Reviews written by: twansibon

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Grim Fate - Emerging From The Crypts

Hailing from The Netherlands, here we have Grim Fate. Formed in 2017 to create some dark, brutal and doomy death metal. Influenced by the old Finnish scene and bands like Incantation they tried to create their own brand of dark death metal resulting in a 4 song EP, "Emerging From The Crypts". This 2 piece creates a tone that is absolutely monstr...

26/11/2018

Druj – Chants To Irkalla

Djuj are a new American death/doom metal three piece. "Chants To Irkalla" is their debut full length and follows their debut EP "The Malignant Dweller" released last year. On this album you get 6 tracks spanning 44 minutes. Each track is a slow burning, gut churning epic. 10 minute opening track 'Ziggurat Ablaze' goes on a journey and shows you...

23/11/2018

Obliteration - Cenotaph Obscure

It's been a long 5 years since "Black Death Horizon", but Obliteration's most recent offering, "Cenotaph Obscure" is WELL worth the wait. A killer follow up and step above B.D.H. Coming in at just under 40 minutes, "Cenotaph Obscure" is an onslaught of rage, anger, pace, chaotic time changes, blast beats, d beats, mean riffs, ferocious tremolos, be...

22/11/2018

Angrrsth – Znikad

“Znikad” is the debut release from Polish black metallers Angrrsth. Angrrsth have quite a unique take on things, while black metal is their primary style they aren’t afraid to put in elements of other influences and they use pretty normal methods in their song writing. It is very accessible. I don’t have any doubt that someone who didn’t care for b...

20/11/2018

Dalkhu – Lamentation And Ardent Fire

Eastern European three piece Dalkhu release their third full length album "Lamentation And Ardent Fire" . A strong mixed bag of atmospheric melancholy black metal. Opening track 'Profanity Galore' build things up before unleashing a mixture of sounds and moods. The riffage takes from the classic Dissection tradition mixing speed and melody. The...

19/11/2018

Beast Within The Sound - Propulsion Of War

<strong>Beast Within The Sound is a band from Prague, Czech Republic, that play groove thrash metal with some influences although within that mix of influences they have got their own style. </strong> Started in 2008, they released their debut album in 2013 named "Eternal Conflict". And now in 2018 there is their second work, an EP "Propulsion O...

11/11/2018

Apatheia – Konstelacja Dziur

Polish black metal three piece Apatheia have unleashed a stunning complex and diverse debut. What is striking about "Konstelacja Dziur" is that it is an album of two parts in a way. With standard mid length 4-5 minute straight forward songs at first then the second half long and complex tracks Things starts off straight forward enough with melod...

09/11/2018

Lost Tribes Of The Moon - Lost Tribes Of The Moon

Wisconsin’s Lost Tribes Of The Moon have burst upon the scene, in unique fashion, with their self titled debut which is sure to turn more than a few heads with their multi-vibe approach. Once you hear this album you will come to realize that doom metal will never be the same. It is bands and albums like this one that reinforce the foundations of th...

08/11/2018

Sacral Rage – Beyond Celestial Echoes

With a debut album, “Illusions In Infinite Void”, under their belts Greek metallers Sacral Rage have landed their sophomore album some three years later. It is clear the band has an affiliation with all things cosmological judging by the album cover which isn’t the best (or worst) art work I’ve ever seen on an album cover as the album begins with a...

07/11/2018

Striker – Play To Win

It doesn’t matter which album you got into Canada’s Striker with, every single one of their albums is excellent, personally I got into them at album number two, “Armed To The Teeth”, and since then I have followed them and bought their releases and have never been disappointed. This sixth album adds to their ever growing discography of absolute gem...

06/11/2018

Hallux Valgus – Death Will Prevail

The Chilean outfit Hallux Valgus has a three track demo out in 2016 whose tracks have been rerecorded for the band’s debut EP ("Death Will Prevail") which kicks off with 'Twilight Of The Dead'. The band offer a no nonsense old school death metal approach and like many South American extreme metal acts the band has adopted a stripped back raw produc...

05/11/2018

Draghkar – The Endless Howling Abyss

Firstly if I’d seen Draghkar EP "The Endless Howling Abyss" in a shop I would have bought it on the strength of their logo which is one of the best I’ve seen in some time; it is one of those that is not quite what it seems when you first look at it, a swirling greyscale of scribbled lines to create a serial killing scrawl but on close inspection it...

02/11/2018