Originally hailing from Ireland, DEADSPEAK has taken on an international flair after relocating and signing with the Polish label Monomaniax. Their debut album “Human Alchemy” was released in late 2023 but feels as if it could have emerged straight from the early ’90s. This two-piece band, consisting of Krakus and Latex, has been grinding away […]
After a break of 14 years, AMYSTERY are returning to delight their listeners with their fourth album. And it is really exhilarating, because the band finally has a solid sound that gives every instrument room to develop, earlier works suffered greatly from the lack of sound quality. Black Metal in the vein of MARDUK, ENSLAVED, […]
ACROSTIC, from Chile, is back with their third full-length release, “Cosmo(A)gonía”. Dropped in October 2024 via Alkolik Holocaust Records on CD, this 10-track album is a fiery addition to their discography, which spans over two decades. Formed in the early 2000s, ACROSTIC have released one single, two prior full-lengths and four demos. I find their […]
I have been a Metalhead for most of my life. I can find something in everything. Sometimes though, you hit a speed bump. Enter VIOLENTOR and their brand of no compromising Thrash / Speed Metal. If you take very early SODOM and maybe a bit of VON you will get a sense of what to […]
STENCHED is a Mexican one man band, and if the name, artwork or titles don’t mean anything to you, then my friend you have to be checked at the morgue. This is rancid and putrid Death Metal from the grave, that owes a lot to early CARCASS, with a lot of AUTOPSY and bits of […]
Swedish Death Metallers MOONDARK have been around for quite some time, but “The Abysmal Womb” marks their debut full-length after a long stretch of dormancy. Formed in 1993, the band released a first demo back in 1993 titled “Demo #1”. Then, in 2015, 22 years later, they released the EP “The Shadowpath” that essentially features […]
Split releases are a rarity nowadays, and it’s good that some still consider this as a way to show more faces (of evil) on the same side of darkness. CHAOTIAN is a brutal Death Metal band from Denmark formed in 2017, that has a few releases under their bullet belts and one full-length. This is […]
OLD FOREST, one of the UK’s longest-running Black Metal bands, returns with their ninth studio album, “Graveside”. Formed back in 1998 and being reformed again in 2007 after few years of hiatus, OLD FOREST assuredly stamped their legacy in the Black Metal genre with their ever-growing discography echoing their visions on fantasy, death, mysticism and […]
SVARTJERN has been with me and in my listening repertoire for quite a while now. Basically, since their “Misanthropic Path Of Madness” release. I have been a fan of their sound for some time now, as well as of the band members of other bands. For example RAGNAROK, VULTURE LORD and even URGEHAL. If you […]
Swedish Death Metallers REPUKED return with their fourth full-length album, “Club Squirting Blood”. True to their notorious reputation built over 17 years, this album extends on the grotesque exploration of the darker side of human existence, drenched in explicitness and gory imagery. The latest line-up of Rob the Slob (bass, vocals), Nicke Piss (guitars, vocals), […]