Tag: OSDM
Astriferous – Pulsations From The Black Orb Review
[Artwork by Jason Barnett] I’ll tell you what, it was a lot easier being a death metal freak in the late ‘80s / early ‘90s compared to the 7,000 car pile-up that is the modern …
Conjureth – The Parasitic Chambers Review
[Cover art by Mark Erskine] Back in the late ‘80s / early ‘90s, I was convinced people who heard albums such as Altars of Madness and Slowly We Rot blaring from my car were not …
Morbific – Squirm Beyond The Mortal Realm Review
[Cover artwork by Chase Slaker (Mortiferum, Caustic Wound)] Hello. You can now buy an LP copy of Severed Survival at Walmart. Is that even shocking at this point? In all honesty, Mental Funeral might be …
Acephalix – Theothanatology Review
[Cover Art By Ettore Aldo Del Vigo] When a band spends several years between releases, it’s fair to think perhaps big changes are coming. All that time squirreled away in some greasy dungeon toying with …
Mortuous – Upon Desolation Review
[Album artwork by Marald van Haasteren] “Death… The brutal way.” ~ Emily Dickinson Or was that Asphyx. Definitely Asphyx. But it could just as easily have been both. Probably both. Either way, Pow!! Right in …
Castrator – Defiled In Oblivion Review
[Cover artwork by the inimitable Jon Zig] I’ll be honest and quickly admit the following right from the jump: For reasons having zero to do with the actual quality of the release, I have spent …
Obscene – …From Dead Horizon To Dead Horizon
[Cover Art by Skaðvaldur] When a band jumps onto the scene and releases its first demo or EP, there’s a general talking point around promise. Perhaps it shows promise or it may even feel like …
Outre-Tombe – Abysse Mortifère Review
[Album artwork by Matt “Putrid” Carr] There’s something magical concerning the way a number of us grew to accept brutality as a positive force in life. If you’re lucky enough to have the spectre of …