Coffin Curse – The Continuous Nothing (Review)

Coffin Curse - The Continuous NothingCoffin Curse are a death metal band from Chile and this is their second album.

The Continuous Nothing is the 43-minute follow up to 2020’s Ceased to Be, and builds upon that album’s solid foundations. Coffin Curse are easy to enjoy if you are a fan of 90s-influenced death metal. Continue reading “Coffin Curse – The Continuous Nothing (Review)”

Necrot – Lifeless Birth (Review)

Necrot - Lifeless BirthNecrot are a death metal band from the US and this is their third album.

2020’s Mortal was an enjoyable slab of old-school death metal carnage, and now Necrot are back to reap more limbs with the 40-minute Lifeless Birth. It’s a step up a level for Necrot, one you must listen to if you’re a fan of bands such as Gatecreeper, Bolt Thrower, Undeath, Incantation, Blood Red Throne, Autopsy, Grave, Tomb Mold, Outer Heaven, Genocide Pact, etc. Continue reading “Necrot – Lifeless Birth (Review)”

Vircolac – Veneration (Review)

Vircolac - VenerationVircolac are an Irish death metal band and this is their second album.

Following on from 2016’s EP The Cursed Travails of the Demeter and 2019’s Masque, Veneration provides us with seven new tracks of the band’s idiosyncratic death metal. Over 37 minutes Vircolac once more demonstrate that they stand out from the death metal hordes. Continue reading “Vircolac – Veneration (Review)”

Blood Red Throne – Nonagon (Review)

Blood Red Throne - NonagonThis is the eleventh album from Blood Red Throne, a death metal band from Norway.

Containing 43 minutes of burly, crushing material, Blood Red Throne’s latest delivers an exemplar of classic death metal mastery. Nonagon feels both old-school and fresh, giving it a timeless vibe that I find much of the best death metal has. Continue reading “Blood Red Throne – Nonagon (Review)”

Ribspreader – Reap Humanity (Review)

Ribspreader - Reap HumanityRibspreader are a Swedish death metal band and this is their tenth album.

Brought to us by the incredibly prolific Rogga Johansson, (Down Among the Dead Men, Echelon, Megascavenger, Paganizer, Those Who Bring the Torture, and a million others), along with current/ex-members of Deicide, Inhuman Condition, Kill Division, Venom Inc., and Wombbath), Reap Humanity boasts 36 minutes of experienced death metal carnage. Continue reading “Ribspreader – Reap Humanity (Review)”

Carnal Tomb – Embalmed in Decay (Review)

Carnal Tomb - Embalmed in DecayThis is the third album from German death metal band Carnal Tomb.

Embalmed in Decay features 39 minutes of death metal brutality. Carnal Tomb have produced a collection of death metal songs that are well-crafted and demonstrate a keen understanding of the style. Continue reading “Carnal Tomb – Embalmed in Decay (Review)”

Endseeker – Global Worming (Review)

Endseeker - Global WormingThis is the fourth album from German death metal band Endseeker.

Endseeker are a band that are very easy for me to like. Despite cooling on the Swedish death metal style over the years, I fail to be indifferent to Endseeker’s crushing assault. Both 2019’s The Harvest and 2021’s Mount Carcass were thoroughly enjoyable examples of the style, so will Global Worming follow in their thunderous footsteps? Continue reading “Endseeker – Global Worming (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)”

Serpent Corpse – Blood Sabbath (Review)

Serpent Corpse - Blood SabbathSerpent Corpse are a Canadian death metal band and this is their debut album.

I’m a bit late to the Serpent Corpse party, but Blood Sabbath is definitely worth catching up on. It’s a hideously enjoyable slab of 38-minute death metal that’s as fun as it is well-crafted. Continue reading “Serpent Corpse – Blood Sabbath (Review)”

Formless Oedon – Streams of Rot (Review)

Formless Oedon - Streams of RotFormless Oedon are from the Philippines and this is their debut album.

Streams of Rot is a 36-minute death metal album that drips with foul menace and grim old-school heaviness. Formless Oedon have produced an album of satisfying death metal horror. Continue reading “Formless Oedon – Streams of Rot (Review)”