<p>Slovakia’s Surgery come shambling forward like a George Romero zombie with their third full length album entitled “Living Dead.” While their previous works were a bit more abstract and universal, this album seems directed towards a love for horror, zombies, and just good gory 80s and 90s films. Those who like Death Metal albums tight, short, and...

29/05/2024

<p>Gride are no stranger to the Metal scene but relatively unknown due to ‘less hype’ and also some period of inactivity. Hailing from Czechia this 3 piece mix of traditional Grindcore and Powerviolence started in the late 90s and unleashed a rather ferocious, but fun mix of splits and full lengths before dissolving in 2020 and then coming back tha...

22/05/2024

<p>Godz ov War Productions deliver another slab of filthy, grim Blackened Death Metal with the 2nd album from Italy’s Morbid Sacrifice. “Ceremonial Blood Worship” takes the grim and pulsing sound of that of Archgoat and mixes it in with harsh Black Metal shrill of that of older Hacavitz for just a pummeling 24 minutes of music. It goes fast, but th...

20/05/2024

<p>Here we have the 2nd full length release from Germany’s Thrash outlet Exa, and it is a very grabbing listen. While the basis of this album’s sound is a mix of “Christ Illusion” Slayer meets “Issue IV” Dew Scented as far as riffs and drumming go with a touch of Exodus’ “Atrocity Exhibition A,” it is safe to say that “Left In Shards” is an improve...

14/05/2024

<p>If one is looking for an album that fire them up in the morning, like a shot of espresso to the heart (done Death Metal style), Storm Upon The Masses will get one from point A to point B on the ‘awake’ scale. A furious pummeling from Belgium that takes the likes of Immolation meets the Death Metal side of Belphegor, this is about as modern as on...

13/05/2024

<p>Horror movie focus seems to be the thing for metal bands and the first quarter of 2024. Aborted presented their ferocious “Vault of Horrors” earlier in March which had every track focus on a different horror film in typical evolving Aborted fashion, and now we have another tribute to horror cinematography from Italy’s Death Metal relatively not-...

06/05/2024

<p>Sceptocrypt are a surprise out of nowhere- out of the past- for 2024. Originally from Malta (and now residing in the U.K. it seems), this former five piece has been dormant since the late 90s with only a few demos and 1 full length under their belt and a live album in 2021 that was broken into ‘4 acts’ almost like a play, until most recently. Ne...

29/04/2024

<p><br>Brodequin are one of those Death Metal bands that always stayed under the radar but never really took off even though they had potential. Maybe it doesn’t help that the last full length album they did was back in 2004, but this Knoxville based band has come back 20 years later, and it is quite the comeback. They have a new home on Seasons of...

22/04/2024

<p>It has been a bit of a stretch but Italy’s Innerload is back with a new album and a surprisingly fresh perspective. For those who know of this four piece who started up in 2009, they’ve been performing in the past of a style that is pretty much a mix of Heavy Metal meets Fantasy Metal (though not quite on the Dragonforce level when it comes to e...

15/04/2024

<p>Greece’s Carthage continue to storm ears with their history lessons of Rome, this time with their EP and third chapter entitled “Third Punic War.” Their last album back in 2021 was a storm of Death Metal influenced heavily by the likes of Hate Eternal and Aborted with a hailstorm of riffs and guttural vocals that scorched ears and left eardrums...

08/04/2024

<p>Get ready for some heavy Old School Death Metal from Poland with SoulCarrion’s 2nd full length album, “Enthrone Death.” Similar to <a href="https://brutalism.com/review/SoulCarrion---Infernal-Agony" target="_blank">their first album</a>, it is still rooted deep in the mix of Immolation meets Incantation for that reverb heavy, guttural sound mixe...

04/04/2024

<p>Here we have a split from 2 raw Finnish bands who both perform a sort of Old School Death Metal but with Grindcore influences for a very fast, but still enjoyable album. The first half is from five piece Infected Priest who have been around since 2013 and haven’t really done much since their demo from 2017 so 6 years later it is good to hear fro...

02/04/2024