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Vulvodynia – Praenuntius Infiniti Review

Vulvodynia – Praenuntius Infiniti Review

By Diabolus in Muzaka on September 22, 2021 in Reviews, Deathcore, 37 comments

“When Vulvodynia put out Psychosadistic Design all the way back in 2016, it served as an intro to slam for a great number of people. It was up there with Ingested’s Surpassing the Boundaries of Human Suffering for entry-level stuff that would eventually lead the listener to bands like Ecchymosis, Gorevent, and Kraanium. It had a modern sheen, plenty of obvious hooks, and an obnoxious sense of humor, but it also had enough in common with slam to draw the listener down the rabbit hole.” Death, where is thy slam?

Insect Inside – The First Shining of New Genus Review

Insect Inside – The First Shining of New Genus Review

By Dear Hollow on February 17, 2021 in Reviews, Death Metal, Technical Death Metal, 26 comments

“Slam is a style I’ve never understood. Often layered with gory shock novelty and the variety of deathcore, bands like Abominable Putridity and Epicardiectomy have only gotten a head-scratch from me with endless “djunz” and br00tal “eeeeees”. Insect Inside is a young Russian trio from Zlatoust, a demo and single released since their 2017 inception. Debut LP The First Shining of New Genus creates the soundtrack of being eaten alive by the swarm in its beatdown of groovy, thick riffs, and hell-scraping gutturals.” Slam beetles.

Holocausto – Diario de Guerra Review

Holocausto – Diario de Guerra Review

By Diabolus in Muzaka on July 25, 2019 in 2019, Brazilian Metal, Death Metal, Nuclear War Now! Productions, Reviews, Black Metal, 30 comments

“Once someone gets into extreme metal, they find a point of glorious musical stupidity that they gravitate to. This point is normally either war metal (i.e. Revenge, GoatPenis, Conqueror) or the most delightfully moronic slam (i.e. the first Abominable Putridity record, Cephalotripsy). How did these endpoints come to be?” Dear Diario.

Afterbirth – The Time Traveler’s Dilemma

Afterbirth – The Time Traveler’s Dilemma

By Kronos on July 26, 2017 in 2017, American Metal, Death Metal, Reviews, Slam, Unique Leader, Death Metal, Slam, 21 comments

“Ever since zombies killed his dog in 2007, Will Smith has been dealing with his grief in the healthy way: by gurgling, screaming, and howling his way across New York’s underground metal scene. Many will be familiar with his work in Buckshot Facelift and Artificial Brain, and his talents are just as well displayed in Afterbirth.” Rage therapy.

Pathology – Pathology Review

Pathology – Pathology Review

By Diabolus in Muzaka on July 25, 2017 in 2017, Comatose Music, Death Metal, Slam, Death Metal, Slam, 60 comments

“For me, Pathology was the gateway to slam. I still recall the first time I ever experienced their music: Boxing Day, years ago, I went to the now-defunct record store Zeus in search of some new metal to feast my ears upon. I saw Legacy of the Ancients with its striking cover, adorned with a sticker saying that Pathology “represents more death than a mass grave in Columbia.” My thoughts in a word: sold.” What do we have to do to put you in this mass grave today?

Vulvodynia – Psychosadistic Design Review

Vulvodynia – Psychosadistic Design Review

By Diabolus in Muzaka on July 13, 2016 in 2016, Lacerated Enemy Records, Reviews, Slam, South African Metal, Slam, 71 comments

“Back in high school, metal fans, me ashamedly included, compared our chosen genre to classical in its proficiency and complexity, and laughed at the other “dumb” genres for their lack of “intelligent” lyrics and themes. What intolerable pricks were we. I can confidently say that, had I been in that woefully immature mindset currently, I would not have enjoyed anything about Vulvodynia. Their second full-length Psychosadistic Design is everything the intelligent pretentious types love to hate: it’s loud, it’s obnoxious, it’s hilariously over-the-top in its lyrical effrontery, and it chugs more than someone getting perpetually annihilated at beer pong. And honestly, I haven’t had this much fun with slamming brutal death metal in years.” Slam the torpedoes, full chug ahead!

Dysentery – Fragments Review

Dysentery – Fragments Review

By Diabolus in Muzaka on July 9, 2015 in Reviews, Death Metal, Slam, 27 comments

“If you’re a trve olde fan of AMG, you probably remember when the scores used to be at the top of the review alongside an amusing blurb. While I prefer the current format, it’s moments like these where I miss the ways of olde because our editors would’ve had a field day with Boston metal band Dysentery’s latest record Fragments.” Yes, yes we would.