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Humangled – Odd Ethics EP (Abyss Records)

I thought these Italian death metallers “Fractal” album was a rather dull affair, lacking imagination and the playing ability to compete on a stage packed with ball breaking and masterful death metal bands worldwide. The two year wait for this… Continue Reading →

Cryptopsy – Cryptopsy (SR)

Okay, so first thing’s first: lots of people detested the last Cryptopsy album, ‘The Unspoken King’. Personally, I have no idea what the exact problem was as I’ve never listened to it. Not enough cash = no CDs, therefore I… Continue Reading →

Interview – Cryptopsy

The backlash that was bestowed upon Cryptopsy following “The Unspoken King”, especially the brutal lambasting of singer Matt McGachy, falls nothing short of shocking. As the old adage goes, change is inevitable; unless you play in a metal band, of… 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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Interview with Obituary

Floridian death metal pioneers, Obituary, are gearing up to tackle their first headlining tour of North America in three years, before heading overseas for a European headlining trek.  The exact set list that the band will be bestowing upon its… Continue Reading →

Grave –Endless Procession of Souls (Century Media)

This is a landmark tenth full length album from Sweden’s  “Masters of Death” who are now joined by Tobias Cristiansson from the ashes of Dismember (whom are sadly missed I might add). Ola Lindgren survives as the founder member in… Continue Reading →

Sexcrement – Sloppy Seconds (Comatose)

As you may have guessed, this is not going to be the most serious exercise in music ever committed to disc but what the hell, we all like a laugh now and then. Of course with tracks like ‘Heard It… Continue Reading →

Hatesower – Humuperfection (Casket)

Italian technical death band Hatesower were formed in 2009 (originally named Inside back in 2006 yet changed the name to Hatesower in 2009 and changed their musical direction) previously releasing 3 cds with Inside which gained them rave reviews in… Continue Reading →

Resurgency – False Enlightenment (Hellthrasher Productions)

Resurgency hail from the Greek city of Athens and spend their days playing death metal the olde way. The band’s line-up comprises two members of rising force Necrovorous, namely Tolis B on bass and the ever-busy Vagelis Felonis on drums…. Continue Reading →

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