Lifeless – The Occult Mastery (Review)

LifelessLifeless are a German death metal band and this is their third album.

Lifeless play classic, old-school death metal of the Swedish type. The band have been around for a while now and this is their third album, so they know a thing or two about the style. Continue reading “Lifeless – The Occult Mastery (Review)”

Pathology – Pathology (Review)

PathologyPathology are a US death metal band and this is their ninth album.

Lamentation opens the album and immediately sets the tone for the next 32 minutes. This is hideously sickening brutal death metal, the type you’ll either love or hate. Continue reading “Pathology – Pathology (Review)”

Amentia – Scourge (Review)

AmentiaAmentia are a death metal band from Belarus, and this is their third album.

This is technical/brutal death metal that features a member of the very enjoyable Disloyal. This is underground and very brutal. There is, however, more to this band initially might meet the eye. Continue reading “Amentia – Scourge (Review)”

Ingurgitating Oblivion – Vision Wallows in Symphonies of Light (Review)

Ingurgitating OblivionThis is the third album from this German death metal band.

Ingurgitating Oblivion’s second album Continuum of Absence was notable, enjoyable, and distinctly non-standard, offering doom-infused dissonance that was a bit different and had something extra to offer the listener. Continue reading “Ingurgitating Oblivion – Vision Wallows in Symphonies of Light (Review)”

Dead Label – Throne of Bones (Review)

Dead LabelThis is the second album from Irish metal band Dead Label.

Mixing groove metal, modern metal, metalcore, and even some of death metal’s extremity, Throne of Bones is a comprehensive listen of all things heavy and riotous. Continue reading “Dead Label – Throne of Bones (Review)”

Paganizer – Land of Weeping Souls (Review)

PaganizerPaganizer are a Swedish death metal band and this is their tenth album.

Now here’s a band that are both prolific and consistently enjoyable. Swedish death metal is a distinct soft spot of mine, and Paganizer have more than proven over the years that they can deliver the goods. Continue reading “Paganizer – Land of Weeping Souls (Review)”

Interview with Contaminated

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Australian dark death metallers Contaminated are about to unleash their debut album on the world, and what a beast it is. Final Man contains 34 minutes of pestilent, disgustingly ugly death metal, the likes of which you rarely find these days.

Rotting aesthetics aside, the band have obviously got a talent for their death metal songwriting too, as the album is full of thick, weighty slabs of brutality and darkness, all presented to the listener in ripe, virulent, plague-ridden promise. Contaminated are well worth braving sickness for.

So put on your protective gear and get stuck in – Contaminated are waiting for you… Continue reading “Interview with Contaminated”

The Summoned – Sessions (Review)

The SummonedThe Summoned are a US death metal band and this is their second album.

I love The Summoned’s past work, so now that we finally have a new album from them, it’s great to hear. Continue reading “The Summoned – Sessions (Review)”