Category: Review

Review: “Roadkill Rodeo” by Gloomweaver

It’s the dawn of a new day for Southern England  Slamming Beatdown Deathcore collective Gloomweaver because after 18 months of radio silence, they’ve issued a sophomore EP in “Roadkill Rodeo” from a new line up. Joining original guitarist Mike Simon and drummer Joe Kaleth are a trio of familiar faces in former Majin vocalist Sam

Review: “Vermian Death” by Grave Hex

Formed in Helsinki in March 2024 by a trio of musicians known for their prior convictions in Vainoa, Loka and Radien who share a mutual love of bands like Autopsy, Undergang and Morbific, Finnish Death Punks Grave Hex are said to have written their debut album “Vermian Death” in complete spontaneity. Mastered by Greg Wilkinson (Abstracter, Necrot, Hyperdontia) at Earhammer

Review: “Immakulate Invokations” by Atavistic Decay

“Mother of abominations, dominator of beast, fermenter of filth! ‘Immakulate Invokations’ begins in the dionysion ecstasy of maniacal speed, engulfing you in bestial pleasure. A sonic invocation to the sacred whore, ecstasy devolves into slow, painful reflection. As your past ’self’ lies decimated, we invite the listener to transcend the flesh of what once was,

Review: “Eternal War” by Fates Messenger

“Eternal War is a culmination of everything we are—hard-earned experience, raw anger, and a refusal to be passive in a world that’s spiralling into darkness. We didn’t form this band to coast on legacy. This is about what’s next.” – Fates Messenger 

Review: “A Sense of Injury” by Tongues of Mercury

Hailing from Gqeberha in South Africa, Tongues of Mercury is a fresh project from multi instrumentalist Shaun Mitchell (Dead Man Risen, Soul’s Darkness, Dreams of Nightmares) and vocalist Jaime Ribeiro (Semyazah, Priest Killer, Abattoir of Shrikes). Promising lyrical themes rooted largely in philosophical schools of thought with Stoicism being among the most prevalent, their aim

Review: “Horror” by Brutta

Three years after 2022’s self titled debut album found Brutta unleashing 33 minutes forged in fury, moulded by malevolence and painted in Blackened Death Metal, the band trio return with a second taped confession. Once again produced, mixed and mastered by bassist Tom MacLean (Athemon, ex-Haken) at Twelve Tone Studio, “Horror” finds him joined by

Review: “Üdv A Világomban” by Heartkiller

The story of Heartkiller began way back in 2005 when the bands writing partnership of vocalist Nagy Gábor “Kenny” and lead guitarist Kis Sándor started their first band together in Poison Tear. That project was disbanded after five years of experimentation but gave rise to a second project called Black Jack which made its live

Review: “Stay Relentless” by Justice For The Damned

“A huge focus was writing music that would be fun to play live for the next few years – and we managed to do that while still retaining our favourite Justice tropes. Musically, we’re leaning further into a metalcore-mosh sound, paying homage to our early days in Western Sydney. We’re not reinventing the wheel, but

Review: “Journey to the Sun” by Vanitas

They say that time flies when you’re having fun so it can’t be an understatement to say that the past three years feels like it must have been something of a whirlwind for Midlands based Cinematic DJent pioneers Vanitas. As a band, the five piece have very much been the gift that keeps giving, dropping

Review: “Beware The Snake (Redux)” by Alera

“When Alera said goodbye in 2023, the identity of the band had changed significantly from when the original version of this EP was written and recorded. Neither Corey [Cichowski, guitars] or Tony [Taylor, bass], who had been integral to what Alera had become, were involved in the creation of “Beware The Snake” whatsoever. This redux