RAPTUREParoxysm Of Hatred Memento Mori (2018)Rating: 9.5/10 Well, this slab of hasty death / thrash from Greece is vying for my attention, and could well be up there at the end of 2018 as one of the best releases. Forming out of Athens back in 2012, this particular Rapture has had a healthy rise, issuing […]
ECTOPLASMACavern Of Foul Unbeings Memento Mori (2018)Rating: 8/10 A trickling intro (‘Amorphous Atrocity’) bleeds and leads us into the vile world of Greek act Ectoplasma, an earthy, grim quartet who began life in 2013 but came to my attention through their 2016 debut Spitting Coffins. And so as I wake to the sound of buzzing […]
ANVILPounding The Pavement Steamhammer (2018)Rating: 3/10 Here’s my long running issue with veteran Canadian metallers Anvil. Their songwriting skills and choice of song material is lacking and questionable at best. I dig the music, I get the band, I understand all the moving parts involved, but it’s hard for me to take this band seriously […]
REVOLTINGMonolith Of Madness F.D.A. (2018)Rating: 6.5/10 It’s a shame that while so many people have waited for bands such as Morbid Angel to release a good album for so long, that consistent death metal acts tend to get overlooked. One such example is Swedish death metal outfit Revolting, who for the last decade or so […]
DECAYINGTo Cross The Line F.D.A. (2018)Rating: 8/10 Finnish act Decaying are not a band I’ve been loyal to over the years, having only flitted in and out of their works, but I’m glad I’ve returned to their kingdom for what is the band’s fourth full-length workout. To Cross The Line may be a rather bland […]
EVIL WARRIORSFall From Reality War Anthem (2018)Rating: 7/10 It’s no wonder that the frost this winter has become impossible to remove from the windscreen of the car, because it’s been seven years since German metalheads Evil Warriors released their debut album (2011’s Expressions Of Endless Dreams). So, I guess it’s welcome back guys, did you […]
DRUID LORDGrotesque Offerings Hells Headbangers (2018)Rating: 8/10 It’s been eight long years since these Floridian doom ghouls plagued our ears with a full-length opus. In fact, in spite of a few early EP’s I though the squelching, swamp-ridden combo had split up. But no, and as a church organ wheezes from the chapel of ghouls […]
WOLFTOOTHWolftooth Self-released (2018)Rating: 7/10 A good slice of album cover art conceals what is essentially another “stoner” record from a band that hails from Indiana. This self-titled full-length opus brings a nice, smooth rumble of a sound best described as somewhere between the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, Black Sabbath and, say, The Sword. […]
ARKONA Release Eighth Studio Album ‘Khram’ June 5th, 2018 Moscow, Russia-based pagan / folk metal band Arkona issued eighth full-length studio album Khram on January 19th, 2018 through Napalm Records. The outing’s title is the Russian word for ‘temple’. A track-by-track breakdown video for the album can also be viewed below. The track listing is […]
WITCHLORE To Release Debut EP ‘Into The Glade’ In March January 18th, 2018 Stockholm, Sweden-based thrash / death metal band Witchlore issue debut EP Into The Glade on March 2nd, 2018 through Street Smart Production / Playground Music Scandinavia. The outing was produced by Witchlore, mixed by Patrik Magnusson, and mastered by Lars Norgren. Cover […]
