PUTRID FATE Orchestrated Sonic Demolition (2024) Scotland’s Putrid Fate are somewhat of an underdog when it comes to the local scene, and by admission sole member Rory Macaulay will be forthright in his honesty that his evolution has been a slower process than those other acts around him. Even so, with Orchestrated Sonic Demolition Macaulay […]

STRIKERUltrapower Record Breaking (2024)Rating: 6/10 After a trickle of singles over the last few years, Edmonton, Alberta-based metal act Striker is done with the teasing and finally unleashes its first full-length studio album for six years after 2018 opus Play To Win. The Canadian mob caused quite a stir with their 2010 debut Eyes In […]

GHOULNoxious Concoctions EP Tankcrimes (2024)Rating: 7.5/10 It’s crazy to think that the last Ghoul album, Dungeon Bastards, emerged in 2016, so to an extent this EP just isn’t enough. Even so, with Noxious Concoctions the death-thrash terrors have returned from the grave with a solid slab of salivating gore-soaked metal. These crazy California-based characters are […]

GORE WARTerror Days Self-released (2024)Rating: 8/10 New Brazilian combo Gore War is another grim death metal act to keep a bloodshot eye on. This riveting debut full-length isn’t the filthiest platter you’ll hear, but it sure as hell is driven by a destructive guitar tone and some hefty chest barks. There is a slight blackened […]

MÖRGHUULDomination Of The Beast Doomentia (2024)Rating: 8/10 With its sloppy 80s styled artwork, Domination Of The Beast is the work of Czechian extreme metallers Mörghuul. These guys play a black, leathery brand of speed metal that wouldn’t have been amiss on the underground South American scene decades ago. With snaking guitar work that cracks like […]