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Dreamer with an appetite for extreme music who probably doesn’t like you already (unless you’re a dog). Obsessed with grindcore, death metal and all things experimental. Head honcho at Metal Gallows (http://www.metalgallows.com)
Slow, grim and melancholic – the music of Czech based funeral doom metal band Quercus can thus be summed up thus. This trio is set to release their third full length titled ‘Heart with Bread’ on Solitude Productions. With 5 lengthy tracks spanning over 55 minutes, the album is a long funeral dirge that guides the listener through desolate landscapes of […]
Crawling out of the frozen woods of Norway, Reptilian bring caustic death metal that is reminiscent of it’s peers from the region. Balancing elements of doom, thrash, a bit of black and classic death metal, the band’s debut ‘Perennial Void Traverse’ is over 40 minutes of death metal ecstasy. Gearing up for the album release on Norway based label Edged […]
I honestly cannot remember the last time I saw a metal music video on television. Ofcourse, there are bands that pass off as mainstream metal with their videos on TV, but it’s nothing like the old days where shows like Headbanger’s ball were something metalheads actually sought out. So it is surprising to find out […]
A slumbering beast has awoken and it is coming to get you. Formed in the tail end of the 80’s, Embalmer gear up for the release of their second full length ‘Emanations from the Crypt’. The mis-steps from the past have been rectified and the newest release on Hells Headbangers Records is scathing death metal assault that fans of the band […]
It is not until you are a part of a collective of like minded writers that you truly realize the amount of quality releases out there. Personally, I felt March 2016 had a bit of a dry spell and only when collating this article did I discover, bands that I was previously unaware of. The highlights […]
Blurring the boundaries between old school and modern death metal, Slave One from France add an intriguing twist to progressive death on their debut album ‘Disclosed Dioptric Principles’. Dealing with topics related to the cosmos while tying in mythological elements, the music of Slave One is technical à la Death. The music also exhibits influences from more modern sources like Obscura, a combination that works […]
This here is a compilation of good brutal death metal acts that are notable for their music from around the world. Since this genre doesn’t get enough attention in the press, it’s imperative that we throw more light on the deserving bands, both known and underground, from time to time. Let this serve as part […]
For over 19 years now Morgue Supplier have been blending the abrasiveness of grindcore with dissonant death metal to create a seamless blend of harshness. Following a 7 year break, the band is once again ready to unleash some grinding madness over the masses, in the form of their self titled full length. The way Morgue Supplier constantly reinvent their own […]
The dirty side of heavy metal music has a certain charm to it that allures me, more so than the cleaner styles. The band name itself gives away which side of the spectrum Torture Rack belong to and the music justifies this assumption. Playing a dirty, grimy version of death metal, the band hits every […]
