Lik – Necro (Review)

Lik - NecroLik are a Swedish death metal band and this is their fourth album.

Following on from 2018’s Carnage and 2020’s Misanthropic Breed comes another slab of Swedish death metal carnage from the ever-dependable Lik. Necro is a solid 41-minute slab of heaviness. Continue reading “Lik – Necro (Review)”

Rothadás – Töviskert… a Kísértés Örök Érzete… Lidércharang (Review)

Rothadás - Töviskert... a Kísértés Örök Érzete... LidércharangRothadás are a death/doom band from Hungary and this is their second album.

Töviskert… a Kísértés Örök Érzete… Lidércharang almost passed me by, but I heard enough underground buzz about it that I had to check it out. I’m glad I did, as Rothadás have produced a monstrous slab of doom-inflused death metal. Continue reading “Rothadás – Töviskert… a Kísértés Örök Érzete… Lidércharang (Review)”

Soliloquium – Famine (Review)

Soliloquium - FamineThis is the fifth album from Swedish death/doom band Soliloquium.

It’s always a pleasure to receive a new Soliloquium album. 2020’s Things We Leave Behind and 2022’s Soulsearching both hit harder than the melodic death/doom style typically does for me. Will the 57-minute, (with bonus track), Famine continue this high quality trend? Continue reading “Soliloquium – Famine (Review)”

Dormant Ordeal – Tooth and Nail (Review)

Dormant Ordeal - Tooth and NailThis is the fourth album by Polish death metallers Dormant Ordeal.

2021’s The Grand Scheme of Things was a notable slab of death metal heaviness, so I’ve been looking forward to Tooth and Nail. Across 47 minutes Dormant Ordeal once again showcase their expressive brand of Polish death metal. Continue reading “Dormant Ordeal – Tooth and Nail (Review)”

Putrid Offal – Obliterated Life (Review)

Putrid Offal - Obliterated LifeThis is the third album from French deathgrinders Putrid Offal.

Wow, has it really been ten years since 2015’s Mature Necropsy? That’s depressing. Less depressing is that we have a new Putrid Offal album to ease the terrible passage of time. With 35 minutes of new material, Obliterated Life is a wrecking ball of deathgrind nastiness. Continue reading “Putrid Offal – Obliterated Life (Review)”

Cytotoxin – Biographyte (Review)

Cytotoxin - BiographyteThis is the fifth album from German death metallers Cytotoxin.

2020’s Nuklearth was a very good album, so it’s great to have Cytotoxin back once more. Containing 48 minutes of new material, Biographyte offers a radioactive feast of death metal for us to savour and enjoy. It’s the band’s longest album, but fear not, Cytotoxin know what they’re doing. Continue reading “Cytotoxin – Biographyte (Review)”

Tómarúm – Beyond Obsidian Euphoria (Review)

Tómarúm - Beyond Obsidian EuphoriaThis is the second album from US black/death metal band Tómarúm.

2022’s Ash in Realms of Stone Icons was a one of the best of the year, so anticipation has been high for the new one from Tómarúm. Will Beyond Obsidian Euphoria‘s 69 minutes have the same impact as its predecessor? Continue reading “Tómarúm – Beyond Obsidian Euphoria (Review)”

Wrath of Logarius – Crown of Mortis (Review)

Wrath of Logarius - Crown of MortisThis is the debut album from US black metallers Wrath of Logarius.

Crown of Mortis contains 37 minutes of modern black metal, incorporating elements of death metal to make a highly compelling whole. Continue reading “Wrath of Logarius – Crown of Mortis (Review)”

Allegaeon – The Ossuary Lens (Review)

Allegaeon - The Ossuary LensThis is the seventh album from US death metallers Allegaeon.

I’ve thoroughly enjoyed all of the Allegaeon albums I’ve heard, (2016’s Proponent for Sentience, 2019’s Apoptosis, and 2022’s Damnum), and each has been better than the last. Now Allegaeon are back with the 46-minute The Ossuary Lens, (their shortest album so far), and have changed singer, with their their original vocalist returning to the fold. Let’s see what they have to offer us this time around. Continue reading “Allegaeon – The Ossuary Lens (Review)”

Ritual Ascension – Profanation of the Adamic Covenant (Review)

Ritual Ascension - Profanation of the Adamic CovenantThis is the debut album from US death/doom metallers Ritual Ascension.

Profanation of the Adamic Covenant contains five tracks that spread out over 48 minutes like a virulent plague. Brought to us by members of Aberration, Feral Light, Suffering Hour, and Void Rot, Ritual Ascension deliver unto us unworthy listeners a monstrously abyssal amalgamation of death and doom metal. Continue reading “Ritual Ascension – Profanation of the Adamic Covenant (Review)”