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Severe Torture – Torn From The Jaws Of Death (Season Of Mist)

A band with underground praise and status Severe Torture are figureheads of the Dutch Death Metal scene. My first introduction to them was through their last record Slaughtered way back in 2010. Their first two full lengths are also often… Continue Reading →

Sunburst – Manifesto (Inner Wound)

Eight years after their well-received debut, Greek Progressive Metal band Sunburst have at last got around to recording the follow-up, “Manifesto”. All the members of the band have been busy with other projects, but admirably the line-up has remained stable… Continue Reading →

Gurt – Satan Etc (S/R)

London party doom monsters Gurt are back! Praise be. “Satan Etc” is the band’s fifth studio effort and continues their collaboration with producer Steve Sears. The band members have each been on their own personal emotional journeys since the “Bongs… Continue Reading →

Sulfuric – Macabre Festivities (Iron Fist Productions)

Swedish something or others Sulfuric have been around for a little while. I’d have never guessed Sweden but here we are. Rather sounding Brazilian or even Japanese, their ambitious yet ultimately accessible blend of thrash, black, and heavy metal, and… Continue Reading →

Siroll – Al Gra (S/R)

Time for another trip to Catalonia where these bruisers apparently hide out somewhere in the mountains. Active since around 2008 they have three previous albums but this time it would seem they have dipped back into the past and re-recorded… Continue Reading →

Candy – It’s Inside You (Relapse Records)

The world of Hardcore has raised its head over the stage barriers in the last couple of years. Mainstream attention has been drawn by the pop and hip hop like production of the sublime Glow On by Turnstile and in… Continue Reading →

Huntsmen – The Dry Land (Prosthetic)

Sludge, doom and post-metal all are stated as being on the menu from this Chicago based outfit. They may well be new to us but are on their third album and this one at first glance seemed to be a… Continue Reading →

Fates Of Death – Stuck For Slaughter (Grave Embrace Records)

This is the debut album for the trio from Wisconsin. and it’s a slightly eclectic batch of songs. Guitarist/vocalist Sean Fitzpatrick, bassist Ben Stueve and drummer Shane Olivo certainly have their own style and while you can hear the thrash… Continue Reading →

Withering Surface – Exit Plan (Mighty Music)

I remember Withering Surface from seeing them play live in London in the early 00s. Who they were supporting I can’t remember but I do remember going home with a good impression after seeing they were a decent band whose… Continue Reading →

Krater – Phrenesis (Eisenwald)

Madness with its frightening but also liberating aspects has been a topic that has fascinated metal musicians from the genre’s very beginnings resulting in various approaches. While some openly professed to being paranoid, others hesitantly wondered whether they should answer… Continue Reading →

Kati Ran – SÁLA (Svart)

Every so often, one of the many albums I get sent to review presents me with a challenge. Sometimes it’s an expected challenge, like how do I categorise this particular example of genre roulette accurately enough to review it, and… Continue Reading →

Cognitive – Abhorrence (Metal Blade)

My first experience of this uncompromising and intense technical death metal outfit was back in 2018 in the much beloved and missed Maguires Pizza Bar when they played with Neuroma in their final ever hometown show. The band were a… Continue Reading →

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