Year: 2026Label: self-released There’s some new kids on the block. Finnish death metal has been going through a veritable resurgence in the last few years, with a new, young generation of kids discovering the joys of guttural vocals, down tuned … Continue reading INTUBATION: Undifferentiated Malignancies
Year: 2026Label: Xtreem Music Rogga Johansson is a name you will come across at some point if you’re into death metal. The list of bands he is and has been involved with is extensive, but at least not upon closer … Continue reading PAGANIZER: As Mankind Rots
Year: 2026Label: Schwarzdorn Production There’s something oddly familiar about this album, I thought on the first listen. But I just couldn’t put my finger on what it was. Going to Metal Archives and checking the members of the German-turned-Norwegian black … Continue reading ASARU: V.O.I.D.
Year: 2025Label: SharpTone Records US act Psycho-Frame’s debut is one of those albums that doesn’t beat around the bush. From the very first seconds of the first song, it plays with an open hand: this is deathcore. Of the stupidly … Continue reading PSYCHO-FRAME: Salvation Laughs In The Face Of A Grieving Mother
Year: 2025Label: Awakening Records Death metal is one of those genres where originality is sometimes a curse. Sometimes – oftentimes! – it’s better to stick to the established blueprint and not go out of one’s way to be original. Because … Continue reading DEFAMATORY: Path Of No Return
Year: 2025Label: Out Of The Dungeon Finnish Geatkihaukr opt for a heavy dose of obscurity in their black metal. The name itself is entirely mysterious, and the font used in the booklet will give anyone who tries to decipher especially … Continue reading GEATKIHAUKR: Varjaeger
Year: 2025Label: Rebellion Records/Cosmic Key Creations Metal and punk have never had a harmonious coexistence, though they have always cross-pollinated each other. Metalheads have sneered at the crudeness and perceived lack of musicianship in punk, and conversely punks have mocked … Continue reading STORM OF STEEL: Storm Of Steel
Year: 2025Label: Xtreem Music Some two years ago, we reviewed Colombian death metal act Funeral Vomit’s debut album (here). Our conclusion was that the band had nailed the style, but lacked the songs to carry their sonic aesthetic home. Now … Continue reading FUNERAL VOMIT: Upheaval Of Necromancy
Year: 2025Label: Obelisk Polaris Productions Death/doom is a wide spectrum, ranging from Winter’s crust/hardcore influenced lurching heaviness, to Coffins’ Hellhammer-style boneheaded heaviness, to beyond. In the larger spectrum, an odd sort of outlier is the romantic, gothic style of death/doom … Continue reading SOLUS REX: Scenes From Yonder Life
Year: 2025Label: Rot ‘Em Records To set the context of this review, I’m going to quote what the promo sheet says about this EP. Here goes: “Reincarnation is a tribute to old school death metal, while at the same time … Continue reading HELLWALKER: Reincarnation
Only Death Is Real 