THRONEUM – OH DEATH… OH DEATH… DETERMINATE, PREACH AND LEAD US ASTRAY… (Godz ov War Productions)
Marking two decades of death worship, Throneum’s tenth full-length is upon us and ‘Oh Death... Oh Death... Determinate, Preach And
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Author: Bornosin
BLOOD STRONGHOLD – SPECTRES OF BLOODSHED (Nebular Carcoma Records / Satanik Requiem)
‘Spectres Of Bloodshed’ is the third full-length from pan-continental duo Blood Stronghold, the vision of Runespell and Eternum mastermind Nightwolf
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THEY LEAPT FROM BURNING WINDOWS – DEMO 2020 (Lycaean Triune)
Carved from the cold, barren landscape of Anchorage, Alaska, ‘Demo 2020’ comprises six icy shards of oppressive, frostbitten majesty, the
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ACHERONTAS – PSYCHIC DEATH – THE SHATTERING OF PERCEPTIONS (Agonia Records)
The ceremonial bell (death knell?) chimes ominously to herald the portentous arrival of ‘Psychic Death – The Shattering Of Perceptions’,
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“HOW CAN YOU CALL YOUR MUSIC TRULY VIOLENT AND EXTREME IF IT’S CORRUPTED AND WEAKENED BY INTELLECTUAL NUANCE?” – DIABOLIC OATH
Battered and bruised by the seething maelstrom of ritualistic sonic chaos that is Diabolic Oath’s devastating debut album, I sought
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TEMPLE NIGHTSIDE – PILLARS OF DAMNATION (Iron Bonehead Productions)
Temple Nightside’s distant, drenched-in-decay and wholly otherworldly strain of convoluted-yet-precise Black / Death Metal necromancy has never sounded more invigorating
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SHRINE OF INSANABILIS – VAST VORTEX LITANIES LP (World Terror Committee)
Though each of the songs on Shrine Of Insanabilis’ sprawling, reflective sophomore full-length ‘Vast Vortex Litanies’ represents a worthy offering
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DISMEMBER – LIKE AN EVERFLOWING STREAM 2LP (Back On Black)
An undisputed Death Metal classic if ever there was one, Dismember’s genre-defining ‘Like An Everflowing Stream’ was recorded and mixed
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REVENGE – STRIKE.SMOTHER.DEHUMANIZE LP (Season of Mist Underground Activists)
The world is a steaming, overflowing sewer and Revenge are here to remind us all with their blistering, contempt-filled sixth
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“HUMANKIND WOULD BE BETTER OFF IF RELIGIOUS DOGMAS AND FAITH DISSOLVE ALTOGETHER” – A.L.N. (MIZMOR)
Armed with the empirical evidence provided by hard science, introspective Mizmor creator A.L.N. concluded that god is counterfeit and that
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DIABOLIC OATH – PROFANE DEATH EXODUS (Sentient Ruin Laboratories)
Diabolic Oath have crafted a monstrous maelstrom of suffocating, strangulating, all-consuming chaos on their debut full-length, ‘Profane Death Exodus’ –
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FÖRGJORD – LAULU KUOLEMASTA (Werewolf Records)
Returning to Black Metal’s glorious, never-to-be-forgotten roots, ‘Laulu Kuolemasta’ is the sixh full-length from Förgjord, tying in nicely with the
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PRECAMBRIAN – TECTONICS (Primitive Reaction)
It’s a given that any release spearheaded by Roman Saenko – the creative force behind Drudkh, Rattenfänger, Blood Of Kingu,
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BLOOD INCANTATION – HIDDEN HISTORY OF THE HUMAN RACE LP (Century Media Records)
Drawing heavily on the old-school, ancient brilliance of bands like latter-era Death, Morbid Angel and Pestilence as well as the
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“IT WAS A TIME OF SILENCE, A TIME TO REFLECT AND A TIME TO RETURN TO THE ESSENCE OF THINGS” – PORTAE OBSCURITAS
Obscure Austrian darkness dealers Portae Obscuritas used the lockdown to take stock of things and to continue working on their
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