Since their inception in 1989, INCANTATION has been one of those rare bands that manage to release very constant material. Most of their post year 2000 albums have been similar stylistically, but also including enough differences and nuances to keep one interested. Especially since most of their songs offer memorable parts, riffs and variations to […]
INCANTATION is one of those historical bands that has perhaps best survived the passage of years, that has always been able to adapt to the times without ever distorting its sound. The band has made very few mistakes in their career and “Unholy Deification” is certainly not one of them, it is another sick and […]
I am not a follower of INCANTATION from the very beginning, I discovered the band when the men around John McEntee were named as main influence or blueprint in more and more interviews and reviews in the late 1990s. Even after 35 years on album no.13 INCANTATION still stick to their own style of Death […]
Death Metal is not for the faint-hearted. Absolutely not for John McEntee and his darkest entity, INCANTATION. After almost 35 years in the devil’s business, INCANTATION is showcasing that the band is still unmatched to conquer all the hype and all who behold. Through their latest record “Unholy Deification”, the band continues the inevitable charm […]
“Never judge a book by its cover”, this wellknown statement never really fitted US Death Metal masters INCANTATION. Ever since their very first official demo back in 1990, the band delivered ultra brutal Death Metal and never cared for modern influences, the Black Metal trend or whatever else. They not changed record labels and not […]
PATHOGEN are a first time listen for me. It still blows me away that after being in the extreme Metal genres for over three decades I still manage to find great bands. Hailing from the Philippines, these maniacs have been exhuming their own form of putrid Death since 2001. A very extensive discography is available. […]
So yeah, CARBONIZED CHURCH… I wonder what type of music could this be. A quick once-over of the logo, song titles, album art, the requisite band photo with collective grimaces, and various displays of alcohol. I think it’s safe to say we are not looking at the 2023 version of N’SYNC here. Basically what we […]
We are living in a time of reissues, so every band for some years is putting out a compilation of their old material: demos, EPs, splits, rare songs and stuff like that. This time it’s SEVERANCE from Texas. The band started its path in 1990, but their first album “What Lies Ahead…” came out only […]
ESCARNIUM from Salvador, Brazil was formed back in 2007, and since then they have been playing brutal old school Death Metal in the vein of the legends. Despite a strong discography, ESCARNIUM didn’t receive great recognition, so for those unaware of their raw savage Death Metal, Redefining Darkness Records released “Godless Shrine Of Decay”, a […]
When it comes to describing the sound of Death Metal, one tends to attribute a unique style to certain bands. Sometimes it is a combination of different elements, such as speedy and doom parts (ASPHYX), a heavy, slow groove (BOLT THROWER), or a very fast but melodic sound (GOD DETHRONED). In other cases, particular items […]