This is the third album from US grinders Deathgrave.
Here we have 32 minutes of deathgrind, shot through with elements of thrash, mathcore, and doom. Deathgrave smash it all together into ten nasty tracks that are hideously good fun. Continue reading “Deathgrave – Hell Is Evil (Review)”
This is the debut EP from UK death metal band Disgracing.
Introducing the world to Disgracing’s brand of brutal death metal comes Descension into Despair – 19 minutes of barbaric savagery and bone-crushing heaviness. Continue reading “Disgracing – Descension into Despair (Review)”
This is the debut album from US grindcore band Fake Dust.
Decrepitizing Din of the Cerebral Psyopticon assaults the listener with 20 minutes of withering material spread out across 19 tracks. Fake Dust are not messing around. This is a ferocious mix of grindcore and powerviolence that will knock your socks off. Continue reading “Fake Dust – Decrepitizing Din of the Cerebral Psyopticon (Review)”
This is the debut album from US grindcore band Kuzu Knot.
Deceitful Above All Things contains 34 minutes of merciless grinding darkness, but of a rarefied sort. Kuzu Knot’s music is abrasive and harsh, but is also a good deal more than just this. Continue reading “Kuzu Knot – Deceitful Above All Things (Review)”
This is the latest EP from Swedish grindcore band Gadget.
A decade since The Great Destroyer, Gadget finally return. With two new members on vocals and guitar/vocals respectively, Coerced is the world’s first taste of the new Gadget. Has it been worth the wait? Continue reading “Gadget – Coerced (Review)”
Unearthly Rites are a Finnish death metal band and this is their second album.
Tortural Symphony of the Flesh is the 40-minute follow up to 2024’s Ecdysis, bringing us another filth-ridden slab of death/crust/sludge/grind/doom from Unearthly Rites. Strap yourself in, and get ready for something Continue reading “Unearthly Rites – Tortural Symphony of the Flesh (Review)”
This is the debut album from US sludge metal band Mordeo.
Mordeo is a 41-minute slab of ugly crusty darkness. Fuelled by punk aggression and sludge hatred, this is music that wants to rend and destroy. Mordeo have unleashed a Continue reading “Mordeo – Mordeo (Review)”
Exhumed are a death metal band from the US and this is their ninth album.
Exhumed have been slaughtering their way across the death metal scene for long enough that any new material is feverishly greeted by bloodstained grins by a those in the know. Yep, Exhumed rule, and this time they’ve taken their gore-obsessed death metal mobile – Red Asphalt is a 37-minute hymn to Continue reading “Exhumed – Red Asphalt (Review)”
This is the debut album from UK solo grindcore band Chairmaker.
When an album is recommended for fans of Pig Destroyer and Agoraphobic Nosebleed, I have to at least spare it more than a cursory glance. What I discovered when I did was an utterly brutal 14-minute grindcore explosion. Yep, that’s me sold. Continue reading “Chairmaker – Leviathan Carcass (Review)”
Another year, another Damnation Festival. Has it really been 20 years? I went to the very first one waaaaay back in 2005, and a love affair was born. It has been great to watch it become one of the world’s best festivals. Kudos to the organisers for their continued passion and ability.
This edition is therefore the festival’s twentieth year and sees Damnation bigger and arguably better than ever before. It’s across two days now, and the lineup is strong in both depth and breadth. From veteran classics to newborn sensations, the festival has it all. Continue reading “Damnation Festival 2025 – BEC Arena, Manchester – 08/11/25-09/11/25 (Live Review)”
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