MIDASMidas No Remorse (2022)Rating: 8.5/10 A glut of bands have been trying to sound 80s over the last few years and many have failed miserably, but Detroit, Michigan-based metallers Midas are a breath of fresh air. Beginning life in 2018, the combo released a couple of demos – Solid Gold Heavy and Still Hungry – […]
DEVIL MASTEREcstasies Of Never Ending Night Relapse (2022)Rating: 8/10 Arguably one of the year’s most eagerly awaited releases, Ecstasies Of Never Ending Night is the second album from Philadelphia horror storytellers Devil Master. This creepy combo dabbles in unconventional black metal, blood-spattered punk n’ dusty Goth rock, and the result is an interesting and atmospheric […]
TYSONDOGMidnight From The Vaults (2022)Rating: 8/10 Tysondog, those wiley Geordie metal heads who charmed their way into our young hearts back in the 80s with albums such as Beware Of The Dog (1984) and Crimes Of Insanity (1986), are here again. Times change however, as do line-ups, but thankfully the UK heavy metal veterans have […]
VOMITROTRotten Vomit Self-released (2022)Rating: 8/10 The clues are there in band name and album title, this being the debut full-length offering from this sick Swedish trio. For guaranteed headaches, nosebleeds, bodily rupturing and skeletal erosion, then I’d suggest this horrible album. This is one vile, relentless heap of madness that makes you question the sanity […]
SPACE VACATIONWhite Hot Reflection Pure Steel (2022)Rating: 8/10 White Hot Reflection is the fifth full-length studio album from this San Francisco quartet. Admittedly, Space Vacation is not a band I’ve followed too closely, but I did enjoy their 2014 opus Cosmic Vanguard. It has been five years since the last outing, Lost In The Black […]
CARNAL SAVAGERYScent Of Death Moribund (2022)Rating: 7/10 It’s now three albums in three years for this prolific Swedish clan, who churn out trusty death metal bulging with the hallmarks which made the scene so great and recognisable in the early 90s. The trouble is, there are hordes of similar sounding bands doing this now and […]
BRAINBATHBrainBath EP Macho (2022)Rating: 8/10 Suddenly the land of Scotland is vomiting out several impressive death metal bands and here’s another to add to the list, BrainBath. This five-piece hasn’t been around long but they’ve served up six tracks of wholesome death metal here, and they entertain along the way with track titles such as […]
CRAZY HAMMERRoll The Dice M & O Music (2022)Rating: 8/10 I’ve always had a passion for rich-sounding metal, and by that I mean gravelled vocals, fiery production and enchanting dynamics. Crazy Hammer, from France, provides such qualities. Roll The Dice is the second album from this band which, believe it or not, were floating around […]
VULCANOStone Orange Emanzipation Productions (2022)Rating: 8/10 Brazilian death thrashers Vulcano is one of those prolific bands you can lose track of due to the amount of records they’ve put out over the years. However, due to their cult status they are a band you can just keep on going back to, particularly the releases during […]
FUNERAL VOMITFuneral Vomit EP Entropy (2022)Rating: 8.5/10 After hearing Sequestrum’s vile debut (The Epitome Of Putridity) I didn’t expect another band to match the squelching morbidity, and yet here is Colombian band Funeral Vomit. Two years ago this bunch of lunatics released the Necrophoric Infestation demo, followed quickly by two split releases. However, it’s this […]
