Category: Review

  • Death Metal USA Released 17th of July, 2026 The supergroup made of performers of a veritable who’s who of classic death metal honour the earliest offerings of the late, great statesman, Mr Chuck Schuldiner himself. TRIBUTE. In the metal world,…

    left to die- initium mortis (album) review
  • Hardcore UK Released 17th of July, 2026 There isn’t anything one can tire of when it comes to hardcore, be it metallic, punk, or any other aside. What is less tiresome is when a band comes from Birmingham, in the…

    flesh creep- glimmer (ep) review
  • A review by Gioia – Suffer UK are back with a new lineup and their upcoming release, *Soul From Flesh* , set to come out in August 2026. I had the pleasure and fortune of listening to it before its…

    SUFFER – Soul From Flesh (EP) Review
  • NWOTHM/Speed Metal France Released 10th of July, 2026 Apart from the elephant (or more metaphorically, the whale) in the room, French metal doesn’t get to come by me that much. Even though the wealth of artists from across the Channel…

    iron slaught- metallic torments (album) review
  • Deathcore UK Releasing 7th August, 2026 The lovely people at DC SOUND ATTACK sent me a preview copy of the new EP by Midland’s maniacs SUFFER, and it would be remiss of me not to share some thoughts… In the…

    suffer (uk)- soul from flesh (ep) review
  • Sludge Metal/Hardcore UK Released 3rd of July, 2026. The Manchester miscreants maintain momentum since mild moniker metamorphosis. It wasn’t very long since seeing NXMAD live and it was the day after this album came out. I didn’t get a chance…

    nxmad- second fall (album) review
  • Released 17th July, 2026 The Brighton based brainiacs of belligerent beats and beatdowns befoul breakcore by breaking barriers. Here we go again… Another month and another reason to mention the noise terrorists from England’s southern shores.I can’t seem to get…

    devilhusk-goretech/intimidator (ep) review
  • Death Metal USA Released 26th June, 2026 Where have I been all my life, under a rock?That’s not particularly true. I did, at one point, give their cracking 2011 album, Goat, a few spins way back in the day, but…

    nunslaughter- satanic chaos legions (album) review
  • Thrash Metal UK Releasing 17th July There is something truly gratifying following an underground band and seeing, in real time, their rise in fame.I’ve been into this stuff called metal since the 1980s and watched some of the biggest acts…

    imperium- imperium (album) review
  • A review by Gioia – Six years since their last release, following 2020’s Palingenesis, Embodiment officially return with their new EP: Cryptomorph. The opening track, “Jeopardy in Idolatry”, which I previously reviewed, sets the tone with a strong mix of…

    EMBODIMENT – Cryptomorph (EP) review