Estuarine is a one-man death metal project from the US. This is his third album.
Sic Erat Scriptum is the ambitious follow up to 2015’s equally ambitious Lucid/Entheogen. Continue reading “Estuarine – Sic Erat Scriptum (Review)”
Tag: Death Metal
Ataraxy – Where All Hope Fades (Review)
Ataraxy are a Spanish death metal band and this is their second album.
Here we have 48 minutes of death metal with atmospheric doom elements, making for long songs filled with grim moods and shadowy treasures. Continue reading “Ataraxy – Where All Hope Fades (Review)”
Crucifyre – Post Vulcanic Black (Review)
This is the third album from Swedish black/death/thrash metallers Crucifyre.
The follow up to 2014’s hugely enjoyable Black Magic Fire, the band have now returned with a new offering to the metal gods. Continue reading “Crucifyre – Post Vulcanic Black (Review)”
Mammoth Grinder – Cosmic Crypt (Review)
Mammoth Grinder are a death metal band from the US and this is their fourth album.
Featuring current and ex-members of bands such as Darkest Hour, Iron Reagan, and Power Trip, it seems like an age since we’ve had a new album from this group of metallic miscreants, but now the wonderfully named Mammoth Grinder are Continue reading “Mammoth Grinder – Cosmic Crypt (Review)”
Alterbeast – Feast (Review)
Alterbeast are a death metal band from the US and this is their second album.
It seems like an age since Alterbeast released their stunning debut album Immortal, which was a masterclass in how to create enjoyable modern, technical death metal. Well now the band are back, with a new lineup too, it seems. Continue reading “Alterbeast – Feast (Review)”
Stygian Obsession – Form Is Void (Review)
Stygian Obsession are an atmospheric death metal band from the US and this is their latest EP.
Stygian Obsession play old-school death metal that’s bolstered by blackened atmospherics. Ugly, otherworldly nightmares are made manifest through the band’s music; Form Is Void is murky and atmospheric, full of harrowing sounds and dark moods. Continue reading “Stygian Obsession – Form Is Void (Review)”
Gravestone – Sickening (Review)
Gravestone are a Swedish death metal band and this is their debut album.
Featuring members of Entrails and Kongh, this is 34 minutes of classic, old-school death metal delivered in the venerable Swedish style. Continue reading “Gravestone – Sickening (Review)”
My Silent Wake – There Was Death (Review)
My Silent Wake are a doom metal band from the UK and this is their tenth album.
I haven’t managed to catch up with My Silent Wake since their 2015 album Damnatio Memoriae, which is a shame as every time I listen to this band I’m reminded just how good they are. Continue reading “My Silent Wake – There Was Death (Review)”
In Vain – Currents (Review)
This is the fourth album from Norwegian progressive/melodic death metal band In Vain.
In Vain offer us 42 minutes of progressive death metal with a melodic death/black metal edge. It’s a well-received offering, and Currents is a satisfying and well-written album. Continue reading “In Vain – Currents (Review)”
Bleeding Gods – Dodekathlon (Review)
Bleeding Gods are from the Netherlands and this is their second album. They play symphonic blackened death metal.
With a suitably epic album concept based around the twelve labours of Hercules, this is epic blackened death metal replete with some thrash metal elements and a strong symphonic backbone. Continue reading “Bleeding Gods – Dodekathlon (Review)”
Wonderbox Metal 