Undergang – De Syv Stadier af Ford​æ​rv (Review)

Undergang - De Syv Stadier af Ford​æ​rvUndergang are a death metal band from Denmark and this is their latest EP.

As the name might suggest, De Syv Stadier af Ford​æ​rv contains seven tracks, with a total duration of 21 minutes. Continue reading “Undergang – De Syv Stadier af Ford​æ​rv (Review)”

Pestifer – Defeat of the Nemesis (Review)

Pestifer - Defeat of the NemesisThis is the latest EP from Belgian death metal band Pestifer.

Pestifer play a technical/progressive brand of death metal that’s roughly in the style of Obscura, Death, Pestilence, and Atheist, with a touch of Gorguts thrown in for good measure. Defeat of the Nemesis contains 24 minutes of material, and is an enjoyable introduction to what the band are capable of. Continue reading “Pestifer – Defeat of the Nemesis (Review)”

Serpent Corpse – Blood Sabbath (Review)

Serpent Corpse - Blood SabbathSerpent Corpse are a Canadian death metal band and this is their debut album.

I’m a bit late to the Serpent Corpse party, but Blood Sabbath is definitely worth catching up on. It’s a hideously enjoyable slab of 38-minute death metal that’s as fun as it is well-crafted. Continue reading “Serpent Corpse – Blood Sabbath (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)”

Horrendous – Ontological Mysterium (Review)

Horrendous - Ontological MysteriumThis is the fifth album from US death metallers Horrendous.

Horrendous’ trajectory through their last three albums – 2014’s Ecdysis, 2015’s Anareta, and 2018’s Idol – has been an enjoyable one to experience, but it’s been a while since we’ve heard from them. As such, it’s great to finally have Ontological Mysterium, which contains 38 minutes of new material. Continue reading “Horrendous – Ontological Mysterium (Review)”

Unblessed Divine – Portal to Darkness (Review)

Unblessed Divine - Portal to DarknessThis is the debut album from international death metal band Unblessed Divine.

Featuring ex-members of Malevolent Creation, Sinister, and Decapitated, Portal to Darkness contains 45 minutes of expressive and atmospheric death metal. Continue reading “Unblessed Divine – Portal to Darkness (Review)”

Coffin Mulch – Spectral Intercession (Review)

Coffin Mulch - Spectral IntercessionCoffin Mulch are a Scottish death metal band and this is their debut album.

Spectral Intercession features 31 minutes of old-school death metal, delivered primarily in the Swedish style, (although not exclusively). Yep, grab your chainsaw, and get ready for carnage. If you’re a fan of bands such as Entombed, Dismember, Bloodbath, and Entrails, but also want something with buckets of Autopsy and Asphyx thrown in, as well as a smudge of hardcore and a whiff of doom, then Coffin Mulch have got you covered.

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Temple of Dread – Beyond Acheron (Review)

Temple of Dread - Beyond AcheronThis is the fourth album from German death metal band Temple of Dread.

Following on from 2021’s Hades Unleashed, Beyond Acheron contains 46 minutes of thrash-edged old-school death metal mayhem. Beyond Acheron marauders through its running time like a thing possessed, but one that hoards secret knowledge and forbidden truths that elevate it to more than a simple beast. Continue reading “Temple of Dread – Beyond Acheron (Review)”

Formless Oedon – Streams of Rot (Review)

Formless Oedon - Streams of RotFormless Oedon are from the Philippines and this is their debut album.

Streams of Rot is a 36-minute death metal album that drips with foul menace and grim old-school heaviness. Formless Oedon have produced an album of satisfying death metal horror. Continue reading “Formless Oedon – Streams of Rot (Review)”

Ageless Summoning – Corrupting the Entempled Plane (Review)

Ageless Summoning - Corrupting the Entempled PlaneAgeless Summoning are a death metal band from the UK and this is their debut album.

Featuring members of Abyssal, Inculcator, and Of Spire and Throne, Corrupting the Entempled Plane contains 49 minutes of ancient death metal that’s baleful and absolutely packed with evil riffs. Continue reading “Ageless Summoning – Corrupting the Entempled Plane (Review)”