Clairvoyance – Chasm of Immurement (Review)

Clairvoyance - Chasm of ImmurementThis is the debut album from Polish death metallers Clairvoyance.

Chasm of Immurement contains 34 minutes of old-school death metal. Clairvoyance’s debut album takes us back to the 90s, while still crushing in 2025. If you’re a fan of bands such as Cerebral Rot, Genocide Pact, Incantation, Phrenelith, Necrot, and Tomb Mold, then this is one for you. Continue reading “Clairvoyance – Chasm of Immurement (Review)”

Blood Monolith – The Calling of Fire (Review)

Blood Monolith - The Calling of FireThis is the debut album from US death metal band Blood Monolith.

The Call of Fire contains 28 minutes of death metal, and is brought to us by current/ex-members of Genocide Pact, Nails, Ulthar, Undeath, and Vastum. Blood Monolith are ruthlessly savage, delivering a record that’s murderously good. Continue reading “Blood Monolith – The Calling of Fire (Review)”

Mutagenic Host – The Diseased Machine (Review)

Mutagenic Host - The Diseased MachineThis is the debut album from UK death metallers Mutagenic Host.

The Diseased Machine is a 41-minute death metal album that will smash you to the ground, stomp on your body, and cover you in sickness. Yep, it’s Mutagenic Host, and they’re here to deliver a gospel of disease. Continue reading “Mutagenic Host – The Diseased Machine (Review)”

200 Stab Wounds – Manual Manic Procedures (Review)

200 Stab Wounds - Manual Manic ProceduresThis is the second album from US death metallers 200 Stab Wounds.

With a name like 200 Stab Wounds, you know this is going to be brutal, and if you weren’t sure, then the album cover would surely confirm it. Manual Manic Procedures contains 29 minutes of bloodthirsty cruelty, and if you’re a death metal fan then it’s an easy album to enjoy getting punched around by. Continue reading “200 Stab Wounds – Manual Manic Procedures (Review)”

Necrot – Lifeless Birth (Review)

Necrot - Lifeless BirthNecrot are a death metal band from the US and this is their third album.

2020’s Mortal was an enjoyable slab of old-school death metal carnage, and now Necrot are back to reap more limbs with the 40-minute Lifeless Birth. It’s a step up a level for Necrot, one you must listen to if you’re a fan of bands such as Gatecreeper, Bolt Thrower, Undeath, Incantation, Blood Red Throne, Autopsy, Grave, Tomb Mold, Outer Heaven, Genocide Pact, etc. Continue reading “Necrot – Lifeless Birth (Review)”

Celestial Sanctuary – Insatiable Thirst for Torment (Review)

Celestial Sanctuary - Insatiable Thirst for TormentCelestial Sanctuary are a death metal band from the UK and this is their second album.

Featuring the current/ex-drummer of The Infernal Sea/Man Must Die in their ranks, Celestial Sanctuary play old-school death metal with lethal skill. Across 40 minutes Insatiable Thirst for Torment showcases the band’s considerable talents, and there’s a lot of them, because this album is on fire. Continue reading “Celestial Sanctuary – Insatiable Thirst for Torment (Review)”

Maul – Seraphic Punishment (Review)

Maul - Seraphic PunishmentThis is the debut album from US death metal band Maul.

Across 38 minutes Seraphic Punishment torments us with nasty death metal that will not only leave a bad taste in your mouth, but a rusty meat cleaver too. Savage and brutal, the band’s music offers a crushing display of murderous death metal carnage. The style mixes the classic Swedish style with equally classic USDM, to create a hybrid of the two that lacks the strengths of neither. Continue reading “Maul – Seraphic Punishment (Review)”

Genocide Pact – Genocide Pact (Review)

Genocide Pact - Genocide PactGenocide Pact are a death metal band from the US and this is their third album.

I really liked Genocide Pact’s filthy 2018 release Order of Torment, which was a very satisfying album. This new self-titled is even filthier, even more crushingly heavy, and even uglier than its predecessor. Continue reading “Genocide Pact – Genocide Pact (Review)”

Genocide Pact – Order of Torment (Review)

Genocide PactGenocide Pact are a US death metal band and this is their second album.

This is heavy, crushing death metal, played in the old-school style with nods towards bands like Bolt Thrower, Incantation, and Dismember. Continue reading “Genocide Pact – Order of Torment (Review)”