BLAZE YA DEAD HOMIE: Gang Rags 10 Year Anniversary Edition Release year: 2010/2020Label: Psychopathic Records/Majik Ninja Entertainment It seems like Majik Ninja Entertainment don’t do a whole lot of vinyl releases, but the ones they do are pretty neat. Not … Continue reading Revisiting old rags
BOONDOX: Krimson Crow Release year: 2020Label: Majik Ninja Entertainment Lately, I’ve been on a bit of a horrorcore rap trip, listening to more stuff of that genre than is healthy for ya. I guess it all started with discovering Alla … Continue reading Crimson crows in the boondocks
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 an inside joke I don’t get, have been going at it for six years. During this time, the crust and death metal laced … 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
