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Eteritus – Following the Ancient Path (Godz ov War)

This is old school death metal from Poland, using a similar font for their logo as Entombed and Fatalist, you kind of know what to expect on this debut album, but that’s just fine by me. There’s a cross between… Continue Reading →

Morphinist – Terraforming (Sick Man Getting Sick Records)

This is the work of someone who unlike the name suggests is far from tranquilised! Argwohn aka Christopher Schwarz is the guy behind everything we hear on this project which has been active since 2013. In 3 short years he… Continue Reading →

Mussorgski – Creatio Cosmicam Bestiae (Godz Ov War)

How…? What the..? Where did these guys come from? Ok, ‘this guy,’ more accurately. And the short answer is ‘Poland’ but that’s the answer to a lot of other questions too and the word ‘Poland’ is not really going to… Continue Reading →

Bioscrape – Psychologram (Overdub Recordings)

This was a case of an album when a switch automatically opened in my head. I realised that after wrongly thinking everything sounded the same, in fact it was a case of appreciating this band’s personal mix of styles. Rumbustuous… Continue Reading →

Grotesque Ceremonium – Demonic Inquisition (Satanath)

This is a one man (Batu Çetin) project from Turkey, its old sounding death metal with a heavy bass presence which I find similar to the early DM scene, from all quarters of the world. For that I am thinking… Continue Reading →

Salem’s Pot – Pronounce This! (Riding Easy)

There can be little doubt that Swedish doom rockers Salem’s Pot have a sense of humour, and don’t take themselves too seriously. What makes me think that, I hear you ask for the purposes of this review? Well, with a… Continue Reading →

Deathwood – … And If It Were True? (Overdub Recordings)

If you look up ‘sucker’ on Wikipedia there’s probably a disambiguation page that says “See: Gizmo, always trying horror punk and always being disappointed .” Well halle-fucking-luja you can for once ignore that page: Deathwood nail it with a coffin… Continue Reading →

Gorehead: Gorehead E.P (2016) (S/R)

I first discovered this filthy bunch of bastards back in September 2015 when they played the eventful FASTival in Liverpool. The five piece from Manchester have a real diverse and wild sound, incorporating punk, thrash, grindcore and death metal, fusing… Continue Reading →

GxSxD – The Adversary (Pulverized)

A second release from Japan’s death metal juggernaut GxSxD (God Send Death), with heavy influences to the usual suspects in modern death metal terms; namely Hate (Pol), Behemoth and Vader, yes, it sounds very much like a Polish death metal… Continue Reading →

Necromancing The Stone – Jewel of The Vile (Metal Blade)

I must start this review with a quick confession. I have lived and breathed metal music since the age of about 10, it has been a huge part of my life. But over the last few years I have had… Continue Reading →

Carnifex – Slow Death (Nuclear Blast)

Reading album reviews of the deathcore scene has taken the approach of slating them without justification on both the digital and printed media to the point that it is tedious and serves no purpose to the outlet or the band… Continue Reading →

Lacertilia – We’re Already Inside Your Mind (Red Sun Sounds)

If an album title like ‘We’re Already Inside Your Mind’ isn’t enough to get the average stoner metal fan cracking open the extra large Rizla papers – then surely you’re listening to the wrong music altogether. Because this album is… Continue Reading →

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