One of the grisliest slabs of Blackened Deathcore I came across last year was the gritty album ‘Magno Interitus’ by Cabal. These Danes create Blackened Deathcore of the nastiet sort. Rather then symphonic flourishes and orchestral arrangements, aka Lorna Shore, The Breathing Process or Worm Shepherd, Cabal concentrate their Blackened ideology upon frost bitten riffs … Read more
Hailing from New Brunswick, Canada Echo Seven concoct a heady cocktail of bone crunching Grunge, melodious Alternative Rock and Metalcore adjacent motifs that is percussive, pummeling and as infectious as an airborne contagion. Their latest EP ‘X Ray In Use’ is a seven track exercize in sparkling and catchy songcraft that brings to mind Post … Read more
Hailing from the Vaal Triangle and featuring Hardman on vocals Prawn on Rhythm Guitar and supporting vocals, Mike Ramos on Bass and supporting vocals alongside Chris on Drums and lead vocals Diverted Disorder concoct a heady brew which merges Metalcore, Deathcore, Blues and Alternative Rock on ‘Technical Difficulties’ . When their efforts to combine such … Read more
On ‘Karnage’ French wrecking crew Kanine unleash a ferocious concoction of Slamming Deathcore that is as crushing as it is catchy. Consisting of nine neck snapping slabs of exquisitely constructed smolder this twenty nine minute foray into syncopated rhythmic battery, staccato riffs, blistering double kick bludgeon and bone shattering breakdowns is made to make your … Read more
Happiness is the turbulent, Technical-Brutal Death Metal devastation that is ‘Decadent Perversity’ by enigmatic Aussie based berserkers Deathfuckingcunt. These brutes unleash a maelstrom of murderous Brutal-Tech Death tumult that comes across as a crushing confluence of Origin, Brain Drill, Flesh Consumed and Mortal Decay. Yes indeed this is the type of skin shredding scorch that … Read more
Hailing from Port Elizabeth, South Africa Mezzanine Floor conjure forth Prog Metal Majesty of the most arresting and atmospheric kind. When using the term Prog Metal to describe the glossy, oceanic froth of sound this sonic coven unleash I use the term in a holistic sense as opposed to one beholden by stifling genre parameters. … Read more
Courtesy of Costa Rican wrecking crew Chemicide comes the blistering conflagration of bone crunching Thrash Metal entitled ‘Common Sense’. This thirty six minute exercise in vintage Thrash oriented vitriol harkens back to the violent metallic thunder plied by Nuclear Assault, Kreator, Sodom and Destruction as much as it shares traits with contemporary collectives such as … Read more
Hailing from Sweden Symphonic Black Metal troupe Katharos unleash turbulent, triumphant and grandiose, keyboard drenched Black Metal pomp of the most theatrical and rousing nature. On their sophomore album ‘Of Lineages Long Forgotten’ Katharos conjure forth a majestic forty eight minute opus that is fraught with lethal riffs, blistering drumming and rhythmic dexterity that draws … Read more
Featuring members of Sepultura, Neurosis and Amenra, Absent In Body create the type of Industrial Metal malevolence that simmers and seethes with menace and impending doom. ‘Plague God’ is the sound of the apocalypse unfolding in slow motion. I absolutely adore the dense layering, glacial pacing and despair infused ferocity herein. Beginning with the brooding … Read more
Volcanic and propulsive, Infanteria lay siege to all and sundry with their latest album, the explosive ‘Patriarch’. The title alone speaks of an aversion to the current social climate, a climate steeped in a belligerent form of liberal fascism that stifles self-expression and freedom of speech beneath the guise of justice. The pedigree of this … Read more