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Ingrid Helland \ Norway \ old school death metal \ Personal Records
Horrifier – Revelations of Gore (Death by a Thousand Cuts Norwegian Death Metal)
I remember all those years ago (a total of three) when I first heard Norway’s Horrifier. Messy as hell, with a pestilent bite to remind you to stay on guard. I didn’t feel entirely zombified by it, in fact it was almost overdriven to the point of bubbling noise at parts, but I observed […]
Dan Goldsworthy \ death \ death thrash \ Exhumed \ Gruesome \ Gus Rios \ Mantas \ Matt Harvey \ old school death metal \ old school thrash \ Relapse Records \ Rick Rozz \ Terry Butler \ United States
Left to Die – Initium Mortis (Epitaphic Epigraphic Death Thrash)
“Respect one’s elders” is a maxim repeated ad nauseum all over the world, and in the metal community it takes high importance today with this unique release, Initium Mortis. Now, experienced fans will immediately recognize in the logo of Left to Die clear references to the band Death, as well as one of their […]
Costa Rica \ gore metal \ Grant Hatfield \ horror metal \ Me Saco un Ojo Records \ Memento Mori \ old school death metal
Candarian – Trepanación (Idiosyncratic Gore Metal)
Lol at first this band was called “Canadian” and I was like WTF have too many cool and “brutal” terms been used that we have to desperately reach at anything including random country names? Then I realized there was an ‘R’ in it and I can’t read. Now, getting into the actual subject at […]
old school death metal \ osdm \ Server Terlekchi \ Ukraine
Heruvim – Mercator (Deep Thoughts Death Metal)
It’s easy to pin a band with a single genre, but the question can remain, does the pin actually stick? Heruvim are unabashed in calling themselves “old school death metal.” Their debut full-length, Mercator, is an atlas of the genre, yet their presentation is much different. This can be easily summarized in a variety […]
devolved death metal \ Emile Roy \ horror death metal \ horror metal \ New Jersey \ old school death metal \ United States
Trog – Horrors Beyond (Devolved Horror Death Metal)
I don’t know what the hell that monster mess is on the cover of the first full-length from New Jersey’s Trog but I like it, a lot. Previously, and fairly recently, known under the name of “Troglorot” (whatever the hell that meant), Trog is mainly interested in death metal devolution, both musically and thematically. […]
dripping death metal \ old school death metal \ Oregon \ Portland \ Satanik Royalty Records \ T. Kannibalet Hietomaa Art \ Toni Hietomaa \ United States
Dripping Decay – Festering Grotesqueries (Truly Dripping Old School Death Metal)
Not much else to expect from a band naming themselves Dripping Decay, than, well, exactly that! I love it when artists immerse themselves in an idea, and these guys are completely covered in stuff that drips. Their logo drips, their artwork drips, and the music, yes, it drips. Their “mascot” is even named ‘Drippy,’ […]
Brazil \ Juma \ Nuclear War Now! Productions \ old school death metal
Genocídio – The Grave (The Issue With Death Metal Reissues)
I’m always extremely hesitant to review releases of this nature. Ugh, reissues and compilations, hate em. If something was already released, just leave it at that goddamn it. If it’s obscure, maybe there’s a reason for it? If it sold out, maybe there’s a reason for it? Just let resellers have their fill and […]
blackened death metal \ blackened doom metal \ Colorado \ Denver \ doom metal \ old school death metal
Headshrinker – Callous Indifference (Real Mental Health Blackened Death Doom)
Now here’s an approach we could use more of: an empathetic, but not pathetic, consideration of mental illness. Not as an “oh so very scary crazy person” aesthetic, but one trapped in loneliness, depression, and all that good stuff that makes people creative in their desire for an escape from their own physical prison. […]
Canada \ Didier Normand \ filth metal \ Funeral Hymns Records \ Hells Headbangers \ old school death metal
Expunged – Into Never Shall (Better Than Its Title Death Metal)
Still trying to figure out what in the hell this album title even means. Like you never shall do something (probably important) and like you’re going into that, I think? Christ don’t leave me guessing at this esoteric shit! WTF. Thankfully, I don’t have to think about much else when it comes to Expunged. […]
Florida death metal \ Godz Ov War Productions \ Johny Prayogi \ Memento Mori \ Miami \ old school death metal \ Unholy Prophecies
Hexorcist – Evil Reaping Death (Old School Florida Death Metal Lol)
Oh great, here we have some more old school death metal. Can you take any more? Can I? Well, if it’s stuff like Miami Florida-based Hexorcist, then the answer is actually yes, believe it or not. But what does this type of sound entail? I could drop names to make it clear, but for […]
