Tag: Death

Ulcerate – Everything Is Fire Review

originally written by Chris McDonald As modern death metal continues to push the envelope of demanding musicianship, overbearingly complex song-structures, and pristine production, one eventually has to ask, “Where do we go from here?” What

Vanmakt – Ad Luciferi Regnum Review

Think about the Haunted House attraction at the local county fair. The one where you ride herky-jerky in a little cart that clicks incessantly along a tiny train track. Every ten feet or so, some

Machetazo – Mundo Cripta Review

Spanish death/grind outfit Machetazo is a well-praised and long-running band that delivers solid records.  And yet those records, what of them I’ve heard, would fall somewhere between a few feet and just a hair’s-breadth short

God Dethroned – Passiondale Review

Originally written by Erik Thomas Considering death metal’s general empathy for all things violent, bloody and brutal, I’m surprised there are not more death metal albums about WWI – indisputably the most violent, bloody and

Hatesphere – To The Nines Review

Originally written by Jordan Campbell Give ’em points for persistence. Hatesphere have been cranking out pissed-off Gothenthrash practically non-fucking-stop since 2001, peppering the metal masses with ‘roid rage speedballs (and awful cover art) to the point of

General Surgery – Corpus In Extremis: Analyzing Necroticism Review

General Surgery is another one of those bands that bring to mind the term “Carcass-worship.” For this, their second full-length in nearly two decades of existence, this bunch of blood-splattered Swedish malcontents offer up Corpus

Trigger The Bloodshed – The Great Depression Review

Originally written by Ross Main. There is much hype surrounding the strong numbers of young death metal bands cropping up here in Britain. But traditionally, us Brits have been known to use hype as a

Pestilence – Resurrection Macabre Review

Sasha Horn’s take: “Resurrected to rot once more….” ‘Nuff said. “Singer”/Guitarist and all-around Pestilence owner, Patrick Mameli, sums it up best when phlegming out this first line in the title track, and to me that