“Incineration Victory” is the debut album from Sweden’s Blackened Death Metal group, Grave Heresy. Walking a fine line between the genres, but leaning more towards the blackened side of things alongside groups like Werewolves. Listeners should expect a sound that is a mix of Marduk meets Hate Eternal for mostly fast, blistering songs with that Thra...

11/09/2024

"Demonic Paradise” is a hard-hitting dose of brutal death metal that is all-obliterating with punishing music and the ever-present anti-religious overtones. This is a release that is firing on all cylinders and doesn’t let up from beginning to end. There is a lot to be heard here. The range of vibes and influences is vast and is sure to keep the li...

09/09/2024

It has been 4 years but Belguim’s Death Metal outfit Wound Collector are back with a new album. Well, sort of. With only 4 tracks “Begging For Chicxulub” is more like an EP and a brief glimpse into where this 5 piece is headed but it definitely shows growth since their last effort back in 2020. The lineup is pretty much still the same, save for the...

04/09/2024

Between The Killings are grasping the metal scene by the throat with their new EP titled “Omnipotence”. With a total of 5 songs of relentless brutally thrashing death metal, you are sure to havr your most severe cravings of metallic lust satisfied tenfold. This EP is reminiscent of bands like Deeds of Flesh, Retch, Internal bleeding, Dying Fetus, a...

02/09/2024

Demonist are relatively new to the Metal world; not much is known about them except they are from France and some of the members were part of Necroscum until 2023 and then moved on to this band. Presented here is their first EP- it is very short but showcases what the band is about. A blend of furious Death Metal with a bit of that ‘old school’ tou...

27/08/2024

Siroll! are a five piece Death Thrash band from Spain that have been active since roughly 2008 and their fourth full length album dropped this year in June. Avoiding the typical Death Thrash route by trying to sound like Vader or even Legion of the Damned, they perform a rather mid paced chuggy type of music that is very catchy and similar to a mix...

26/08/2024

Goatizm is a welcome side project from the Netherlands headed by Joey Veerbeek who is known for a lot of bass (and some vocal work) in several Death Metal bands such as Caedere and Vermin. From the title some might expect this to be right along the Death Metal or Black Metal lines, but this time Veerbeek heads everything himself from vocals to guit...

21/08/2024

Necroticgorebeast’s “Repugnant” is a further journey into their collective minds of madness and is sure to appeal to even the most sophisticated fans of the brutal death metal genre. You will find that, in the music, there are various elements and vibes of old school and traditional death metal, combined with a more than capable technical applicati...

19/08/2024

It is a bit hilarious that a band would call themselves Upper Decker, but it is no worse than Party Cannon. Granted, this Death Metal group from France should be taken with a grain of salt and expect humorous results mixed with plenty of brutality to boot. While not quite the Slam-fest that some might expect, each track does feature that lumbering...

08/08/2024

It has been 17 years since anyone has heard much from San Diego, California’s Cephalotripsy, most notably known because Angel Ochoa of Abominable Putridity is in it, but 2024 is a fantastic time for these guys to make a comeback, and they do just that with their second full length album “Epigenetic Neurogenesis.” A lot has happened since 2012 when...

29/07/2024

The Greeks Serement bring us their debut album “Abhorrent Invocations”, after an EP and a couple of singles, through the French label Dolorem Records and released on May 17th. Formed in 2022 in Athens by members of Blessed By Perversion Vaggelis Nanos Bass, Manolis Kouelo Guitars, Andreas Moschopoulos Vocals and Vasilis Nano son drums replaced by V...

24/07/2024

Tennessee’s Knoll has been rather quietly cranking out albums since 2021 on their own without too much exposure, but for 2024 they are going on the Devastation on the Nation tour with Morbid Angel, and may finally get more of the exposure they deserve. A five piece that performs Grindcore mixed with Noisecore in the vein of the likes of End or Full...

22/07/2024

Tzompantli are one of those bands that are unknown, but deserve more attention once you hear them. The started up in 2019 out of California as two guys create ‘prehispanic’ themed Death Doom that took the elements of a band like Raxa and mixed it with Temple of Scorn for some dissonant, heavy, typical Death Doom that was solid but the themes were g...

19/07/2024

Vomit The Soul are another one of those bands that started out with a strong run in the early 2000s, fell apart at some point, and then came back with a roar. This Italian based Brutal Death Metal group found their home on Unique Leader Records with the scorcher known as “Cold” back in 2021 after 11 years of quiet and it hit like a freight train in...

15/07/2024

The Tomb recently formed from Italy back in 2022, and “The Valley Of Despair” is their first full length album. Paying tribute to the ‘Old School Death Metal’ route with a mix of Obituary meets a ton of Death, this duo crank out tasteful Thrash tinged Death Metal that shows no mercy, but quite a bit of excellent chops in riffs and even bass work. A...

11/07/2024