As Decibel Magazine put it “Wretched breathe much-needed life into thrash-influenced death metal.” Couldn’t have said it better myself. Many of us had heard Wretched’s second album “Sons of Perdition” and thought it was the shit. Well I’ve got some news for those motherfuckers. . . “Cannibal” is even better!! This entire album is by far the band’s best work yet and is start to finish a killer of an album that takes thrash and death metal and mashes them together to form something super heavy, ultra-fast paced, and fantastic. It’s hard to find an album like this that is … Continue reading Wretched – Cannibal

 If there was ever an album that made me just about shit myself, it’s this. Even though “Vinter” was released in November, I have no doubts that this fantastic doom/death/heavy metal album that sounds amazing is drawing more and more people to listen to it as it did with me. To me, this is an absolute masterpiece of the genre. The entire album is filled with the heaviest guitarists, drums, vocals, and style I’ve heard in a while. Sure, I’ve done reviews for bands that have all of those, too, but none of them take them to the level that … Continue reading Feared – Vinter

 We all know about Disturbed, Five Finger Death Punch, Killswitch Engage, all the greats of the metal genre who started off small, but then grew large. And they all started their trek to popularity with a debut album. The debut album of any band out there sets the tone and expectations for a band’s future and what sort of music they’ll put out in the future. It’s also a fabulously exciting moment for people like me when we come along a debut album from a band we’ve never heard of, and we like it. That’s a fantastic feeling. Volharding has … Continue reading Volharding – Ascension

 I’m gonna say a phrase and you’re gonna think of the first thing that pops into your head and think only that. Okay, here’s the phrase : death metal. Got an idea? Now stick with it. Now take that idea, and throw it out the goddamn window because the bars have been raised in the world of death metal with this album! “Die Without Hope” by Carnifex was fucking ridiculous. Everything about it just screamed (literally) death metal. They held nothing back in the creation of this album. From the sinister lyrics to the guitars that just tear at your … Continue reading Carnifex – Die Without Hope