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Mortifero – The Death Ballads (Van Records)

Mortifero (Latin/Italian for mortal, lethal, deadly) are a brand new dark folk project from Groningen, The Netherlands, presenting their debut with the EP The Death Ballads on German Ván Records. Founded by vocalist, lyricist and principal songwriter Mortifero, the trio… Continue Reading →

Hymnr – Far Beyond Insanity (Saturnal Records)

Humanity and religion have led the world we live in to go on a downward spiral. This strange collective who are apparently from Russia are contemplating how we got here. It’s a tough question and one that answers are going… Continue Reading →

Vreid – Wild North West (Season of Mist)

The tragic death of Windir frontman Valfar in January 2004 is still remembered by extreme music fans around the world. Out of that tragedy two bands were born, both of which have released a slew of albums in the ensuing years and both have releases out in early 2021. Slegest recently… Continue Reading →

Minas Morgul – Heimkehr (Trollzorn)

Firstly I love the album artwork adorning this German bands seventh album, who I was completely unfamiliar with until now. The cover sums up the epic styling that Minas Morgul have in every one of their songs, capturing an emotive… Continue Reading →

Niht – Arcanum (Van Records)

‘Arcanum’ is the second offering from NIHT and they seem to have grown and evolved significantly since their previous sacrifice, ‘Vanum’, four years ago. ‘Arcanum’ is a beast and a battering ram, from the opening bars of ‘Angst’ to the… Continue Reading →

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 →

Body Void – Bury Me Beneath This Rotting Earth (Prosthetic Records)

Since releasing their debut LP ‘Ruins’ in 2016, Vermont duo Body Void have been unstoppable, with three full lengths, an EP and a split with Keeper now under their belts, they’ve won over crowds at Roadburn and are now making… Continue Reading →

Spectral Lore – Ετερόφωτος (I, Voidhanger)

It’s seven years, almost to the day, since Spectral Lore’s last near legendary full-length album III and it feels like a lifetime ago. Ayloss had already displayed some very obvious promise on his previous efforts, particularly on Sentinel and the… Continue Reading →

Witchfuck – Black Blood Baptism (Godz Ov War)

This delightfully named collective from Poland have their debut album upon us, following a trio of split releases and a debut EP. I must admit, I’ve been looking out for this one to be released. Yes, it is disgusting rock… Continue Reading →

Crypts Of Despair – All Light Swallowed (Transcending Obscurity)

Extreme Metal, what does it mean? Well to me it generally means undefined, and often times dull. I’m so entrenched in genre policing that unless I can pinpoint something I generally find it annoying. Basically, even if it’s Technical Folk… Continue Reading →

ColdCell – The Greater Evil (LADLO Productions)

I remember this Swiss band from their debut album Generation Abomination back in 2013. The group even though new really impressed with an album that I said back at the time “reeked of professionalism”. Since then, I heard nothing more… Continue Reading →

Neptunian Maximalism – Solar Drone Ceremony (I, Voidhanger)

Weird music kind of makes me sad now because literally nothing shocks or surprises me. I mean just this past week I discovered Hammer Of Dawn a Death Metal supergroup inspired by the Gears Of War universe. Now you might… Continue Reading →

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