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Vomitheist – NekroFvneral (Transcending Obscurity)

I mean black and white scratchy ink drawing cover, the name and the album title complete with K and V. And to top it off the label. You can kinda guess what slippery, fetid slope we’re on here can’t you?… Continue Reading →

Mystic Prophecy – Hellriot (ROAR! Rock Of Angels Records)

Germany’s Mystic Prophecy are now in their 23rd year and with “Hellriot”, they continue to fly the heavy metal flag proudly. 12 albums into their career, they show no signs of deviating from their mission to produce classically inspired, neck… Continue Reading →

Botanist – VIII: Selenotrope (Prophecy Productions)

Green metal, avant-garde black metal, progressive metal, experimental metal … whatever it is, “VIII: Selenotrope” is Botanist’s eleventh full release. The VIII signifies that it is the eighth with Otrebor in sole charge. Otrebor is the composer and multi-instrumentalist, and… Continue Reading →

Esoctrilihum – Astraal Constellations Of The Majickal Zodiac (I, Voidhanger)

How does one begin to write about Esoctrilihum? Well, by mentioning the project’s, nay, its label I, Voidhanger’s, album covers, of course. Where else to start? Vibrant esoteric album art is a staple marketing tactic for I, Voidhanger releases –… Continue Reading →

Grave Desecrator – Immundissime Spiritus (Various Labels)

Grab yer pick and shovel it’s time to dig deep here and see what we dredge up. Coming from Brazil the ammonia like scent of adipocere is strong and we need not cast any inspiration to nefarious tomb raider Ed… Continue Reading →

Ascended Dead – Evenfall Of The Apocalypse (20 Buck Spin)

In the intervening six years between this US band’s debut, ‘Abhorrent Manifestation’ and this sophomore the band has released two splits, a demo, a live album and a box set, meaning the band has been busy despite the half decade… Continue Reading →

Sleep Of Monsters – ΓΓΓ (Svart Records)

‘Enkoimesion’, a lilting intro and then like drapes being pulled back ‘Black Blacker Than Black’ swaggers in. There those rich crooning tones of Ike Vil sweep in with the hook riddle deathrock riff and gorgeous backing vocals. A sardonic wit… Continue Reading →

Industrial Puke – Born Into The Twisting Rope (Suicide Records)

Well, while not perhaps the first band to merge the ferocious d-beat energy of Discharge with the all-conquering guitar sound of the HM-2 pedal, Industrial Puke do have both an amusing name, and a knack for not outstaying their welcome…. Continue Reading →

Lucifer Star Machine – Satanic Age (The Sign Records)

Do you remember (I used to fuck ) People Like You Records? I think it is still going but back at the turn of the millennium there seemed to be a new punk ‘n’ roll album out every week from them. Y’ know the sorta dirty rawking affair that your… Continue Reading →

Cattle Decapitation – Terrasite (Metal Blade)

Cattle Decapitation couldn’t have released a better tenth album than this, the band has continually set benchmark after benchmark in death metal whether it has been their protogrind beginnings right to the obsidian darkness of the more progressive ‘Death Atlas’… Continue Reading →

2nd Face – utOpium (Dependant Records)

Along with live drummer and keyboard player 2nd Face is primarily the project of German “sound magician” Vincent Uhlig and he has been solidifying the successor album to 2017 release ‘Nemesis’ over the last 5-years. Not having heard the project… Continue Reading →

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