SATAN MY MASTERThe King Of Hell Arrives EP Helldprod (2018)Rating: 7/10 Limited to 100 cassette-only copies comes the debut EP from Portuguese nutcases Satan My Master who, with such a moniker, must surely spout out some sort of hellish black / death metal? And yep, I was right. “You fuckin’ slut…” are the first words […]
VINNIE PAUL: Public Memorial For Former PANTERA Drummer To Be Held In Dallas On Sunday June 27th, 2018 A public memorial for late Pantera and Hellyeah drummer Vinnie Paul will be held at the Bomb Factory in Dallas, Texas on Sunday, July 1st, commencing at 3:33pm. The line for wristbands to attend Vinnie Paul: A […]
ELVENSTORM Stream New Track ‘Devil Within’ June 26th, 2018 Grenoble, France-based heavy metal group Elvenstorm have made the track ‘Devil Within’ available for streaming through YouTube, which can be accessed below. Elvenstorm issue third full-length studio album The Conjuring on July 13th, 2018 through Massacre Records. The Conjuring was mixed by Lars Ramcke at Thunderhall […]
CAULDRON To Tour Europe In Early Autumn 2018 June 25th, 2018 Toronto, Ontario, Canada-based metal group Cauldron tour Europe from mid-to-late September to early October 2018. The dates are as follows; Sep 20 – London, England, Black Heart Sep 21 – Munster, Germany, Rare Guitar Sep 22 – Ditigheim, Germany, Harder Than Steel Festival Sep […]
ABIOSISRevelations Of Macabre Self-released (2018)Rating: 7.5/10 Don’t confuse these American death metallers with their fellow countrymen from California who split up in the 90s, or the UK act who also vanished in the same decade with two members going on to join My Dying Bride. In this instance, Abiosis hail from Salem, Oregon and their […]
MORTUOUSThrough Wilderness Tankcrimes / Carbonized (2018)Rating: 9/10 There’s been some fantastic death metal records released this year and I’m pleased to say that here’s another. This time we visit the stinking shores of Mortuous, a band hailing from San Jose, California but very much with their feet planted in the festering old school era. Featuring […]
CRAFTWhite Noise And Black Metal Season Of Mist (2018)Rating: 8/10 Great album title. Craft is back with another freight train of ferocious tumult seven years after 2011’s Void. As expected, the Swedish band comes well equipped with huge dollops of seething, searing no nonsense black metal angles that snag and tear in fully barbed fashion […]
KING HEAVYGuardian Demons Cruz Del Sur Music (2018)Rating: 8.5/10 What is this that stands before me? Time for some doom metal hocus pocus with King Heavy. Guardian Demons is the sophomore outing from this miserable bunch of mainly Chileans who, out of Santiago, have mastered the art of providing monstrous, monolithic quakes of dooooom! Fronted […]
MORGENGRAUBlood Oracle Unspeakable Axe (2018)Rating: 9/10 Well this one is a much anticipated work; Texan death metallers Morgengrau finally getting round to releasing their sophomore effort some five years after 2013 debut Extrinsic Pathway blasted us into oblivion. Produced by Harris Johns and featuring artwork from Nick Keller – who provided paintings for such blockbuster […]
KONVENT Sign Album Contract With Napalm Records June 20th, 2018 Copenhagen, Denmark-based doom / death metal group Konvent have signed an album contract with Napalm Records, revealing this development on June 20th, 2018. Konvent commented: “We are extremely proud to be teaming up with Napalm Records on our coming releases, that we a currently working […]
