GOATROCITYAtrocity Of God EP Self-released (2024)Rating: 7/10 Isn’t it just a bit cringeworthy that a Romanian black-thrash act has a song called ‘True Norwegian Black Metal’? The EP also attempts to look like Blasphemy while sounding like Bathory’s bastard child with South American black metal. However, in spite of the familiarity of influences this is […]

BAD INFLUENCEYears In Blood Legendaarne (2024)Rating: 5/10 Not to be confused with the veteran German band of the same name, this particular version of Bad Influence is somewhat enigmatic and elusive as this is the only release from the Estonians since forming in 1989! Years In Blood has dropped out of nowhere so forgive me […]

SKYEYENew Horizons Reaper Entertainment (2024)Rating: 8.5/10 What an adrenaline shot to the system this is, the third full-length outing from Slovenian quintet SkyEye. I haven’t heard the previous two albums from the band, but this is a scorcher that mixes German power metal and traditional steel. All manner influences storm in, ranging from Gamma Ray […]

LEBARONLeBaron Ancient Temple Recordings (2024)Rating: 7/10 Boiling like a volatile cauldron of Swedish HM-2, crossover thrash and punk crust, Canadian act LeBaron unleashes its debut full-length opus. This raucous and rowdy offering spits, foams and salivates with rabid aplomb, more so through vocalist Mitchie Dagger whose hardcore rants and death n’ roll gasps give extra […]

WOUNDEAD Festering Death (2024) This is the debut offering from Woundead, an Italian trio who consist of J.V. Blood (vocals), A. Dawson (guitar and bass) and G. Drool (drums). With vocals choked through a sack and hideous riffs of gunk, Festering Death is ten minutes of your life you’ll never get back. If you like […]

HORRORHorror Self-released (2024)Rating: 7/10 Originally formed in 2018, Hudson, New Hampshire-based death thrashers Horror finally issue their debut full-length album. The cover is the epitome of a more modern death metal opus, but what makes it unique is the fact it was painted with actual blood by French extreme artist Maxime Taccardi. The visually striking […]

IREFULAgents Of Doom Xtreem Music (2024)Rating: 7.5/10 I was extremely impressed by The Walls Of Madness EP which was put out by this Italian thrash mob in 2021. I’d almost forgotten about the Palermo-based quartet though until Xtreem Music announced the release of this full-length album, Agents Of Doom. I hope you didn’t miss Ireful […]

WITCHFUKKERTapestry Of Unspeakable Horrors De Pankraker (2024)Rating: 8/10 Recorded in the summer of 2023, Tapestry Of Unspeakable Horrors is the debut full-length opus from this Netherlands mob which obviously relies on alcohol and horror to function. This is some nasty black-thrash that nods towards the rawer side of the South American scene but with some […]

MORTAL FEARBlood, Sweat And Beer EP Self-released (2024)Rating: 6/10 It seems rather odd to hear a Norwegian band trying to sound like a thrashy US hardcore outfit, but that is the case here with Mortal Fear. One of several acts to use the moniker, this particular group formed in 2020 and this is the band’s […]

BLOOD FEASTInfinite Evolution Hells Headbangers (2024)Rating: 6/10 After a seven year silence, founding member and guitarist, and now also vocalist too, Adam Tranquilli drags CJ Scioscia (guitar), Adam Kieffer (drums) and newest member Dave Kramer (bass) out of the shadows for the fourth full-length Blood Feast composition. 2017 opus The Future State Of Wicked was […]