This is the third album from Phrenelith, a death metal band from Denmark.
Following on from 2021’s Chimaera comes the 39-minute monstrosity Ashen Womb. This is absolutely hideous stuff, from a band that apparently just keep on improving. Phrenelith have unleashed something truly malefic here. Continue reading “Phrenelith – Ashen Womb (Review)”
This is the debut album from Tayne, an industrial rock band from the UK.
Love contains 31 minutes of industrial rock/metal, taking a variety of influences and using them to create something quite charismatic. Tayne’s music is easy to enjoy if you like your tunes to consist of multiple component parts, all joined together with skilled vision. Continue reading “Tayne – Love (Review)”
This is the third album from Belarus death metallers Relics of Humanity.
It’s been a while since 2019’s Obscuration came out; a devastating EP that left me hungry for more. Alas, there was no more to be had, at least not until now. So, after six years, and with a change in singer, can the 2025 version of Relics of Humanity still hold their own in the death metal killing arenas? Continue reading “Relics of Humanity – Absolute Dismal Domain (Review)”
Grief Ritual are hardcore band from the UK and this is their debut album.
Collapse features 40 minutes of raging hybrid hardcore. It’s fierce, unforgiving, and colossally heavy. Grief Ritual are here to punish the listener, so prepare yourself for a pummelling. Continue reading “Grief Ritual – Collapse (Review)”
Lay Waste are a grindcore band from the US and this is their debut EP.
I’m going to try to listen to more grindcore this year. It’s a genre I love, but has been a bit thin on the ground for my tastes for the last few years. With that in mind, I randomly came across Lay Waste on Bandcamp, so here we are with my first new grind listening experience of 2025. Continue reading “Lay Waste – Savage Rebellion (Review)”
This is the debut album from post-rock band You, Infinite.
Brought to us by founding members of This Will Destroy You, You, Infinite contains 65 minutes of instrumental post-rock. I find this sort of style quite easy to become bored by, but not when it’s in as capable hands as these ones. You, Infinite have plenty of experience in this area, and have produced a record that does not disappoint. Continue reading “You, Infinite – You, Infinite (Review)”
This is the fourth album from Scottish rock band Vukovi.
My God Has Got a Gun operates in a less-defined place where rock and pop collide. Throw in some nu-metal influences too, and you’ll have a good idea of where Vukovi are coming from. Continue reading “Vukovi – My God Has Got a Gun (Review)”
This is the debut album from Scottish post-metal/rock band Beneath a Steel Sky.
The promo blurb recommends the 40-minute Cleave for fans of bands such as Isis, Cult of Luna, Russian Circles, Cave In, and Mogwai, which should give you a good starting point for Beneath a Steel Sky’s material. This is good stuff, and worth your attention. Continue reading “Beneath a Steel Sky – Cleave (Review)”
This is the sixth album from Austrian post-black metallers Harakiri for the Sky.
Harakiri for the Sky always seem to deliver albums that are lengthy, but rewarding. 2016’s III: Trauma, 2018’s Arson, and 2021’s Mӕre were all notable records in this regard. Now, with the arrival of Scorched Earth, have Harakiri for the Sky continued this trend of quality album releases? Continue reading “Harakiri for the Sky – Scorched Earth (Review)”
The Great Old Ones are a French black metal band and this is their fifth album.
It’s been six long years since 2019’s Cosmicism, but we finally have some new material from The Great Old Ones. I thoroughly enjoy their work, (also check out 2014’s Tekeli-li and 2017’s EOD: A Tale of Dark Legacy), so greedily consuming Kadath as soon as I could was always going to happen. Continue reading “The Great Old Ones – Kadath (Review)”
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