INCESSANT: Perennial Umbra Release year: 2021Label: self-released Sometimes I just have to wonder if the people writing promo sheets have actually listened to the same record as I do when I’m reviewing it. Irish Incessant‘s debut mini-album Perennial Umbra is … Continue reading Incessant spectral rites
NAPALM TED: Cesspool Of Human Mind Release year: 2021Label: self-released/Mögähead Napalm Ted, whose name strikes me as a silly play on the name Napalm Death, have been going at it for six years. During this time, the crust and death … Continue reading Cesspool of napalm
MAYHEM: Atavistic Black Disorder/Kommando Release year: 2021Label: Century Media Norwegian legend Mayhem‘s 2019 album Daemon (reviewed here) was a surprisinly strong album after several that at best were fair to middlin’ quality for almost two decades. Looking back, nothing since … Continue reading Hey ho, let’s mysteriis dom Sathanas
DRAWN AND QUARTERED: Congregation Pestilence Release year: 2021Label: Krucyator Productions Though the luminaries and iconic names of old school US death metal are numerous, there will always be those who are for whatever reason destined to fester in obscurity. Some … Continue reading A pestilent congregation
AT THE GATES: The Nightmare Of Being Release year: 2021Label: Century Media What if you don’t like an absolutely classic band, a band whose status and stature are well beyond the realm of opinion? Should you review their latter day … Continue reading A nightmare at the gates
VRYKOLAKAS: And Vrykolakas Bring Chaos And Destruction Release year: 2021Label: Dark Blaspemies Records/Sadist Records A vrykolakas is a fictitious creature in Greek folklore, an undead creature that feasts on human flesh; something of a cross between a zombie and a … Continue reading Vrykolakas, chaos and destruction
NISTIKKO: Tuhannen pasuunan voimalla Release year: 2021Label: Suicide Records With a past discography steeped in grindcore, it comes as no surprise that Finnish Nistikko continue down a path of furious, dark and extreme punk on their newest album. However, according … Continue reading With the strength of a thousand trombones
ALLA XUL ELU: Necronomichron 2 Release year: 2021Label: Majik Ninja Entertainment I’ve been obsessing a bit about US horrorcore trio Alla Xul Elu over here at the OnlyDeathIsReal HQ lately – and why shouldn’t I? Combining horror, pitch-black humour and … Continue reading Death by bong
For a long time already, I’ve been of the opinion that scores in reviews don’t really make much sense. It’s ultimately a pointless way to reduce albums to a single denominator. The reasons why an album might receive 3.5 points … Continue reading No more scoring in reviews
ALLA XUL ELU: Necronomichron Release year: 2017/2020Label: self-released/Majik Ninja Entertainment As a sort of prelude to a review of US horrorcore rap unit Alla Xul Elu‘s newest release (at the date of writing), Necronomichron 2, we’re reviewing their earlier EP … Continue reading AXE going chronic
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