Opposer – Darkest Path (Review)

OpposerThis is the second album from Spanish death metallers Opposer.

This is old-school death metal with an equally old-school thrash influence. A mix of Obituary, Death, Bolt Thrower, and Sepultura, if you will. Continue reading “Opposer – Darkest Path (Review)”

Black Cloud All Dayer – Preview

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There’s a very special day approaching soon – May 6th 2017. Why is this date so important? Well, if you’re in the UK on that Saturday, it means you can get on down to the Black Cloud All Dayer in Manchester.

Sign up for the Facebook event and get your tickets here – it’s going to be a good one.

The lineup for the day is ridiculously strong. Below we’ll have a look at each of the bands playing in turn. With such a wealth of talent on the bill, it would be foolish to miss this. Continue reading “Black Cloud All Dayer – Preview”

Disincarnation – By the Old Gods and the New (Review)

DisincarnationDisincarnation are a US death metal band and this is their first demo.

Ahh, the good old metal of death, Swedish style! This is rolling, heavy death metal that’s ready for war.

A raw, underground Continue reading “Disincarnation – By the Old Gods and the New (Review)”

Martyr Defiled – Young Gods (Review)

Martyr DefiledMartyr Defiled are a UK deathcore band and this is their third album.

Ahh deathcore; much maligned and much misunderstood of sub-genres. It’s not the only one to suffer a bad reputation, of course, but it’s one of the more common ones to see people ripping apart. Usually Continue reading “Martyr Defiled – Young Gods (Review)”

Abomnium – A Hollow Path (Review)

AbomniumHailing from the Netherlands, this is a one-man black metal project. This is his fourth album.

A Hollow Path contains 42 minutes of raging blackened nastiness, all tied together with some extra death/thrash metal influences. Continue reading “Abomnium – A Hollow Path (Review)”

Moss upon the Skull – The Scourge of Ages (Review)

Moss upon the SkullMoss upon the Skull are a death metal band from Belgium and this is their debut EP.

This is atypical progressive death metal. This is the type of band that are great to hear.

Rather than sticking to the standard genre tropes, they have decided to play death metal their own way on their own terms. Continue reading “Moss upon the Skull – The Scourge of Ages (Review)”

Funeral for the Masses – Pitch Black (Review)

Funeral for the MassesFuneral for the Masses are a Finnish deathcore band and this is their debut EP.

Full of heavy riffs and sick breakdowns, the music is actually relatively old-school as far as deathcore goes, although they still have a modern delivery mixed in. Continue reading “Funeral for the Masses – Pitch Black (Review)”

Necrowretch – Satanic Slavery (Review)

NecrowretchThis is the third album from this French blackened death metal horde.

Necrowretch play ugly, underground blackened death metal that has some hints of thrash metal included for extra bite.

Although mainly rooted in the Continue reading “Necrowretch – Satanic Slavery (Review)”