Category: Review

Review: “A Door Left Open” by Orthodox

Returning to the tried, tested and true, it comes as no surprise that Nashville Tennessee Nu-Metalcore act Orthodox chose Randy LeBoeuf (Jesus Piece, Kublai Khan, Dying Wish) to produce their fourth album “A Door Left Open”. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it as they say and given how well their Century Media debut “Learning To Dissolve”

Review: “The Oldest Crypt” by Devs Mortvorvm

Crawling from the grave in 2015 by the writing partnership of guitarist David Briones (Rotten Hate, Son in Curse, The Black Harvest) and vocalist Claudio Carrasco (Antucuran, Diabolvs, Poema Arcanvs), Devs Mortvorvm emerged with a clear mission: to play Graveyard Doom Death, inspired by legendary acts such as Goatlord, Derketa, early Cathedral and Autopsy. The

Review: “The Resurgence Of Nostalgia” by DeathTrophy

Mixed and mastered by Rob Caldwell (Cannibal Corpse, Municipal Waste, Belphegor) the first burnt offering from Knoxville, Tennessee two piece Deathcore purveyors DeathTrophy has long been described as something to crawl from the grave. Inspired by the duo’s equal love for horror movies and brutal riffs, their abrasive sound is said to take insanity to

Review: “Self Titled” by Edict (3rd Anniversary)

Uniting both current and former members of such household names as Bury Your Dead, Dropdead, Learn, Ruin it, Darklands, Crossdragger and The Full Effect, Providence Rhode Island natives Edict describe themselves simply as “unfriendly sounding“. Recorded at Silver Bullet Studios in Burlington, Connecticut under the watchful eyes of production and engineering team Greg Thomas (END, Adrienne, Cult

Review: “Beaten Will Rise” by Justice Theory (3rd Anniversary)

Bringing to an end the first decade of aggression from Jyväskylä Finland Thrash overlords Justice Theory, their sophomore EP “Beaten Will Rise” first graced the airwaves on 1st June 2022. The follow up to 2018’s “When the Lights Are Fading” reunited bassist Riku Lehto, drummer Juuso Liukkonen (who also plays bass in This Disposable Envelope)

Review: “Desolation Of Existence” by Blinded By Hate

Formed in 2013 in Mexico City, Deathcore quartet Blinded By Hate released a self titled EP in 2025 and a debut full length album in “Apología de la Miseria” (or “Apology for Misery“) in 2019. After that however there was a slow down in proceedings, the band unveiling a pair of singles, one in 2021

Review: “An Exercise In Self-Sufficiency” by Body Minus Head

Engineered by Kyle Krische and adorned by artwork from Ali Garvin, news of a debut album titled “An Exercise In Self-Sufficiency” from Kitchener, Ontario based Hardcore quintet Body Minus Head might not mean all that much to the average Joe. But when you start adding a little more to that statement, a little more flesh

Review: “Finding Peace” by Desolated

After a five year gestational period, pardon the cliché but a long awaited and highly anticipated new album from United Kingdom Hardcore legends Desolated is finally upon us. Returning to their old school New York Hardcore influences in bands like Biohazard, Life Of Agony and Shattered Realm the band have made it publicly known that the intension

Review: “Hide From The Light” by Diesect

Regular national touring with everyone whose anyone including Fit For A King, August Burns Red and While She Sleeps has brought Brisbane Australian heavy hitters Diesect to this point. The four piece have under their belts a pair of EPs in 2021’s “Mirror Image” and 2023’s “Shadows Follow” as well as a fistful of standalone

Review: “Surfaces” by Cardinal Fleet

“Surfaces is a five-track collection that explores the diversity and contrasts of heavy music. Each track is its own world – separate yet part of the same whole. The EP takes the listener on a journey through different moods and styles, combining experimentalism and familiar metal music tones in surprising ways. Although the songs differ in