CEMETERY FILTHSenses Of Detriment EP Rotted Life (2024)Rating: 7.5/10 The dripping you hear signifies the presence of a new release from Atlanta, Georgia-based death metal clan Cemetery Filth. Emerging four years after their Dominion full-length debut, the band continues to supply heaps of mould and mulch, although nowhere near the standard of the genres gore-soaked […]
TOTAL HELLKilled By Evil Self-released (2024)Rating: 7/10 Only two words are required to describe the alcohol-infused blasphemy that is Total Hell, and that’s “Venom” and “Bathory”. The homage here is clear to hear as this New Orleans, Louisiana-based cult worships at a rusty altar constructed of bones, chains and blood. Like some demonic clan perched […]
URDZAA War With Myself Self-released (2024)Rating: 7/10 There’s something decidedly funky about the opening title track on this debut full-length offering from Brazilian thrashers Urdza. Galloping straight from 1991, mainly due to the hip percussion of Dan Abreu and strutting axe work from Hugo do Prado and Rodrigo Adwent, ‘A War With Myself’ feels a […]
ROTTEN ENTRAILSAs The Slurry Consumes Rotten Tomb / Iron Fortress (2024)Rating: 8/10 After a trio of singles released last year this relatively new Brazilian combo goes one step further with a 50 minute full-length debut. Although overlong, As The Slurry Consumes is somewhat of a fitting title as the mob dishes out ten destructive tracks, […]
SAVAGE PLEASURESavage Pleasure EP Toxic State (2024)Rating: 8/10 I hope that the crustier folk among you will remember British filthcore band Axegrinder, because alongside Amebix that’s the influence here for what is the latest outing from this New York act. Grimy gutter metal is the only way one can describe this as Savage Pleasure scrapes […]
FULCIDuck Face Killings 20 Buck Spin (2024)Rating: 8/10 The title of the latest death metal offering from Italy’s Fulci is a nod to the legendary horror film director Lucio Fulci and his 1982 slasher flick The New York Ripper. Arguably one of the most anticipated death metal releases of the year, Duck Face Killings is […]
MAUSOLEUMDefiling The Decayed Moribund (2024)Rating: 7/10 If ever there was a band that’s happy to give off the same stingy waft of morbidity time and time again it’s Mausoleum. Never interested in moving beyond the realms of sepulchral stodge, the Johnstown, Pennsylvania-based mouldy foursome continues in that macabre vein which laced all previous outings. Being […]
ZEPTERInferno EP Ironbound (2024)Rating: 8/10 Now this is a very interesting if rather short (19 minutes) debut from Austrian act Zepter, who apparently formed only a few months ago. Considering the lack of experience within, Zepter has breezily constructed a New Wave Of British Heavy Metal-styled gem which bristles with energy and an airy nonchalance. […]
CREMULATIONAmalgamated Abomination Iron Fortress (2024)Rating: 8/10 Cremulation is a Welsh death metal band you must check out. This trio has only existed since 2022 but they are sure to make waves, not only on the UK circuit but hopefully worldwide because this debut full-length offering has such a vile sound. When I slapped this on […]
ZERO TOLERANCETender Is The Flesh EP Self-released (2024)Rating: 7/10 I’ve been playing this EP a lot lately, the new release from young thrashers Zero Tolerance. Formed out of Hamilton, Ontario in Canada, members Nate Yarrow (vocals and lead guitar), Eve Copeland (rhythm guitar), Evan Petrie (bass) and Eon Copeland (drums) began life last year and […]
