14th November saw the release of a titanic debut EP from Guildford metalers Doomed from Day One. The release announced to the UK and beyond the recording arrival of one of the most powerful, impressive and creative UK bands around… Read More ›
Death Metal
Noctem – Oblivion
Oblivion is the second part of a trilogy from Spanish blackened death metalers Noctem and an album as intense and notable as its intent and theme. Following on from the 2009’s Divinity, the new album is a dramatic and crushing… Read More ›
Echidna – Dawn Of The Sociopath
Following up their acclaimed 2008 debut Insidious Awakening, Portuguese thrash/death metalers Echidna return with a new vocalist in Bruno Capela (ex-Breed Destruction) and a release in Dawn Of The Sociopath that is a dangerously intimidating animal and as compelling as… Read More ›
Deus Otiosus – Murderer
The opening guttural regurgitations of vocalist Anders Bo Rasmussen from Danish band Deus Otiosus that sets up their debut album instils the anticipation of more of the hellish dark pit death metal that has been coming strongly from everywhere this… Read More ›
Morta Skuld – Through the Eyes of Death: The Early Demos
Wisconsin Death metalers Morta Skuld has since their beginnings in 1989 made a deep mark on the genre without always being given that credit when more other prominent bands are mentioned, not unknown but rarely one of the first names… Read More ›
As You Drown – Rat King
If you get nothing else from listening to Rat King from Swedish death metal band As You Drown you will feel refreshed and lighter from its sonic enema of the senses. With the power of a blast furnace it strips… Read More ›
Doomed from Day One – The Wasted World
From the warning sounds and impending sense of obliteration that is laid down in the opening instrumental piece ‘Dfdo’ on the new EP from UK metalers Doomed from Day One, the senses are primed and then demolished, the blistering power… Read More ›
Livarkahil – Signs Of Decay
There is forceful intensity in music and then there is Livarkahil. The word going around about the French band was positive but there was no indication for the explosive encounter awaiting the senses as the first track on their new… Read More ›
Cryptborn – Into the Grasp of the Starving Dead
Finnish band Cryptborn began its dark ascent into music in 2010 and soon after recorded their debut EP Into the Grasp of the Starving Dead. Having seen a release in cassette form via Detest Records a few short months ago… Read More ›
Rose Funeral – Gates Of Punishment
Malevolent and black heartened the new album from Cincinnati death metalers Rose Funeral is one of those releases that will do much more than get a good response upon its release. Strongly impressive, strikingly creative, and unnervingly powerful it is… Read More ›
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