Category: Review

Review: “Revelation In Purity” by Imperishable

“This album started with just a few ideas between Alex and me, and has now taken on a life of its own, and we’re damn proud of what we’ve achieved here. It represents where we were at the time. Musically and otherwise. The pandemic, the birth of my son, the loss of immediate family, etc,

Review: “Warpath” by Anger Machine (8th Anniversary)

Sandwiched between the release of their 2016 debut EP “Unbreakable” and their 2019 debut album “Trail Of The Perished” came a twin track affair that should see release on 7″ vinyl. Titled “Warpath” and soaked in themes of Inner strength, Respect, Society, Death, Violence and Misanthropy it was the final studio recording from Dutch Groove

Review: “Horrific Mooktation” by I Am Mook

Exactly how long I Am Mook have been around is something we’ll have to ask them in an interview because it doesn’t seem possible to be as prolific as the dates on their discography suggest… could they?! What we can say is that they have a pair of albums in “Mooklear Disaster” and “Mooklear Fallout”

Review: “Rubidium” by Visitant

A debut album that focuses on the bleakest parts of being human with overarching themes of grief, loss, betrayal, vengeance, time lost and regret with a dark femininity is the promise of “Rubidium” from Florida Blackened Death metal collective Visitant. The culmination of three years of dedication to craft, the record takes its name from the Latin

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