Impiedoso are a black metal band from Brazil and this is their debut album.
This is Satanic, occult black metal that’s screaming with second wave vitriol. With most of the music apparently written during this early era, Impiedoso are even more authentic than most. Continue reading
This is the debut album from Tchornobog, a black/death/doom metal one-man project from the US.
Although this is ostensibly a solo project, (from the man that brought us the mighty Aureole), it also features several session musicians and guests, (most notably from Esoteric and Svartidauði), which help to flesh out the release. Continue reading
Abhorrent Decimation are a death metal band from the UK and this is their second album.
Abhorrent Decimation play modern death metal that has a clear ambitious streak; this is a 50 minute concept album that sees the band take their brutally impressive death metal to new levels. Continue reading
This is the fifth album from Desecresy, a death metal band from Finland.
Both Chasmic Transcendence and Stoic Death made very positive impressions on me, with the band’s heavy, old-school approach ticking all of the right boxes. Continue reading
Wintersun are an epic extreme metal band from Finland and this is their third album.
If you haven’t encountered Wintersun before, then prepare yourself for some transcendental music – this is a combination of symphonic/melodic black/death metal, forged into long songs of epic proportions. Continue reading
Vindkast are a black metal band from Germany and this is their debut album.
Vindkast play atmospheric black metal with ambient influences. Underneath this simple description, however, lies the wealth of rich, textured, layered music that we are presented with on Archaic Collapse. Continue reading
In my humble opinion Execration are one of the best extreme metal bands out there at the moment. Firmly placing themselves on my radar with their third album Morbid Dimensions, the band have recently resurfaced on Metal Blade with their latest offering Return to the Void, and I have to say it’s been more than worth the wait.
If you haven’t heard Execration yet, then now’s the chance to check them out. You can stream their shockingly good new album below, while reading what their very personable and eloquent guitarist and vocalist Chris Johansen has to say. Continue reading
Nyn are a technical/progressive death metal band and this is their second album.
Normally a solo project, the main-man-behind-the-band has been joined by others on this release, helping to flesh out his sound even further than previously. Continue reading
Eaten are a US grindcore band and this is their debut album.
This is old-school, classic-styled grindcore, the likes of which uses ugly clubs to bash, beat, and smash everyone and everything within hitting distance. Continue reading
Cormorant are a progressive black metal band from the US. This is their fourth album.
This is a highly ambitious release, with a wide range and scope across its hour long playing time. Spread across only four tracks, Cormorant pack a lot in on this release. Continue reading
