Tag: Death Metal

Devangelic – Xul Review

[Cover art by Nick Keller] “THERE IS NO DANA, THERE IS ONLY ZUUL!” Sure, Devangelic spell it a little differently for album number four, and while they aren’t busting any ghosts on Xul, they do bust …

Sepulcrum – Lamentation Of Immolated Souls Review

[Cover art by Mörkt Artist – Francisco Ramirez] Did you know that Chile has become a rapidly growing haven for phenomenal metal, particularly of the thrash and death persuasions? Or is your head firmly planted …

Verminous Serpent – The Malign Covenant Review

Friends, I don’t know about you, but sometimes I lose my patience with black/death metal. Too many bands focus their energy on kicking up an intimidating, claustrophobic racket, but they forget to start with riffs …

Angerot – The Profound Recreant Review

[Cover art by Jon Zig] We all like a little drama in the world. It can blow your mind, make you cry, force you to shrivel into a dried-up raisin from the shame of cringe, …

Gorod – The Orb Review

Let’s begin with a question that might seem a little academic: Do you need your death metal to make sense? Of course, to the complete outsider, nothing about death metal makes any sense at all, …

Found Sounds And Frig You Friday, Vol. 4

Fuck me, there is a LOT of music out in the world. You ever tape songs off the radio? (Yes, at least two of the words in that sentence are enough to paint me as …

Grave Axis – Dismal Aeon & Knifed – S/T Review

Grave Axis – Dismal Aeon Knifed – S/T I owe you an apology. I meant to write about Dismal Aeon, the debut cassette from Aotearoa New Zealand’s death metal snuggle-bunnies Grave Axis, at the tail …

Methchrist – Pestilential Warfare Of The Black Flame Review

I have realized that we all have plague, and I have lost my peace. – Albert Camus, The Plague Brothers and sisters, everything is fucked. The division between every conceivable social and ideological marker grows …