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Overkill – Scorched Review

Overkill – Scorched Review

By Steel Druhm on April 12, 2023 in Reviews, Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, 56 comments

“If you told me back in the 80s that New Jersey’s most pugnacious metal act, Overkill would still be kicking and screaming in 2023, I would have thought your brain was rotten to the core. Yet here we are 38 years after their debut EP and along comes album number 20, Scorched! While I’ve found something to enjoy on every Overkill outing, 2019sThe Wings of War had serious issues with bloat and sometimes underwhelming writing. I harvested the best cuts and moved on, rarely revisiting once my reviewing duties were complete. As a lifelong fan, I certainly came into Scorched hoping for more.” No really, Overkill will never die.

The Ridiculous Year o’ Death Metal Round-up, Part 1 [Things You Might Have Missed 2018]

The Ridiculous Year o’ Death Metal Round-up, Part 1 [Things You Might Have Missed 2018]

By Kronos on December 27, 2018 in 2019, American Metal, Canadian Metal, Death Metal, Italian Metal, Progressive Death, Reviews, Slam, Swedish Metal, Technical Death Metal, Things You Might Have Missed, Things You Might Have Missed 2018, Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Technical Death Metal, 131 comments

“A lot of good death metal came out this year. In the last six months, it has become an outright deluge, and Ferrous Beuller and I have doggy-paddled through it, coughing and sputtering and generally being overwhelmed. But even if great albums were few, enough good albums came out—and got passed over—that we’re in dire need of a recap. In fact the need is so dire that we can’t hope to cover it all ourselves.”

Outer Heaven – Realms of Eternal Decay Review

Outer Heaven – Realms of Eternal Decay Review

By Mark Z. on October 15, 2018 in 2018, American Metal, Death Metal, Relapse, Reviews, Death Metal, 66 comments

“Outer Heaven is a Pennsylvania death metal quintet who sound like every loogie you’ve ever hocked up coming to life and bursting out of your toilet while you’re taking a shit. After being floored by their “Into Hellfire” single earlier this year, I’m pleased to admit their Realms of Eternal Decay debut more than lives up to the strange and wonderful world of Metal Gear – even if the connection is in name only.” Solid.

Scorched – Echoes of Dismemberment Review

Scorched – Echoes of Dismemberment Review

By Saunders on November 28, 2016 in 2016, American Metal, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Reviews, Unspeakable Axe Records, Death Metal, 5 comments

“It’s easy to slip into Grinch mode as we hurtle towards the silly season. Unfortunately for many, before the Christmas and other holiday festivities hit full swing, there’s a shitload of commitments and deadlines to navigate before it’s time to kick back and relax. On top of these realities comes the nauseating Christmas commercialism that predictably takes over and gets jammed down throats, making me feel as if I’m going to start shitting elves any day now. Thankfully metal is here to keep sanity in check.” Death to commercialism!