Necropanther – Betrayal (Review)

Necropanther - BetrayalNecropanther are a melodic death metal band from the US and this is their fourth album.

Necropanther play concise bursts of blackened death thrash. Tight and confident, Betrayal is easy listening for people that like spiked melodic hook-laden metal. Continue reading “Necropanther – Betrayal (Review)”

Viscera – Carcinogenesis (Review)

Viscera - CarcinogenesisViscera are a death/metalcore band from the UK and this is their second album.

Carcinogenesis follows on from 2020’s Obsidian, which was a record I loved, so I have been really looking forward to hearing this new one. It has not disappointed. Continue reading “Viscera – Carcinogenesis (Review)”

Majesties – Vast Reaches Unclaimed (Review)

Majesties - Vast Reaches UnclaimedThis is the debut album from US death metal band Majesties.

Brought to us by members of Inexorum and Obsequiae, Vast Reaches Unclaimed delivers 39 minutes of melodic death metal played in the classic, old-school Gothenburg style. Continue reading “Majesties – Vast Reaches Unclaimed (Review)”

Entheos – Time Will Take Us All (Review)

Entheos - Time Will Take Us AllEntheos are a progressive death metal band from the US and this is their third album.

Entheos play a technical and progressive form of modern death metal. Time Will Take Us All offers 40 minutes of complexity and intricate delivery. This is then melded with the melodic strands of modern death metal as well as the Continue reading “Entheos – Time Will Take Us All (Review)”

Omega Infinity – The Anticurrent (Review)

Omega Infinity - The AnticurrentThis is the second album from international black metal band Omega Infinity.

Brought to us by members of Ne Obliviscaris and Todtgelichter, The Anticurrent is a 49-minute journey into the realms of cosmic black metal, (or 57 minutes with the bonus Sear Bliss and Emperor covers). Continue reading “Omega Infinity – The Anticurrent (Review)”

Standard Interrogation Techniques: Five Questions for Tithe (Interview)

Although I’d ideally love to be able to conduct hard-hitting, in-depth interviews, who has the time these days? In lieu of this, I’ve thrown together the below question template, hopefully to gather some interesting and informative results, without taking up too much of anyone’s time.

Introduce yourself – who are you and what do you do?

Matt Eiseman – Guitar/Vocals. Continue reading “Standard Interrogation Techniques: Five Questions for Tithe (Interview)”

Wretched Fate – Carnal Heresy (Review)

Wretched Fate - Carnal HeresyThis is the second album from Swedish death metal band Wretched Fate.

Carnal Heresy contains 40 minutes of prime death metal. It’s effortlessly enjoyable, yet lurking just under the skin is a wealth of flesh and bone that actually tastes even better than it looks. Continue reading “Wretched Fate – Carnal Heresy (Review)”

Insomnium – Anno 1696 (Review)

Insomnium - Anno 1696Insomnium are a Finnish melodic death metal band and this is their ninth album.

I loved 2016’s Winter’s Gate, and 2021’s Argent Moon was pretty damn good to, so I knew that I wanted to check out what Anno 1696 had to offer. Across 50 minutes of material Insomnium once again treat us to a feast of metallic might. Continue reading “Insomnium – Anno 1696 (Review)”

Frozen Dawn – The Decline of the Enlightened Gods (Review)

Frozen Dawn - The Decline of the Enlightened GodsThis is the third album, (or their fourth, if you include 2017’s covers album), from Frozen Dawn, a Spanish black metal band.

The Decline of the Enlightened Gods is the follow up to 2014’s Those of the Cursed Light, and contains 50 minutes of melodic black metal, (which includes a Necrophobic cover). Delivering a Continue reading “Frozen Dawn – The Decline of the Enlightened Gods (Review)”

Carnosus – Visions of Infinihility (Review)

Carnosus - Visions of InfinihilityCarnosus are a Swedish death metal band and this is their second album.

Carnosus play a technical form of death metal that’s riven with melodic highlights and fitted with thrash metal prosthetics. Across 35 head-spinning minutes Visions of Infinihility blends the old-school with the new to produce a ripping journey into idiosyncratic tech death. Continue reading “Carnosus – Visions of Infinihility (Review)”