Swiss madness dating back to 1989, originally released by Far Out Records, a label that apparently only released this one album, before both label and band disappeared into nothingness around 1990, and now dug out of oblivion by Dutch masters of such, Vic Records. The band is giving us a healthy dose dark Thrash Metal […]
What really comes to your mind when you think about or listening to music of SUFFOCATION, DEVOURMENT, DISGORGE, DEEDS OF FLESH, SEVERE TORTURE and DECREPIT BIRTH? It’s very simple and specific – brutality and Death Metal goes hand to toe with each other. It’s something like a full throttle combustion engine producing energy and channeling […]
When will the Killtown Death Metal craze fade out? Personally I don’t hope it will soon, I like the grimy heavy dark doomy skullsplitting Death Metal that drags itself across the mortuary, like a decomposed priest, trying to flee the bowels of hell, and judging by the sold out Killtown Death Fest ’18, that I […]
Before you get me wrong: I do always like some good Grindcore, as long as it is well played, a little bit diversified and neither too clean nor too raw produced. But sadly all these trademarks for good Grind won’t fit for this release from the international duo MISCARRIAGE. The stuff that Ulf Nylin from […]
This EP, entitled "Growing Darkness", offers 20 minutes of Death Metal that’s not overtly technical yet still somewhat experimental. There are elements that certainly make it stand out. The vocals range from deep growls to banshee like screams, there are even so more atmospheric parts with clean guitars making the punch when distortion strikes feel […]
PLAGUE BEARER from the US were totally unknown to me so far, even though they started being active back in 1992. Checking them more detailed made clear that this was a project which later lead into the better known DRAWN AND QUARTERED who just released their fantastic album "The One Who Lurks". So checking their […]
It’s taken eight years since their first demo for Chile’s PULVERIZED to release their first full-length album. Evidently, the years of practice have sharpened this brutal Death Metal band into a force to be reckoned with. "Monuments Of Misanthropy" is just that… a worship of hatred and repulsion. Consisting of Pablo and Andres Valdes (guitars), […]
Sometimes, a title of an album is intriguing enough that it captures your attention. And that is exactly the case with "The Phobos / Deimos Suite". I mean, come on, such a badass name could not be misguiding… or could it? Once I pressed “Play” a cornucopia of shuddering guitar riffs, licks and shredding, ferocious […]
This is the second album by INCREMATE, a Death Metal band from Germany that formed in 2007 but only recorded their debut CD (and sole previous offering) two years ago. However, looking at the cover artwork, the logo, and hearing their sound, I would have believed it if someone had told me this was an […]
I didn’t know what to expect from such a name as JT RIPPER. But then I noticed that this album is on the Swedish label I Hate Records. So then I knew it had to be something worth listening to due to Peter’s (co-founder and owner of the label) great taste when signing new bands […]