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Vengeance Within – Deifying the Human Intellect

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 What happens when we mix in the same record different styles such as Black, Death and maybe, I would even say, a little bit of Atmospheric essence? It happens that it surprises us. And they, Vengeance Within, have succeeded to create this magic in only one album, called “Deifying the Human Intellect”. A really good CD for any extreme metal music lover, with very good calibration on guitar harmonies, and really elaborated techniques that mix complex riffs with a marked rhythmic base. The velocity of the drums is brutal, and its variations are really good, above all when guitars don’t change their … Continue reading Vengeance Within – Deifying the Human Intellect

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Coraxo – Starlit Flame II

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 Mixing together death metal and techno is always a risky thing to do if you’re going for a wide audience because you gotta get the balance perfect while still having that awesome feel that the bands are always aiming for, but so far the only band to truly succeed in my eyes is Coraxo with their latest album “Starlit Flame II”. There is more death metal than techno from what I heard from the album and that balance was spot on because it gave a fresh feel to it without making it sound like some new experiment from Skrillex or … Continue reading Coraxo – Starlit Flame II

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Synodik – A Matter Of Perception

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 For those of you who don’t even know how to imagine atmospheric metal let me explain it to you like this : it’s basically your normal metal pertaining to whatever sub-genre the band specializes in with the added sound of whatever other instruments the band thinks compliments the metal at certain points whether it be a piano, violin, or anything else they come up with. I could definitely tell that there were some of those kinds of instruments used in Synodik’s upcoming album “A Matter Of Perception” and they actually worked really, really well. The albums consists of only three … Continue reading Synodik – A Matter Of Perception

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Obduktion – Mors Janua Vitae

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 What’s not to like about a nice death metal EP with only two songs? Well, there’s the possibility of you not liking death metal at all, but that’s besides the point. Obduktion’s latest EP “Mors Janua Vitae” has, as you might have guessed by now, only two songs, but that doesn’t mean the quality is bad or those songs are just scraps that they just felt like throwing at us. Quite the contrary. Both tracks from the EP have great sound and feel to them that I found extremely enjoyable. As a death metal fan I was able to connect and … Continue reading Obduktion – Mors Janua Vitae

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Decaying – One To Conquer

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 Oh, how I wish this album was on Spotify because I’d listen to this every single day. “One To Conquer” is a badass death metal album that absolutely blew me away because of how great it was. Normally, death metal sounds awesome, but Decaying has taken that and amplified it greatly when making this album. This entire album is probably one of my more favorite normal death metal albums since it has the brutality and dark theme that all of them do, but this album just takes that to a whole different level while having a more rhythmic pace to … Continue reading Decaying – One To Conquer

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Canker – Physical

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 I’ve never heard of Canker before, but Xtreem Music has recently put out a remastered reissue of the band’s debut album “Physical”, and I’ve no idea what the original must sound like but this edition sounds absolutely brutal on a scale that only the real hardcore death metal fans out there can understand without having to think about it. “Physical” I feel is a literal name because I feel like this could bring physical pain if there were enough insane metal heads in a concert and Canker played this album. That would be awesome, though, you can’t deny it. This … Continue reading Canker – Physical

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Zero Gravity – Holocaust Awaits

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 It’s not every day that a new female-fronted death metal band pops up, you know. So when one does come up and record a debut album, you gotta get on it because you never know what it’ll be. And in this case with Zero Gravity, it worked out really, really well. Everything about this album just did an absolutely fantastic job at bringing to raw death metal to the ears of listeners from the moment that they first lay eyes on that cover because come on . . . it’s fucking awesome. The vocals really bring that raw feel that I just … Continue reading Zero Gravity – Holocaust Awaits

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Toxoid – Aurora Satanae

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 Unbeknownst to me, India has a black metal scene that is on the rise. I was not told about this, and I’m beginning to wonder why, but that’s not the point today. The point is is that Toxoid is the latest black metal band to join the scene and while they may not be the absolute best in my opinion, they have the sound and brutality needed to climb the rankings pretty quick if given the chance. Toxoid has the harsh vocals that a lot of black metal and death metal bands and they’ve thrown them together into raspy and … Continue reading Toxoid – Aurora Satanae

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Soulskinner – Crypts of Ancient Wisdom

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 I’m going to give you an equation. Don’t worry if you’re bad at math and you don’t even have to think about answering it. Greek band + death/black/thrash metal + ancient theme = ??? Turns out that the answer to that equation is Soulskinner’s new album “Crypts of Ancient Wisdom” (told you you didn’t have to think about answering). And when I say this band did exceedingly well at molding death, black, and thrash metal together into one badass album I mean they did extremely well at it! This entire album front to back is absolutely hardcore and brutal with vocals so … Continue reading Soulskinner – Crypts of Ancient Wisdom

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Cemetery Filth – Screams From The Catacombs

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 Okay whoever the fuck keeps saying that old school death metal is no longer thing is a fucking liar because Cemetery Filth’s “Screams From The Catacombs” is proof that it’s still very much a thing in today’s metal community. This EP goes back to the very roots of all death metal ever to the point that if you asked someone when this album came out they’d probably say the 80s because it sounds like it’s straight from that era of metal the entire time it’s going. The vocals just claw at your ears and then the guitars and drums just … Continue reading Cemetery Filth – Screams From The Catacombs