Tag Death
Mention the word Akercocke to most fans of extreme metal, and you’ll see them gaze longingly into the distance, in remembrance of one of the most dynamic death metal bands of recent years. A band that offered brutality, and a… Continue Reading →
Oof you’re kind of asking for ‘harsh criticism’ calling your album Opprobrium but luckily we all like a bit of cranium wrecking barbarism from labels like Hell’s Headbangers especially when it’s shat out by an underground war machine like Australian… Continue Reading →
Nearly nine years after the immense album “Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead “, the reformed Skinless return with this new offering “Only the Ruthless Remain”. I am a big Skinless fan, and was more than a little excited when… Continue Reading →
After 27 years, it’s album number 14 for Halifax’s finest, Paradise Lost, and what a hell of a journey it’s been so far! Their humble and deathly beginnings gave rise to the pioneering style of “Gothic Metal”, before they went… Continue Reading →
If one thing has given me a Trill in recent months it has been discovering King Parrot. A mate of mine was squawking about how entertaining their videos were and how blisteringly chaotic the accompanying music was. It knocked me… Continue Reading →
Normally split albums serve as a sampler for a couple of unknown bands. These two bands may be unknown but this double cd is a substantial package. Dormant Inferno are from India while Dionysus hail from Pakistan. I can’t add… Continue Reading →
Chaos Echoes are an intriguing prospect; experimental, esoteric doom/death with members from brutallists Bloody Sign. It’s probably not a coincidence that the band’s name is the same as the very last Bloody Sign release… This band is, however, a completely… Continue Reading →
Oooooh mystery! The description of this secretive 5-piece on Facebook says ‘The lights of a legend faded in time. Our duty is to revive this dark neglected flame. We are back from the dead, among the living, among you, confide… Continue Reading →
The Grotesquery is one of what I call ‘secret bands’. Only one of my buddies (Trud) has heard of them and we both love their last two albums. It’s odd that the band aren’t more well-known seeing as they feature… Continue Reading →
‘Blind…But Alive’ is the third full length album by this French quintet based in Paris and I must admit that this is the first time I’ve ever seen this many guest artists featured on an album I’ve reviewed. Namely Cyd… Continue Reading →
In their 13 years of existence, Swiss four-piece Zatokrev have formulated their own unique hybrid of gargantuan death-sludge. Fourth album ‘Silk Spiders Underwater…’ is the first instalment of a two-part concept series and is eight tracks of crushing guitar distortion,… Continue Reading →
Tetragrammaton, the last full length from these Dutch chaps changed the way I looked at Death Metal. Their bombastic approach and use of a cinematic feel, coupled with Optimus Prime (not a Transformers geek at all but the guy has… Continue Reading →