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Album review: “Sounds Of Malice” by Redivider

Kentucky death metal quintet Redivider conjure spirit of Old School Death Metal with its debut release, Sounds Of Malice. The resurgence of OSDM is a mixed bag, as some bands…

Jerel Johnson January 4, 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: “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: “The Old Lie” by Victim of Fire

Victim of Fire unleash a fiery assault with its third release, The Old Lie. The Denver based quartet fuse d-beat, melodic death metal, and a pinch of black metal to…

Jerel Johnson August 1, 2025

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Album Review: “Leave The Light Behind” by Bloodletter

Chicago thrashers Bloodletter issue a potent dose of gothic thrash on its fourth effort, Leave The Light Behind. The album title and cover have a black metal aesthetic, but Light…

Jerel Johnson July 5, 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: “The Time Has Come” by Bark

Belgian quintet Bark figured now is the time to release its fifth album, The Time Has Come. Jokes aside, Time features a dozen songs of death n' roll with a…

Jerel Johnson April 20, 2025

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Album Review: “Black Rite” by Maltuka

Norway is known for black metal, plain and simple. Black metal is the Nordic country's primary musical export for nearly 40 years, replete with an infamous history and classic records.…

Jerel Johnson March 2, 2025

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Album Review: “Year of the Four Emperors” by Ex Deo

Canadian symphonic death metal band Ex Deo ring in the new year with EP Year of the Four Emperors. Four years have passed since the band's 2021 album Thirteens Year…

Jerel Johnson January 4, 2025