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Qrixkuor – Zoetrope (Invictus Productions)

London based Occult Death Metal duo Qrixkuor are about to unleash a new one track, twenty four minute EP entitled ‘Zoetrope’ and released by Invictus Productions on both CD and cassette. The definition of a ‘Zoetrope’ is a 19th-century optical… Continue Reading →

Xentrix – Seven Words (Listenable Records)

We all know that feeling of nostalgia when we listen to a band we enjoyed a few decades ago. Well, how about when they release something new, but it immediately falls short of expectations? Thankfully, that is not the case… Continue Reading →

Ofdrykkja – After The Storm (AOP Records)

Watching a band’s journey is something as a reviewer and fan I particularly enjoy. Today we look to a band whom I have formed quite the connection with over the years. That band is Ofdrykkja, their debut A Life Worth… Continue Reading →

Necrodeath – Singin’ In The Pain (Time To Kill Records)

Viddy me well oh droogie ones. In search of a bit of in-out in-out or some ultraviolence the other nochy. My branda and I stopped off at the Korova milk bar and lo and behold heard these choodessny warbles. What… Continue Reading →

Lykotonon – Promethean Pathology (Profound Lore Records)

Hailing from Denver, Colorado, Lykotonon are a side project of the Atmospheric Black Metal band Wayfarer, and their debut album ‘Promethean Pathology’ blends Avant-Garde Black Metal with Death Metal, and has been released by renowned label Profound Lore Records on… Continue Reading →

Rebel Souls – Dawn Of Depravity (Blood Fire Death)

Rebel Souls released a fine debut full length back in 2017 titled ‘The Forces Of Darkness’ one that captured the black and death hybrid extremely well and this sophomore continues that styling with a rampaging onslaught from start to finish…. Continue Reading →

Beyond Helvete – Anthem Of Decay (Immortal Frost Productions)

Conceived back in 2007 by German musician / vocalist Natrgaard, listeners were taken on a path that judging by titles took a DSBM route. Having not heard them I can only make an educated guess on that. After an 8-year… Continue Reading →

Estrangement – Disfigurementality (Aesthetic Death)

Australian band Estrangement bring together the gloom of Funeral Doom Metal and the maudlin sorrowful tones of Neoclassical harmonies, to forge a sound that would also appeal to some of a Black Metal persuasion. Released on CD via Aesthetic Death… Continue Reading →

Hivemind – The Edict Of The Elohim (Aesthetic Death)

As Voivod once stated in a futuristic voice “We are connected” and although musically very different, that is what we have here, an epic album taking to the outer limits and providing a cautionary tale of the near future for… Continue Reading →

Jade – The Pacification of Death (Pulverised Records)

This album, we’re told, Documents “the deep-rooted and rich Eastern history, depicted in sonorous depravation soaked in all its atmospheric glory”. Death metal is the medium for exploration. Winds blow. Deep voices can be heard distantly in the mountains. The… Continue Reading →

Toughness – The Prophetic Dawn (Godz Ov War)

Formed in 2020 the first release of this Polish outfit was their ‘Prophecy’ demo out in early 2022, a release as hideous as any you’re likely to hear in death metal as the band unveils their debut full length. All… Continue Reading →

Beyond The Void – The Machinist (Great Dane Records)

The French duo of label Great Dane Records and Death Metal band Beyond the Void have joined forces to unleash a CD release of debut album ‘The Machinist’. ‘The Machinist’ is a melding of Old School Death Metal influence with… Continue Reading →

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