MAZE OF SOTHOTH – EXTIRPATED LIGHT

On their most recent album ‘Extirpated Light’ Maze Of Sothoth unleash a maelstrom of tumultuous Technical Death Metal that is as merciless as it is musically awe inspiring. This thirty six minute exercise in frenetic, ferocious and frantic Tech-Death fury drinks from the same smouldering sonic cesspool frequented by Unmerciful, Dim Mak, Marasmus, Perdition Temple, … Read more

7 H. TARGET – YANTRA CREATING

On ‘Yantra Creating’ 7 H. TARGET unleash a tidal wave of turbulent Death Metal that is threaded together with a tapestry of Tech oriented brutality and experimental, middle eastern motifs. This, their debut for the legendary Willowtip Records is a devastating statement of destructive intent that draws upon Hindu cosmology in subject matter and in … Read more

DEATHFUCKINGCUNT – DECADENT PERVERSITY

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

Analepsy – Quiescence

Perhaps one of my most anticipated releases of 2022, ‘Quiescence’ by Analepsy has surpassed my expectations. Ever since I heard ‘Atrocities From Beyond’ I was hooked on the punishing, celestial Slamming BDM these ferocious fellows ply, and this their sophomore album ramps up the technicality and musicianship tenfold. Hailing from Portugal and featuring Marco Martins … Read more

PESTILECTOMY – FROM VULNERABLE TO FUNERAL

If you are a Slam aficionado then you have a very good idea as to what to expect when it comes to the punishing pummel Pestilectomy ply on their ferocious full length ‘From Vulnerable To Funeral’. Released by the mighty RealityFade collective, a label devoted to their bands and fraught with a passion for the … Read more

V/A – DISSOLUTION OF THE WICKED

Let ferocity reign for Vile Tape Records have allowed us fiends to delight in a devastating fourway split featuring some of the most monstrous Slam and Brutal Death Metal covens operating currently! Consisting of Putrid Womb, Disfigurment Of Flesh, Decomposition Of Entrails and Fatuous Rump ‘Dissolution Of The Wicked’ is a whirlwind of chunky riffs, … Read more

CYTOPARASITIC – ‘IN THE DOMAIN OF MISERY’

One of the most smoldering pieces of Slam I had the pleasure of listening to last year was courtesy of fledgling Russian sonic collective Cytoparasitic in the form of their bludgeoning album ‘In The Domain Of Misery’. Released by the mighty Ungodly Ruins Productions, this punishing foray into chugging rhythms and churning riffs will set … Read more

INSECT INSIDE – “THE FIRST SHINING OF NEW GENUS”

“From Russia With Love”?, I would rather state that from Russia with loathing would be far more apt concerning “The First Shining Of New Genus”, the debut album by Russian Slam crew Insect Inside. Released courtesy of the mighty Gore House Productions stable, this bone shattering slab of smoldering Brutal Slamming Death Metal is the … Read more

KORPSE – INSUFFERABLE VIOLENCE

It’s finally here boys and ghouls, the monstrous new album by Netherlands based wrecking crew Korpse entitled “Insufferable Violence”. Bare witness to a bludgeoning confluence of chunky rhythms and chugging riffs that are the audio equivalent to a battering ram! “Insufferable Violence” is bestial and relentless; a merciless Brutal Slam onslaught that doesn’t let up … Read more