Tag Bolt Thrower
Finland’s Hooded Menace return after 3 and a half years with their sixth full length release, and what a sound for sore ears it is. It is easy to see why these guys are held in such high esteem around… Continue Reading →
Yet another project of Rogga Johansson this time in collaboration with The Master Butcher (Ronald Jimenez) of Morbid Stench from Costa Rica previous to which the duo has released an EP and one split (with Morbid Stench) in 2015 and… Continue Reading →
This may be a new band to enter your death metal lexicon but the duo comprising this band will certainly not be as it is made up of Psycroptic frontman (can I say that now, or am I supposed to… Continue Reading →
The recent history of Egyptian blackened death metallers Crescent is a tad convoluted as their original founder and drummer Amr Mokhtar departed the ranks alongside long standing bassist Moanis Salem, the former being replaced by Julian Dietrich who recorded the… Continue Reading →
Pomposity and metal often go hand in hand. If we’re being honest with ourselves, there is a predilection for bands, media, and fans alike, to take the whole business of heavy metal very, very seriously indeed. To the point where… Continue Reading →
If you have read my reviews of the Cult Graves and Evulsed released from Godz Ov War Productions then you can add another US brutal death metal act to that list of pounding mayhem. This is the bands second full… Continue Reading →
Just every now and then, you get a bit of a cracker and it’s all the sweeter for not having heard the band before. I got this a little while ago, but some unexpected moves at work have meant that… Continue Reading →
You have to hand it to the industrious chaps in Memoriam, producing this, their fourth album since 2017 is no mean feat. Inevitably, one may wonder if there is a corresponding issue with quality given the speed in which they… Continue Reading →
There is absolutely no doubt which band inspires this old school death metal outfit and that’s Bolt Thrower. Every song reeks of that warring onslaught we all loved about those UK deathsters. Having formed in 2018 the band has released… Continue Reading →
The second of my double gruesome German death metal albums that kicked off my November reviews is this excellent fourth album by New World Depression who have completely slipped by me in the last decade somehow I’m ashamed to say…. Continue Reading →
Far from being a new kid on the block, Insidious Disease are quite the supergroup. Amongst others, this line-up boasts Shane Embury on bass, Silenoz from Dimmu Borgir on guitar, and journeyman drummer Tony Laureno. A whole decade has passed… Continue Reading →
Time is flying despite the world being stationary. It was only in May of this year that I was kicked in the gonads and conscience by “Fight War – not wars – Destroy Power, Not People by Utilitarian. Their mix… Continue Reading →