By now you are probably aware of the debut album of this death squad from the USA, specifically Florida. Members of this band were already active in other bands, like the great DEVASTATOR, but whereas that was more of a Death / Thrash / Black metal band, HEXORCIST is firmly rooted in evil Death Metal […]
A band formed in Chile, with two members of the mighty FORCE OF DARKNESS, can only be a good thing. A great thing… an evil thing. This is the debut demo of HELLAVENGER and with one intro and three tracks of old school Black Metal, it is all you need. The style is based in […]
Formed in 2014 this Argentinian five piece presents their debut album with five songs of some of the most asphyxiating Death Metal from that part of the world. The name of the band in english translates to TOMB OF MEAT and although they also vomit the songs in their native Spanish, the universal language of […]
TEMPLE OF EVIL from Cyprus have been around since 2008 and released their first full-length album “The 7th Awakening” in 2015. First, they did the release themselves digitally and then Deathhammer Records followed with a CD and LP release and Ill Damnation Productions with a release on cassette. So, the album should have received a […]
80s pioneers of Metal Punk WARFARE from North East England have enjoyed something of a resurgence in interest from extreme music fans over the past 13 years or so, who both embrace Thrash / Speed Metal and 80s HC, Crossover and Punk. And this very nicely packaged compilation of material, that mostly stems from the […]
HEIDENREICH is a joint project, which was formed by ABIGOR and AMESTIGON members, in the late ’90s. Anybody aware of them, knows they are stylistically very close, so it’s not surprising that HEIDENREICH also celebrates a mixture of both on their debut work “A Death Gate Cycle”. That means Black Metal, drenched with electronic influences […]
Finnish MORTAR sticks to the template of old school Death Metal which is honestly the best Death Metal that you can lend your ears to. The intro sets a beautiful pace to the album, simple punchy, crushing riffs that take you deeper into the sound. Well, the snare does stand outside the wall of sound, […]
Right from the starting note of this album, ABYTHIC provides a melancholic and an atmospheric twist to Death Metal that’s not quite your standard AUTOPSY or your IMMOLATION. This is INCANTATION wrapped in a winter drenched twin-spired cathedral. At first when I looked at the tracklist, I noticed the opener ‘At The Threshold Of Obscurity’ […]
Is that a cat on the cover? Well, it surely is! HALLUX VALGUS surely have managed to get my immediate attention even without hitting play! “Reflections Of Distant Dreams” is a killer Death / Thrash album with elements of Death’n’Roll sprinkled across. For starters it is absolutely engaging and flows through with ease, the band […]
MAYHEMIC TRUTH is a duo from Germany consisting of Balor and Beliar. MAYHEMIC TRUTH disbanded in 2000 and continued as MORRIGAN. MORRIGAN started out in the same grim Black Metal vein as MAYHEMIC TRUTH was delivering, before MORRIGAN vent BATHORY Viking style Metal on us. The label The Devil’s Elixirs is from the Ukraine and […]