Category: Review

Review: “Death Dealer” by Death of a Deity (Fifth Anniversary)

West Palm Beach Florida born and raised, playing Deathcore is how Death of a Deity spend most of their days. They landed the first punch of their bare knuckle boxing match in June 2018 with stand alone single “Wasted Life” with riff trade offs and orchestration of note. Returning nine months later with debut EP

Review: “There’s No Light Six Feet Under” by Restricted

Whether its intentional or not, a violent delight of a debut EP in “There’s No Light Six Feet Under” by East Coast Deathcore quintet Restricted certainly feels like it could be a concept record. Each track recorded by vocalist pairing Gino Armstrong and John Pronesti, guitarist Lex Engle, bassist Marco Begazo and drummer Yorgo Malafis has

Review: “Mercy Killing” by Negative Frame

2018 was the year that saw London Metallic Hardcore crew Negative Frame get us in a headlock before charging headlong into traffic with a basement demo of “King” swiftly followed by a debut EP in “Pestilent” produced by Nick Burns and launched at a show with with Discharge on 1st December of that year. 2020

Review: “Catharsis” by Ophelia’s Eye

Social grievances, personal and global issues have always been the themes behind the lyrics of Swiss Melodic Death Metal purveyors Ophelia’s Eye but can that sustain them through a third record in “Catharsis“? Recorded at SOS Basement Studios with Sebastian Schiess (Shadowpath, Anger In Defeat, Hunted Like Thieves) and mastered by Swiss producer and sound engineer

Review: “Dead In 5” by 6Deep

“This EP is about change. These songs reflect our growth, both as a band and as individuals. They’re about taking accountability, confronting grief, and channelling those emotions into something powerful.” ~ Brandon Farley, vocals

Review: “Black Marrow” by Slaughtersun

You’d have to have been living under a rock for the past couple of years not to won’t know about New Jersey Death Metal four piece Slaughtersun, such has been the fervour around their first four singles. Uniting members of Thank You Scientist, Windfaerer, Tombstoner and Cranial Damage the band had been the brainchild of Ben Karas for decades

Review: “Epitaphs of War” by Ka’rah

Imagine if you will, a band that combines the raw energy of the 1980’s era of Thrash and the musicality of modern Death Metal. What would that sound like? The answer is one that Croatian Death Thrash purveyors Ka’rah claim as their territory having built their sound over the past two years. Originally starting out

Review: “Force Me Upon Death” by Ancient Torment

Musing on themes of Blasphemy, Lust, Esotericism, Misanthropy and Self-destruction in their previous formulation, a new line up of Ancient Torment with a new lyricist offers fresh intrigue into a group who have been a torchbearer for Black Metal in the coastal reaches of New England. Drummer Zealot and guitarist Tormentum, both key members of