Tag: Death

5Q5A – Brutally Deceased: Catching Czech Sunlight

Originally written by Ian Chainey Some bands love their influences. Then, there are the bands that live their influences, that are wholly shaped by their influences. Brutally Deceased, a collective of Czech grinders and growlers

5Q5A – Helcaraxë

Over the course of their decade-plus existence, New Jersey’s Helcaraxë has tooled around with their death metal formula here and there, but the one thing that has stayed constant is the bombast. Plain and simple,

Autopsy – Tourniquets, Hacksaws And Graves Review

It’s been less than a year since the last Autopsy record – California’s greatest blood-splattered death metallers certainly aren’t wasting any time. But then again, they’re repeating themselves, so it can’t really be all that

5Q5A – Shroud Of The Heretic: Rising From The Pit

Originally written by Ian Chainey We often dissect how something sounds without really imparting how it feels. Sure, sometimes, that’s all the music asks of us. In most genres, you can get away with clinical

Twitch Of The Death Nerve – A New Code Of Morality

Originally written by Chris Redar London’s Twitch of the Death Nerve commit so many sins of sound on their debut full-length A New Code of Morality that it boggles the mind. Of the more egregious examples: – That thing

Ghoul – Hang Ten Review

Originally written by Chris Redar Ghoul has an EP of surf rock/metal hybrid songs. It’s fun for about a minute, and then it pretty much sucks. Behold, a conversation I had with Jordan Campbell… JORDAN: Uhhh…

Cormorant – Earth Diver Review

Originally written by Chris Redar I know it’s my job as a critic to be able to use an objective set of criteria to subjectively judge an album based on the audience said album will

Impetuous Ritual – Unholy Congregation Of Hypocritical Ambivalence Review

Having spent my fair share of time splashing around in the temperate waters of the heavy metal opinionarium, I’ve gotten the acute sense that plenty of fine folks are well and truly murked out. Sure,