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Tag: Technical death metal
Exocrine – Maelstrom (Review)
This is the fourth album from French death metallers Exocrine.
Here we have a 42-minute blast of technical death metal. Modern in style and feel, with various progressive and melodic elements, Maelstrom makes a good impression. A very, very good impression. Repeated spins only cements this. I enjoyed 2018’s Molten Giant, but this is superior. Continue reading “Exocrine – Maelstrom (Review)”
Ulthar – Providence (Review)
Ulthar are a death metal band from the US and this is their second album.
Brought to us by current and ex-members of bands such as Vale, Void Omnia, Tombs, and Vastum, (and others), there’s a wealth of experience in this band. They also have a well-regarded debut album, which I somehow overlooked. On Continue reading “Ulthar – Providence (Review)”
Aversions Crown – Hell Will Come for Us All (Review)
This is the fourth album from Aversions Crown, a death metal/deathcore band from Australia.
2016’s Xenocide was an exemplar of modern brutality, with its alien melodies and extraterrestrial themes. Hell Will Come for Us All is a different beast; although still recognisably the same band in some respects, the Aversions Crown of 2020 is more grounded in the present, with a corresponding increase in brutally destructive heaviness, and a sound more reminiscent of some of their peers. Continue reading “Aversions Crown – Hell Will Come for Us All (Review)”
Cryptic Shift – Visitations from Enceladus (Review)
Cryptic Shift are a death metal band from the UK and this is their debut album.
Cryptic Shift play death metal that fuses elements of the technical, progressive, and thrash metal styles into its sci-fi-themed self. Continue reading “Cryptic Shift – Visitations from Enceladus (Review)”
I Am Destruction – Nascency (Review)
I Am Destruction are a death metal band from the US and this is their debut album.
Nascency combines the sounds of brutal death metal, slam, deathcore, and technical death metal, into 36 minutes of aggressive heaviness. Continue reading “I Am Destruction – Nascency (Review)”
Ulcerate – Stare into Death and Be Still (Review)
This is the sixth album from New Zealand death metal act Ulcerate.
After 2016’s colossal Shrines of Paralysis, this exceptional band have now returned with a new 58 minutes of imposing material. If you’re unfamiliar with Ulcerate, then loosely stated they play an atmospheric brand of technical death metal. Continue reading “Ulcerate – Stare into Death and Be Still (Review)”
Cordyceps – Betrayal (Review)
This is the debut album from US death metallers Cordyceps.
Cordyceps play brutal death metal, filled with vicious slams and streaks of technicality. Across 32 minutes the band brutalise and punish the listener, with crushing chugs, face-melting blasts, and guttural vocals. Continue reading “Cordyceps – Betrayal (Review)”
Symbolik – Emergence (Review)
Symbolik are a death metal band from the US and this is their debut album.
Symbolik’s brand of death metal is a modern mix of the technical and the melodic. Across 39 minutes of material the band take the listener down pathways of bright melody and sharp aggression. Continue reading “Symbolik – Emergence (Review)”
Akurion – Come Forth to Me (Review)
This is the debut album from Canadian death metallers Akurion.
Well, what a wealth of talent and experience we have in this band. The core of Akurion is comprised of current and ex-members of Cattle Decapitation, Coma Cluster Void, Cryptopsy, and Neuraxis, (and others), and rounded out with a variety of Continue reading “Akurion – Come Forth to Me (Review)”
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