Category: Review
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Paul Hutchings reviews the comeback album from Bristol Prog thrashers Detritus here’s what he thinks I admit that Detritus completely passed me by on their first run…. Formed in Bristol in 1989 from Christian metal outfit Seventh Angel, the band…
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Somewhere through the mists of the New Orleans swamps looms the Seven Doors hotel, a portal to realms of ungodly suffering. It is just one of three known gateways to hell, though seven exist. It also happens to be home…
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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. …
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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.…
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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,…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
