Many styles have seen ups and downs over the years. Some went almost extinct when the next big thing came along, and some just faded away. Others, seemed like they slowly sank into the never-ending hole of styles that had a peak years ago, and would never recover, unless a think rope would be thrown […]
Death Metal
Exhumed / Gruesome – Twisted Horror (Split)
Straight Outta San Jose, California I present EXHUMED! EXHUMED have blazed the way for old school sounding death metal since 1991. The band’s founder and sole remaining member Matt Harvey was a whopping 15 years old when he formed the band. EXHUMED spent much of the ensuing decade hacking their way through numerous line-ups, demos, […]
Ritual Dictates – Given To Despair Review
‘Given to Despair’ by Ritual Dictates is a strong debut that combines genres that seemingly do not fit well together in a very skillful manner, resulting in some of the best songs I’ve heard in a while.
Beneath The Massacre- Fearmonger
Well know Canadian technical death metal masters, Beneath The Massacre, have released another extreme example of their brand of technical death metal. Released at the end of February on Century Media Records, “Fearmonger” is an explosion of musical intricacy and unrelenting aggression. After an almost eight year dormancy, Quebec based Beneath The Massacre have written […]
Lorna Shore – Immortal
When reading the biography and some reviews of Lorna Shore people mention Deathcore. Well I see things differently. The band probably has its roots in the genre but when listening to their latest album “Immortal” I detect a lot of other genres. Ok, I can trace some elements but for me it concerns a hybrid […]
Nile – Vile Nilotic Rites
When the pillars of a Genre are forged on certain bands legacies it makes it that much more special when they continue to put out quality bar raising content for what is soon to be thirty years. Formed in South Carolina in 1993 Death Metal legend outfit Nile was born, and in 2019 they released […]
Dictated- Phobos
Dictated, Hailing from The Netherlands, is quite possibly on its way to becoming a household name in the genre of Extreme Metal. With their unique and grudging brand of death metal, Dictated seeks to punish the listener through means of force, and fear. Phobos, Dictated’s newest release, has some of the best tried and true […]
Vitriol-To Bathe from the Throat of Cowardice
Vitriol. The name itself could be an appropriate descriptor for the inhumane aura that the band so eloquently (or not so eloquently) produces. Bursting on the scene in 2017 with their debut EP “Pain Will Define Their Death” On Everlasting Spew Records, Portland Oregon’s (US) Vitriol has been generating some major waves in the death […]
Sammath –Across the Rhine is Only Death
When you are following the Dutch Black Metal scene you must have already heard of Sammath. Already active since ’93 this German/Dutch act is reaping havoc with superb releases such as “Strijd”, “Triumph in Hatred” and the acclaimed “Godless Arrogance” album. It took Sammath five bloody years to come with the follow up of the […]
Firespawn – Abominate
What do you get when you put in one room members of Necrophobic and Entombed A.D? If you said “damn good music”, you’re in the right side of things. Even though Firespawn have been around for no less than 4 years, Abominate is the first real release that my Dumbo ears have listened to and […]