ENUCLEATEChaorealm EP Self-released (2024)Rating: 6.5/10 The bowels of Scotland have erupted again and this time it’s Enucleate which have been excreted. Fronted by Ali Lauder (Of Spire & Throne / Ageless Summoning / Crown Of Anguish / Void Of Light), Glasgow-based Enucleate are probably one of the lesser known acts within the Scottish scene but […]
GLUTTED SWARM…Of Old Echoes From Beneath (2024)Rating: 7/10 In the modern climate there always seems to be another grotty n’ grim death metal act lurking just around the corner. In this instance it’s Canadian one-man band Glutted Swarm who have really muddied the waters of British Columbia with this putrid pile. Now, the first thing […]
SATANIC PRIEST…Of Blasphemies & Lust! Vicious Witch (2024)Rating: 8/10 As if Hell isn’t full enough, one can now add these El Salvador lunatics to the pile. With their debut album, the freaky foursome of Priest Of Whores (vocals), Sadomaniac (guitar), Bïer Bömber (bass) and Necroblaster (drums) doesn’t just set out to wake the neighbours but […]
BLASTEROIDCrypts Of Mind Self-released (2024)Rating: 7.5/10 Taking influence from the likes of Atheist, Pestilence, Vektor, Revocation and Nocturnus, Greek five-piece Blasteroid is the latest in a long line of bands to take the progressive death / thrash route. Abrasive, dissonant, jarring and aligned with the cosmos, this debut full-length outing will provide joy to anyone […]
ROTTEN TOMBThe Relief Of Death Death Division Rituals (2024)Rating: 8/10 As with a majority of Chilean extreme metal bands, Rotten Tomb strips flesh with sophomore full-length effort, The Relief Of Death. The band have become somewhat stalwarts of the South American scene having been around since 2016, although it was only two years ago that […]
GATECREEPERDark Superstition Nuclear Blast (2024)Rating: 7.5/10 It’s difficult for me to get caught up in a hype machine when it seems as if those getting excited about such a record are completely unaware of the history of death metal. Arizona’s Gatecreeper have most certainly been a formidable act within the genre since forming in 2013, […]
SEREMENTAbhorrent Invocations Dolorem (2024)Rating: 8/10 Two years ago Greek blackened deathsters Serement teased my ears with their all too short Deviation From God EP. Only two tracks were featured – ‘Malevolent Mist Over The Mount Of The Deceased’ and ‘No Reflection For His Shadow’ – but both songs were savage, if somewhat clicky in the […]
KERRY KINGFrom Hell I Rise Reigning Phoenix Music (2024)Rating: 7/10 With the remains of the mighty Slayer still smouldering after dissolving in 2019, the bald axe-wielding barbarian known as Kerry King steps out of the choking debris smoke to deliver what is essentially Repentless 2.0, and King said that himself. For this solo project Kerry […]
EXISTFrog Bomb Self-released (2024)Rating: 6.5/10 When I saw the band logo I thought “thrash”, and then I saw the cover art I didn’t know what was going on! I was, however, correct first time around as Exist delivers their second full-length thrash opus from the bowels of Poland. The recording line-up on this latest effort […]
NOCTURNUS ADUnicursal Profound Lore (2024)Rating: 8/10 Another brain scrambling Nocturnus AD outing is upon us, giving me the feeling of being cast into the depths of space and left to float until I’m turned inside out before dissolving. If you heard the Tampa, Florida-based band’s last album Paradox (2019) then hopefully you would’ve prepared for […]
