BLOOD CEREMONYThe Old Ways Remain Rise Above (2023)Rating: 9/10 After a seven year silence Toronto, Ontario-based doomsters Blood Ceremony clamber from their dusty vault to bestow upon us more psychedelic tales of terror. Beginning with a riff similar to Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Foxy Lady’, ‘The Hellfire Club’ announces the band’s return with a once again wistful […]
BLOODGUTTER Release Debut Studio Album ‘Death Mountain’ May 5th, 2023 Silkeborg, Denmark-based death metal band Bloodgutter issued debut full-length studio album Death Mountain on May 5th, 2023 through Trollzorn Records. Bloodgutter handled the recording themselves in their hometown, while mastering was handled by Jacob Bredahl at Dead Rat Studios in Aarhus, Denmark. The track listing […]
IMPENDING TRIUMPHImpending Triumph EP Jawbreaker (2023)Rating: 8/10 Epic, marching metal is what’s on the menu here as this Brussels, Belgium-based duo unleashes its debut work that comes fully armed with a dual vocal assault. This is good, steely and heroic metal dripping with commanding vocal echoes and mid-paced tempos that provide an apt soundtrack to […]
TRIVIUM Premiere ‘No Way Back Just Through’ Music Video May 5th, 2023 Orlando, Florida-based metal band Trivium have filmed a music video for the track ‘No Way Back Just Through’. Produced by Black Card Films, the clip can be viewed below. Trivium issued tenth full-length studio album In The Court Of The Dragon on October […]
SPINEBREAKERCavern Of Inoculated Cognition EP Creator-Destructor (2023)Rating: 8/10 These are Californian hardcore kids – well, not quite “kids” as they’ve been hanging around since 2013 – but their image suggests something more streetwise and yet they play death metal. It’s an interesting blend, especially with the vibrant cover art and very death metal album title. […]
SAVAGE GRACE Release Third Studio Album ‘Sign Of The Cross’ May 5th, 2023 American speed metal band Savage Grace issued third full-length studio album Sign Of The Cross on May 5th, 2023 in Europe and North America through Massacre Records. “This album is my masterpiece and a grand addition to my legacy of universally acclaimed […]
BURNING WITCHESThe Dark Tower Napalm (2023)Rating: 8/10 Hot on the heels of their 2021 album The Witch Of The North, Swiss metal queens Burning Witches keep us interested with their fifth full-length outing. Although rather long, The Dark Tower continues with the potent metal ethos as we witness a design driven by traditional metal structures […]
BURNING WITCHES Release Fifth Studio Album ‘The Dark Tower’ May 5th, 2023 Brugg, Switzerland-based heavy metal band Burning Witches issued fifth full-length studio album The Dark Tower on May 5th, 2023 through Napalm Records. Cover artwork was created by Gyula Havancsák. The track listing is as follows: 01. ‘Rise Of Darkness’ 02. ‘Unleash The Beast’ […]
ENFORCERNostalgia Nuclear Blast (2023)Rating: 7/10 For their sixth full-length studio outing Sweden’s Enforcer continues with another batch of mildly entertaining 80s throwbacks. Bands of this ilk were two a penny when they were coughed out on independent labels and yet they were more convincing. That’s not to say I don’t admire Enforcer for their energy […]
EXTERMINATION DISMEMBERMENT Release Third Studio Album ‘Dehumanization Protocol’ May 5th, 2023 Minsk, Belarus-based death metal band Extermination Dismemberment issued third full-length studio album Dehumanization Protocol on May 5th, 2023 through Unique Leader Records. Lyrically speaking, the plot for Dehumanization Protocol revolves around the total annihilation of the planet’s surface by artificial intelligence. Machines that once […]
