RAGESpreading The Plague EP Steamhammer (2022)Rating: 8.5/10 Veteran German metallers Rage were one of my favourite acts in the 80s, delivering such steely gems as Reign Of Fear (1986), Execution Guaranteed (1987) and even more so Perfect Man (1988) and Secrets In A Weird World (1989). Sadly, I lost touch with their output after 1990’s […]

AUTOPSYMorbidity Triumphant Peaceville (2022)Rating: 9/10 Armed with their goofiest cover art yet, American horror asylum escapees Autopsy delivers its latest record that, as expected, comes coated in a visceral slime which oozes through its pours, leaks from every orifice and eventually swallows its audience like a shifting rank blob of gore. In a sense Autopsy […]

TANKARDPavlov’s Dawgs Reaper Entertainment (2022)Rating: 8/10 It’s often been debated as to whether this German posse of beer-drinkers should have been part of the Teutonic Big Four alongside Destruction, Sodom and Kreator, but I just don’t think Tankard cares. Instead, they belong in their own field… or should I say, drinking establishment when it comes […]

AUTOPHAGYBacteriophage Pulverised (2022)Rating: 8/10 This isn’t the Chilean death metal act of the same name but an American band out of Portland, Oregon which released its debut demo four years ago. I honestly thought they’d vanished, but it’s good to see the four-piece back with a full-length and a truly filth-ridden and crushing offering it […]

STRIGOI Stream Entire ‘Viscera’ Album September 30th, 2022 English / Italian death / doom metal band Strigoi issued second full-length studio album Viscera on September 30th, 2022 through Season Of Mist. Viscera can be streamed in its entirety below. “It’s the second album and we’re pushing those limits,” commented bassist Chris Casket. “The longer songs […]

TRICK OR TREAT Issue Lyric Video For ‘Peter Pan Syndrome (Keep Alive)’ Track September 29th, 2022 Modena, Italy-based power metal band Trick Or Treat have released a lyric video for the track ‘Peter Pan Syndrome (Keep Alive)’. Created by Stefano Mastronicola, the clip can be viewed below. Trick Or Treat issued seventh full-length studio album […]

PHOBOPHILIC Premiere ‘Cathedrals Of Blood (Twilight Of The Idols)’ Music Video September 28th, 2022 Fargo, North Dakota-based death metal band Phobophilic have filmed a music video for the track ‘Cathedrals Of Blood (Twilight Of The Idols)’. Directed by Andy Wilcox, the clip can be viewed below. Phobophilic issued debut full-length studio album Enveloping Absurdity on […]

KAMPFAR Unveil Music Video For New Track ‘Rekviem’ September 28th, 2022 Norwegian black metal group Kampfar have filmed a music video for the track ‘Rekviem’. Directed by Carl Eek, the clip can be viewed below. Kampfar issue ninth full-length studio album Til klovers takt on November 11th, 2022 through Indie Recordings. The track ‘Lausdans Under […]

BELOW THE GRAVESDeath Is Always Hungry Self-released (2022)Rating: 8/10 Since the early 90s Finland has produced some of the best death metal bands around, and as of 2022 it could be argued that the country is one of the leaders when it comes to quality acts. Below The Graves is proof of my statement because […]

FUMESStellar Murders Upwards EP Self-released (2022)Rating: 7/10 Not to be confused with the Canadian death metal act of the same name, this band of mercenaries is in fact a Mexico City black metal entourage. This is their debut offering and a brief glimpse into their hellish world of horrors as we get slapped by two […]