CRUEL FORCEDawn Of The Axe Shadow Kingdom (2023)Rating: 8/10 Emerging from swirling mists, German cult Cruel Force releases its third full-length album. If you’ve been fortunate enough to see the music video for the song ‘At The Dawn Of The Axe’ then you’ll no doubt appreciate the Brocas Helm-cum-Venom vibe these archaic rockers give off. […]
PANSOPHICThe 2023 Massacre Self-released (2023)Rating: 5/10 Rather generic in its vocal outbursts, Canada’s Pansophic unleashes its second full-length outing, The 2023 Massacre. This is standard modern thrash that probably thinks it’s of throwback design but, unfortunately, it doesn’t have the desired effect. I like the cover art, even if it’s nothing new, and some if […]
DRIPPING DECAYFestering Grotesqueries Satanik Royalty (2023)Rating: 8/10 Dripping Decay’s 2021 demo Watching You Rot was a real gem from this Portland, Oregon-based quartet, so I’m rather pleased by their return with this debut full-length album. All the songs from the demo appear here alongside another batch of bone breakers, all of which rather unsurprisingly channel […]
WINGER Launch New Music Video For ‘Voodoo Fire’ Track August 18th, 2023 American rock band Winger have filmed a music video for the track ‘Voodoo Fire’. Once again directed by Jack Edward Sawyers, the clip can be viewed below. Winger issued seventh full-length studio album Seven on May 5th, 2023 through Frontiers Music Srl. Seven […]
SPIRIT ADRIFT Premiere ‘Hanged Man’s Revenge’ Music Video August 18th, 2023 American doom metal band Spirit Adrift have filmed a music video for the track ‘Hanged Man’s Revenge’, which can be viewed below. Spirit Adrift issued fifth full-length studio album Ghost At The Gallows on August 18th, 2023 through Century Media Records. “I wanted to […]
DEVILSOMEDevilsome EP Self-released (2023)Rating: 8/10 As the mists caress the hills of Newry in Northern Ireland, a black cloud appears in the distance to signal the arrival of doomsters Devilsome. The cult is formed of Garth Kidd (vocals and bass), John McSherry (guitar) and Gama Bomb’s Joe McGuigan (guitar), and the music they concoct is […]
EVILE Release Official Lyric Video For ‘Monolith’ Track August 16th, 2023 Huddersfield, England-based thrash metal band Evile have released an official lyric video for the track ‘Monolith’, which can be viewed below. Speaking about the song, frontman Ol Drake said: “This song started after Adam (Smith, rhythm guitar) sent over the main riff and we […]
CEMETERY DWELLTowards A Dreadful Cosmos Self-released (2023)Rating: 8/10 Now there’s an album cover to grab your attention! This is the work of frightful Argentine band Cemetery Dwell, a monstrous outfit that brings forth vocals not only from the dark passages of the throat but from the demonic pits of Hell. Such bestial barks are matched […]
HORRENDOUS Stream New Album ‘Ontological Mysterium’ In Its Entirety August 15th, 2023 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Washington, D.C.-based death metal band Horrendous issue fifth full-length studio album Ontological Mysterium on August 18th, 2023 through Season Of Mist. The outing can be streamed in its entirety via YouTube below. “The album is our love letter to the […]
INCANTATION Premiere ‘Invocation (Chthonic Merge) X’ Music Video August 15th, 2023 Johnstown, Pennsylvania-based death metal band Incantation have filmed a music video for the track ‘Invocation (Chthonic Merge) X’. Directed by Nathan Thaddeus Cieslak, the clip can be viewed below. Incantation issue 13th full-length studio Unholy Deification on August 25th, 2023 through Relapse Records. “I’m […]
