Decrepit Birth – Axis Mundi (Review)

Decrepit BirthDecrepit Birth are a death metal band from the US and this is their fourth album.

This is death metal that fuses together a heavy and brutal approach in its delivery with both technical and progressive aspects, resulting in a Continue reading “Decrepit Birth – Axis Mundi (Review)”

Contrarian – To Perceive Is to Suffer (Review)

ContrarianThis is the second album from US death metallers Contrarian.

I greatly enjoyed 2015’s Polemic, so it’s with some anticipation that I turn to their latest release. Continue reading “Contrarian – To Perceive Is to Suffer (Review)”

Nyn – Entropy: (of Chaos and Salt) (Review)

NynNyn are a technical/progressive death metal band and this is their second album.

Normally a solo project, the main-man-behind-the-band has been joined by others on this release, helping to flesh out his sound even further than previously. Continue reading “Nyn – Entropy: (of Chaos and Salt) (Review)”

Origin – Unparalleled Universe (Review)

OriginThis is the seventh album from US death metallers Origin.

Origin play technical/brutal death metal that’s ultra-controlled, while also somehow seemingly a pure explosion of chaos and frenzy. Continue reading “Origin – Unparalleled Universe (Review)”

Execration – Return to the Void (Review)

ExecrationThis is the fourth album by Execration, a Norwegian death metal band.

I’m a huge fan of Execration’s third album Morbid Dimensions, and it even made the number two slot on my best of 2014 end of year list, so stuffed full of technical/progressive death metal goodness was it. Continue reading “Execration – Return to the Void (Review)”

Exist – So True, So Bound (Review)

ExistExist are a progressive/technical death metal band from the US and this is their second album.

Exist have taken the torch from forerunners such as Atheist, Death, and Cynic, and are truly running with it. This means we get an old-school influenced version of the progressive/technical death metal style, as laid down by the aforementioned masters, despite the modern veneer and sparkling production. Continue reading “Exist – So True, So Bound (Review)”

Amentia – Scourge (Review)

AmentiaAmentia are a death metal band from Belarus, and this is their third album.

This is technical/brutal death metal that features a member of the very enjoyable Disloyal. This is underground and very brutal. There is, however, more to this band initially might meet the eye. Continue reading “Amentia – Scourge (Review)”

The Summoned – Sessions (Review)

The SummonedThe Summoned are a US death metal band and this is their second album.

I love The Summoned’s past work, so now that we finally have a new album from them, it’s great to hear. Continue reading “The Summoned – Sessions (Review)”

A Trust Unclean – Parturition (Review)

A Trust UncleanA Trust Unclean are a death metal band from the UK and this is their latest EP.

Look at that album cover. Go on, take a good look. Now, how could you not want to listen to anything that has that adorning it? Continue reading “A Trust Unclean – Parturition (Review)”

The Voynich Code – Aqua Vitae (Review)

The Voynich CodeThe Voynich Code are a Portugese modern death metal/deathcore band and this is their debut album.

Okay, so if you’re a fan of Whitechapel, Thy Art is Murder, Fit for an Autopsy, Aversions Crown, etc. then you should definitely give this a spin. Continue reading “The Voynich Code – Aqua Vitae (Review)”