Violent Life Violent Death are a US metal/hardcore band from the US and this is their second EP.
Mixing old and new influences from the metalcore and hardcore scenes, this is a savage and heavy collection of songs, despite being enhanced by some more accessible parts here and there. Continue reading “Violent Life Violent Death – Come, Heavy Breath (Review)”
Soul Attrition is a one man post-rock band from the US and this is his debut album.
The man behind this band also plays in the wonderfully alternative/sludgy Escape Is Not Freedom, so I knew I had to give this one a listen. Continue reading “Soul Attrition – Vashon Rain (Review)”
Eroded are an Italian death metal band and this is their second album.
Featuring 35 minutes of 90s-styled old-school death metal, Eroded have produced a worthy and enjoyable album here. With war metal influences, (musically, if not thematically), and a Scandinavian veneer, Necropath is Hellishly good fun.
Eskhaton are an Australian death metal band and this is their third album.
Now that’s a death metal album cover. I could look at the artwork for this for ages. Continue reading “Eskhaton – Omegalitheos (Review)”
Skogen are a Swedish black metal band and this is their fifth album.
Skogen play a mix of black metal and folk, producing an atmospheric and charismatic take on the style. Continue reading “Skogen – Skuggorna Kallar (Review)”
Råttkung is a one man black metal band from Denmark, and this is this latest EP.
If you’re unfamiliar with Råttkung’s output, I would point you in the direction of Dark Is the Beginning, Unborn Undead, and Metamorphosis, all of which showcase the project’s musical proclivities and progression well. Continue reading “Råttkung – 15:25 (Review)”
Black Box Warning are a French sludge/doom band and this is their debut EP.
Here we have 23 minutes of tar-thick and pitch-black sludge. God, it’s great to get completely covered in something as filthy and grimy as this now and again. Continue reading “Black Box Warning – Attendre la Mort (Review)”
This is the fourth album from Torn the Fuck Apart, a death metal band from the US.
We know Torn the Fuck Apart from 2014’s Sexually Transmitted Torture, and now the band have returned with 33 minutes of new corpse-fresh material. Continue reading “Torn the Fuck Apart – A Genetic Predisposition to Violence (Review)”
This is the latest EP from US one man black metal band Cryostasium.
I discovered Cryostasium on the 2017 release Starbound, which blew me away, it has to be said. This latest EP is a slightly different beast, but no less impressive. Continue reading “Cryostasium – The Possessor (Review)”
Craft are a Swedish black metal band and this is their fifth album.
Although the album title might suggest a combination of blistering black metal and heartless noise assaults, it’s actually 42 minutes of the former rather than the latter. Of course, this is no bad thing. Continue reading “Craft – White Noise and Black Metal (Review)”
