SARCOUGHAGUSDelusions Of The Sick Maggot Stomp (2021)Rating: 8/10 I love the band name but was unsure as to whether to dive into a debut record by a band described as “stoner death metal”! But here we are, wading knee deep in that cover art and sucking up the quagmire gore of this Cleveland, Ohio-based unit […]
DIABOLICAL EVILBlack Magic Force EP Self-released (2021)Rating: 7/10 Here are five tracks of speeding, scathing Brazilian thrash from this one-man band which only came to fruition last year. I was first introduced to Diabolical Evil via the Evil Command demo earlier this year; lapping up the vigorous snaps of their satanic speed metal chaos. Nothing […]
SODOM Issue Official Lyric Video For Title Track Of ‘Bombenhagel’ EP August 20th, 2021 Gelsenkirchen, Germany-based thrash metal band Sodom have released an official lyric video for the title track of thier latest EP Bombenhagel. Created by Ingo Spörl (Hard Media), the clip can be viewed below. ‘Bombenhagel’ is a new rendition of the song […]
BEYOND THE BLACK Sign Deal With Nuclear Blast Records August 16th, 2021 German symphonic metal band Beyond The Black have signed an album contract with Nuclear Blast Records, confirming this development on August 16th, 2021. The band issued the following statement: “After an exciting and successful time with our former record label, we are ready […]
PARADOX Make New Track ‘Mountains And Caves’ Available For Streaming August 13th, 2021 Würzburg, Germany-based thrash metal band Paradox have made the track ‘Mountains And Caves’ available for streaming via YouTube, which can be accessed below. Paradox issue eighth full-length studio album Heresy II – End Of A Legend on September 24th, 2021 through AFM […]
DESTRUCTION Release ‘Live Attack’ Blu-ray / CD August 13th, 2021 Marcel “Schmier” Schirmer and Mike Sifringer German thrash metal band Destruction issued live album Live Attack on August 13th, 2021 through Napalm Records. The outing was made available in the following formats: Blu-ray / 2CD, triple vinyl LP in black, gold / black, and blue […]
ALCHEMY OF FLESHAgeless Abominations Redefining Darkness (2021)Rating: 8/10 A couple of years ago I purchased the 2018 Festering Death demo by American one-man death metal machine Sculpted Horror. It was an impressive release, and so imagine my surprise to learn that sole member Tim Rowland had changed his band moniker to Alchemy Of Flesh. Now, […]
DIRTY TRICKSBright Lights, Big City EP Hoove Child (2021)Rating: 7/10 Now here’s a turn up for the books – a driving, swaggering melodic metal album that feels authentic. According to the record label website, Bright Lights, Big City contains “four head bangin’, fist pumpin’ street metal anthems for fans of classic 80s heavy metal” in […]
DEFACING GOD Sign Worldwide Deal With Napalm Records August 12th, 2021 Danish melodic death metal band Defacing God have signed a worldwide album contract with Napalm Records and a booking deal with Napalm Events, confirming this development on August 12th, 2021. Regarding the deal, the band stated: “Today we are very proud to announce that […]
BENEDICTION Premiere ‘Tear Off These Wings’ Music Video August 11th, 2021 Birmingham, England-based death metal band Benediction have released a music video for the track ‘Tear Off These Wings’. Edited by vocalist Dave Ingram, the clip can be viewed below. Benediction issued eighth full-length studio album Scriptures on October 16th, 2020 through Nuclear Blast Records. […]
