Tag Decapitated
Let me be honest here, when I received the list of albums available for review from He Who Must Be Obeyed (Pete) I was drawn to Atrae Bilis by the label who put this out rather than any description of… Continue Reading →
When it comes to reviews and reviewing in general, much of what informs opinion and context is predicated on a band’s relative longevity, previous releases, gigs seen, comments made, proliferous (or not) media (paid or not) presence, interviews etc. etc…. Continue Reading →
The years since their last album (2017s “Anticult”) haven’t been kind to Decapitated. False rape charges were brought against the band members whilst touring the USA in late 2017, COVID-19 interrupted their European tour with Beyond Creation in March 2020,… Continue Reading →
There’s nothing that will get you out of bed quicker than a lovely dollop of death metal on a Wednesday morning, but rather than provide a shining beacon of light into what can be best described as a shithole of… Continue Reading →
I think one of the main keys to a successful band is consistency. When a band has a change in sound part way through their career it often deters many fans. I think that a gradual change or light change… Continue Reading →
My first experience of this US death metal band was a reissue of “From Ashes” in 2012 which was originally released in 2006. Since that time the band has released a further three albums containing their own blend of melodic… Continue Reading →
I thought I’d give a punt out to Berzerker Legion, which as it turns out is a bit of a death metal “supergroup” of sorts. Starring Fred Isaksson (Dark Funeral) – Bass, Tomas Elofsson (Hypocrisy – live) on guitars with… Continue Reading →
It has been 18 years since I bought a Vader album and nearly as long since I have seen them live. The first thing that’s clearly apparent as I listen to this five track EP, they have lost none of… Continue Reading →
An evening of brutal, violent and fierce death metal is on the cards tonight and as I walk into the Academy 3 I am hit by a wall of sound, being generated by the first of tonight’s trio of bands…. Continue Reading →
Back at the turn of the new millennium, give or take a year or so, Kerrang! was an actual relevant thing to me musically. It sometimes gave compilation CD’s and actually provided some decent features and helped widen my growing… Continue Reading →
I’ve been a semi-regular visitor to Poland since the late 90’s, and I’ve brought back loads of Polish metal CD’s on my travels. Decapitated are one of the bands that I really grew to love, particularly with “Winds of Creation”… Continue Reading →
This is the fourth album release from Californian band Decrepit Birth. With track titles such as “The Sacred Geometry” and “Transcendental Paradox”, I guess this is what they mean by the themes being “esoteric”. It’s death metal so there’s clue… Continue Reading →