Tag: Death

Brutally Deceased – Dead Lovers’ Guide Review

Brutally Deceased takes its name from a Grave song, and that is not the only thing the band takes from Grave and its Stockholm death metal compatriots. Never mind that Brutally Deceased hails from the

Toxaemia – Buried To Rise Review

Forgotten early Swedish death metal band Toxaemia gets the double-disc deluxe treatment with Buried To Rise, but there’s a bit of a hitch – it’s the same disc twice, albeit in different forms. The first

The Order Of Apollyon – The Flesh Review

originally written by Jim Brandon I always raise an eyebrow at the appearance of collaborations between well-established musicians who come together to form new projects, especially since about seven out of ten times there’s nothing

Neuraxis – Asylon Review

originally written by Chris McDonald Neuraxis has long been one of the more underappreciated technical death bands, and they have carved a distinct and powerful niche out of their fusion of futuristic melodies with hyper-aggressive

Desultory – Counting Our Scars Review

Originally written by Justin Bean. Sweden’s Desultory has a career that began in the early Nineties with two solid entries in the annals of Swedish death metal, Into Eternity and Bitterness, that presented a combination of the dark vitriol of

Augury – Concealed (Reissue) Review

Originally written by Erik Thomas Despite being familiar with Patrick Loisel’s previous project Kralizec via their mind-bending 1999 album Origin (for which I’m willing to pay a decent amount if anyone has a copy — I

Gorgasm – Orgy Of Murder Review

Originally written by Erik Thomas After an 8-year lay-off, Indiana’s Gorgasm are back (well, one member is) with the long-awaited follow-up to Masticate to Dominate, an album that, to many brutal death metal fans, is

Calm Hatchery – Sacrilege Of Humanity Review

Originally written by Chris Chellis. Death metal ought to be crushing and blunt about it; no minced words and certainly no subtlety. It is neither an exercise in progression nor a safe haven for so-called