Festering death/doom. That’s how I would describe the debut demo by Québec Canada’s Décryptal. Released on March 15 2023 on cassette tape format on ME SACO UN OJO RECORDS in conjunction with ROTTED LIFE RECORDS Sabazios Culte just straight-up crushes you under a filthy mountain of horrifying yet hypnotic riffage combined with a grotesque vocal…
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Unpure – Prophecies Ablaze Review
High Speed Black Unpure – Prophecies Ablaze (huh?) If you are old, like me, the name Unpure may sound familiar. They started in the mid 90’s and and did not turn many heads. They were signed to a then very underground Napalm Records, then after 2 albums, moved on to Drakkar Productions for one album,…
Ice Age – Waves of Loss and Power Review
Whenever I hear a new prog album from a band I’m unfamiliar with my thoughts seem to automatically default to something like, “Ugggghhh here we go… Prepare for wankery overload.” I picture a bunch of soccer dads with competing soul patches and collections of 20+ guitars. I guess I’m just traumatized in that regard. But…
Astriferous – Pulsations From the Black Orb
Astriferous – Pulsations From the Black Orb Dripping-dark-cave-death-metal Death metal doesn’t always benefit from technicality and clarity. You don’t always need to be impressed by musical ability, and speed. Death metal can be very challenging music to play, and often times, to listen to. The fact is, it doesn’t have to be. It just needs…
The Grifted – Doomsday & Salvation Review
Old School Swedish Death Metal From Old Swedes The Grifted – Doomsday & Salvation album cover To many of us, 1990s death metal was special. It was new, experimental, and violent. You felt like you were into something exclusive and unique. Enter Swedish death metal. Bands like Entombed, Dismember and Tiamat with their chunky, chainsaw…
Spirit Possession – Of The Sign… Review
Reverb, nasty, dark, fun! Spirit Possession – Of The Sign… This is some noisy shit. Vocal reverb that summons the likes of legends like Hellhammer, and Von. Voices that growl, screech, and “UUGHHH.” Drums are pounding, and often fast. The riffs are dirty, distorted, but quite catchy. Think bands like Desaster or Impaled Nazarene. There…
Eric’s Top Metal Albums Of 2022
Another year of heavy metal has come and gone. There was a TON of music that came out this year, some were absolute gems and others I wouldn’t wipe my ass with.So many enjoyable albums were released this year that my list went through multiple changes and re-writes, it doesn’t even resemble what I started…
Overlord’s Top 10 Metal Albums of 2022
It’s been a rather dark and chaotic start to this hellish decade, and I think some of the releases that came out this year reflect that. Here are 10 new musical escapes that I found myself enjoying over the course of 2022. (in no particular order) THOU ART LORD “Daemoniorum”Killer old school Greek black metal…
Brian’s Top 10 Metal Albums of 2022
There were some new stuff from big artists like Lamb of God, Rammstein, Blind Guardian, Meshuggah, and Allegaeon. While I like these albums, I feel like they were not…
Todd’s Top 10 for 2022 (with Extra Hot Sauce on the Side)
Another year in the books — and another batch of great music! I was remiss in keeping track of a lot of what came out in both the mainstream and the underground — spending a total of 198 days of the year on the road (mostly for work, with some fun here and there too!)…
