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Album review: “Epitome of Carnage” by Fleshcrawl

Some death metal bands are overlooked, including early bands and those with solid discographies. Germany's Fleshcrawl is among those bands, founded in 1991, with a sound that is largely influenced…

Jerel Johnson June 2, 2026

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Album review: “In Death Throes” by Vomitory

Swedish death metal diplomats Vomitory have unleashed its tenth release, In Death Throes, through Metal Blade Records. The album follows its 2023 predecessor, All Heads Are Gonna Roll, as a…

Jerel Johnson April 3, 2026

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Album Review: “Into Oblivion” by Lamb of God

Lamb of God has established itself as one of the preeminent American metal bands in the past quarter century. The band's 2003 and 2004 releases, As The Palaces Burn and…

Jerel Johnson March 8, 2026

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Album review: “Italia’s Gore Talent” by Abbinormal

Grindcore is a genre that potentially vicious, political and uncompromising, yet also humorous, satirical and lighthearted. Grindcore spawned from hardcore punk in the early 1980s, thus, it is no surprise…

Jerel Johnson December 2, 2025

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Album review: “Struck A Nerve” by Struck A Nerve

UK thrashers Struck A Nerve have thrown its hat into the thrash ring with its eponymous debut album. Struck A Nerve is rife with speed, riffs, groove and a few…

Jerel Johnson November 16, 2025

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Album review: “Ossuary” by Scorching Tomb

Short and direct. That is the direction Canadian death metal quartet Scorching Tomb took on its debut, Ossuary. Old school death metal has experienced a resurgence in recent years, with…

Jerel Johnson October 13, 2025

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Album Review: “Kill All Idols” by Desaster

I have said before that blackened thrash metal done right is devilishly good. However, it is difficult to successfully fuse these sub-genres. Black metal emphasizes feeling and there is a…

Jerel Johnson August 15, 2025

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Album Review: “III” by King Witch

Edinburgh trio-ish (Andrew Scott plays drums on this album) King Witch provide a potent blend of doom metal and rock on its aptly titled third release III. The record…

Jerel Johnson June 7, 2025

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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…

Jerel Johnson May 11, 2025

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Album Review: “Reader Of The Runes-Luna” by Elvenking

Elvenking's trilogy concludes on Reader Of The Runes-Luna. The band get straight to business on the hammering “Season Of The Owl”, with its rollicking drums and syncopated guitar riffing. The…

Jerel Johnson April 1, 2025