LARVAE – Join The Hardcore Cult! Neil Arnold June 2022 Larvae (l-r): Disgusting Dennis and Lucilia Sericata In the murky world of modern grind and death metal there is a glut of gore-soaked, gloom-filled bands filling up the swamp. Whether it’s Florida’s Wharflurch or Worm, Copenhagen’s Sequestrum, Glasgow’s Coffin Mulch, Spain’s Leprophiliac, Seattle’s Cerebral Rot, […]
GREENWITCHGrid Walker EP Maggot Stomp (2022)Rating: 7.5/10 Only a label like Maggot Stomp could release such a filthy, putrid and diabolical lump. Greenwitch is a rather demented five-piece out of Los Angeles, California which likes to dabble is utterly sick vocal growls and deep, blubbery, churning riffs. And I just love foul, swampy death metal […]
ANIMALIZEMeat We’re Made Of Dying Victims Productions (2022)Rating: 7.5/10 Someone described this to me as “updated retro”, and that seems rather apt. Animalize is a French heavy metal act with their wristbands firmly dipped in the 80s and, dare I say it, 90s. With its simple yet effective album cover, Meat We’re Made Of comes […]
AMARANTHE Premiere ‘Crystalline’ Music Video June 30th, 2022 Gothenburg, Sweden-based melodic metal band Amaranthe have filmed a music video for the track ‘Crystalline’. Directed by Grupa13, the clip can be viewed below. Regarding the song and video, Amaranthe stated: “‘Crystalline’ was a song born from pure emotions in the moment, and we felt that it […]
TRENCH FOOT – Sacrificing Morals For Gory Obscenities Neil Arnold June 2022 Joe Bradley Over the last few years there’s been a stir within the United Kingdom death metal scene. The still waters of British lakes are now peppered with bubbles, suggesting something is wriggling and writhing in the depths and waiting to rise like […]
FUTURESHOCKFutureshock Self-released (2022)Rating: 7/10 I’m hearing a lot of relatively new bands that seem a bit weak in the vocal department, and German outfit Futureshock are no exception. Singer Adrian Seifert really needs to get his off kilter pipes into gear because they mar what is essentially a solid heavy metal album that has its […]
VILESPAWN Rotting Apparitions (2022) This three-track demo comes from the darkest depths of the Chilean underground and I demand you keep an eye on these guys for future releases. After a menacing brief introduction, Vilespawn kick into gear with a fiery assault of utmost devastation. ‘Perpetual Storms’ begins as a mid-paced tempo track that is […]
MOONLIGHT HAZE Release New Music Video For ‘Kintsugi’ Track June 28th, 2022 Italian symphonic power metal band Moonlight Haze have filmed a music video for the track ‘Kintsugi’, which can be viewed below. Speaking about the song, vocalist and lyricist Chiara Tricarico said: “‘Kintsugi’ is about the ancient Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by […]
EPHEMERALEphemeral EP Self-released (2022)Rating: 7/10 Don’t confuse this new Floridian death metal act with a handful of other current acts with the same name. This EP is rather short at just over 13-minutes, but it delivers quite a hefty jab to the kidneys. After a short introduction we get hammered by ‘Font Of Consumption’ that […]
ROB ZOMBIE Issues Animated Music Video For ‘Shake Your Ass-Smoke Your Grass’ June 27th, 2022 American metal musician Rob Zombie has released an animated music video for the track ‘Shake Your Ass-Smoke Your Grass’. With animation by Balazs Grof, the clip can be viewed below. Rob Zombie issued seventh full-length solo studio album The Lunar […]
