This is the eighth album by French death metal band Gorod.
After their very strong 2023 album The Orb, the return of Gorod is to be celebrated. The Ember Gone delivers 44 minutes of the band’s charismatic take on progressive and technical death metal, yet with a different spin. This time, the music places a much greater emphasis on the band’s progressive side. Continue reading “Gorod – The Ember Gone (Review)”
This is the latest EP from Beyond Grace, a death metal band from the UK.
Two years after the second part of this EP trilogy, we come to Welcome to the New Dark Ages, Part 3. Beyond Grace continue to impress, and their continued lack of higher profile continues to be a mystery. Regardless, this EP is another reason to get on board the Beyond Grace train. Continue reading “Beyond Grace – Welcome to the New Dark Ages, Part 3 (Review)”
This is the ninth album from Australian death metallers Psycroptic.
Whether it’s 2015’s Psycroptic, 2018’s As the Kingdom Drowns, or 2022’s Divine Council, Psycroptic always put out something special. The Pulse of Annihilation is no exception to this trend, as the band spend 40 minutes showing once again just why they are so highly regarded by extreme metal connoisseurs. Continue reading “Psycroptic – The Pulse of Annihilation (Review)”
This is the second album from US death metallers Thætas.
Across 31 minutes of bone-crushing death metal The Irredeemable Age stomps and rages its way into the world. Brought to us by members of Asystole, Buckshot Facelift, and Reeking Aura, Thætas dish out the punishment in no uncertain terms. Continue reading “Thætas – The Irredeemable Age (Review)”
This is the fourth album from Monument of Misanthropy, a death metal band from Austria.
Monument of Misanthropy play serial killer-themed modern death metal, yet do so with more nuanced ability than you might be expecting. Washington State Charm is as brutal as you’d want it to be, but it also has more assets at its disposal than many ostensibly similar acts. Continue reading “Monument of Misanthropy – Washington State Charm (Review)”
This is the fourth album from Scottish death metal band Scordatura.
Featuring the vocalist of Party Cannon in their ranks, Scordatura play brutal death metal, and they play it hard. Across 28 belligerent minutes Led into Oblivion is a record that wants to absolutely destroy everything and leave no trace. It succeeds in this too, very nicely in fact. Continue reading “Scordatura – Led into Oblivion (Review)”
Cognizance are a death metal band from the UK and this is their fourth album.
Following on from 2024’s strong Phantazein, Cognizance have now returned with the 37-minute In Light, No Shape. Once again we get treated to the band’s take on modern technical death metal, and, as usual, it’s a winner. Continue reading “Cognizance – In Light, No Shape (Review)”
This is the fifth album from Canadian death metallers Archspire.
If 2017’s Relentless Mutation was a Big Deal, 2021’s Bleed the Future was a Really Big Deal. So, with a new drummer in tow, (from Oubliette), expectations are high for Too Fast to Die. Can Archspire rise to the occasion? Continue reading “Archspire – Too Fast to Die (Review)”
Serpent Ascending, Ôros Kaù, Swords of Dis, and Midnight Odyssey have joined together to produce an epic split album.
Now here’s an interesting and unusual release. This massive split is a collaborative concept album aimed at providing a contemporary retelling of the Epic of Gilgamesh. From the Waters of Death brings together an array of atypical talent from the exceptional I, Voidhanger roster, and is something you should definitely be paying attention to if Continue reading “Serpent Ascending, Ôros Kaù, Swords of Dis, and Midnight Odyssey – From the Waters of Death – Split (Review)”
This is the second album from international death metallers Mors Verum.
Brought to us by current and ex-members of Æpoch, (amongst other bands), Canvas contains 31 minutes of material. Mors Verum play their death metal in a non-standard way that really pays off, offering up something different to the norm that’s very good indeed. Continue reading “Mors Verum – Canvas (Review)”
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