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Aggravator – Unseen Repulsions (Empire Records)

This EP is the fifth release by the Texan thrash band from San Antonio. The trio, comprising of founding members vocalist/rhythm guitarist Derek Jones and drummer Mike Cortes, along with bassist and now also lead guitarist Tristan Hernandez have continued… Continue Reading →

The Medea Project – Southern Echoes (S/R)

I reviewed the duo’s, comprising of Brett Minnie (Guitars and Vocals) and Pauline Silver (Drums and Percussion), debut last year and this follow up EP is their “live in the studio” set for the online event: “Metal4Africa Summerfest ’21”. And… Continue Reading →

Cambion – Conflagrate The Celestial Refugium (Lavadome Productions)

Formed in late 2013 by Thorben Rathje in Germany and Rich Osmond in the United States, Cambion released a demo and EP before Chason Westmoreland joined the duo in 2019. Throwing itself into the title track “Conflagrate the Celestial Refugium”… Continue Reading →

Golgotha – Remembering the Past/Writing the Future (Xtreem Music)

I remember going to gigs of a band with the same name back in South Africa 25-30 years ago, before they changed from a Christian death metal band to a hard rock band called Carpet Crawlers. Well, it would appear… Continue Reading →

Vaneno – Struggle Through Absurdity (Raging Planet)

Formed in 2017 in Lisbon, Portugal, the quintet comprising of drummer Miguel Nunes, lead guitarist Eduardo Cunha, rhythm guitarist António Tavares, vocalist Alexandre Fernandes and bassist Pedro Fernandes are releasing this 4 track EP through Raging Planet. As the EP’s… Continue Reading →

Witherfall – Curse Of Autumn (Century Media)

First things first, let’s address the L.E. Funt in the review… Sure, we’ve all done stupid things in our youth. I am now able to balk at some of the things I’ve said and done, in jest and worse in… Continue Reading →

The Scalar Process – Coagulative Matter (Transcending Obscurity Records)

This would appear to be the debut of the French technical death metal trio comprising of Eloi Nicod (Guitars, Composition), Mathieu Lefevre (Vocals) and Clement Denys (Drums). Their bio is pretty sparse of information, so I can’t really tell you… Continue Reading →

Revulsion – S/T (Transcending Obscurity Records)

The opening line of the blurb on their bio says: “Revulsion happen to be one of Finland’s best kept secrets.” Nevertheless, while Revulsion was formed back in 2005 and released an EP in 2011, this self-titled release happens to be… Continue Reading →

Depravity – Grand Malevolence (Transcending Obscurity Records)

Two years since releasing their debut, the Australian quintet Depravity are back with ‘Grand Malevolence’. and in those two years, they have been honing their craft. The riffs appear tighter and that much faster, with no beats missed during the… Continue Reading →

War Agenda – Propaganda (Great Dane)

This is the second album from the German outfit formed in 2012, with their debut released 5 years ago. While they describe themselves as a thrash band with a Bay Area sound, they are quite a bit more than just… Continue Reading →

My Dying Bride – Macabre Cabaret (Nuclear Blast)

Yes, this may only be a 3 song EP, but that doesn’t mean it’s only 10 minutes long. In fact, the title track takes care of that all by itself, while the other 2 songs average out at 6 minutes… Continue Reading →

Celestial Season – The Secret Teachings (Burning World Records)

While I may have come across their albums while browsing in record shops in the 90s, I can’t say Celestial Season grabbed my attention enough to have me give them a listen. But if ‘The Secret Teachings’ is anything to… Continue Reading →

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