Album review: “Icons of Ruin” by Graceless
Dutch death metal newcomers, Graceless, hearken to the old school on its fourth outing, Icons of Ruin. The band does not replicate the music of bands lie Morbid Angel, Pestilence or Dismember to name a few. Rather, Icons is fairly straightforward, but ...
Album Review: “Asylum” by Atrophy
Arizona thrash metal quintet Atrophy unleash some metal madness with its first record in 34 years, Asylum. Vocalist Brian Zimmerman is the sole original member and he has brought on four younger guys that breathe new life in to the band. The band gets ...
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 groove is on full display. Album opener “Enlighten Through Agony” bursts thr ...
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 album. Incantation get straight to business on “Offerings” with it ...
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. Therefore, this is not a band of rookies that discovered a blas ...
Album Review: Atrocity-Okkult III
German death metal group Atrocity complete its trilogy with Okkult III. Okkult treads the line between commercial accessibility and uncompromising brutality on this record. Songs will shift from grooving riffs reminiscent of Machine Head and Slipknot ...
Album Review: “Ritual Violence” by Armed For Apocalypse
Californian sludge metal outfit Armed For Apocalypse return with its third proper album Ritual Violence. Ritual is the band's first LP in nine years, and its first release in four after the Palm Reader EP. This album is replete with walloping production, ...
CD Review: “Scourge Of The Enthroned” by Krisiun
Krisiun's eleventh record, Scourge Of The Enthroned, is a colossal slab of merciless blast beats and armor crushing riffs. The title track opens this album with a hellish, yet grandiose riff before slamming straight to hell. Drummer Max Kolesne's chaotic ...
CD Review: “Downfall Of Mankind” by Nervosa
Brazilian death-thrash trio Nervosa deliver a blistering dose of speed on its third album, Downfall Of Mankind. The album's brief intro is dissonant and foreboding, merely hinting at what is in store. The next track, “Horrordrome,” is a full on thrash ass ...
CD Review: Dying Fetus- “The Wrong One To F*ck With”
Five years have passed since death/grindcore veterans Dying Fetus released Reign Supreme in 2012. Well, the lapse in time certainly has not dulled the group's aggression or musical precision. Dying Fetus's newest release, The Wrong One To F*ck With, is a ...