CADAVEROUSRemnants Of Violence Self-released (2022)Rating: 7/10 Here’s 11 belligerent tracks of Indianapolis death metal, this being the debut full-length slab from this trio which is fronted by the barking tones of guitarist Jesse Curtis. This is strong death metal that’s not murky or technical but remains potent whether in slower, chunkier segments or faster rages. […]
INTRANCEDIntranced EP Self-released (2022)Rating: 8/10 Intranced is another promising US metal act, only this time if you blink you might miss the fact that this Los Angeles combo features Holy Grail vocalist James-Paul Luna, Fortress guitarist Fili Bibiano, and Poisoned Chalice drummer Ben Richardson. This six-track affair has a running time just shy of 20 […]
LAST RETCHSadism And Severed Heads CDN (2022)Rating: 7.5/10 It was the lyric video for the track ‘Cannibals Of Tuma’ which alerted me to this gnashing Canadian combo. This debut full-length outing is built on strong, Swedish-style death metal riffery – you know the score by now; big, chewy chainsaw chugging that’s both catchy yet severing […]
SILENT KNIGHTFull Force Self-released (2022)Rating: 6.5/10 Silent Knight is a Perth, Australia-based power metal act with a line-up of Dan Brittain (vocals), Stu McGill (rhythm guitar / vocals), Cam Nicholas (lead guitar), Cameron Daw (bass) and Dan Grainger (drums). Eight tracks are on offer here, all rather standard yet melodic metal workouts licked by searing […]
MOLDAncients EP Self-released (2022)Rating: 7.5/10 A few years ago I picked up an excellent demo by a Danish band called Mold who, rather unfortunately, disappeared shortly afterwards. I then heard that a band called Mold – possibly the same one – was to release an EP entitled Ancients, but it turns out that this particular […]
METAL ORDERAdventures & Nightmares Self-released (2022)Rating: 7.5/10 Some albums you just have to swat away the band name and cover artwork otherwise they entangle you in their cheesiness like thorns. And as I predicted to myself before lending an ear, Metal Order is very much melodic, glossy metal bathed in a sword n’ sorcery light, […]
SONJALoud Arriver Cruz Del Sur Music (2022)Rating: 8/10 The impressive heavy metal debut albums keep on coming, and this time it’s the turn of Philadelphia act Sonja featuring the fiery vocals of Melissa Moore (Rumpelstilskin Grinder / Crosspitter / ex-Absu). It was the track ‘Nylon Nights’ which turned me onto these guys. The band appealed […]
DARK FORESTRidge & Furrow EP Cruz Del Sur Music (2022)Rating: 8/10 These are the sort of releases which take me back to my youth whereby many hours were spent thumbing through pages of sword n’ sorcery books while Dungeons & Dragons figures leered from the shelves. Dudley, England-based Dark Forest brings the sort of folk-tinged […]
AMPUTATE Release Visualiser Video For New Track ‘Plague Upon Plague’ September 22nd, 2022 Portuguese-Swiss death metal band Amputate have released an official visualiser video for the track ‘Plague Upon Plague’, which can be viewed below. Amputate issue second full-length studio album Dawn Of Annihilation on October 14th, 2022 through Massacre Records. Dawn Of Annihilation was […]
BLOODBATH Premiere ‘Putrefying Corpse’ Music Video September 22nd, 2022 Death metal supergroup Bloodbath have filmed a music video for the track ‘Putrefying Corpse’, which can be viewed below. Vocalist Nick Holmes commented: “The process of human life with a soul and humility, to eventual death, as nothing but rotting meat for vermin.” Bloodbath issued sixth […]
