Tag Death Metal
“Old skull death metal” from France anyone? The EC Comics inspired artwork is enough to draw anyone into OSDM into the realms of Putrid Flesh and an inverted cross on a tombstone inside the cover with HM 2 written on… Continue Reading →
Metal is kind of funny in the sense that everything is labelled as ‘essential’ or ‘ground-breaking’ or ‘a masterpiece’. “Have you ever heard this 90s Black Metal demo that only three people have heard? It’s essential listening!”. The truth of… Continue Reading →
Two years since releasing their debut, the Australian quintet Depravity are back with ‘Grand Malevolence’. and in those two years, they have been honing their craft. The riffs appear tighter and that much faster, with no beats missed during the… Continue Reading →
This Norwegian extreme metal band has been around for over 15 years releasing one demo and an album in 2004 and 2005 respectively before lying fallow from over decade until ‘Lightning Bolts’ was released in 2018. Originally formed by Violator… Continue Reading →
I adore the fact that so many OSDM bands are cropping up nowadays, it feels like being a part of the 90s scene, which as someone born in 93 is a pleasure to get the chance to experience for myself…. Continue Reading →
Here’s a prime slice of Finnish death metal for you all out there. Lie In Ruins have been active since about 2002, but released their first full length album back in 2009, with this being their third full record. I… Continue Reading →
The title for this album isn’t a reference to The World’s End pub in Camden, the only shadow there is the dark gloom that takes over your face when you see the bill. No, this album is another little bite… Continue Reading →
This is the second album from the German outfit formed in 2012, with their debut released 5 years ago. While they describe themselves as a thrash band with a Bay Area sound, they are quite a bit more than just… Continue Reading →
Energetic death metal was my expectation. They express it more colourfully: “Metal for angry rednecks, beer-drinking tops and music nerds of the hard sounds that want to vent their frustration with everyday life”. A distinct melodic death metal riff provides… Continue Reading →
If ever you needed proof that a Cadaver could rise and roar again, here it is! Reanimated after the Necrosis of the last album had set in, the limbs were flexed and rigor-mortis was eased by a new E.P D.G.A.F…. Continue Reading →
Tech Death is a little bit like the early days of Prog Rock. Each band appears hell bent on outdoing the next, I guess that’s just music for you in general but in this case it’s very apt. There has… Continue Reading →
Bands pass us all by, but some continue to do so, one such band for me would be Kvelertak. Never have I thought that the band were bad, I even saw them live supporting Slayer but still I never really… Continue Reading →