WARMOON LORD: Battlespells Release year: 2021Label: Werewolf Records Three years ago, in my review of Finnish one-man band Warmoon Lord’s debut album (read here), I pondered lengthily on the merits and demerits of pandering to pure nostalgia. Ultimately, though, what … Continue reading Battlespells under the warmoon
INCANTATION: Sect Of Vile Divinities Release year: 2020Label: Relapse Records Incantation are one of those stalwarts of (US) death metal, who’ve been a constant presence in the scene; one of those reliable workhorses who’ve put out a steady stream of … Continue reading Incantation of vile divinities
V/A: Schwarzdorn Label Compilation Pt. I Release year: 2021Label: Schwarzdorn Production It is no mean feat for a label to have been active for 20 years, even if they never rise to become major players in their field. I suppose … Continue reading 20 years of blackened thorns
ARCHGOAT: Worship The Eternal Darkness Release year: 2021Label: Debemur Morti Productions Finnish Archgoat are – as surely just about everyone reading this knows – one of the iconic names of Finnish black metal, and one of those hugely influential bands … Continue reading Worship the eternal arch goat
REEK: Porn For Satan Release year: 2021Label: Iron, Blood and Death Corporation One of the most established sounds within death metal is – as we have often enough established here at Only Death Is Real as well – Swedish death … Continue reading Reeking for Satan
KROMORTH: Opposition Release year: 2021Label: Iron, Blood And Death Corporation Although the term “bestial” is usually applied to bands of a more black metal bent – primitive, furious bands who lace their violent, archaic black metal with elements from equally … Continue reading Satanic opposition
SVPREMACIST: Meaningless Death Release year: 2021Label: Repose Records/Iron, Blood And Death Corporation Hailing from Israel, Svpremacist ask us the ultimate question with their debut album: is even death real? Do the makers of this website of questionable repute have to … Continue reading Is even death real?
UNANIMATED: Victory In Blood Release year: 2021Label: Century Media Unanimated belong to the original breed of Swedish death metal: having formed already in 1988, they were certainly among the earlier purveyors of the genre. Whilst they definitely have a following, … Continue reading Victories in blood
CANKER: Exquisite Tenderness Release year: 1997/2021Label: Visur Productions/Xtreem Music No, not Cancer. Canker. You’re not the first one to get these two mixed up, and I suppose it’s more than understandable. Canker from Spain aren’t, after all, particularly renowned or … Continue reading Cankerous tenderness
MASK OF SATAN: Underneath The Mire Release year: 2021Label: Iron, Blood And Death Corporation I’ll be honest with ya: the foremost reason I picked this album for listening was the cover. And, Hell, why not: it sports some great cover … Continue reading Black goats and masks of Satan
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