Tag Transcending Obscurity
As a label Transcending Obscurity have had a great year and an outstanding attitude in pushing new talent so here we are with another debut, this time some funeral doom from the spiritual home of the genre, Finland. At thirty-seven… Continue Reading →
Dissonant Death/Black Metal band Veilburner are an intriguing prospect. Their brand new album ‘VLBRNR’ is the latest chapter in the Pennsylvanian’s on-going nuanced storybook world that has been created over their last five albums. As with their last two opuses… Continue Reading →
Formally known as Defilementory, Danish Dissonant Death Metal troupe Dysgnostic have unleashed a new eight track album entitled ‘Scar Echoes’ through uber-prolific Indian label Transcending Obscurity Records. This marks the trio’s debut album under this guise and sees the band… Continue Reading →
In my opinion the term Brutal Death Metal gets bandied about a lot these days but the old school meaning of that term has been lost and it gets tagged on to a lot of Slam bands and Death Metal… Continue Reading →
This album is De Profundis’ sixth in their 17-year existence and is both melodic and aggressive in equal measure. The London based quintet have been honing their skills for quite some time, and I thoroughly enjoyed what they have delivered… Continue Reading →
Ah, another release from my favourite ‘located behind a restaurant’ label. Gentle jokes aside Transcending Obscurity seem to have a knack for finding quality and producing it so I thought I’d have a listen to Newcastle’s Live Burial who though… Continue Reading →
This international group hit the horror market hard with their rampant third release of gnarly death metal. The band consist of members of Revel In Flesh, Wombbath, Massacre and Sentient Horror to name but a few, so by the bands… Continue Reading →
It’s five years since I gave “Deceases” a 9 out of 10 review on this very site. In Covid Years that is no time at all. So here are the crushing Finns back once again to drop the heavy on the world. In case you don’t know… Continue Reading →
It’s kind of odd. I don’t really understand why Irish outliers Abaddon Incarnate don’t seem to get as much love as they clearly deserve. But with five albums since 1994 I think it’s safe to say that they fit the… Continue Reading →
Spanish Grindcore outfit Ernia are a five piece who are trying to do things their own way instead of sticking to the usual stylings in how to write grindcore, a genre which is pretty much known for being intense, fast… Continue Reading →
Seventeen minutes of deathgrind. I did think of trying to keep this review to seventeen lines or writing it in seventeen minutes to show the same level of discipline but, alas I’m old and slow. The title track opens it… Continue Reading →
Four-piece deathmongers Paganizer seem to have been around for eternity and whilst the band has existed under this moniker since about 1999 it feels like they have been around since death metal emerged in the mid-80s. However, one thing is… Continue Reading →