DRAWN AND QUARTERED from Seattle are a guarantee of brutality. They’re an iconic name in the American Death Metal undergound scene: active since 1993. Here we have their seventh full-length album entitled “Congregation Pestilence” and released by the French label Krucyator Productions. Nine songs for almost 40 minutes of top quality old school American Death […]
“Congregation Pestilence” is DRAWN AND QUARTERED’s eighth studio album. Yes, eight studio albums are proof enough that these 3 guys from Seattle, Washington (USA) have been working their asses off since 1996 and it absolutely shows. Their brand of Death Metal is massive and chaotic. Sometimes melodic and eerie; others completely dissonant and broken. But […]
Staff and readers favourites DRAWN AND QUARTERED are back with a new album. Three years after the very fine “The One Who Lurks”, the Seattle three-piece is finally out of their dungeon again. “Congregation Pestilence” presents nine fresh and downtuned dark riff massacres full of destructive energy and deep growls. And I think this information […]
I felt confused after listening to “Paluu”, the debut by the one-man band VOTTOVAARA from Russia. The opener ‘Om Asato Ma Sat Gamaya’ is about seven minutes long and with the use of clean chanting and a jaw harp it sounds like Folk music, only for the last minutes some electric amplified guitars can be […]
Since I was honored with the task of writing a review for the second full-length by KARCINOMA, I have completely stopped listening to Death Metal and my music taste entirely changed to operas, preferably with female vocals. Ok, just kidding. But it leads to the bottom line. There are two problems I have with this […]
DUMAL is a band from Pennsylvania (USA) and “The Confessor ” is their second album, released on CD format by Iron Fist Productions from Sweden, 3 years after their debut “The Lesser God”, which came out in 2017. This is the first material I’ve listened to and it instantly reminded me of the good old […]
I am not the only one who misses the good old days! Pierre Törnkvist, the man behind the Swedish assault machine DEVIL’S FORCE, does also seem to have a sweet spot for the good old days, when Heavy Metal, Black Metal and Thrash Metal all were merged into one powerful unit. The band has been […]
Vic Records from Holland are always good for a surprise. Since 1993 the label has mainly stood for quality Death Metal. But there are always exceptions. This time it’s about the US Metal legend HEIR APPARENT, which has been active since 1984 with interruptions. Their debut album “Graceful Inheritance”, released in 1986, belongs in every […]
“Three Ways Of Death Metal” is a three way split presented by Wroth Emitter Productions. We kick off with IMPUR, a Spanish Death Metal band, that has been around since 2019. They occupy the first position in the split contributing 3 songs. IMPUR play standard Death Metal with no frills and no games. These 3 […]
Sweden’s BLOT MINE are sort of an enigma. Are they still together? Have they split? Why’d it take so long between their two albums? Who knows? What I do know is, I had a negative vibe from them years ago when I first discovered them. I never actually listened to their album, but gave one […]