Azziard – Metempsychose (Review)

AzziardAzziard are a black metal band from France and this is their third album.

Featuring ex-members of The Negation and Insain, this is 52 minutes of uncompromising black metal. It’s great to hear more from the band after their very enjoyable split with Nirnaeth, and I’m quite happy now that I have a full album of their material to absorb the negative vibes from. Continue reading “Azziard – Metempsychose (Review)”

Inquisitor – Stigmata Me, I’m in Misery (Review)

InquisitorInquisitor are a death/thrash metal band from the Netherlands and this is their second album.

This is the band’s first album in over 20 years, and with many fans eagerly awaiting it, there’s no shortage of expectation about this release in some quarters. Continue reading “Inquisitor – Stigmata Me, I’m in Misery (Review)”

Rubufaso Mukufo/Nervous Impulse/Epicrise – Atomic Grind 3 Way – Spilt (Review)

Rubufaso Mukufo Nervous Impulse EpicriseHere we have a wet, juicy grindcore three way split between Rubufaso Mukufo from the Czech Republic, Nervous Impulse from Canada, and Epicrise from Ukraine.

So, let’s kick this off.

We start with Rubufaso Mukufo, who offer up 11 songs in a face-ripping 10 minutes. Continue reading “Rubufaso Mukufo/Nervous Impulse/Epicrise – Atomic Grind 3 Way – Spilt (Review)”

Wardomized – Forced to Eat from the Apple Tree (Review)

WardomizedWardomized are a death/thrash metal band from the UK and this is their latest EP.

It seems like only yesterday that we were introduced to Wardomized’s take on old-school death/thrash metal via Red Death (Flows Through My Veins), but already they’re back once more with a new four track EP. Continue reading “Wardomized – Forced to Eat from the Apple Tree (Review)”

Infected Dead – Archaic Malevolence (Review)

Infected DeadInfected Dead are a death metal band from the UK and this is their debut EP.

On the long side for an EP, this is almost 28 minutes of ferocious, modern death metal.

After the usual rather pointless intro, we’re straight into the action, with the band revealing themselves to be a modern blending of brutal and melodic death metal. Continue reading “Infected Dead – Archaic Malevolence (Review)”

The Last of Lucy – Ashvattha (Review)

The Last of LucyThis is the debut album from The Last of Lucy, a progressive/technical death metal band from the US.

This is technical death metal, with flaming riffs and a predilection for chaos. Mixing in grindcore, mathcore, jazz, progressive, electronic, and classical influences, this is a complex and lethal strain of modern death metal. Continue reading “The Last of Lucy – Ashvattha (Review)”

Eternal Rest – A Death in the Darkness (Review)

Eternal RestEternal Rest are an Australian technical death metal band and this is their second album.

This is technical death metal that’s relatively low key in how it shows off, choosing the usually superior route of concentrating on the actual songs themselves rather than ostentatious showmanship. A wise choice. Continue reading “Eternal Rest – A Death in the Darkness (Review)”

Eccentric Pendulum – Tellurian Concepts (Review)

Eccentric PendulumThis is the latest EP from Indian progressive death metal band Eccentric Pendulum.

Featuring the vocalist of Gutslit and Godless, Eccentric Pendulum is a different affair to those worthy death metal bands.  Continue reading “Eccentric Pendulum – Tellurian Concepts (Review)”

Redemptor – Arthaneum (Review)

RedemptorThis is the third album from Polish technical death metal band Redemptor.

2014’s The Jugglernaut was a very enjoyable record, but it seems that Arthaneum sees the band step up their game considerably. Continue reading “Redemptor – Arthaneum (Review)”