<p>“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 T...

11/09/2024

<p>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...

04/09/2024

<p>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’...

27/08/2024

<p>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...

26/08/2024

<p>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 g...

21/08/2024

<p>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 lumberi...

08/08/2024

<p>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 wh...

29/07/2024

<p>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 F...

22/07/2024

<p>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 wer...

19/07/2024

<p>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...

15/07/2024

<p>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...

11/07/2024

<p>Little is known about Hungarian duo Mutilation Case that sprouted up in 2023 and quickly got their debut up and running. Headed by the ‘riff master’ N and vocalist Jim Jones (not of Jonestown fame), these two deliver a rather eclectic set of Old School Death Metal with some new and modern twists to keep it from being ‘just a run of the mill’ eff...

08/07/2024