Tag: Death
Disfuneral – Blood Red Tentacle Review
Once known as, ahem, Herpes, the buzzsaw devotees in Disfuneral distinguish themselves not in aesthetics, necessarily, but where it counts—quality songwriting. Though the Frenchmen’s debut, Blood Red Tentacle, borrows liberally from the Entombed, Grave, and …
Anatomia / Undergang – Split (2022) Review
In all of heavy metal’s fifty-ish glorious years, how many conversations have been had the world around concerning some variation on the theme “Who is the heaviest of them all?” Tens of thousands, no doubt. …
Azaab – Summoning The Cataclysm Review
Surprises are relatively rare in this age of hyper-publicity. Yet every once in a while something like Azaab’s Summoning the Cataclysm falls from the sky to clock you in the noggin before landing at your …
Blast Rites #5: Houkago Grind Time / Archaganini – Split Review
I cannot tell you how many times I’ve been listening to Agathocles and thought, “Goddamn, this raw-as-shit rudimentary grinding mayhem is awesome, but I wish it had more neoclassical sweep-picking.” And then I’d have another …
Kontusion – Kontusion Review
Boy, I sure am a big ol’ dummy. (How’s that for a lede, eh? “I sure am stupid. Now be sure to read on and totally trust my expert opinion!” But seriously, do that…) Why …
Golgothan Remains – Adorned In Ruin Review
Back in 2018, Golgothan Remains unleashed one hell of a debut. Perverse Offerings To The Void coiled like an infernal cosmic serpent, flexing its muscles around a beefy groove, strange and inhuman melodies, and an almost …
Father Befouled – Crowned In Veneficum Review
There are a handful of operative words when it comes to Father Befouled’s work over the last twelve years or so. “Filthy” is one, and “vile” another, and both in the best possible sense – …
Blast Rites #3: Barren – Cursed To Walk This Earth Review
Borrowing the HM2 buzzsaw fuzz predominantly associated with Swedish death metal, these Belgians describe their style as “chainsaw grind.” Given the death/grind carving contained on Cursed To Walk This Earth, I suppose that’s as good …