Castrated consists of Anthony Voight on vocals, Jonathan Bayliss on guitars, Carlos Gallegos on bass, and Matt Behner on drums. That’s it, just 4 members. A super simplistic approach to something so aurally devastating. Well, sometimes that’s all it takes. The single guitarist approach really works here. The tone is so sharp and eviscerating on thi...

10/02/2025

Breeding Chaos were formed out of France in 2020 and just a year ago put out their debut EP. This four piece Melodeath group finally have unleashed their full length debut “Distant Planets” that is a tight 30 minutes of guitar focused music, leaning more on the late 90s style of groups like Soilwork and Amon Amarth for a raucous, but enjoyable list...

05/02/2025

Disclaimer: there are 2 versions of this album apparently; 1 is on CD and is broken into 6 tracks and then there is the bandcamp version (the one being reviewed) where it is a single track. Considering this is a 35 minute epic, it falls right in line with the impressive concept work attempt of Edge Of Sanity and Insomnium…Deamonolith just formed in...

03/02/2025

France’s Artery have been around for quite some time- since 2005- but it has been a bit since anyone has heard from them since their 2018 EP. With the departure of their more Death Metal styled vocalist, they have gained a new vocalist Greg who makes his debut on “Last Chance.” While his voice brings a bit more of a Metalcore element to the music s...

29/01/2025

If you have followed this band back a few years, especially all the way back to their split CD with the band Goretrade, you will find that Corpsefucking Art is a band who’s symphonic array of aural decimation is not to be underestimated or taken lightly. These guys have grown since those days, and their release “Tomatized” explores and defines the...

27/01/2025

SaintSombre are a fresh band out of France under the sole member Steve R. who delivers all the vocals, riffs, drumming, and samples. Considered a mix of Sludge and Post Metal/ Rock, SaintSombre avoids the usual abrasive atmosphere that Post Metal bands like Grown Below or Cult of Luna go for or the clean Djent driven one like Spiritbox, but rather...

22/01/2025

Asgrauw continue to ride their ‘2 year’ release train as they spit forth album number six entitled “Oorpsrong,” perhaps their most ‘teased’ album based upon the amount of singles they released building up to it. For those who don’t know, this three piece from the Netherlands crank out a rather cold, but melodic style of Black Metal that is similar...

20/01/2025

Onslaught Kommand have rather flown under the radar lately ever since their inception in 2022, but are starting to make some waves between splits, EPs, and finally a full length. Currently signed to Godz ov War Productions, this Chilean Blackened Death Metal band adds in some Grindcore elements for a rather filthy, yet enjoyable record. Following o...

15/01/2025

Upon The Altar are three piece Black Metal band from Poland that take the more blackened side of a band like Archgoat mixed with the 90s fuzzy and raw evil tones of the likes of bands such as Crebain for a thick, murky ride that is just pulsing from the bass and drum work. Formed in 2019 by bassist/ vocalist Void along with guitarist bTo and drumme...

13/01/2025

It has been about 3 years, but Czechia’s five piece Grindcore effort Amoclen are continuing their lengthy ‘medically focused’ music by releasing another album prescribed for the masses. While some of the tracks were featured in their split back in 2021, “Grindcorization” is a socially charged piece that continues with tracks that continue to focus...

08/01/2025

Artefacts hail from Belgium and are making a very big splash with their debut album “The Titan Chronicles Part II.” While some might wonder why they didn’t start with “Part I…”, a lot of great pieces of art have started in the middle (Like the Star Wars films for instance). Artefacts create something that is like cinematic Metal, blending a mix of...

06/01/2025

This has been a good year for Metal all around, and it’s been a while since I could say that. If 2023 was a year for Death Metal, 2024 was the year for comeback records. Bands that have been defunct for almost 10 years have come back swinging hard, some with great success like Brodequin, Job For a Cowboy, Darkest Hour, Nachtmystium and Kittie and o...

03/01/2025

Decreation are a relatively new Death Metal band from Finland formed by the members of Pyre of Hypocrisy (guitarists Frank and Tape) in 2022 and over the last few years have recruited others like drummer Tomi who was also formerly a part of Pyre and later Heikki of Amongst the Ashes and Pekko of Infected Priest. Their debut EP “Flesh Easter” is ver...

30/12/2024

The Swiss band Calcined presents their third album, "To Rot In A Honeybeam", under the powerful French label Great Dane Records. Formed in 2008, they released a demo in 2009, followed by a split and then an EP, before finally delivering their debut album "Tormenting Attractions" in 2015. This was followed by "Discipline" (2018), and after a few yea...

23/12/2024

Spain’s solo act Mirror has been around for a long time and has been quite prolific over the years ever since 1998. Rooting itself in the core of the bitter sound of Doom Death with Gothic touches but not as overt as other bands like My Dying Bride out there, one can hear touches of the more Sludge/ Stoner Doom amongst the Death Doom on the latest...

17/12/2024