Tag Deceased
1985-1988 were really important years in the development of extreme metal. For a while, the terms now used in relatively precise terms by lovers of our brands of noise were relatively interchangeable. I can recall Megadeth proudly calling themselves “state… Continue Reading →
Incredible really to think that the fetid gentlemen from Exhumed have been plying their wares since 1990. Since that time, of course, they’ve had a lot of line-up changes, including members past and present from bands like Impaled, Intronaut and… Continue Reading →
French crew Temple of Worms hail from that bastion of all things death metal, that being – of course – um…Lyon. Still, while that region may not be best known for extreme metal, this is that band’s first full length… Continue Reading →
It was really the end of the eighties before I started to become aware of death metal proper. I was a thrash kid through that period (and beyond), being primarily a big fan of the big four and the British… Continue Reading →
Oh, Mr. Crowley Did you talk to the dead? Well possibly, in between a musical career that took him through Acheron to beyond it, dabbling with their Satanic majesties and all that. Vincent Crowley shouldn’t really need much in the… Continue Reading →
There are a few record labels that really guarantee a good release on them, and Transcending Obscurity is one of those. Heads for the Dead are another death metal project featuring the near ubiquitous Jonny Pettersson (Wombath, Henry Kane et.al.),… Continue Reading →
There’s no shortage of Undead bands in the metal graveyard, its an obvious name and there’s no less than 14 bunches of ghouls using the moniker according to Metal Archives. This is an international group whose members are largely made… Continue Reading →
Biblical mountains and an album title that sounds straight out of a Mad Max or generic knock off Italian post-apocalyptic film. I have sat here trying to make sense of The Black Moriah for a little while now. They describe… Continue Reading →
Deceased have been plying their morbid trade on official releases since way back in 1991. It’s been a long, long time since their last full length album, the excellent “Surreal Overdose” back in 2011, but I suspect not even death… Continue Reading →
Death metal. In this case, death metal from a band formed by three ex-members of Funebrarum, some of whom have also enjoyed stints in such acts as Disma and Goreaphobia. Which is nice, I guess, if you’re into the whole… Continue Reading →
Many, many extreme metal bands claim to be `cult’, or even `kult’ but so few ever live up to that description. Dream Death however, have no such qualms. This is a true, legendary, underground cult band from Pittsburgh who have… Continue Reading →
For those of you with serious `underground’ credentials, the true diggers and delvers into the less well-known acts that are out there to be discovered, some of you few may be aware of King Fowley, a true underground legend in… Continue Reading →