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RENUNCIATION

Formed only last year in Moscow, Russia, Renunciation are a quartet of highly talented musicians who have released a single entitled Arrogance of Worms. It has been a while since I have reviewed a band of such a high calibre of...

CULT BURIAL

Cult Burial are a new project from England, who have just released their debut single entitled Consumed. Their style is an amalgamation of Death, Black and Doom metal. The first time I heard this single, I instantly thought thi...

UNDUSTED

Undusted are a quintet that hail from Latvia, who formed back in 2005. They have just released a new single, entitled Lashed into Circles. I am not too familiar with Latvian bands, but if Undusted are anything to go by, then we...

POST LUCTUM

Post Luctum hail from California/USA have recently released their EP entitled After Mourning, and what an awesome EP it is! Four tracks of the most awesome Death/Doom with a hint of Black metal thrown in for good measure. A ver...

THE CRAWLING

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HIRSIPUU

Formed between 06-08, in Finland, Hirsipuu are a quartet who have an interesting style of music. Their new release is entitled Immentikki, which is the bands third release since their formation. The ten-track- album is one of t...

THE CONJURED

Formed in Petaluma, California, U.S.A, The Conjured have a distinct 80’s punk/black metal sound, that, to my ears, goes right back to the very roots of where Black Metal was formed. Their latest offering, Speak with the D...

CLINE’S MIND

Cline’s Mind is a project that I have reviewed a few times now, and this is the second album I have reviewed this year! The new album is entitled One Nation Under Hell. Once again, the album has been recorded in Tom Cline...

CEREBRAL CORTEX

Cerebral Cortex hail from Ohio, USA and were formed only last year in August! In that one year since forming they have just released their debut EP Seizing Bedlam. I have no clue in which genre of metal to try and pigeon hole C...

Puncture Wound – Brutal Butchery Of Bargain Basement Bodies EP

Enter violence, death, cannibalism, vile thoughts and slasher horror themes! As I listen my sadist mind starts to grin at the quirky mess up of visions that is going from my ears to my mind – completely fueling my Death M...

ANOMALISM

The Canadian scene is booming at the moment with some excellent bands, the latest to make a name for themselves is Winnipeg’s Anomalism. Considering the quartet was only formed in 2018, they have already formed into a tig...

BRAIN STROKE

Brain Stroke are a quartet from Toluca, Mexico. it’s nice to hear a band from Mexico, as I believe this is the first band I have actually reviewed from that part of the world. I know that Mexico has a huge metal following...

GRAVITY BOUND

There is not much information about Gravity Bound on the web, but hailing from UK and having an interesting blend of Power, Folk and Melodic Death Metal, I could not resist the urge to check them out. Dangerous to Know is their...

MEDUSA’S GAZE

Medusa’s Gaze were formed back in 2010 in Bunbury, south west Australia. Rise of the Gorgon is the band’s debut album, consisting of nine mind melting tracks. The band were influenced heavily by the likes of: Machin...

THEREIN

It’s been quite some time since I last reviewed an Australian band, so when I was offered the new Therein Single to review, I jumped at the chance. The trio hail from the suburbs of Brisbane, and have a refreshing style t...

KREPUSKUL

You would think that Romania would be full of metal bands, especially Transylvania, seeing as it is home to the legend Vlad Tepes, AKA Count Dracula. Krepuskul are the first band from Transylvania that I have had the pleasure o...

SCREAMS OF WINTER

Screams of Winter are a melodic death metal band that formed in 2004 in Chicago. After various line up changes and the band splitting up in 2010. Screams of Winter are back maturer than they were a decade ago, and they mean bus...

DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER

Die Apokalyptischen Reiter are a quintet from Weimar Germany, who have been around since 1995. Their unique style is hard to fit into any genre that I can think of. Musically it’s a amalgamation of the heavier genres into...

VON DOOM

Formed in Portland USA back in 2007, Von Doom have released their latest single entitled From fear. Von Doom have already opened for some big-name bands in the past, and are surely set to do more of the same in the future. Thei...

PROMETHEAN REIGN

Promethean Reign are a black/ death metal act hailing from Oxford, England. Formed in 2014 the band have conjured up an extreme, but not over the top sound. Unlike most black/death bands Promethean Reign have opted to refrain f...

DESSIDERIUM

Dessiderium is a solo project of Alexander Haddad, who also plays in the following bands: Nullingroots Depraved Heretic. I am not quite sure into which sub-genre Dessiderium are best suited, but I can try and describe the album...

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