Thou Shalt Not aren't a new band - they exist since 2003 and were created by Don Wolff, guitarist of the US death metal legends Embalmer. "Sanctuary Of The Vile" is their third EP and consists of six tracks of anti-christian death metal. Besides the guitars, Don Wolff is also responsible for the vocals on this release and is supported by Van Mc...

09/03/2022

Still full of social injustice hate, Costa Rica’s thrash junkies Chemicide unleash their fourth full length album “Common Sense.” A pretty standard thrash album the group doesn’t deviate from their formula, so those who have followed them since 2011 know what to expect. For new fans it sounds like a cross between Toxic Holocaust and Slayer (even th...

08/03/2022

"Resolution" is the fourth official album by Swiss Nihilo, a death metal band active since 2003. We move on old school territories that are very reminiscent of the Northern European scene, but also the American one. Suffice it to say that in the title track we find Chris Monroy from the seminal Skeletal Remains as guest vocal. 11 songs to enclos...

07/03/2022

Rejoice In Moribund is one of those obscure bands that don’t really have a lot of information on them out there. Metal Archives cites a Rejoice In Moribund from the Netherlands that split in 2010 that performed funeral doom, which is exactly what this music is, this is a revival of the project after so many years with a new promo/demo in 20...

24/02/2022

After years of silence, Finland’s death grinders Blastanus is back in action! Their music can be described as a cross between Behemoth and Aborted and it hits hard, but with a few surprises here and there. Described as ‘sax grind’ one can expect something out of the ordinary, even after a 10 year absence between albums. One can definitely hear the...

09/02/2022

After a 20 year hiatus, it was time for Decerebration the ravagers from Quebec to get back on track. A band with their first release dating back to 1994, falling to hibernation 4 years after. Broke radio silence on 2013 with a compilation they released, followed by their second, self-titled full length of 2015 and now this third full length of them...

07/02/2022

Embryonic Autopsy are a brutal old school death metal band that takes up the good things played at the turn of the 90s. The band consists of Tim King (Oppressor) on vocals and Scott Roberts (Otep) on guitars. For this "Prophecies Of The Conjoined" we also see the participation, as a guest, of illustrious and well-known guests within the world me...

03/02/2022

Here we have a band from the Philippines that was created in 2021 and released its debut album "Kingdoms To Hovel" in 2022 on the label Personal Records. That's some fast work, ain't it?! The four guys in Nullification (Andrei Alemania - drums, Jonathan Miranda - guitars, Jayson Gonzales - guitars and Rozel Leano - bass/vocals) are experienced musi...

01/02/2022

This deathcore quintet from Springfield, Massachusetts have released their debut EP, and it's only taken them nine years. Worth the wait? Probably. But also a difficult topic to digest in general. The EP contains five tracks and clocks in at a short total of sixteen minutes. With no idea or references to why it's taken so long to record and release...

31/01/2022

Sometimes less is more, and that’s exactly what fans get from the 2nd full length album by Algeria’s thrash group Jugulator. The album is chock full of great mid paced riffs and a mix between a Metallica meets Iced Earth- think a sound from the eras of “Death Magnetic” and “The Dark Saga.” Jugulator do follow the usual thrash tropes of making the r...

27/01/2022

Infected Chaos has been around since 2014, and despite a four year gap between albums, this Austrian group have not lost any steam with their third full length album, “Dead Aesthetics.” Drawing on a sound that sounds like Amon Amarth meets mid era Vader a bit, one has a basic death metal album with tons of melody and groove that takes it above the...

25/01/2022

Whilst the band's name might provoke some indignation from that of a punk rock / ska based band, this is definitely not the case when it comes to the 2021 sophomore album release of "Adamo", by the Italian blackened-grind quintet, Rejekts. That's not to say there's absolutely no punk element within the writing of "Adamo", since the grind aspect is...

24/01/2022

With a name deriving from a destructive nuclear weapon that would wreck 2000 times more havoc, death and terror than the nukes thrown on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Sarmat is dedicating itself to extreme metal music. This Polish band was founded in 2018 by (ex) members from numerous bands and since then started to perfect their musical skills which cam...

19/01/2022

Rexul is the new band of two experienced German musicians who are active in the underground scene since the 90's. Benny O. (guitars/bass/keyboards) and Simon M. (guitars/bass/vocals) strike with their debut record "Erebus...Virtuosus...Alpha" released by the infamous F.D.A. Records. The opening track 'Intergalactic Eyes' makes it clear that Rexu...

17/01/2022

After being sick for a while, I'm back and in this review I'm gonna check a Polish band's album which is called "Rotten Transition". Eterirus has been active since 2013 and their last stuff is their third full-length album. Album starter is the intro which tries to bring some rapture to you. For me it is something familiar and it's good. The...

12/01/2022