Recorded by Ivan Dmitriev (Septory, Mute Ocean, Depicting Absym) at BuzzyLick Studio “Seeds of Apostasy” is the fifth full length album by Saint Petersburg based Death Metal quartet Monastery Dead. Featuring in their ranks members and former members of Cemeterial, Jotungheim and Infornal Fuckъ the five piece have long mused on themes of death, war,
I compare thee to a summers day. As a fan of 2021’s EP “This Is Our Core” with “Salvation” being arguably the finest single track that Sore Teeth have in their discography with it’s “Punishment” era Biohazard influences, going into the review of their self titled album was an interesting moment. Four years have gone
A growing concern since their 2022 inception Indianapolis, Indiana based Deathcore quintet Mauled have been musing on themes of Murder, Violence, Hate and Death for the past three years. That time has yielded not one but two EPs with “Wrath” arriving in 2023 and there self titled record following in April of 2025. Those records have
For the past twenty two years Brazilian Grindcore band Facada (or “Stab” in English) have been treading the boards with everyone from Napalm Death to Cannibal Corpse and even Testament at various festivals while churning out what they describe as music which is “Simple. Fast, heavy, raw, without experimentation, without frills, without sonic trips, without
After their second EP “Abysmal Earth” caught our attention back in the summer we figured we’d seize the opportunity to go back and review “Thrash Is Back”, the debut record from Exaust. Hailing from deepest, darkest Cwmbrân, South Wales hasn’t stopped the five piece from reducing venues to rubble alongside the likes of Inhuman Nature,
Engineered by Jason Brooks, mixed by Taylor Young (Nails, Kruelty, God’s Hate) at The Pit Recording Studio, mastered by Brad Boatright (Obituary, Internal Bleeding, Creeping Death) at Audiosiege and complemented by artwork from Stein Hansen, “Witness The Power” is a second burnt offering of Thrashing violence from Denial Of Life. Hailing from Tacoma Washington the four
“We could consider this EP as a transition in essence a bridge towards a more modern and melancholic style. It was also a challenge for us, to test whether we were capable of not remaining outdated and instead redirect our sound into something fresher, unique and contemporary.” ~ Lost In Existence
The depression sessions have well and truly begun for Saskatoon Canadian Death Thrash purveyors Pythonic as with their sophomore EP “Decomposition” they explore themes of corruption, drug addiction, toxic relationships… and summoning the devil. Written primarily by vocalist Morgan Warriner with contributions from former bassist Alex Conley, it finds the band in ascendancy with their
Heavy. Dirty. Miserable. Put simply, that’s how Buckinghamshire based Sludgecore five piece Verminthrone self describe. As ever, that is just the tip of the iceberg as the band feature in their ranks members and former members of Karmalener, Sada and Word Bearer and have thus far demonstrated their commitment to the cause with 2022 debut EP
For the past five years Tuomas Kauppinen has been playing guitars, bass, drums and even a harmonica as the multi instrumentalist and vocalist behind Dark Folk Metal project Nobody. He’s been nothing short of prolific in his output with “Jesus Ain’t Cumming” being his third EP of 2025 following “Shadow Companions” in March and “Saint
