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Sadism – Obscurans (Hammerheart Records)

If you look back at bands within death metal that have been around for more than just a decade you would quite quickly come upon Chile’s Sadism who have been in existence for over 30 years and even prior to… Continue Reading →

Ghosts of Atlantis – Riddles of the Sycophants (Hammerheart Records)

The first time I heard Ghosts of Atlantis was when I started listening to this album, and the first time I read about them was a couple of days earlier in an article about their recording with a local choir… Continue Reading →

Jord – Tundra (Hammerheart Records)

Jord are a Swedish Atmospheric Black Metal band who started out as a one-man project back in 2020, but after two previous albums have expanded into a 3 piece, been picked up by Hammerheart and are really starting to define… Continue Reading →

Roots of the Old Oak – The Devil and His Wicked Ways (Hammerheart Records)

I’ve been reviewing things for this and other websites for around twenty years now, and for much if not all of that time, I’ve been doing that alongside our esteemed editor. One of the ways in which this relationship shows… Continue Reading →

Tumulation – Haunted Funeral Creations (Hammerheart Records)

If you read my review of the Dead And Dripping album recently then you’ve come to the right place for more gutturally effective death metal as this act also hails from the USA. As a three piece all the band… Continue Reading →

Nattehimmel – Mourningstar (Hammerheart records)

Well, this was a nice surprise. I was quite fond of “In the Woods”, and to my very great surprise, Nattehimmel features not only the Botteri brothers, but also James Fogarty on vocals. Even if you’ve not heard In The… Continue Reading →

Phlebotomized – Clouds Of Confusion (Hammerheart Records)

For reasons unbeknownst to yours truly this long established and revered Dutch death metal band has completely passed me barring the odd glimpse into their melodic doom death I’ve heard in passing. Often seen as one of the founding bands… Continue Reading →

Isole – Anesidora (Hammerheart Records)

Formed 33 years ago, this shall be the Swedish quartet’s 8th album, 4 years since their last release. Their brand of melodic doom with a touch of death has plenty of clean vocals by guitarists Daniel Brynste and Crister Olsson,… Continue Reading →

Wothrosch – Odium (Hammerheart Records)

Helpfully, we are given points of reference for this debut album by Greek band Wothrosch. The reference points are the soundscape of SepticFlesh running into the fury of Anaal Nathrakh. So armed with this information, it came as no surprise… Continue Reading →

Entrails – An Eternal Time Of Decay (Hammerheart Records)

There were a couple of bands called Entrails in Sweden back in the early 90s during the days when the ‘Swedeath’ sound was craved for and opposed the more clinical cleaner sound that was emanating from Morrisound Studios around the… Continue Reading →

Dead Head – Slave Driver (Hammerheart Records)

Hitting the world in 1989, Netherlands wrecking crew Dead Head have consistently delivered aggressive, classic thrash metal. Starting life in an era that dropped the big names, they’ve continued to fly the flag for extreme music and with “Slave Driver”,… Continue Reading →

Extreme Cold Winter – World Exit (Hammerheart Records)

It’s one of those things, when a band’s name lays its table out. There’s an expectation that naturally pops into one’s mind. Extreme Cold Winter is a moniker that reflects a sound, a vibe, an aura of brutality. These Dutchmen… Continue Reading →

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