This is the third album from US death metal band Vale of Pnath.
Between the Worlds of Life and Death is a blackened death metal extravaganza, boasting 38 minutes of face-melting material. On their new album Vale of Pnath are vying for the modern extreme metal crown. Continue reading “Vale of Pnath – Between the Worlds of Life and Death (Review)”
This is the fifth album from US death metallers Cognitive.
I always enjoy a new slab of Cognitive, (check out 2016’s Deformity, 2018’s Matricide, and 2021’s Malevolent Thoughts of a Hastened Extinction), so Abhorrence is well-received. Across 36 minutes Cognitive deliver the goods. Continue reading “Cognitive – Abhorrence (Review)”
Devourer are a black/death metal band from Sweden and this is their fifth album.
Devourer immediately struck a chord with me on their 2017 album Across the Empty Plains. Since then, they have also produced 2019’s Dawn of Extinction and 2022’s Raptus, both quality records that continued to showcase Devourer as a force to be reckoned with. The band are now back with The Wicked Ones, and sound more focused than ever. Continue reading “Devourer – The Wicked Ones (Review)”
This is the second album from Canadian death metal band Atræ Bilis.
Following on from 2021’s Apexapien, Atræ Bilis have now returned with 40 minutes of new material. As enjoyable as that record was, Aumicide is something else. Continue reading “Atræ Bilis – Aumicide (Review)”
Nuclear Tomb are a death/thrash metal band from the US and this is their debut album.
Nuclear Tomb play an intriguing mix of death and thrash metal that combines a ferocious attack with progressive wanderings and idiosyncratic layers. Exploding across 33 minutes, Terror Labyrinthian impresses with its ambition, scope, and beating heart of passionate steel. Continue reading “Nuclear Tomb – Terror Labyrinthian (Review)”
This is the third album from US death metallers Replicant.
Following on from 2021’s Malignant Reality comes the 44-minute Infinite Mortality. Before diving into this new record, take a moment to prepare yourself, as this is a beast of an album. I liked Malignant Reality, but it didn’t stand out to me the way that Infinite Mortality does. Continue reading “Replicant – Infinite Mortality (Review)”
Protosequence are a Canadian technical death metal band and this is their debut album.
Bestiary contains 33 minutes of technical mayhem that’s unusually variegated. After enjoying Protosequence’s 2020 EP A Blunt Description of Something Obscene I was looking forward to hearing this, and it has not disappointed. Quite the opposite in fact. Continue reading “Protosequence – Bestiary (Review)”
This is the ninth album from Italian death metallers Hour of Penance.
I always enjoy a bit of Hour of Penance’s brutality. Devotion follows on from 2017’s Cast the First Stone and 2019’s Misotheism, delivering 38 minutes of textured death metal destruction. Continue reading “Hour of Penance – Devotion (Review)”
This is the fifth album from Italian death metallers Hideous Divinity.
I do enjoy Hideous Divinity‘s brand of technical brutality. 2014’s Cobra Verde, 2017’s Adveniens, and 2021’s LV-426 were all solid slabs of death metal muscle and intricate aggression, so it’s with expectation that we turn to Unextinct and its 51 minutes of new material. Continue reading “Hideous Divinity – Unextinct (Review)”
This is the debut album from US death metal band Wounds.
Wounds play technical death metal and Ruin boasts 30 minutes of face-ripping material. Brought to us by a band that are clearly adept in the killing arts, Ruin is ready to blast off. Continue reading “Wounds – Ruin (Review)”
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