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
INFESTED – INVASION OF THE KILLER BUGS Release year: 2002 For a long time already, I’ve been a fan of bad horror movies. And I don’t mean bad as in all the sequels to Halloween or Friday The 13th bad. … Continue reading Turd of the flies
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
ALLA XUL ELU: Necronomichron Release year: 2017/2020Label: self-released/Majik Ninja Entertainment As a sort of prelude to a review of US horrorcore rap unit Alla Xul Elu‘s newest release (at the date of writing), Necronomichron 2, we’re reviewing their earlier EP … Continue reading AXE going chronic
ALLA XUL ELU: Mauxuleum Release year: 2020Label: Majik Ninja Entertainment Horrorcore is an interesting form of rap music. Now, I’m not an expert in the field and cannot expertly trace the evolution of the style, and detail just how it … Continue reading Rituals of rot in the Mauxuleum
ANCIENT MALIGNITY: Ancient Malignity Release year: 2020Label: Inhuman Assault Productions Yeah, I know, I know: complaining about the production values and sound of an underground extreme metal band is pointless most of the time. And even when it isn’t, there’s … Continue reading Barbaric attack cult
NEXWOMB: Exegesis Of Nihility Release year: 2019/2020Label: Nihilistic Noise Propaganda/Morbid Chapel Records Originally released on tape by Nihilistic Noise Propaganda in 2019 and on CD the following year by Morbid Chapel, Exegesis Of Nihilty is the debut album by US … Continue reading Nexwomb’s explanations of nothingness
LAWMAKER: All Work, No Class Release year: 2021Label: self-released Oi! and working class street punk are forms of music that are often derided as sounding rather samey; someone once made the joke that there are about a dozen oi! albums … Continue reading Sons of the working class
ALTAR OF GORE: Obscure & Obscene Gods Release year: 2020Label: Nameless Grave Records With a cover like this, you know what you’re getting. That’s right: death metal. And of a certain kind, too. Not brutal, progressive or technical death metal. … Continue reading Altars of obscure & obscene gods
SANGUISUGABOGG: Tortured Whole Release year: 2021Label: Century Media From the starting sounds of Sanguisugabogg’s debut album, Tortured Whole, it’s obvious what’s on offer. Commencing with an almost pig-like guttural growl, it’s clear that this is death metal of the brutal … Continue reading Tortured whole by Sanguisugabogg
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