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Necrowretch – Swords Of Dajjal (Season Of Mist)

Is a necro(w)retch the sound made by someone who has consumed too much corpse-flesh? Possibly, as considering three different writers have tackled their albums in the past, none of them have surprisingly come back for seconds. These ghoulish Gaul’s have… Continue Reading →

Tanin’iver – Dark Evils Desecrate (Morning Star Heresy)

No shortage of stuff coming out of Australia at the moment and following hot on the heels of albums by Resin Tomb and Vipassi here we have another band Tanin’iver from Adelaide. During the last few nights I have also… Continue Reading →

Abhoria – Depths (Prosthetic Records)

I thoroughly enjoyed this US band’s self-titled debut released in 2022, it was packed with blackened ferocity and this follow up continues that style extremely successfully. The opening tune ‘Emergence’ is very short and sort of acts like a prolonged… Continue Reading →

A Hill to Die Upon – The Black Nativity (Rottweiler Records)

I’ll be honest I have never heard of A Hill to Die Upon but that is not saying much. I am no encyclopaedia or gatekeeper of all things rock and metal.  They obviously have some good connections though as they have… Continue Reading →

Sulphur Aeon – Seven Crowns and Seven Seals (Van)

When you’re Escortrilhium in the streets and Imperialist in the sheets. Or, alternatively, Imperialist in the Cambrian period. Or Imperialist in general (but, you know, if they came from Germany). In Seven Crowns and Seven Seals, Sulphur Aeon finally decide… Continue Reading →

Angstskríg – Angstkrig (Despotz)

It is perhaps getting a little repetitive to talk about Covid, the lockdowns and the impact of coming to terms with a new norm as society reopened had on peoples’ mental health but that doesn’t mean that the subject is… Continue Reading →

ACOD – Cryptic Curse (LADLO)

Well, I am again “cursing” at the “cryptic” nature of this French act. I mean, ACOD is a fish by any other name but what does it mean? The adopted moniker does not seem to translate, initialise with anything in… Continue Reading →

Arallu – Death Covenant (Hammerheart)

Although perhaps not as well-known as the likes of Salem and Orphaned Land outside their home country Arallu have been a consistent force over the last quarter of a century since they first declared ‘war on the wailing wall’ From… Continue Reading →

Behemoth – Opvs Contra Natvram (Nuclear Blast)

If, like me, you have been around for some time within the extreme metal scene then you will be very familiar with the Behemoth discography. In fact I’d even say they have been very consistent since Nergal formed the band… Continue Reading →

Ensanguinate – Eldritch Anatomy (Emanzipation Productions)

From the Laibachan capital of Slovenia which is Ljubljana we have a hungry and relatively new death metal horde here. ‘Eldritch Anatomy’ is the debut album from this quartet who formed in 2020 and have just a demo and couple… Continue Reading →

Hierophant – Death Siege (Season Of Mist)

This is the Italian band with this moniker as I know there are a few others knocking about as the four-piece unleash their fifth and utterly barbaric new album. The intense opening intro ‘Mortem Aeternam’ sets the scene superbly, building… Continue Reading →

Belphegor – The Devils (Nuclear Blast)

Taking one look at the album title I expected it was going to be a case of “get thee to a nunnery” here. Then again it doesn’t take much for visions of novices gripped in ecstatically manic activity at alleged… Continue Reading →

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