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Infernal Execrator – Diabolatry (Pulverised Records)

In my wanderings around South East Asia, and in particular Singapore and Malaysia, I’m surprised I hadn’t come across Infernal Execrator. Comprising Kommando Antichristo, Christslaughter, Halphas D. Nihilist and Lord Ashir, the band has been in existence since 2005 and… Continue Reading →

Inculter – Morbid Origin (Edged Circle Productions)

Norway’s Inculter drop their third long player since their 2012 formation. “Morbid Origin” finds them in thrashing, aggressive form having lost none of their edge in the four years since their previous full length release. The band’s core of Remi… Continue Reading →

Dimmu Borgir – Inspiratio Profanus (Nuclear Blast)

It’s been over half a decade since Dimmu Borgir have released an album and I’m not counting the release of a live recording from 25 years ago. and while I initially thought this would be a rerecording of all the… Continue Reading →

SLOW – Abîmes I (code666)

Never before has a band been more aptly named, as Slow deliver some of the most dense, crushing funeral doom I have ever heard. However, instead of being a reference to the pace of the music, Slow is actually an… Continue Reading →

Stuka Squadron – Zeppelin (Metal on Metal)

I honestly did not believe that this was going to ever happen. The rumours of a new album have been around for a long time. Mainstay and bassist Lord Pyre has seemingly pulled off the impossible and got a stable… Continue Reading →

Walking Corpse – Our Hands – Your Throat (Transcending Obscurity)

It’s a cold, grim and rainy day. What I need to perk things right up is some Swedish Grindcore with a dirty dose of death metal added.  Lurching into life in 2017 this is the third release and second full length effort from the… Continue Reading →

Orphaned Land – A Heaven You May Create (Live in Tel Aviv) (Century Media)

Quick, name a band that far, far more people would be obsessed with if they could only be induced to listen to them, even just once. In answer, I give you the wait to get out of the main carpark… Continue Reading →

Ektomorf – Vivid Black (AFM)

There’s no stopping Hungarian groove thrashers Ektomorf even if Covid left founding member Zoltàn Farkas full of “pain, hate, anger and disappointment at ungrateful people.” What else was he going to do but turn it all into an angry album?… Continue Reading →

Dwelling Below – Self Titled (Transcending Obscurity)

Dwelling Below. A band so obscure that they don’t have an entry on Metal Archives. . However the drummer/vocalist Jared Moran appears to currently be in every flipping death metal band in the US (though this one not listed…) and… Continue Reading →

Void – Jadjow (Brucia Records)

With roots stemming back to the late 90’s Void have always been a bit of a curious beast. Founding member Matt Jarman has through the group’s career had not so much as one foot in the Scandi-weird scene but has… Continue Reading →

Six Foot Six – Beggar’s Hill (Scarlet Records)

I didn’t know a lot about Six Foot Six, but here’s the low down on what I’ve been able to find out: this is their third album, and guitarist and vocalist Kristoffer Gobel was briefly the vocalist for Falcolner. He’s… Continue Reading →

Nyrst – Völd (Dark Essence Records)

Going back almost 40 years, I was staying in a remote area of Iceland called Lake Mývatn and I saw a glow in the distance from my room. When I enquired about it, I was told there’d been a volcanic… Continue Reading →

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