Beheaded – Għadam (Review)

Beheaded - GħadamThis is the seventh album from Beheaded, a Maltese death metal band

Following on from 2017’s Beast Incarnate and 2019’s Only Death Can Save You, Beheaded have now returned with the first death metal album ever written in Maltese. Għadam contains 40 minutes of new material, and it probably doesn’t sound like you’d expect it to. Continue reading “Beheaded – Għadam (Review)”

Untervoid – Parasite (Review)

Untervoid - ParasiteUntervoid are a black metal band from Poland and this is their debut album.

Brought to us by current/ex-members of bands such as Hate, Redemptor, and ThawParasite contains 40 minutes of black metal of a sort that took me by surprise. Untervoid are not your typical black metal act it seems. Continue reading “Untervoid – Parasite (Review)”

God Dethroned – The Judas Paradox (Review)

God Dethroned - The Judas ParadoxGod Dethroned are a blackened death metal band from the Netherlands, and this is their twelfth album.

God Dethroned may have been around for over three decades, but they’ve lost none of their fiery intensity. The Judas Paradox contains 44 minutes of their well-crafted brand of blackened death metal, showing once again what they’re capable of. Continue reading “God Dethroned – The Judas Paradox (Review)”

The Omega Swarm – Crimson Demise (Review)

The Omega Swarm - Crimson DemiseThis is the debut album of German black metal band The Omega Swarm.

Brought to us by a member of Sulphur AeonCrimson Demise contains 41 minutes of hybrid death metal. The Omega Swarm throw a lot of ingredients into their recipe, resulting in a feast of atmospheric blackened death metal for listeners to chow down on. Continue reading “The Omega Swarm – Crimson Demise (Review)”

Elegis – Kultus (Review)

Elegis - KultusElegis are a Polish death metal band and this is their second album.

This is the follow up to 2017’s Superhuman Syndrome, and whereas that album was a solo affair, this new one finds Elegis expanded to a three-piece. Continue reading “Elegis – Kultus (Review)”

Hate – Tremendum (Review)

HateHate are a Polish blackened death metal band and this is their tenth album.

Tremendum’s music is a mix of the old-school and the new. The former provides a purity of focus and delivery, while the latter provides polish and a sense of renewed dynamic energy. Continue reading “Hate – Tremendum (Review)”