Rannoch – Conflagrations (Review)

Rannoch - ConflagrationsRannoch are a progressive death metal band from the UK and this is their third album.

Conflagrations offers a 52-minute journey into multifaceted music that falls somewhere between progressive death metal foundations and more ambitious extreme progressive metal proclivities. Bolstered by the percussive skills of the drummer of Ne Obliviscaris, Rannoch are a skilled band that have a clear vision for their brand of extreme music. Continue reading “Rannoch – Conflagrations (Review)”

Outer Heaven – Infinite Psychic Depths (Review)

Outer Heaven - Infinite Psychic DepthsThis is the second album from US death metallers Outer Heaven.

I thoroughly enjoyed 2018’s Realms of Decay, and I can’t quite believe that it came out so long ago. Regardless, Outer Heaven are now back, and they have brought 46 minutes of shockingly good death metal with them. Continue reading “Outer Heaven – Infinite Psychic Depths (Review)”

Aetherian – At Storm’s Edge (Review)

Aetherian - At Storm's EdgeThis is the second album from Greek melodic death metallers Aetherian.

At Storm’s Edge contains 43 minutes of well-executed professional melodic death metal. Aetherian clearly know their style well, and have produced an enjoyable album that hits the spot nicely. Continue reading “Aetherian – At Storm’s Edge (Review)”

Deitus – Irreversible (Review)

Deitus - IrreversibleThis is the third album from UK black metallers Deitus.

Irreversible contains 39 of black metal that traverses both the traditional and modern realms of the style. Upon first listen it’s quickly apparent that Deitus are no generic act, and subsequent spins only cements the view that they are definitely operating on a higher plane of existence than many of their so-called peers. Continue reading “Deitus – Irreversible (Review)”

Gutslit – Carnal (Review)

Gutslit - CarnalThis is the third album from Indian death metallers Gutslit.

Oh wow, has it really been six years since the crushing Amputheatre? Apparently so. Nevertheless, Gutslit have finally returned to the death metal killing arenas, armed with 30 minutes of gruesome new material in the spiked, brutal shape of Carnal. Continue reading “Gutslit – Carnal (Review)”

Serpent of Old – Ensemble Under the Dark Sun (Review)

Serpent of Old - Ensemble Under the Dark SunThis is the debut album from Serpent of Old, a death metal band from Turkey.

Featuring the vocalist of Decimation, (also ex-Abolish), Ensemble Under the Dark Sun is a 42-minute monster of extreme metal. Mixing together black metal and doom, with elements of the progressive, dissonant, and atmospheric strains of death metal, Ensemble Under the Dark Sun is shockingly accomplished. Continue reading “Serpent of Old – Ensemble Under the Dark Sun (Review)”

Supayniyux – Genocidio Infernal (Review)

Supayniyux - Genocidio InfernalThis is the debut album from Swiss black metallers Supayniyux.

Genocidio Infernal contains 37 minutes of bestial black metal. It’s an ugly, noisy hybrid of black and death metal, one that revels in its blasphemy and hatred as its claws carve flesh and its teeth chew through bone. Continue reading “Supayniyux – Genocidio Infernal (Review)”

Gravefields – Tetragrammaton (Review)

Gravefields - TetragrammatonGravefields are an international death metal band and this is their third album, (second with this name).

I really enjoyed 2019’s Embrace the Void, so was pleased to see Tetragrammaton appear. Containing 49 minutes of new extreme metal material, this is a record that many a fan of death/black metal would do well to pay attention to. Continue reading “Gravefields – Tetragrammaton (Review)”

Miserable Failure – т​о​с​к​а​́ (Review)

Miserable Failure - т​о​с​к​а​́This is the latest release from Miserable Failure, (or MSRBLFLR), a French death metal/grindcore band.

Miserable Failure have surfaced once more to bring us more multifaceted mayhem with this single-track EP.  Toska is a 25-minute descent into chaos, and it’s great to experience Miserable Failure’s dark, warped reality once more. Continue reading “Miserable Failure – т​о​с​к​а​́ (Review)”

Avulsed – Extraterrestrial Carnage (Review)

Avulsed - Extraterrestrial CarnageAvulsed are a death metal band from Spain. This is their latest EP.

Has it really been so long since Night of the Living Deathgenerations, and even longer since we had any new material from the mighty Avulsed, with 2016’s Altar of Disembowelment? Well, it’s great to have some new Avulsed once more. Continue reading “Avulsed – Extraterrestrial Carnage (Review)”