FUNUSOnen Svet EP Gates Of Gbell (2023)Rating: 8/10 I’m a sucker for this sort of bloodcurdling, creeping death metal. This Funus hails from Bratislava in Slovakia and this four-song EP comes a couple of years after an impressive demo. The band’s current line-up features Roxor (vocals), Garlandus (guitar), Magnus (guitar), Tereza (bass) and Šuhaj (drums). […]

SONS OF CULTBack To The Beginning Fighter (2023)Rating: 8/10 Spanish metal band Sons Of Cult nod to an early-to-mid 80s trudging for this, their debut full-length offering. If you like the stone age rigours of hefty metal acts such as Heavy Load then Back To The Beginning is the sort of opus you’ll be bopping […]

BURNING CRYPTEclesiastic Abuse Self-released (2023)Rating: 7.5/10 These bruising Chilean’s from Santiago started out as Atrox in 2021 but I’m glad they changed their name to the more effective Burning Crypt. Eclesiastic Abuse is a fiendish debut full-length record with crossover influences and punchy vocals courtesy of Joaquín Gomez, who is also responsible for the choppy […]