MECHANIC TYRANTSSt. Diemen Riots Jawbreaker (2024)Rating: 7/10 In 2022 the foundations of Nuremberg in Germany began to shudder when Mechanic Tyrants issued its debut EP, Meanhattan, based on a fictional city. Although boasting only three songs there was enough power and intensity to prompt me to give the opus a strong 8/10 rating. With their […]
DECEITOMEDeceitome Raw Skull Recordz (2024)Rating: 7.5/10 Grinding like an Estonian version of Entombed, Tallinn-based Deceitome delivers a solid sophomore full-length outing dripping with a vicious HM-2 tone. To put it simply, this album is a 42 minute groove machine that is comfortable in its own skin as an often mid-range beast given extra gristle by […]
MIDNIGHT FORCESeveran Dying Victims Productions (2024)Rating: 8/10 Dishing out nostalgic metal merriment since 2016, Scottish / German rockers Midnight Force take to their third full-length journey by once again flitting between mythological mirth and New Wave Of British Heavy Metal strokes. New opus Severan could easily be some obscure late 70s rain-soaked UK rocker, or […]
AMETHYSTThrow Down The Gauntlet No Remorse (2024)Rating: 8/10 Clearly these denim n’ leather rockers couldn’t find a more original band name, but let’s hope that with this debut full-length album they’ll let the music do the taking. Amethyst are from Switzerland and they are here to bang heads with their classic heavy metal brand. Like […]
BEWITCHERSpell Shock Century Media (2024)Rating: 8/10 Doing what they do best, Portland, Oregon-based speedsters Bewitched stick to their deal with the devil and blow out more black smoke in the name of metal. Armed to the teeth with spiked leather and rusty instruments, the trio of M. von Bewitcher (vocals and guitar), A. Magus (bass) […]
VICIOUS BLADERelentless Force Redefining Darkness / Motorpunk (2024)Rating: 8/10 Boasting one of the most formidable voices within the thrash metal scene, Clarissa Badini (Castrator / Tartarus) leads Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based clan Vicious Blade into a ferocious debut full-length album, Relentless Force. The track ‘Lunacy’ alone should be enough to not just grab your attention but batter […]
SABER TIGEREliminated Walküre (2024)Rating: 8/10 Somewhat of a legendary rock band in Japan, Saber Tiger first burst on to scene in the early 80s, but their debut full-length album, Invasion, didn’t emerge until 1992. The band was formed by guitarist Akihito Kinoshita but the rest of the line-up has been somewhat of a revolving door […]
EMASCULATORThe Disfigured And The Divine EP New Standard Elite (2024)Rating: 7/10 Brutal death metal is the order of the day here from this International (Czechia / USA) female combo. If you’re a fan of the likes of Dying Fetus, Suffocation, Cryptopsy and Deeds Of Flesh, then you’ll enjoy the dynamics displayed here; 21 minutes of […]
GRACE DISGRACEDRevoltality Soundage Productions (2024)Rating: 8.5/10 The last 12 or so years have been productive for Russian technical death metal band Grace Disgraced. Their debut album, Enthrallment Traced, dropped in 2012 and was followed two years later by The Primal Cause: Womanumental. In 2016 the Moscow-based combo released their third full-length outing, Lasting Afterdeaths, although […]
COFFIN ROTDreams Of The Disturbed Maggot Stomp (2024)Rating: 7.5/10 The song ‘Hands Of Death’ is a fine example of how Portland, Oregon-based death metallers Coffin Rot have evolved in the five years since their debut full-length outing, A Monument To The Dead. With its chunky stop-start opening to its melodious soloing, this is a memorable […]
