ABYSMAL LORDBestiary Of Immortal Hunger Hells Headbangers (2022)Rating: 8.5/10 Prepare thyself for more anti-Christian babbling as New Orleans, Louisiana-based Abysmal Lord unleash their third full-length album since forming in the dark past. Anyone still chilled to the bone by the recent cold weather can prop themselves up in front of this record and very quickly […]
SNAKEBITE KISSSpeed Is The Law EP Self-released (2022)Rating: 7/10 Here is some sneering courtesy of what is essentially a black n’ roll act from Seattle, Washington force fed on a diet of Motörhead, Tank and Venom. I hear this sort of clattering a lot, mostly from the South American region where bands seem to have […]
CRIMSØN FRÖXXSpace Murder EP Self-released (2022)Rating: 7/10 I’m blessed once again by another of those obscure looking mid-to-late 80s designs as this Mexican combo rattles me with their debut tirade, Space Murder. This EP delivers five tracks, one being a short intro before the wild blasts of ‘Chaos Awaits’ singes your eyebrows like a burning […]
GRAVE DIGGER Release Official Lyric Video For ‘Battle Cry’ Track December 26th, 2022 Cologne, Germany-based heavy metal band Grave Digger have released an official lyric video for the track ‘Battle Cry’. Created by W Designer, the clip can be viewed below. Grave Digger issued 21st full-length studio album Symbol Of Eternity on August 26th, 2022 […]
SAXON Premiere ‘Dambusters’ Music Video December 26th, 2022 Yorkshire, England-based heavy metal band Saxon have filmed a music video for the track ‘Dambusters’, which can be viewed below. Saxon issued 23rd full-length studio album Carpe Diem on February 4th, 2022 through Silver Lining Music. Regarding the album, frontman Biff Byford stated: “We want every album […]
COMBAT SHOCKEverything Goes Wrong Self-released (2022)Rating: 7/10 This debut full-length album from Saint Petersburg, Russia-based thrashers Combat Shock begins like mid-80s Slayer but laced with a crossover edging. For 25 minutes I was rather riveted by this snappy affair which comes complete with punchy, aggressive hardcore vocal traits and great bursts of speed along with […]
FUNEREALITYMental Funereality EP Self-released (2022)Rating: 8/10 This won’t be the first or last time you’ll hear a band inspired by legendary US death metal act Autopsy. Funereality is the creation of Joachim Eversholt, a Swedish chap who has been churning out this gore-crusted style of brain pummelling since 2009, during which time there has been […]
STRYPER Release Official Lyric Video For ‘Near’ Track December 23rd, 2022 American Christian heavy metal band Stryper have released an official lyric video for the track ‘Near’. Created by Wayne Joyner, the clip can be viewed below. Stryper issued eleventh full-length studio album proper The Final Battle on October 21st, 2022 through Frontiers Music Srl. […]
GOREKAUSTAncient Halls Of Emptiness Self-released (2022)Rating: 8/10 There is always a nasty, filth-coated Finnish death metal release around the corner and the latest is the debut full-length offering from Gorekaust. This is a band that has a tendency to smash your brain to a pulp by way of the bass alone, while the rest of […]
BITCH MEATPathological Craving EP Self-released (2022)Rating: 7/10 I’m always wary of a band whose past song titles include ‘Raped & Pissed’, ‘Shit-Eating Ritual’ and ‘Bitches Blood’, and the sickness very much continues with this brief yet horrifying heap of death / grind that laps at the soggy corpse of Carcass and the likes. The gnashing, […]
