Back in 1987 the writing partnership of Chris Christopher (Guitars, Vocals) and Chris Gennaro (Bass, Vocals) started a Death Thrash band called Suiciety that created music with themes of social criticism, suicide and emotions. In 1994 that band became East Brunswick, New Jersey Industrial Death Metal force Grone with a name change and a style shift,
Hailing from New Jersey, Dragsholm have been conjuring Blackened Death Metal from the crypt for almost a decade. Inspired by classic horror cinema and Gothic literature they have mused on themes of Luciferianism, Paganism and Vampirism over an unholy trinity of EPs and a pair of split records while building their fan base in the live
Rising like a phoenix from the ashes of Dutch Death Metal act Entrapment, it is written that Savage draw from the poison well of inspiration provided by such legendary acts such as Nihilist, Master and Repulsion carving their name on the tree of pain with a sound that remains faithful to the school of old.
“These four bands/songs influenced us in ways that run deeper than I can fully explain. The riffs, the rhythms, the way songs were built, the urgency and style of the vocals, the conviction and chaos on stage—so much of what found its way into us all started here with them. Our Western Pennsylvania Big Four.
At the start of 2022, feeling like they had some unfinished business, former Cacodaemonic pairing in guitarist Tom Else and bassist Joel Wheeler decided it was time to start a fresh. Armed with a drum machine and the vocal talents of Elloise Cantrell they opened Pandora’s box and unleashed hell, as Kryptess was born. The
Having already shared stages with Psycroptic, Unburier and Thrasherwolf in recent times, South West Crossover Thrash merchants Martyrs Saint have begun to build a reputation for themselves as a force to be reckoned with. Produced, recorded and mixed by Lucas Fletcher (Espera, Anxiety Trip, Apathy) at Shell City Studios, their debut EP comprises a collection of songs that have
The story goes that Crypts of Golgotha were formed in Denver, Colorado by current and former members of such house hold names as Vitriolic Withering, Bloodrite, Cempasúchil and Impalor in 2022. As a trio void of any particular vision they initially began writing old school Death Metal and after a year that evolved organically to incorporate Brutal
Hailing from Harlingen in the Netherlands, Boneripper were formed at some point in 2022 and feature in their ranks both former and current members of Manu Armata, 13Steps and Bladecrusher. As a quintet they rose to prominence with debut EP “Vengeance & Forgiveness” in 2023, offering a blend of high octane Metallic Hardcore with abrasive
Taking their name from the Latin for “This is War“, Helsinki Finland based Blackened Death Metal trio Hoc est Bellum crawled from a crypt in 2022 as a force of Extreme Metal devoted to creating battle hymns steeped in filth, blasphemy and destructive fervour. Their 2023 demo, built on raw aggression and ritualistic intensity, should
Celebrating a decade of destruction together, Malmö Sweden based Thrash trio Dead Sleep have been busy preparing five fresh cuts for our listening pleasure in EP “Repulsion“. The bands fourth record in all, it follows 2020’s “Naked Tyrant” album and finds the band a more streamlined trio following the departure of rhythm guitarist and backing
