Tag Memoriam
As we prepare to bid farewell, whether fondly or not, to another year and look back on the albums released in 2023, one thing is evident; creativity is once again through the roof and the music has not slowed down… Continue Reading →
Nostalgic Death Metal albums are like buses. You miss one then ten will turn up dressed in greasy denim and bullet belts belching songs about war and tragedy before dragging you off towards the early 90’s. Shrapnel Storm from Finland… Continue Reading →
Are Memoriam the hardest working British Death Metal band? You’d be hard pressed to find a band who have been quite so industrious with their release schedule, with this – their fifth album in six years, and coming just less… Continue Reading →
Four-piece deathmongers Paganizer seem to have been around for eternity and whilst the band has existed under this moniker since about 1999 it feels like they have been around since death metal emerged in the mid-80s. However, one thing is… Continue Reading →
The quality control at Transcending Obscurity continues to be of high value, as we come to this first album from Birmingham’s progressive death metallers, “As the World Dies”. Certainly, lead guitarist Scott Fairfax is going to be a familiar name… Continue Reading →
With last year’s event cancelled due to covid, this Autumn/Winter festival is one of worldwide acclaim, where usually artists spanning the globe vie for spots on the bill. Many of the international artists ended up cancelling their scheduled appearance this… Continue Reading →
When you list the classic Death Metal acts of old you probably think Morbid Angel, Deicide, Obituary, Death etc. Yet there is a sort of sub level to that, Possessed, Immolation, and our subject for today the mighty Massacre! I… Continue Reading →
Just every now and then, you get a bit of a cracker and it’s all the sweeter for not having heard the band before. I got this a little while ago, but some unexpected moves at work have meant that… Continue Reading →
You have to hand it to the industrious chaps in Memoriam, producing this, their fourth album since 2017 is no mean feat. Inevitably, one may wonder if there is a corresponding issue with quality given the speed in which they… Continue Reading →
There is something about war-based death metal that just really works for me. Of course, the first name in this little sub-genre is (and probably always will be) Bolt Thrower, followed by bands like Hail Of Bullets, Memoriam, Warmaster and… Continue Reading →
Right off the bat, Stygian Crown’s public relations information had me frothing at the mouth in anticipation. I hadn’t heard of them myself, but the band describe their own sound as “Candlethrower”; a melding of influences from Candlemass and Bolt… Continue Reading →
I’m writing this from Malaysia, Humiliation’s country of origin. It’s always interested me why particular genres take hold in different countries, but there’s no doubt that death metal appeals to Malaysian devoted band of extreme metal followers. There are many… Continue Reading →