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The Zenith Passage – Datalysium (Metal Blade)

To me just the name The Zenith Passage sounds like the epitome of a prog band. This for certain is one part of it, as the band are known for constant movement and stylistic developments in a technical death metal… Continue Reading →

Ars Notoria – Chronicles (Great Dane Records)

Antoine Grasser is the head honcho is this single mind project hailing from France releasing this decent debut and even getting the release on a quality label. Antoine is a musician and here he does all the guitar work, bass… Continue Reading →

Disillusion – Ayam (Prophecy Productions)

Where on earth do you begin with this fourth album from Germany’s Disillusion, a band I saw earlier this year supporting Obscura and reviewed which you can read about here. The band teased us with a few songs from this… Continue Reading →

Obsidious – Iconic (Season of Mist)

First off, let’s quickly get the Oliphant out the long barn. After Linus Klausenitzer (bass), Rafael Trujillo (guitars), and Sebastian Lanser (drums) moved on from Obscura in 2020, they formed Obsidious and recruited Javi Perera to take care of vocals…. Continue Reading →

Psycroptic – Divine Council (Prosthetic Records)

When it comes to technical death metal, there are few who match the Tasmanian devils Psycroptic. Hobart natives Dave Hayley and Joe Hayley founded the band in 1999 and from there, the four piece have put out stunning works of… Continue Reading →

Ophidian I – Desolate (Season Of Mist)

Desolate is an appropriate adjective for beautiful landscapes of this bands Icelandic homeland but not for the technical dexterity within the obliterating ten tracks on this sophomore. All the bands members are part of other acts and that wealth of… Continue Reading →

Acausal Intrusion – Nulitas (I, Voidhanger Records)

Old School Death Metal is the plat du jour at many an extremist fan’s table at the moment. It’s as if 1980’s Florida has descended on the world’s young in a flurry of hi-tops dragging a Swedish exchange student along… Continue Reading →

The Scalar Process – Coagulative Matter (Transcending Obscurity Records)

This would appear to be the debut of the French technical death metal trio comprising of Eloi Nicod (Guitars, Composition), Mathieu Lefevre (Vocals) and Clement Denys (Drums). Their bio is pretty sparse of information, so I can’t really tell you… Continue Reading →

Inhumanity Vortex – Reverse Engineering (S/R)

The adage of not judging a book by its cover is well received by yours truly with this release from Polish act Inhumanity Vortex who were previously called Inhumanity. Under this moniker was released a handful of demos before suffixing… Continue Reading →

Atræ Bilis – Divinihility (Transcending Obscurity Records)

Atræ Bilis are a Canadian quartet playing death metal infused with melody and mellowness to juxtapose the brutal technicality of their chosen genre. Hailing from Vancouver they have released their first EP which showcases what they are capable of. It… Continue Reading →

Cryptic Shift – Visitations From Enceladus (Blood Harvest)

In recent years I’ve grown to appreciate Technical Death Metal and the more Sci-fi infused sorts of Metal bands in general. I grew to enjoy the likes of Nucleus, Vektor and even Voivod whom I personally never saw any appeal… Continue Reading →

Abysmal Dawn – Phylogenesis (Season Of Mist)

My first experience of this US death metal band was a reissue of “From Ashes” in 2012 which was originally released in 2006. Since that time the band has released a further three albums containing their own blend of melodic… Continue Reading →

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