Tag God Dethroned
While the surrounding Sheffield bars were full of Christmas parties, a select few headed to the Corporation for a celebration of blackened death metal and while the crowd remained modest, those that made the journey were treated to four bands… Continue Reading →
In Greek mythology, the Acheron river was regarded as cursed. Although not a theme album as such, this work’s subjects cover the underworld, plague, fire, decay and hell. The band portray all this with their brand of death metal, and… Continue Reading →
Talk about a freshly inked deal. Yes, for those not aware, which is probably most of us a Haliphron Atlanticus is one of the largest species of octopus found in the deep and as far as the band are concerned… Continue Reading →
I’m accustomed to reading ridiculous hyperbole as albums are presented for our attention and hopefully enjoyment, but to suggest that the concurrence of choosing the name Written in Blood and the coronavirus pandemic kicking off is some sort of coincidence… Continue Reading →
This may be a new band to enter your death metal lexicon but the duo comprising this band will certainly not be as it is made up of Psycroptic frontman (can I say that now, or am I supposed to… Continue Reading →
God Dethroned are back with a monstrous beast of an album, and an album worthy of a these Dutch masters fighting for a slice of the death metal world, and the right to call themselves kings of the genre. The… Continue Reading →
Boom, and these Dutch heavyweights have delivered another huge slab of blackened death metal to our feet. ‘Illuminati’ is huge, blasting and full of pulverising intentions, and a welcome release bridging a two-year gap since their last opus, ‘The World… Continue Reading →
Dutch technical death metal supergroup Apophys are back once again. For those who aren’t familiar with them, Apophys is composed of members who play/have played in Prostitute Disfigurement, Toxocara and God Dethroned. Having a pedigree behind them in terms of… Continue Reading →
German blackened death metallers Ars Irae hit us with a second album of cleverly written songs that venture into uncharted territories. The riff in the opener “Des Jägers Fluch” is excellent, very catchy and backed by throaty vocals that sit… Continue Reading →
If the apocalypse was coming, Apophys would be the soundtrack. Formed in 2012 in The Netherlands and boasting members of renowned Dutch bands including: God Dethroned, Prostitute Disfigurement, Detonation and Toxocara, the well oiled, technically sublime and brutal death metal… Continue Reading →
First introduced to me in 2012 via the debut “My Empire” it captured the very essence of death metal and I mean death metal as a whole, not old school, not Swedeath (though I did reference that in my review… Continue Reading →
Two years ago I received an album with sublime, orange artwork and music to make my ears bleed. The band: Holland’s Entrapment or, more precisely, Michel Jonker’s Entrapment. Predominantly a one-man project, he, with a little help from some friends… Continue Reading →