Category: Review

Review: “Great Black Earth” by Mortuary

Here begins a very short and yet sickly sweet history lesson. Back in 1989 the merging of two projects in Pestilence and Butchery led to the formation of the now legendary Mexican Death Thrash purveyors Mortuary, a band who would go on to open for Slayer in Mexico City in 1994. They were on the crest of a tidal

Review: “Still Suffer” by Terror

Back in 2002 not even the most optimistic of fans could have predicted that not only would Terror still be alive but very much kicking twenty four years on. The highly influential Hardcore crew, who originated in Los Angeles California, have made the road their home in that time with punishing touring schedules while churning

Review: “The Ghost of a Future Dead” by At The Gates

“We are proud to finally share some news about our eighth studio album, The Ghost of a Future Dead. The album will be released on April 24, 2026 – more than two years after it was completed in the studio. As you all know, Tomas Lindberg passed away last year due to complications from his

Review: “Anthropic Genetic Involution” by Ural

The Thrash revival continues with Turin based Italian quintet Ural who rose like a Phoenix from the ashes of Lifeless in 2010 and have since delivered us to evil with an unholy trinity of albums and a pair of extended plays. Maintaining the chainsaw’s perpetual forward motion, their fourth album “Anthropic Genetic Involution“ is their

Review: “Fever Dreams of Vengeance” by Sewer Altar

In the summer of 2024 while everyone was going to festivals, drinking beers and shouting obscenities at the government, Finnish death-grind provocateurs Sewer Altar  released a ten minute six track demo. Running on traditional Death Metal themes of defilement and horror, intertwining them with the pervasive malaise of sociopolitical inequality, thriving on short, sharp bursts

Review: “Despondence” by Our Demise

Back in October as they were preparing to open for The Ghost Inside and Bleed From Within at Magnet House in their home city of Perth, Western Australia, Deathcore heavy hitters Our Demise watched in disbelief as the first single “Vile Embrace” from EP “Despondence” surpassed 200k of Spotify streams alone. Six months on 2024

Review: “Resolve” by Kill The Silence

A Post-Hardcore infused Metalcore band from Leeds who are known for blending melodic hooks with emotional intensity, Kill The Silence are a quintet for whom good things seem just around the corner. Formed in 2018 the band unleashed a six song debut EP in “Bloodlines” a year later, going on to share stages with the

Review: “Serpentine” by Catalysis

A second record with the line up that delivered last years EP “The Only Way Out Is Through” as well as performances at Anvinium Metal Festival in Belgium, Thrashchester in Manchester and Aberdeen Metal Fest to name but a few means the anticipation of continues quality from Scottish Metalcore Kings Catalysis is high. For a

Review: “The Respite” by Resumption

Returning to the cesspool of dirty Death Doom Metal after many years spent playing in blues bands, Wilhelm Lindh (The Gardnerz, Tristitia, Pandemonium, Allamedah) started a project called Resumption. A Swedish musician who has been living in Portugal for decades, he dedicates album “The Respite” to his late father, who hated Metal music but nevertheless