Reviews written by: donnieaural

Reviews

Devourment - Conceived In Sewage

This is the new release from brutal death metal band Devourment, nine tracks of sheer class as you would expect form this outfit who have been going since 1995. So what do you get for your hard earned pennies, nine tracks of pure brutal, slamming death metal that’s what, clocking in at just over thirty minutes, it’s a total aural assault on your he...

25/02/2013

Mesrine/Sposa In Alto Mare - Grinders

This is a seventeen track split by Mesrine from Quebec in Canada and Sposa in Alto Mare from Italy, now I love grind core so this will do me nicely, two cracking grind bands and seventeen tracks of cracking tunes!! The first seven tracks are from Canadian grinders Mesrine and are all great grindcore, from a punky vein, this outfit have been around...

25/02/2013

Saille - Ritu

This is nine track full length release from Belgian symphonic black metal band Saille and a pretty decent album it is too, this outfit have been going since 2009 and this is their second full length album. It kicks of with a cracking track “Blood Libel” which sets the album up nicely, some really good black metal vocals and some really neat guitar...

12/02/2013

Heidra - Sworn To Vengeance

This is a three track e.p. release from Danish folk/Viking metallers Heidra, now this is a genre I usually pass by as it is not my usual listening material, so it was with a bit of trepidation that I started to listen to this release. So what do you get?, well it was a pleasant enough surprise to be honest, first track “Kinsmen” rattles away at a g...

27/01/2013

Beyond Helvete - Good :: Times

This is the second full length release from German black metal band Beyond Helvete and with eight tracks on it clocking in at just over thirty seven minutes its pretty decent value for your buck. This is a one man band with Natrgaard being the man in question, and a very talented individual he is too. The album kicks off with a tortured wail of a s...

27/01/2013

Eternity - Pestiferous Hymns- Rev. I-I-XXXIII

This is the latest release from German black metal band Eternity who have been going since 1994 and this is their third full length release and is mighty fine!! Now the fact that this band go all the way back to 1994 and this is the first thing I have ever heard by them is unreal but there you go, every day is a school day and one always gets more...

14/01/2013

Stortregn - Uncreation

This is an eight track full length release from Swiss band Stortregn, a band I have never heard of before, so was interested in what they bring to the metal table!! Well you get eight tracks of well played black/death mix from this band who have been going since 2005 and have had a demo and an e.p. released before this their first full length. Well...

14/01/2013

DeformitY - When Tomorrow Comes

This is a nine track album from DeformitY, the Russian version, who are a thrash band who have been active since 1994!! First time I have come across them and to be honest I doubt I will be checking them out again as its well enough played but pretty generic thrash metal by numbers. The whole thing kicks of with “Burn Them” which is decent enough a...

31/12/2012

Deuteronomy - A Great Blessing

This is a two track demo from Greek black metal outfit Deuteronomy. This band have been going since 2008 in one for or another and consists of LORD on bass and vocals, Daemon on guitar and Volac on drums. This two track demo is a taster for their forth coming full length release which will have ten tracks in all. Well what do you get here, a taster...

31/12/2012

Gnaw Their Tongues - Per Flagellum Sanguemque, Tenebras Veneramus

This is a full length album by one man Netherlands outfit Gnaw Their Tongues, this guy has produced a shit load of material, way too much for me to list here and has been going since 2005 in this form and is very prolific to say the least. This album was released in 2011 and he already has released a couple of splits and another full length since t...

17/12/2012

Lotus Circle - Caves

This is a five track full length release by Greek band Lotus Circle, not a band I know anything about at all, they are described as drone, doom, black metal, so a real interesting mix for me!  It all kicks off with a track of over nine minutes in length that covers the drone, doom thing very well, “… To Witness Under the Stars” is a great introduct...

17/12/2012

Dethrone - Dethrone

Well what have we here? A five track demo from Swedish thrash/death metal band Dethrone, new band to me but coming from Sweden surely they would be good?  Well you get five tracks clocking in at just under twenty minutes and mighty fine it is too!! Kicking off with “Chemical Apathy” this is a fine demo to showcase what this band has to offer....

03/12/2012