Jul 26 2010

And Hell Followed With – Proprioception Review

Steel Druhm

And Hell Followed With // Proprioception
Rating:
1.5/5.0Painfully medio-core
Label: Earache
Websites: myspace.com/andhellfollowedwith
Release Dates: US: Out Now | EU: 26.07.2010

Steel Druhm likes NOT this whole “deathcore thing.” There, I said it! Now, all you deathcore teen weenies can pull your collective jaws off the floor and prepare to dismiss the following review as biased, or perhaps, “reviewed in bad faith,” whatever the fuck that means. However, before you do so, kindly consider that the reason for my dislike of Proprioception, the second album by Michigan’s And Hell Followed With is way more because of how bland and average the material is and less because of its regrettable deathcore style. Sadly, this material isn’t good regardless of the genre.

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Jul 1 2010

Severe Torture – Slaughtered Review

Steel Druhm

Severe Torture // Slaughtered
Rating: 3.0/5.0 — Severe torture, unless you like it ugly and brutal.
Label: Season of Mist
Websites: severetorture.com | myspace.com/severetorture
Release Dates: EU: 28.06.2010 | US: 06.29.2010

I have to admit right up front that I wasn’t overly familiar with Severe Torture and their cadaver of work prior to getting tasked with this review. I had heard bits and pieces of previous albums but nothing about them ever really grabbed my attention or made me feel the need to track down their material. So as I got familiar with Slaughtered, this Dutch death metal band’s fifth platter (or should I say splatter), I was pretty shocked by the quality of the material on display. Maybe I simply missed the boat on their earlier stuff but this is a solid enough release that I plan to go back to investigate much more carefully in the near future. Continue reading

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