Ferrous Beuller

Words of iron carry more weight.

Cannibal Corpse – Violence Unimagined Review

By Ferrous Beuller on April 15, 2021 in Reviews, Death Metal, 108 comments

“I said it in 2017 and I’ll say it again: I fucking love Cannibal Corpse. This is a band that almost infamously represents death metal in its purist form. Opaque riffs, furious vocals and a trajectory more certain than cradle to grave. Their discography contains many a predatory précis on a genre they helped define. Yet, all too often, their name is accompanied by inexplicable eye-rolling. It is forever beyond me how any death metal aficionado can turn their nose up at an act as effective as Cannibal Corpse.” Esprit de Corpse.

Dearth – To Crown All Befoulment [Things You Might Have Missed 2020]

By Ferrous Beuller on January 12, 2021 in Things You Might Have Missed 2020, Black Metal, Death Metal, 33 comments

“I just like violent music. Death metal is the last word in musical aggression but it knows many phrases. Bone-crunching verbs and enough unsavory adjectives to terrify the dead all terminate in one fatal piece of punctuation. California’s Dearth utilize their pen to grave ends.” Grave new world.

The Ridiculous Year o’ Death Metal, Part 2 [Things You Might Have Missed 2020]

By Ferrous Beuller on January 10, 2021 in Things You Might Have Missed 2020, 43 comments

“When I say death metal has been absolutely disgusting in 2020, it can only be a good thing. While we at Angry Metal Guy have done our best to cover as much calamity as possible, it was inevitable that some releases would go unrecognized. To that end, this round-up exists solely to shed unholy light on those atrocities that didn’t quite make the cut, but absolutely warrant your attention.” Death Redux.

Karmacipher – Introspectrum [Things You Might Have Missed 2020]

By Ferrous Beuller on January 7, 2021 in Things You Might Have Missed 2020, Death Metal, 36 comments

“I love a puzzle. Something I can piece together, stitch by stitch. But no matter the complexity, there has to be a guiding light to see me through to the end; however faint and however far. Hong Kong’s Karmacipher are architects and second album Introspectrum is their monochromatic maze.” Karma, karma, karma, karma, Karmacipher.

The Ridiculous Year o’ Death Metal, Part 1 [Things You Might Have Missed 2020]

By Ferrous Beuller on January 5, 2021 in Things You Might Have Missed 2020, Death Metal, Grind, 92 comments

“We can all agree it has been a horrific year. Fortunately for the metal community, our lexicon is inverted. Rest assured that, when I say death metal has been absolutely disgusting in 2020, it can only be a good thing. While we at Angry Metal Guy have done our best to cover as much calamity as possible, it was inevitable that some releases would go unrecognized. To that end, this round-up exists solely to shed unholy light on those atrocities that didn’t quite make the cut, but still warrant your attention.” Become death.

Necrot – Mortal [Things You Might Have Missed 2020]

By Ferrous Beuller on December 14, 2020 in Things You Might Have Missed 2020, Death Metal, 65 comments

“People are never satisfied. They are saturated with options, and with choice comes entitlement. Corpulent technicality and aimless dissonance have somehow convinced people that songwriting isn’t necessary. Fucking die. Whatever happened to the basics? But not just the basics, the fucking basics. Evolution is key, but nothing can replace those original elements that, when correctly combined, elicit such a chemical crush. Oakland’s Necrot have been descanting the insalubrious since 2012 and boast members of Mortuous, Vastum and Acephalix”. Death be simple.

Depravity – Grand Malevolence Review

By Ferrous Beuller on December 8, 2020 in Reviews, Death Metal, 31 comments

“We all know how pivotal that second album can be. Time after time, history has made an example of the all-important sophomore sway. When an inaugural record successfully seduces the masses, all eyes immediately turn to what comes next. In 2018, Australia’s Depravity took great pleasure in repeatedly slamming my face into the wall with their brilliant debut Evil Upheaval. The fact that it did so with such aplomb in a year dominated by death metal ensured its place on my end of year list. Now, follow-up Grand Malevolence arrives with something to prove.” Prove you harmed.

Omnivortex – Diagrams of Consciousness Review

By Ferrous Beuller on November 20, 2020 in Reviews, Death Metal, 40 comments

“Whenever life becomes too bullshit to mention, I can always turn to Finnish death metal. It looms large from the grave, wraps me in arms of bone and bile and makes everything better. That cold kiss, that horrendous hug is what I’ve come to expect from the scene. However, Omnivortex arrived with absolutely no warning.” Diagrams of dementia and density.

Gorephilia – In the Eye of Nothing Review

By Ferrous Beuller on October 9, 2020 in Reviews, Death Metal, 22 comments

“In 2017 I covered Gorephilia’s Severed Monolith and awarded the album a mixed score. While many disagreed, I couldn’t shake the notion that the gaps in the writing eclipsed the album’s better elements. Although I have found myself returning to Severed Monolith more than expected, I stand by my criticisms. Then, in 2018 vocalist Henri Emil Kuula sadly passed away. As is often the case, the band’s future seemed uncertain. Three years later and Gorephilia have returned with another platter of occult hemophagic horror.” Where the eyes live.

Six Feet Under – Nightmares of the Decomposed Review

By Ferrous Beuller on September 29, 2020 in Reviews, Death Metal, 144 comments

“They say the best things in life are free. They also say honesty is free, but it’s not. In fact, it usually comes attached to a very high price. That moment you have a few too many and tell your partner what you really think of their mum. Explaining to your brother that you sold his son’s spleen on the black market just so you could buy more vinyl. Or the crushing fact that not all death metal is created equal. The genre’s favorite whipping boys Six Feet Under are living proof of this.” Six Feet Underwhelming.