Beheaded – Għadam (Review)

Beheaded - GħadamThis is the seventh album from Beheaded, a Maltese death metal band

Following on from 2017’s Beast Incarnate and 2019’s Only Death Can Save You, Beheaded have now returned with the first death metal album ever written in Maltese. Għadam contains 40 minutes of new material, and it probably doesn’t sound like you’d expect it to. Continue reading “Beheaded – Għadam (Review)”

Malformed – Confinement of Flesh (Review)

Malformed - Confinement of FleshMalformed are a death metal band from Finland and this is their debut album.

Confinement of Flesh contains 33 minutes of old-school death metal played in the USDM style and mixed with Finnish darkness. Malformed know their way around a killing field, and this album is very easy to like if you’re a fan of classic death metal. Continue reading “Malformed – Confinement of Flesh (Review)”

Filth – Time to Rot (Review)

Filth - Time to RotFilth are a death metal band from Sweden and this is their debut album.

Time to Rot contains 29 minutes of utter Filth. Sorry, this stuff writes itself. This is nasty, stinking, decaying, old-school death metal, and Filth know what they are doing with the style. Continue reading “Filth – Time to Rot (Review)”

Dephosphorus – Planetoktonos (Review)

Dephosphorus - PlanetoktonosThis is the fifth album from Greek grindcore band Dephosphorus.

Dephosphorus play an extreme metal amalgamation of hardcore, grind, death metal, and black metal. It’s vicious, inventive, and rather tasty. Over 28 minutes Planetoktonos showcases what Dephosphorus are capable of in no uncertain terms. Continue reading “Dephosphorus – Planetoktonos (Review)”

Clairvoyance – Chasm of Immurement (Review)

Clairvoyance - Chasm of ImmurementThis is the debut album from Polish death metallers Clairvoyance.

Chasm of Immurement contains 34 minutes of old-school death metal. Clairvoyance’s debut album takes us back to the 90s, while still crushing in 2025. If you’re a fan of bands such as Cerebral Rot, Genocide Pact, Incantation, Phrenelith, Necrot, and Tomb Mold, then this is one for you. Continue reading “Clairvoyance – Chasm of Immurement (Review)”

Re-Buried – Flesh Mourning (Review)

Re-Buried - Flesh MourningThis is the second album from US death metal band Re-Buried.

Following on from 2021’s split with Deconsecration and 2023’s Repulsive Nature, Flesh Mourning contains 30 minutes of new material from Re-Buried. If you’re a fan of death metal, there is a lot to like here. Continue reading “Re-Buried – Flesh Mourning (Review)”

Abigail Williams – A Void Within Existence (Review)

Abigail Williams - A Void Within ExistenceThis is the sixth album from US black metal band Abigail Williams.

Brought to us by current/ex-members of bands such as Aborted, Changeling, Chrome Waves, Fear Factory, The Faceless, Lord Mantis, Nachtmystium, Vale of Pnath, and Wolvhammer, a lot of experience and skills has gone into A Void Within Existence. In fact, due to the members, I’m amazed I’ve never listened to Abigail Williams prior to this new album. I’ve heard the name many times, but this is my first exposure to their brand of black metal. Continue reading “Abigail Williams – A Void Within Existence (Review)”

Impureza – Alcázares (Review)

Impureza - AlcázaresThis is the third album from French death metal band Impureza.

Following on from 2017’s La Caída de Tonatiuh, (which seems like it came out an age ago), Impureza have now returned with the 49-minute Alcázares. If you’re interested in death metal with flamenco elements, and enjoy bands like Behemoth, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Hate Eternal, and Nile, then this is for you. Continue reading “Impureza – Alcázares (Review)”

Meth Leppard – Gatekeepers (Review)

Meth Leppard - GatekeepersMeth Leppard are an Australian grindcore band and this is their second album.

Gatekeepers is a 10-track, 15-minute kick in the face. Meth Leppard offer up an intense dose of brutality that should find fans of bands like Axis of Despair, Insect Warfare, Leng Tch’e, Maruta, Nasum, Pig Destroyer, and Rotten Sound quite happy. Continue reading “Meth Leppard – Gatekeepers (Review)”

Beyond Mortal Dreams – Devastation Hymns (Review)

Beyond Mortal Dreams - Devastation HymnsThis is the latest EP from Australian death metal band Beyond Mortal Dreams.

Oh my, it’s somehow been 11 years (!) since I last caught up with Beyond Mortal Dreams, (Dreaming Death and Lamia). This ends now, with the appropriately named Devastation Hymns. I was impressed with both of those early releases, so I definitely intend to check out what I’ve been missing at some point. For now though, we have this new 31-minute release – five original songs and a Forbidden cover. Continue reading “Beyond Mortal Dreams – Devastation Hymns (Review)”