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Author George Caley

My introduction to Metal and all things alternative came at the age of 11. I was already beginning to enjoy music and was soon pointed in the direction of Iron Maiden and Motorhead. A love of music developed from here delving into all manner of genres over the years as well as regularly attending gigs. By the time I was 16 I moved onto the heavier side of the Metallic die. It was at this point that I also wanted to give something back to the music world, I'd already failed at playing an instrument and so looked to reviewing. I started a YouTube channel in 2010 under the name ThatzNOTmetaL and over the next 5 years created a wealth of content, my music taste however was still expanding. After numerous changes and so forth I diversified into written media via a short lived e-zine called Eargore which in 2016 became a blog called Gore Crazy. Over the years I've learnt a lot about music and reviewing in general, so really I've now got my wish to give something back to the world of music that I adore.

Ploughshare – Second Wound (I, Voidhanger)

I can’t be absolutely sure when Ploughshare formed but this Australian group put their first EP Literature Of Piss out in 2017 and thus followed some acclaim for the band’s debut full length In Offal, Salvation. Since then they have… Continue Reading →

Molder – Catastrophic Reconfiguration (Prosthetic Records)

Having formed back in 2017 I feel obliged to lump Molder into this new wave of Death Metal resurgence we’ve seen. Something which at one end has bands like Gatecreeper pushing the genre ever more mainstream and at the other… Continue Reading →

Fit For An Autopsy – The Nothing That Is (Nuclear Blast)

Coming from New Jersey Fit For An Autopsy have been going since 2008 with their debut album The Process Of Human Extermination gaining them some traction in the Deathcore scene in 2011. Since then they’ve dropped a whole host of… Continue Reading →

Black Curse – Burning In Celestial Poison (Sepulchral Voice)

Black Curse, a Denver based Blackened Death Metal act featuring members from Primitive Man, Khemmis, Spectral Voice, Spirit Possession and more. It’s pretty clear these guys have some top tier Extreme Metal credibility. Their 2020 debut Endless Wound proved this… Continue Reading →

Grand Magus – Sunraven (Nuclear Blast)

Formed in 1999 and hailing from Sweden, Grand Magus have always bubbled away in the Metal underground, a band who I feel have gained themselves a dedicated and strong fanbase but never really hit it super big. Their rise has… Continue Reading →

Funeral – Gospel Of Bones (Season Of Mist)

I’m not going to lie, outside of Ahab, Bell Witch and a small selection of others my Funeral Doom knowledge on the genre is lacking, and that does make me a bit sad because every time I hear it I… Continue Reading →

Undeath – More Insane (Prosthetic)

Formed in 2018 and from Rochester New York Undeath have certainly made a name for themselves in the Death Metal scene. I’ve always seen them in the same league as the likes of Gatecreeper, 200 Stab Wounds and Frozen Soul… Continue Reading →

Corpsefucking Art – Tomatized (Comatose)

I’m sure we all have those bands where we just can’t understand why they haven’t ever really taken off and one such band for me is Corpsefucking Art. When I first found Brutal Death Metal these guys were always floating… Continue Reading →

Adorior – Bleed On My Teeth (Dark Descent)

It always surprises me when I come across some 90s bands I’ve never heard of and such is the case with Adorior. I kept seeing them pop up on gig posters and people being excited for them and I assumed… Continue Reading →

Kanonenfieber – Die Urkatastrophe (Century Media)

Having a best friend who is heavily invested in Black Metal has always been a blessing, it means he can share his Blackened finds with me and with him I can share my Slamming Death Metal passion. As a result… Continue Reading →

Esoctrilihum – Döth-Derniàlh (I, Voidhanger)

Quality over quantity is a popular saying but what if you can have both? Esoctrilihum and the man behind it all, Asthâghul has established himself as perhaps one of the hardest working entities in the Black Metal world. Continually pushing… Continue Reading →

Helvetets Port – Warlords (High Roller Records)

I always see new upcoming Heavy Metal bands floating about but I rarely divulge in them for the simple fact that they almost never live up to the excellence of Maiden, Priest, Saxon or so on. Equally those three bands… Continue Reading →

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