MORTUARY GHOULCorpse Exhumation EP Self-released (2022)Rating: 7.5/10 Crawling from out of nowhere (well, the darkest depths of Ohio to be more precise) is Mortuary Ghoul, a rather mysterious one-man band that quite simply trudge through the murky and mulch to provide grisly, horror-obsessed drudgery straight out of the Mortician case files. Opener ‘Wear Your Face’ […]
KONVENT Release Official Lyric Video For New Track ‘Harena’ March 9th, 2022 Copenhagen, Denmark-based doom / death metal band Konvent have released an official lyric video for the track ‘Harena’. Created by Alexander Kolby, the clip can be viewed below. Regarding about the song, the band stated: “‘Harena’ is an inner dialogue about self doubt, […]
PRAYING MANTIS Issue Official Lyric Video For ‘Non Omnis Moriar’ Track March 8th, 2022 London, England-based hard rock band Praying Mantis have released an official lyric video for the track ‘Non Omnis Moriar’. Created by Wayne Joyner, the clip can be viewed below. Praying Mantis issued 11th full-length studio album Katharsis on January 28th, 2022 […]
IRON GRIFFINStorm Of Magic Self-released (2022)Rating: 7/10 Back in 2019 I stumbled upon this Finnish band and their debut full-length album Curse Of The Sky, and can honestly say I wasn’t sure about them. The production was tepid and the strange mix of New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, 70s rock, doom metal and folky […]
ENDTIMEImpending Doom Heavy Psych Sounds (2022)Rating: 7/10 Hitting me like a tidal wave of syrup comes Swedish doomsters Endtime, a quintet from Uppsala who previously went by the name of Saturniids. What you get here on the band’s debut full-length album are five tracks of sickening sludge-filled nastiness under occult influence. Opener ‘Harbinger Of Disease’ […]
VIO-LENCELet The World Burn EP Metal Blade (2022)Rating: 8.5/10 At the tail end of the glorious 1980s, San Francisco thrashers Vio-Lence released one of the greatest thrash albums of all time. Issued in June 1988, Eternal Nightmare was a scorching debut record that in my opinion has never been bettered, with the riotous fizzing guitars, […]
WARPATH Release Music Video For ‘Resurrection’ Track March 4th, 2022 Hamburg, Germany-based thrash metal band Warpath have released a music video for the track ‘Resurrection’, which can be viewed below. Warpath issued seventh full-length studio album Disharmonic Revelations on March 4th, 2022 through Massacre Records. Production was handled by Jörg Uken of Soundlodge Studio. Disharmonic […]
MIDNIGHT Launch New Music Video For ‘Szex Witchery’ Track March 4th, 2022 Cleveland, Ohio-based black / thrash metal project Midnight have filmed a music video for the track ‘Szex Witchery’. Directed by David Brodsky, the clip can be viewed below. Midnight issued fifth full-length studio album Let There Be Witchery on March 4th, 2022 through […]
FLORIDIAN HIPPIESFuel Injected EP Self-released (2022)Rating: 8/10 When I saw the cover and band name I expected some sort of booze-infested crossover thrash nonsense, but was pleasantly surprised to find that these Finnish dudes are in fact a death metal act. This short debut affair makes an immediate impact, combining raw sewage Autopsy worship with […]
CONFIDENTIAL Unveil Music Video For New Song ‘Salvation’ Feat. CYHRA’s Jake E. March 2nd, 2022 Norwegian symphonic metal band Confidential have filmed a music video for the track ‘Salvation’. Featuring guest vocals from CyHra frontman Jake E., the clip can be viewed below. Confidential issue their debut full-length studio album Devil Inside on March 25th, […]
