TOXIC CARNAGEPraying For Demise Self-released (2024)Rating: 7/10 As the band name may suggest, this is a thrash affair created by a Brazilian trio that knows how to blast the listener with crisp riffs, devilish drums and hostile bass. These guys from São Paulo aren’t out there to try to reinvent the wheel, Toxic Carnage just […]
BLOOD RAGE / CHARRED REMAINSBlood Remains (Split EP) Deathstare / Iron Fortress (2024)Rating: 7.5/10 Last year UK death metal act Blood Rage joined forces with Ohio’s Mortuary Ghoul, the result being the impressive Horror Worshipping Death project. And now the Welsh band is back, only this time it is German trio Charred Remains they’ve teamed […]
HORRIFYINGDreadful Parasomnia Veins Full Of Wrath Productions (2024)Rating: 7.5/10 In 2012 I picked up the debut demo from this Chilean death metal horde, but little did I expect then that it would take 12 years for the combo to reach full-length album status. Of course, the wait was worth it but I just hope the […]
BLOOD NATUREChopped Up At The Altar EP Iron Fortress (2024)Rating: 7/10 Chopped Up At The Altar is the debut EP from international brutal death metal act Blood Nature, featuring five mostly fast heaps of blood-spattered horror stories boasting a snare that rips your ears off. Whether it’s the deep gouging menace of ‘Charbroil’ or the […]
ASSYLUMFar Beyond Madness Self-released (2024)Rating: 7/10 I’m not sure if the band name is meant to be funny, but anyway, this Chilean act has a strong Slayer vibe with this, their second full-length release. It’s been six years since debut album Terror, but not much has changed; the band remains aggressive in that early-to-mid Slayer-style, […]
SATURDAY NIGHT SATANAll Things Black Made Of Stone Recordings (2024)Rating: 7.5/10 The quality of the Greek heavy metal scene shows no signs of waning as female-fronted Saturday Night Satan embark upon their journey through dimly lit corridors into musty temples inhabited by ancient forces. Let’s be clear, this Athens-based band offers nothing new and you’ll […]
IRONBOUNDSerpent’s Kiss Ossuary (2024)Rating: 5.5/10 Conjuring the spirit of a Blaze Bayley fronted Iron Maiden, Polish act Ironbound releases its second full-length platter which is littered with crisp bass lines that Steve Harris would be proud of. One gets the impression that the Iron Maiden nuances are intentional if somewhat derivative and the more the […]
AARDVARKTough Love Dying Victims Productions (2024)Rating: 8/10 That album cover screams early 80s circa Raven, Shogun etc. and the sound of Tough Love wouldn’t seem out of place back then either. The Melbourne, Australia-based quartet formed in 2021 and have certainly done well with this debut full-length outing. The line-up consists of vocalist / guitarist […]
ETERNALCryptic Lust Raw Skull Recordz (2024)Rating: 7.5/10 Cryptic Lust is the debut full-length outing from Phoenix, Arizona-based death thrashers Eternal who’ve been in existence since 2021. With Cryptic Lust the song remains the same somewhat as the quartet chows down heavily on those old school influences, especially vintage Death. Vocalist and guitarist Emilio Ortega has […]
HEMORRHOIDRaw Materials Of Decay Extremely Rotten / Headsplit (2024)Rating: 8.5/10 With more gore than you can shake a soggy, severed limb at, Portland, Oregon-based death grind lunatics Hemorrhoid seep out from your plug hole and slither across your floor. After releasing an utterly disgusting demo in 2023 Hemorrhoid returns like an unwelcome STD, only this […]
