffic Death are a US crossover grind band and this is their second album.

This is raging thrashcore, taking thrash metal, hardcore, grindcore, and punk elements into consideration as it spends 24 minutes doing a bucketload of damage. Continue reading “Traffic Death – Dead End (Review)”

This is the latest EP from Slug Comparison, a one-man Canadian progressive rock band.

This is the follow up to IIa, which only came out earlier this year. This EP contains a fresh 11 minutes or so of new music, based around the theme of loss. Continue reading “Slug Comparison – IIb (Review)”