Death Metal

Horrendous – Anareta Review

By Saunders on October 22, 2015 in 2015, American Metal, Dark Descent Records, Death Metal, Progressive Death, Reviews, Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal, 84 comments

“Horrendous caught many off guard when they dropped last year’s sublime sophomore opus, Ecdysis. The album blew away my modest expectations and cemented Horrendous as far more than your typical old school retro death act they appeared to be on their solid debut. Putting an innovative spin on their old school formula and heaving a weighty sack of delicious riffs, Horrendous took some gravity defying leaps forward to complete one of the more astonishing evolutionary strides I’ve had the pleasure of hearing in recent years.” Adapt or die. That is the credo.

Lik – Mass Funeral Evocation Review

By El Cuervo on October 16, 2015 in 2015, Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Reviews, Swedish Metal, War Anthem Records, Death Metal, 14 comments

“As a youthful cheeky-chappy, I missed death metal the first time round. The wonders of Google have permitted me to research that which I lacked, thus purging myself of the vim and vibrancy with which I was once characterized. I now regularly murder my family and desecrate their burial chambers in the name of such legends as Entombed and Dismember, a sentiment obviously shared by Stockholm’s latest recruit: Lik.” It’s Throwback Friday (again)!

Housebreaking – Against All Odds Review

By Grymm on October 14, 2015 in 2015, Bakerteam Records, Death Metal, Groove Metal, Italian Metal, Reviews, Death Metal, Groove Metal, Nu Metal, 18 comments

“Yes, folks, there’s a band called Housebreaking, and their second full-length, Against All Odds, is here, and is promoted as a cross between Amon Amarth, Rammstein, Dark Tranquillity, and… Soulfly?” If they pull off that epic mix, you may need to put some newspapers down.

The Black Dahlia Murder – Abysmal Review

By Angry Metal Guy on October 13, 2015 in 2015, American Metal, Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Metal Blade, Reviews, Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal, 59 comments

“Like every reviewer on the face of the planet, my first thought when seeing the title of The Black Dahlia Murder’s latest full length was Wayne’s World: “Shitty Beatles? Are they any good?” “They suck.” “Then it’s not just a clever name.” To be honest, in the case of Detroit’s finest, I had a hard time believing that this was any kind of In Flames-esque “naming this record based on its meaning for the band” logic. That’s not really TBDM’s style, and well, let’s be honest, even at the very worst these guys have always put out very good music that I consistently get into fights over.” And said fisticuffs shall continue for the foreseeable future.

Grave – Out of Respect for the Dead Review

By Steel Druhm on October 12, 2015 in 2015, Century Media, Death Metal, Reviews, Swedish Metal, Death Metal, 17 comments

“There are few things more certain in life than ending up in a grave – whether it’s of the watery, earthen or concrete variety, we’ll all end up interred somewhere. In much the same way, you can almost guarantee a new Grave album will offer a quality dose of old timey Swedish death, heavy on the heavy and light on the frills.” Back from dead, chillin at the beach down at Club Med.

Fractal Generator – Apotheosynthesis Review

By Kronos on October 12, 2015 in 2015, Canadian Metal, Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Reviews, Death Metal, Progressive Metal, 11 comments

“If 2015 has been skimping on anything (other than good death metal), it’s spheres. Whereas I researched for months in order to compile a list of 2014’s roundest and most symmetrical album art, we haven’t seen enough roll past this year to play a game of nine-ball with. They’re so infrequent that even semi-spherical album covers, like this one for Apotheosynthesis, the debut of Canadian tech-death outfit Fractal Generator, have started to ping on my radar.” Sphere today, gone tomorrow.

Die Choking – III Review

By Madam X on October 8, 2015 in 2015, American Metal, Black Metal, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Grind, Reviews, The Compound Recs, Black Metal, Death Metal, Doom Metal, 13 comments

“Cheesesteaks are a big deal in Philly and as I understand it, there’s a ‘right way’ to go about ordering them. Firstly, you place your order for said cheesesteak with the cashier. Secondly you make your cheese selection and lastly you opt for or against the fried onions. The key and most crucial step though, is PLACE YOUR ORDER CONCISELY. Philly’s Die Choking approach their hypergrind in the same way – concisely.” Ready for 14 minutes of choking?

Gorod – A Maze of Recycled Creeds Review

By Kronos on October 6, 2015 in 2015, Death Metal, French Metal, Listenable Records, Reviews, Unique Leader, Death Metal, Technical Death Metal, 39 comments

“While other bands focus on heavy hits and constant pummeling, Gorod have made themselves the Muhammad Ali of death metal: light on their feet and surgically precise, and incredibly fun to bear witness to.” But will this be a Thrilla in Manilla or fall flat on its face? Anything can happen in a fight.” Kronos vs. Tech-death. FIGHT!

Shrines – Shrines Review

By Jean-Luc Ricard on September 30, 2015 in 2015, Apocalyptic Witchcraft, Black Metal, Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Reviews, Black Metal, Death Metal, Progressive Metal, 17 comments

“As Voices guitarist Sam Loynes says “yes to anything that comes [his] way, metal or otherwise,” his growing list of projects are quite numerous. Shrines (formerly Diminished Fifth) is the third of Sam’s bands I’ve reviewed, and one I’ve been very much looking forward to listening to.” The Voices and Voices related love continues unabated.

Black Breath – Slaves Beyond Death Review

By Mark Z. on September 29, 2015 in 2015, American Metal, Death Metal, Hardcore, Reviews, Southern Lord, Death Metal, Hardcore, 33 comments

“Back when I was a snot-nosed college senior rolling around with my windows down and blasting Black Breath’s newly released Sentenced to Life. At the time, I felt so hip for listening to this so-called “Entombedcore” right as it was catching on, when bands like All Pigs Must Die, Early Graves, and Black Breath themselves were at the forefront of a sound that combined the throat-shredding fury of mid-aughties hardcore with a guitar tone and riffing style heavily inspired by Swedish death.” Remember those carefree days of youthful metal elitism?