This is the fourth album from US black metallers Wolvhammer.
This is the much-awaited follow-up to 2014’s Clawing into Black Sun, which was one of my favourite releases of that year. To say I’ve been looking forward to this album is an understatement. Continue reading “Wolvhammer – The Monuments of Ash & Bone (Review)”
Death Engine are a French hardcore band and this is their second album.
I like Death Engine. Like, a lot. Mud was a massively enjoyable album of multifaceted, nuanced hardcore, showing a breadth of delivery and depth of substance that’s extremely rare to encounter outside of the mighty Converge. This should not be taken to mean that Death Engine sound like Converge, however. Continue reading “Death Engine – Place Noire (Review)”
This is the third album from Down Among the Dead Men, an international death metal/crust supergroup.
The two main members of this band have a wealth of experience between them. This includes, (but is not limited to), Echelon, Megascavenger, Paganizer, The Grotesquery, Those Who Bring the Torture, Just Before Dawn and Ursinne). Phew, that’s a lot of expertise. Continue reading “Down Among the Dead Men – …And You Will Obey Me (Review)”
This is a split between three black metal bands, Precaria from Mexico, Deathspiral of Inherited Suffering from the US, and Dominus Ira from Russia.
This is a split based around a single concept, (the concept of Theion, the divine fire that burns but never consumes), with each band contributing their individual vision of occult black metal to the overarching whole. A lot of time and effort has obviously gone into this release, which is reflected in the lengthy playing time of 68 minutes. Continue reading “Precaria/Deathspiral of Inherited Suffering/Dominus Ira – Metamorphosphoros – Split (Review)”
This is a split between two grindcore bands, Agathocles from Belgium and Psychoneurosis from Poland.
The Agathocles side – War Fetisjists Kill – contains 5 songs and lasts 6 minutes. Continue reading “Agathocles/Psychoneurosis – War Fetisjists Kill/Grind Resurrection – Split (Review)”
Black Mass Pervertor are a Finnish black metal band and this is their latest EP.
As this is the band’s first outpouring of filth since 2016’s Phanerosis, I knew I had to expose myself to their virulent and toxic take on black metal as soon as I could. Hey, it’s worth the risk. Continue reading “Black Mass Pervertor – Life Beyond the Walls of Flesh (Review)”
Aux Era are a US experimental/progressive rock band and this is their debut album.
Here we have around 38 minutes of experimental psychedelic rock. Fusing elements of psychedelia, post-rock, progressive rock, and punk into involved and exploratory songs, this is a compelling release that’s easy to like if you’re a fan of expressive and well-developed progressive rock. Continue reading “Aux Era – Aux Era (Review)”
This is the latest EP from Systemik Viølence, a blackened hardcore punk band based in Portugal.
Brutally old-school punk is mixed with something like Darkthrone’s rawest nightmares to create short, blistering songs of dark intensity and suprising catchiness. Continue reading “Systemik Viølence – Anarquia-Violência (Review)”
Hell to Pay are a US hardcore band and this is their debut album.
Here we have 29 minutes of hardcore mixed with elements of metal, grindcore, death metal, and crust. About a third of the running time is taken up by the last track, leaving most of the other songs as Continue reading “Hell to Pay – Bliss (Review)”
Memoriam are a UK death metal band and this is their second album.
Featuring ex-members of the mighty Bolt Thrower, as well as many other notable groups, (including Napalm Death and Continue reading “Memoriam – The Silent Vigil (Review)”
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