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Rot Coven – Nightmares Devour The Waking World (Aesthetic Death)

Are you ready for some “hideous rituals of blood and fire”, some music said to appeal to fans of bands such as Godflesh, Einstürzende Neubauten, Throbbing Gristle, Ramleh, Abruptum, Lustmord, Swans and more? Are you sure? The reason I’m double… Continue Reading →

Hail Darkness – Death Divine (Vatican Records)

When it comes to art, very little is new. Yes, occasionally a new bit of technology comes along to allow a brief semblance of uniqueness, but then everyone jumps on the bandwagon and what was fresh and sparkling quickly becomes… Continue Reading →

Mausoleum – Defiling The Decayed (Moribund)

Apparently US act Mausoleum are “the infernal purveyors of Zombiecult Death Metal” and one could wonder just where they interred themselves for the last thirteen years after releasing second album ‘Back From The Funeral’ in 2011. Defiling The Decayed is… Continue Reading →

Laceration – I Erode (20 Buck Spin)

Laceration is a very popular band name, especially in the USA, seeing as there are eight just from the US that have or have had this moniker. This version is from California and deals out some hefty death metal that… Continue Reading →

Tzompantli – Beating The Drums Of Ancestral Force (20 Buck Spin)

Quite the mob here with no less than ten members taking up arms around who I assume to be Emperor in chief Bigg o))) aka Brian “Itztlakamayeh” Ortiz, also noticeably of Xibalba. The Californian based crew obviously take inspiration from… Continue Reading →

Primitive Warfare – Extinction Protocol (Godz Ov War)

Well I managed to write one review that was not thematically inclined towards the end of the world recently but we are back on very familiar scorched earth here. There must be something in the air and here it is… Continue Reading →

Ironflame – Kingdom Torn Asunder (High Roller)

This is album number five for this US heavy/power metal band. Throughout their career they have provided, what I term happy heavy metal. The foundations of which are built from the forefathers of our lovely heavy metal genre, but lazily… Continue Reading →

Motivik – Renouncement (Roxx Records)

This is the second album by the American duo from Atlanta, Georgia that was formed in 2020… Well, Motivik was at any rate, they appear to have gone by the moniker Unorthodox between 1993 and 1998, with my favourite song… Continue Reading →

Worshipper – One Way Trip (Magnetic Eye)

It always makes an album just a little more intriguing when outlets, reviewers and even record companies fail to agree on the actual musical style of a band. And these descriptions can vary quite a lot. Case in point is… Continue Reading →

Vimur – The Timeless Everpresent (Avantgarde Music)

Vimur has been on my radar for quite some time though I must admit I’ve not really given them the attention they probably deserve, but this will now change after listening to their fourth magnificent slab of melodic black metal…. Continue Reading →

Kommandant – Exhibition Of Conquest (ATMF)

2 decades after declaring war and eradication of the species from their Chicagoan Kommand Bunker we are informed that this EP is considered a time for gathering thoughts and weaponry prior to the next all-out assault. This should not bother… Continue Reading →

200 Stab Wounds – Manual Manic Procedures (Metal Blade)

Death Metal seems to be going through some sort of mass resurgence at the moment and is proving very popular as a crossover with the Hardcore community, which itself is absolutely booming right now. Personally as a miserable old Death… Continue Reading →

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