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Dying Fetus – Make Them Beg For Death (Relapse Records)

A friend of mine once noted that the album titles by this pioneering death metal band sort of read like statements of intent, such as Dying Fetus Killing On Adrenaline or Dying Fetus Destroy The Opposition and so on and… Continue Reading →

Outergods – A Kingdom Built Upon the Wreckage of Heaven (Prosthetic Records)

A recent attendee at Bloodstock, Outergods express turbulence through death metal, black metal and grindcore, quoting Morbid Angel and Strapping Young Lad as influencers. This is the band’s debut album following a couple of singles which are both here. The… Continue Reading →

Obituary + Pest Control – Leeds University 30/8/23

This tour by Obituary, dubbed the Barely Alive In The UK tour, saw the pioneering US death metal band play a string of dates across the UK and Ireland that I have not seen in some time. Indeed the recent… Continue Reading →

Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons – Kings Of The Asylum (Nuclear Blast)

With two albums under their belt, Phil Campbell And Bastard Sons set their sights firmly on the future. Critically acclaimed LP’s and festival appearances have provided a springboard for Phil’s post Motörhead life and has provided a vigour that is… Continue Reading →

Primal Fear – Code Red (Atomic Fire)

Even though for many people, the defining feature that makes a Primal Fear song so instantly recognisable as Primal Fear would probably be the unmistakeable voice of Ralf Scheepers, such is the command an iconic vocalist can wield. Another identifying… Continue Reading →

Lord Of Shadows – Echoes Of Yore (Meuse Music / Tragedy Productions)

The roots of Lord Of Shadows spread back to Romania where they were conceived under the name Cruish-Nir by Valentin Untaru aka Shadows. A couple of singles and EP were released and a name change to the present was initiated…. Continue Reading →

Incantation – Unholy Deification (Relapse Records)

There are few acts with a discography as consistent as this pioneering US death metal band. Pick any release throughout the bands near 35 year history and you’ll listen to some of the finest death metal the genre has to… Continue Reading →

Sylosis – A Sign of Things to Come (Nuclear Blast)

Sylosis sounds like a medical condition and indeed is, but what we’re interested in here is the band of this name. In existence for 23 years now, this seasoned and well-travelled band from Reading is now on its fifth album… Continue Reading →

Imperial Crystalline Entombment – Ancient Glacial Resurgence (Debemur Morti)

Imperial Crystalline Entombment? They released an album back in 2004 it seems (thank Metal Archives) and promptly disbanded and members concentrated on such projects as Aurora Borealis, House By The Cemetery, Azure Emote and Hypoxia. Now there’s a little clue… Continue Reading →

Midgardsblot Metal Festival – Borre, Norway 19/8/23 Day 4

Ah, the final day of a festival always brings mixed emotions with another full day to look forward to, but also the crashing down to reality as soon as it is over. However, there were some absolute gems on the… Continue Reading →

Blut Aus Nord – Disharmonium: Nahab (Debemur Morti)

Blut Aus Nord are a progressive black metal troupe from the Normandy region of France. It began life in 1993 as a solo project of mainstay Vindsval, it has evolved over the decades to incorporate industrial and avantgarde elements. This… Continue Reading →

Urfaust – Untergang (Ván Records)

Urfaust are one of my favourite bands. Am I sad they’ve split up? Yes. Am I sad they’ve split up? No. Am I sad they’ve split up? I don’t know. I mean I’m still mourning Isis, 13 years later. But,… Continue Reading →

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