Tag: Death
Soreption – Engineering The Void Review
This album should not be good. There are more mediocre technical death metal bands than there are fish in the sea, and as a whole, the style has been approaching self-parody for years. Recently, the …
The Wakedead Gathering – The Gate And The Key Review
Coming off of a very strong Dark Circles EP in 2012, Cincinnati one-man death project The Wakedead Gathering seemed poised to turn some OSDM heads. Doer-of-all-things Andrew Lampe has a certain knack for melding several …
Lvcifyre – Svn Eater Review
originally written by Juho Mikkonen Connotations are a bitch. They ruin perfectly good attributes by sparking unwanted associations in the minds of the feeble. Take, for example, the adjective “atmospheric.” In the context of metal …
Obliteration – Black Death Horizon Review
First of all, the nerve of these dudes to release such a good album so late in 2013. They must know that most year-end lists are finalized by the first day of November. DON’T LIE …
Legion Of The Damned – Ravenous Plague Review
Originally written by Chris Redar In one form or another, Legion of the Damned has been around since 1990. Known as Occult before 2005, these Netherlands thrashers proceeded to release four full-lengths in three years under their new moniker. …
Deicide – In The Minds Of Evil Review
Originally written by Chris Redar Looks like it’s time for another round of musical leapfrog with Deicide. It seems like every time the Florida Blasphemy Brigade(tm) bangs out an Oscar-worthy performance, they follow it up with …
Diskord – Dystopics Review
originally written by Juho Mikkonen When it comes to maintaining the brittle balance between drawing from the fountainhead and pushing beyond the familiar waters, many newer death metal bands could learn a thing or two …
Slaughterday – Nightmare Vortex Review
Too often, good bands doing the intentionally old school thing go unnoticed because, by design, they don’t exactly stand out. Fans and writers looking for The Next Big Thing might pass quickly if some original …