Tag: Death
Swallow The Sun – Emerald Forest And The Blackbird Review
Originally written by Rae Amitay Swallow the Sun doesn’t really commit to one genre, and since that’s pretty typical of most metal nowadays, it makes it difficult for StS to stand out from the blended …
Dyscarnate – And So It Came To Pass Review
“Wir hier to paamp you up” were the first words that came to my mind upon taking my first glance at Sussex’s newest sensation, Dyscarnate. The word on the street, though, is that these dudes …
Coldworker – The Doomsayer’s Call Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Somehow Coldworker‘s previous albums have flown right past me, despite the fact that I’m a huge fan of drummer Anders Jakobson’s previous band Nasum and generally love modern Scandanavian grindcore. …
Decaying – Encirclement Review
On November 30th, 1939, the Soviet Union invaded Finland, and thus began a three-and-a-half-month-long conflict known as the Winter War. Vastly outnumbered, out-gunned, out-planed, and out-tanked, the Finns, with superior organization, superior tactics, superior winter …
Blood Mortized – Bestial Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Blood Mortized is a death metal band from Sweden. They play music highly reminiscent of Swedish DM legends like Dismember and Entombed in both sound and songwriting. Their lineup features …
Psycroptic – The Inherited Repression Review
originally written by Chris McDonald I count myself in a relative minority of listeners who believe that Psycroptic has been trending steadily upward with their last few releases. This band has shown perhaps the most …
Cruciamentum – Engulfed In Desolation Review
Cruciamentum has been making various unseemly noises in the British underground over the past few years, particularly via an extremely well-regarded 2009 demo and an excellent split with Vasaeleth from last year. Engulfed in Desolation …
Excommunicated – Skeleton Key Review
From the ashes of New Orleans-based outfits Suture and Catholicon comes Excommunicated, debuting with this Vatican-bashing platter of respectable black/death. The promo of Skeleton Key came complete with a glossary of terms and explanations of …