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
AUTOKRATOR: Persecution Release year: 2021Label: Krucyator Productions Continuing with their brand of stern, harsh and vicious death metal (with hints of black metal here and there), French Autokrator are back with the successor to their 2018 album, Hammer Of The … Continue reading Persecuting Autokrator
GOTMOOR: Zonderlingen Release year: 2021Label: Headbangers Records Belgian Gotmoor are one of those bands with a long history, but little in terms of discography to show for it: originally formed in 1996, they released a bunch demos, a demo compilation … Continue reading Odd men of Gotmoor
PUTREVORE: Miasmal Monstrosity Release year: 2021Label: Xtreem Music If you’re into death metal, more than likely you’ve come across extremely prolific Swedish guitarist Rogga Johansson or one of his bands such as Paganizer or Johansson & Speckmann (where he teams … Continue reading Putrescent Monstrosities
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 Production 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 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
