Category: Review

Review: “Yom-Ma-Lok” by Whispers

To anyone who witnessed their performances around Europe as part of the Flatspot Records World Tour it will come as no surprise that “Yom-Ma-Lok” from Thai Hardcore crew Whispers is a highly anticipated record. During those shows the band not only held their own as they shared stages with Speed, End It, Life’s Question, Demonstration

Review: “Vices” by Killerkorp

Sharpening their teeth with shows alongside such household names as Raised by Owls, Celestial Sanctuary and Beyond Extinction in recent times has only served to give Extreme Metal act Killerkorp a greater bloodlust. The five piece came to prominence with a well received debut EP “Pain” in 2019, the savage riffs and powerful lyrics pulling no punches,

Review: “I Am Your Bane” by Boreal Grave

While Finland maybe synonymous with Melodic Death Metal and Folk Metal, it’s not a place from which you might expect to hear a band claim Technical Deathcore as their sound. Seinäjoki based five piece Boreal Grave have other ideas and cutting against the grain offer debut record “I Am Your Bane” as evidence it can be

Review: “Blissful Death” by Xenotheory

“For this second album, Blissful Death, we went all in, pouring our heart and soul into 45 minutes of unrelenting auditory warfare. Building on the foundation laid by Dawn of an Eyeless Realm, we doubled the intensity and complexity, evolving into 11 brutal tracks that blend Deathcore with the crushing weight of Slam, the intricate

Review: “Shadow” by Reflections

After Reflections brought their 7 string brand of drop F tuned Progressive Metalcore with DJentisms to the table with studio album number four, in the form of the soul crushing “Willow“ in February 2020, things began to change. The band that had brought us “The Color Clear” had disappeared into the vortex to be replaced

Review: “Principium 2.0” by Carbon Black

“We’ve progressed so much as a band, and as musicians, we really want to have the songs represent how we play them now. I think most bands will say that in the course of 10 years, you play the songs live, and they morph and evolve, and assume their own identity. The songs grow up

Review: “Relapse Into Submission” by Duisternis

Back in February of this year debut EP “Unity Unto None” crawled out from the catacombs of Glasgow Scotland as the virgin sacrifice from Duisternis. A studio project in Black Metal which takes its name from the Dutch noun for “the darkness” (the adjective duister meaning “dark” or “evil and usually secret“), it serves as a

Review: “Epiphany” by Burn Down Eden

“With the Epiphany EP, we pick up right where we left off with the Dismal EP released earlier this year. The technical and musical level is higher than ever. Epiphany has the same overall dark vibe as Dismal, but with a slightly brighter touch to it, which is why these specific five songs were chosen to be on this second EP. Together,

Review: “Suffering Heritage” by Dwelled

Describing themselves simply as creating a “ferocious and unforgiving sound from the North of the UK“, Dwelled are a four piece Deathcore outfit who hail from Manchester, a region steeped in genre heritage and nicknamed “Slamchester“. Once they had settled on their line up of vocalist Matt Wall, drummer Matt Thompstone and guitarist duo Louis