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Orchid – Heretic (Nuclear Blast)

Anything new by US psyched out doomsters Orchid is always going to perk me up. Their debut EP Through The Devils Doorway hooked me, their debut full length Capricorn reeled me in and their set at Desertfest floored me. Now… Continue Reading →

Offending – Age of Perversion (Deepsend Records)

‘Age of Perversion’ is Offending’s second album, and exhibits a number of French musicians whose backgrounds are predominantly rooted in black metal. Coming from Deepsend though – the same label which recently introduced me to the enjoyable Deadly Remains –… Continue Reading →

Deception/Demonic Slaughter – Worshippers of the Darkness (Hellthrasher Productions)

This is a split release between death metal barbarians Deception and the evil black metal horde Demonic Slaughter, both fromPoland. Presented in a real nice fold out digipack, the two bands have a fair bit of history behind them, the… Continue Reading →

Sturmtiger – Atomic Hammer (Old Cemetery Records)

Subtlety, hidden meanings, ballads: Yeah that’s the red squishy mess left behind when Sturmtiger roll over those concepts. Look: They are called Sturmtiger, they have a member of Necrosadistic Goat Torture in their ranks, have a b&w picture of a… Continue Reading →

Enslaved – RIITIIR (Nuclear Blast)

Some bands are just taken for granted these days. Some bands become so established, so familiar that they’re almost like part of the ‘listening furniture’ – an institution if you will – that, even if they’re universally acknowledged as providing… Continue Reading →

Undercroft – Ruins of Gomorrah (Season of Mist)

Chile’s Undercroft have led a long and distinguished career supporting bands like Morbid Angel, Therion and Suffocation but have remained firmly in the underground despite relocating first to Sweden and now Germany. It sounds like more bad luck than bad… Continue Reading →

Freitod – Regenjahre (Ván Records)

This is the second album by Germany’s Freitod. “Regenjahre” (Rain Years) consists of 6 meaty chunks of dark-black metal and then an even meatier 12 minute track “Wenn Alles Zerbricht” (When Everything Collapses). I have listened to this album and… Continue Reading →

Fetus Stench – Stillbirth (Abyss Records)

I have to admit, I have been waiting for this album to be released ever since finding this band through their demo and internet coverage on a social media website. Fetus Stench play death metal and this is hard, heavy… Continue Reading →

Behexen – Nightshade Emanations (Debemur Morti)

Behexen don’t exactly rush things. It seems to take them a full four years between albums and if like me you managed to miss the last one 2008 release ‘My Soul For His Glory’ that takes you back a long… Continue Reading →

The Casualties – Resistance (Season Of Midst)

I don’t get much punk to listen to these days, but when I do and when its the real stuff, punk-as-fuck like The Casualties rather than college rock with hair gel it is usually a pleasure and Resistance I’m happy… Continue Reading →

The Graviators – Evil Deeds (Napalm Records)

Sweden’s trickle of 70’s revivalists is rapidily becoming a flood, as following fast in the footsteps of bands like Witchcraft, Graveyard and Burning Saviours come more worshippers like Horisont and, voilà, The Graviators. Described in their PR flyer as coming… Continue Reading →

Synapses – Expiation (Deepsend Records)

These Italian death metallers have only been on the scene for 4 years forming after previous band Underhate disbanded .  In 2009 they released their first self titled demo and now in 2012 they’ve finally made their first album Expiation…. Continue Reading →

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