After seeing that cover and the album title I was thinking that Affliction Gate, whom I’ve never heard of before a month ago, was depressive black metal. Holy mother of all things unholy was I wrong! Affliction Gate is, for … Continue reading Affliction Gate – Dying Alone
Progressive death metal is something that can be only two things: very nice or a deathcore band trying to sound more appealing. In the case with Eritherium it would be the former of the two, luckily enough. Their second full … Continue reading Eritherium – Polar
Iranian death metal band, Azooma, is without a fucking doubt my favorite underground band in the entire world. They have put out but one album, but it is so amazing that to this day it manages to capture my imagination … Continue reading Q&A with death metallers Azooma!
It would appear to me that the tiny record label that is Blackened Death Records has got a compilation series going on, and I enjoyed the first entry to the “Hammer Smashed Faith” series so why the fuck not check … Continue reading Blackened Death Records Presents: Hammer Smashed Faith II
If you have ever worried about a blackened death metal band that lacks a blast beat, a ferocious pace, and maximum brutality, I can assure you that will not even begin to find it here with Blood of the Wolf’s … Continue reading Blood of the Wolf – I: The Law of Retaliation
I’ve heard all sorts of blackened death albums over the course of this year alone, and Tomb of Finland have easily climbed the ranks in an instant and have become one of my favorite blackened death albums of 2015. That … Continue reading Tomb of Finland – Below the Green
When Sanzu released their debut EP “Painless” earlier this year, I just knew that this was gonna be a band to look out for because their variety of crushing death metal was all but irresistibly awesome for me. And literally … Continue reading Sanzu – Ubiety (single)
How raw does a death metal album have to be? How fast does it have to be? How intense should it be in terms of deep vocals, heavy guitars, a bass that doesn’t know the meaning of “calm down”, and … Continue reading Nar Mattaru – Ancient Atomic Warfare
Much like how Under the Church displayed yesterday how death metal was in it’s glory days, Aktaion shows how the newer wave of death metal sounds and how it still holds the intensity of the genre while adding a bit … Continue reading Aktaion – Throne
Of any album that I have ever reviewed, I can say with complete confidence that Under the Church is the most pure death metal that has ever flown its way into my ears and wrapped itself around me brains. Their … Continue reading Under the Church – Rabid Armageddon
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