Nocturnus

Nocturnus AD – Paradox Review

Nocturnus AD – Paradox Review

By Ferrous Beuller on May 27, 2019 in 2019, American Metal, Death Metal, Profound Lore Records, Reviews, Death Metal, 90 comments

“There are few scenes that have been as instrumental in expanding metal’s horizon as Florida’s death metal explosion. Toiling towards the top of the totem has always been Nocturnus. Their debut album The Key will irrevocably remain a personal favorite and one of the genre’s canonical greats. Thanks to the incessant efforts of drummer and vocalist Mike Browning (of early Morbid Angel fame), the band has endured a tumultuous rebirth as Nocturnus AD. But can new album Paradox survive the curse of contentious re-branding and do justice to the band’s own lofty genesis?” The key to death metal’s past.

Burial Invocation – Abiogenesis Review

Burial Invocation – Abiogenesis Review

By Ferrous Beuller on July 14, 2018 in 2018, Dark Descent Records, Death Metal, Progressive Death, Reviews, Turkish Metal, Death Metal, 80 comments

“Truly am I an Angry Metal Malcontent. I haven’t enjoyed ov deep black metal since my early 20’s: I wish folk metal would collectively gather up the pointy ears and LARP the fuck off and, to make matters worse, I’m not entirely sure I’m on board with Lord Yngwie’s position that less cannot be more. While the extreme genres admittedly lend themselves to excess more readily than most, I’ll often wrap up a tech or prog record just wishing the band would take a step back and more fluidly translate their material, or perhaps highlight the weft and warp of the transitions with increased clarity.” Prog-death with extra fluid.

Horrified – Of Despair Review

Horrified – Of Despair Review

By Jean-Luc Ricard on March 20, 2016 in 2016, Death Metal, English Metal, Stormspell Records, Death Metal, 23 comments

“Newcastle (upon Tyne [UK]) based Horrified released their debut about a year and a half ago, and the AMG staff collectively shrugged. A throwback death metal record with some neat riffs and an authentic sound, it lacked in both originality and execution, and was summarily dismissed by yours truly. But wise old man of the AMG staff, Al Kikuras saw something in the band, a certain rough charm and attitude that’s missing in the majority of retro-death.” Al knows retro-death.