Tag Death Metal
Originally formed under the moniker of Purgatory Unleashed, this French/USA collaboration changed names to Blightmass in 2019 and previously released a couple of demos and a split before bombarding the world with their debut, ‘Severed From Your Soul’, under the… Continue Reading →
When at Night somehow try to tell us that their blend of melodic death metal and hardcore is part of their artistic expression. Something to do with their Weltanschauung (translating as “world view”), maybe? I just hoped that this less… Continue Reading →
Short, sharp, vicious and incendiary describes this debut effort by Emissary Of Suffering, who hail from Sweden. From what I can glean from the internet this act has been the formulation of two artists, Mattias Rasmusson and Nils Groth, both… Continue Reading →
Where does one begin when reviewing a band as legendary as Carcass? They are, without doubt, one of my favourite bands of all time. “influential” doesn’t even begin to cover it. This is a band that spawned Goregrind as a… Continue Reading →
Chilean Thrash/Death titans Criminal are back once again with their ninth studio album and first release since 2016’s ‘Fear Itself’. Seemingly continuing to head back to their roots, incorporating more of the Latin and South American musical traits and styles… Continue Reading →
Chaotic deathgrind with proggy leanings from Buenos Aires. OK this is a bit different. From the get go this is not the stereotypical South American lo fi blast fest that my cynical and foolhardy ears expected. It’s a jumble of influences and a cut… Continue Reading →
One of the biggest draws to Metal for me is excess, I would have thrived in the early days of Grindcore searching for the most hideous bands I could find. In fact, it’s something me and my best friend would… Continue Reading →
Dutch death metal eh? That used to be quite the thing, once upon a time. Gorefest, for example, almost cracked the mainstream during the late 90’s. Apparently, Bloodphemy formed way back at the turn of the millennia, but disbanded a… Continue Reading →
I don’t really know at what point something can be deemed as classic. If you love an album, book, film etc straight away can you start hailing it as a masterpiece or a classic? I guess it’s more of a… Continue Reading →
OK so as I write this I have succumbed to the plague. Covid has caught me in its putrefying clutches and I am quarantined and feeling like poop in a scoop. What is needed? Well, the rulebooks say plenty of fluids, rest and vitamin… Continue Reading →
Whilst there is no shortage of concept albums around right now dealing with the extinction of mankind due to viral and ecological effects this split EP sees two bands joining together and going right back in time to approximately 251.9… Continue Reading →
The UK Death Metal scene has always been there, I mean we have Napalm Death and Carcass for starters, but in more recent years things have been amping up. Celestial Sanctuary, Party Cannon, Vision Of Disfigurement, Colpocleisis, Crepitation and so… Continue Reading →