Jerel Johnson

Album Review: “Make Them Beg For Death” by Dying Fetus

Dying Fetus return with another lesson in brutality on its ninth outing, Make Them Beg For Death. The Maryland trio's unique blend of technical death metal with a spoonful of…

Jerel Johnson September 4, 2023

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Album Review: “Unholy Deification” by Incantation

Incantation have reached a couple milestones in these past few years. First, celebrating over thirty years as a band. The next is the release of Unholy Deification, the group's twelfth…

Jerel Johnson August 25, 2023

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Album review: “Portal To Darkness” by Unblessed Divine

Unblessed Divine add a dose of electronica to death metal on its debut effort Portal To Darkness. The band is comprised of former members of Malevolent Creation, Sinister and Decapitated.…

Jerel Johnson August 13, 2023

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Album review: “The Way of All Flesh is Decay” by End Reign

Baltimore, MD quintet End Reign serve a batch blackened crossover on its debut, The Way of All Flesh is Decay. “Desolate Fog” opens with a haunting spoken word and eerie…

Jerel Johnson July 10, 2023

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Album review: “Bloodlines” by Pyramaze

Danish power metal quintet Pyramaze deliver a dynamic batch of metal on its seventh album Bloodlines. The title track is an instrumental that opens the album. It starts with a…

Jerel Johnson June 21, 2023

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Album review: “Killing Innocence” by Graveworm

Italian dark metal outfit Graveworm have returned from its eight year slumber with the release of Killing Innocence, out June 2nd, 2023. “Escorting The Soul” opens the record with sorrowful…

Jerel Johnson June 1, 2023

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Album Review: “Hellriot” by Mystic Prophecy

Mystic Prophecy's twelfth album, Hellriot, initially surprised me. I expected a bombastic, over the top power metal album and heard an album filled with grit, groove, catchy choruses and virtuoso…

Jerel Johnson May 15, 2023

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Album Review: “Reader of the Runes-Rapture” by Elvenking

Italian folk/prog metal outfit Elvenking return with its highly anticipated release, Reader of the Runes-Rapture. The second album in a planned trilogy, Rapture is a heavy, yet diverse record that…

Jerel Johnson April 12, 2023

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Album Review: “The Curse of Kwanyep” by Xalpen

Chilean black metal trio Xalpen return from the bowels of Hell with its sophomore effort, The Curse of Kwanyep. “Chenke” is an infernal whirlwind of riffs and blast beats that…

Jerel Johnson March 18, 2023

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Album Review: Dark Embrace-Dark Heavy Metal

Spanish metal quintet Dark Embrace enfold all things heavy and dark, Dark Heavy Metal, its third album. The tongue-in-cheek album title is also appropriate as Dark Embrace churn out nearly…

Jerel Johnson February 21, 2023