Tag: Death
Darkthrone – Frostland Tapes Reivew
Darkthrone. Death Metal. Probably not an association you would normally make. Most fans of underground metal probably know that Darkthrone started as a death metal band, but they went on to far greater fame for …
Porkfarm – Blood Harvest Review
England’s Porkfarm unleash their Deepsend debut EP. Blood Harvest is a blistering blast of gory death/grind that blends dashes of early Gorerotted with a host of classic death metal acts and some grindcore dirtiness to boot. What …
Vader – XXV Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Vader is no longer simply a band. The name has become an institution, a stalwart symbol of determination and destruction among death metal’s pantheon. As the title of this tome suggests, …
Gigan – The Order Of The False Eye Review
Originally written by Michael Roberts. The best way I can describe Gigan’s sound is a confrontation between Floridian-styled death metal and Dillinger-esque mathcore somewhere deep in outer space. That third point is crucial, as there’s a definite …
Limb From Limb – Rip Him From His Fucking Throne Review
Australia’s Limb From Limb spew forth a machine-precise, practiced and tight batch of brutal death metal on their first full-length, the questionably titled Rip Him From His Fucking Throne. It’s nothing you haven’t heard before; …
Psalm – Manifest Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Previously a metalcore band, Belgium’s Psalm have unveiled a new sound, a new direction on this transitional EP: blackened death metal, or something resembling blackened death metal, anyway. Given this information,Manifest sounds exactly as you’d …
Whitechapel – This Is Exile Review
For the record, up front I will say this to avoid having to defend myself later: I don’t hate deathcore. I don’t hate Whitechapel. I just find both of them to have less staying power …
Prostitute Disfigurement – Descendants Of Depravity Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Now here’s a band that’s been trending upward. While Prostitute Disfigurement’s early albums were fairly typical over-the-top gore-grind efforts, 2005’s Left In Grisly Fashion was something of a revelation for …