NUNSLAUGHTER: Red Is The Color Of Ripping Death Release year: 2021Label: Hell’s Headbangers There are bands with long discographies, then there are bands with extensive discographies, and then there’s Nunslaughter. Discogs lists 66 albums, 122 EP’s and 19 compilations, but … Continue reading What is the color of ripping death?
INCINERATE: Back To Reality Release year: 2021Label: Dead By Dawn Records/Spirit Coffin Publishing Let’s take a look at the promo sheet once again. Here’s a summary of what it says: old school death/thrash, brutal and authentic late 80’s sound, for … Continue reading Back to incineration
ZWIESPALT: Distanz Release year: 2021Label: self-released Slightly over a year after their debut album (reviewed here), German trio Zwiespalt are back with their second album, Distanz. In what I consider a pretty clever and inventive move, the cover art for … Continue reading Zwiespalt back from the distance
ZGARD: Place Of Power Release year: 2021Label: Schwarzdorn Productions I must admit that pagan black metal has never been a genre I’ve been particularly into. I do like some of the cornerstones of the genre, such as old albums by … Continue reading Places of power
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
