Author Mark Eve
Ave Noctum’s Mark Eve recently caught up with Destroyer, bass player for UKBM war machine, Eastern Front for a quick chat about the stonking new record – ‘Descent Into Genocide’ AN: What have people’s responses to the new album been… Continue Reading →
Well this is a treat! North Carolina’s Bloodsoaked have been kicking around playing some awesome technical death metal since 2006. They are a project helmed by Peter Hasselbrack, ably assisted on this release by Joseph Darling on 2nd guitar and…. Continue Reading →
Hot on the heels of last December’s very well received debut album ‘Nightmare Vortex’ comes this stonking 4 track EP from old school German deathsters Slaughterday. Ravenous consists of three original new songs and a cracking cover of Acheron’s ‘Ave… Continue Reading →
As a music lover I’m always in two minds about ‘demo collections’. They fall into two categories generally, 1. Interesting curios from the formative years of bands that went on to be massive…(Mantas ‘Death By Metal’) 2. Unlistenable, badly recorded… Continue Reading →
Nunslaughter! You don’t get a much more prolific underground extreme metal band than Nunslaughter. Since 1987 these Cleveland steamers have been grinding out some of the best and most blasphemous thrashing death metal with sole original member, vocalist ‘Don Of… Continue Reading →
Some bands really take themselves and what they do incredibly seriously. This is of course absolutely fine, if it suits the music & image, Watain for example are a great example. Some bands don’t and enjoy having a bit of… Continue Reading →
I’m no ‘Mystic Meg’ but I foresee 2015 to be a bit of a duff year when it comes to decent UK death metal releases. Why? Well this year alone we’ve seen some absolutely blinding albums from all the good… Continue Reading →
Sometimes it’s good to take a punt on something new. Usually I get the death / thrash / grind stuff to review (avoiding anything ‘prog’ like it’s a saltwater crocodile with AIDS ……..and a flick knife) but whether it was… Continue Reading →
Misery Index have carved their own niche, emerging from the shadows of Dying Fetus (and let’s be honest – sounding a fair bit like them) especially over the course of their last few albums – their previous two records (Heirs… Continue Reading →
Just by hitting ‘play’ and listening to the first (and title) track come tearing out of your speakers like a scalded cat, you know you’re in for a treat….. especially if you’re a fan of old school Swedeath. Gothenburg’s Miasmal… Continue Reading →
Hailing from France this death metal duo have only been around for about two years and this is their debut EP of filthy, retro lo-fi nastiness. Skelethal feature Jon Whiplash (drums / bass) and Gui Haunting (vocals / guitars) both… Continue Reading →
Not to be confused with the Chilean death metal band of the same name, this Burning Flesh are a Swiss / French 5 piece and ‘New Chaos Order’, their second album is the follow up to 2010’s debut, ‘Unconscious Deformity’… Continue Reading →