Category: Review

  • The first single in a drip feed of releases which are coming over the next few months, Gods and Men sees the Midlands quartet pin their influences squarely to the mast with a single that contains enough jagged edges to warrant a health warning. …

    Beyond Your Design – Gods and Men
  • Neil Bolton takes a listen to some fresh underground thrash from the USA If it’s not broke don’t fuck about with it! Thrash is not broken in my humble opinion and it seems as though these thrashers from Pensilvania U.S.A.…

    Ultimate Power Corrupts – Tensions Escalate EP
  • Within seconds of Misery bludgeoning my grey matter, I knew that I’d taken a wrong turn down the wrong alley on a dark night. Only one option, grit teeth and plough my way through. That may be a bit overdramatic,…

    This is Turin – T.U.R.I.N.
  • It’s a good day when you hear that one of your favourite bands announces that they’ve got a new album coming out, Memoriam (formed in 2017 as both a tribute and a form of catharsis, and also celebrating the life,…

    Memoriam – Onwards into Battle
  • Formed in 2016, Bloodkill come raging at you from Mumbai, India with their debut album Throne of Control. Laced with liberal lashings of groove which blend with blisteringly visceral riffs, Bloodkillhave taken the best of the Bay Area and mixed it with their own cultural influences. The outcome…

    Bloodkill – Throne Of Control
  • Asphyx are a band that need no introduction. If you’re an avid Death Metal fan, then you’ve probably listened to them at some point, and most definitely have heard of them unless you’ve been living under a rock. Having formed…

    Asphyx – Necroceros
  • Back in 2017 I reviewed Trial’s third album, Motherless for another publication. I was less than complimentary about the Swedes, describing the vocals of Linus Johansson as ‘nails down a blackboard’. Well, I’m pleased to say that Mr Johansson is no longer singing for Trial,…

    Trial –Sisters of the Moon
  • Covering a remarkable amount of ground within the death-metal spectrum, Pennsylvanian death- thrashers Truth Devoid close 2020 with their initial release ‘Lair of Pestilence’. Initially, the sight of 3 tracks that all span within 10 seconds of each other’s running…

    Truth Devoid – Lair of Pestilence
  • I had never heard of Hungarian Mettalers ‘Ektomorf’ before the press release and promo link dropped in my mailbox this morning, and a quick check out the always 101.3% accurate Wikipedia tells me that this is their 15th album since…

    Ektomorf – Reborn
  • Euan doesn’t need to wait for a full moon to release this review! Werewolves Aussie extreme metallers, Werewolves, blast their way into 2021 with their sophomore album, ‘What A Time To Be Alive’. The album doesn’t even tickle the listener…

    Werewolves – What A Time To Be Alive