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Muertissima – Inquisition Review

Muertissima – Inquisition Review

By Steel Druhm on October 14, 2021 in Reviews, Death Metal, 25 comments

“I’m a fairly open-minded primate. Ask anyone on the approved asking list and they’ll tell you. This aforementioned open mind inspired me to take a chance on unknown French death metal act Muertissma and their full-length debut Inquisition. The promo bluster promised “dynamic death metal” with thrash and death elements and a willingness to embrace open and adventurous song structures. Some of that is in fact delivered over the nearly 50 minutes of Inquisition, and in some instances, it was a mistake to do so.” No one expects the French Inquisition.

Mercyless – The Mother of All Plagues Review

Mercyless – The Mother of All Plagues Review

By Steel Druhm on August 20, 2020 in Reviews, Death Metal, 12 comments

“Few death metal bands had as stark a rise and fall as Mercyless did in the 90s. Coming off 1993s excellent Coloured Funeral, an all time great death platter, they made an ill-advised grab at mainstream acceptance on utterly disastrous followup C.O.L.D.. So bad was the album that legions of fans promptly decamped, myself among them, leaving the band to slowly rot.” Up with the sickness.

Deranged – Struck By A Murderous Siege Review

Deranged – Struck By A Murderous Siege Review

By Al Kikuras on October 30, 2016 in 2016, Agonia Records, Death Metal, Grind, Reviews, Swedish Metal, Death Metal, 29 comments

“Cannibal Corpse opened the gates for the pornogrind bukakke blast to come (sp) in the mid 1990s, they were and are a death metal band. Granted, Germany’s Gut was wallowing in depraved and murksome waters for a few years, but they always had more in common with a band like the Meat Shits dashed with a touch of Macabre than anything remotely malevolent. It was with Deranged’s debut, 1995’s Rated X, that the menace Cannibal Corpse lost appearing found a new, grindier and even more perverse host.” Glove up, peeps, this one is venal and vile (and sticky).

Mercyless – Pathetic Divinity Review

Mercyless – Pathetic Divinity Review

By Al Kikuras on October 6, 2016 in 2016, 4.0, Death Metal, French Metal, Kaotoxin Records, Melodic Death Metal, Reviews, Death Metal, 46 comments

“First, we have Fronch fries. And Fronch dressing. And Fronch bread. And Fronch death metal. And to drink, ta-da! Peru! As with most bands with old guys like me in them, I have a long history with Mercyless. I received a cassette promo of 1993’s Coloured Funeral right after losing access to a free copy machine that put a nail in the coffin of the print version of Unchain the Underground. While I never got around to reviewing it, that particular slab of adventurous Fronch death metal stayed in regular rotation and made the cut through upgrades to CD right into the digital age.” Mercyless is about to activate your dental plan.