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Genocidal Rites – Exsanguination of the Gods (Barbaric Blackened Death Metal)

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Genocidal Rites – Exsanguination of the Gods (Barbaric Blackened Death Metal)

  Any time you see art by Berkati Cakra, you know you’re in for a slammer. And this may be one of the most over-the-top images I’ve seen him craft. Here’s it fits the music so well it might be his best, and trust you me he’s done a lot of blasphemous necroworship. Just look […]

Ulthar – Anthronomicon (Abomination Metal)

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Ulthar – Anthronomicon (Abomination Metal)

  Ulthar can do no wrong at this point, pretty sure about that. When we last encountered them I was thrilled by the music, but disgusted at the thematics, which were, ugh, Lovecraft BS; a theme far too many metal bands have milked dry until only blood remains, and you don’t even want any of […]

Tithe – Inverse Rapture (Alzheimer’s Death Grind)

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Tithe – Inverse Rapture (Alzheimer’s Death Grind)

  This is the kind of release that just makes me super happy. Just almost everything’s good about it, you know? You’ve got a cover that digs out your soul and chews it to bits, a spider-webbed logo you want to snuggle up in, a turning of religion on its head in a clever way […]

Dryad – The Abyssal Plain (Occult Crossover Crust)

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Dryad – The Abyssal Plain (Occult Crossover Crust)

  I wasn’t sure what I was getting into with this one. The cover has this primitive, war or occult death metal style, but wait is that supposed to be the Flying Spaghetti Monster or something? Like WTF? Where is this leading me?! Still anyone cool enough to name their band Dryad must have something […]

Nothingness – Supraliminal (Melty Death Metal)

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Nothingness – Supraliminal (Melty Death Metal)

  I consider this part of the mystery of the label Everlasting Spew Records. Like, why don’t I seem to hear more about shit like this? Dude’s got the name down, and the roster he carries, daing. Case in point, the latest full-length form Minnesota puke lords Nothingness, Supraliminal, which, as far as a cursory […]

The Gauntlet – Dark Steel and Fire (You’d Probably Call This Diabolic Blackened Rock)

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The Gauntlet – Dark Steel and Fire (You’d Probably Call This Diabolic Blackened Rock)

  We’ve got a real textbook mishmashing of diabolic generalities about this one amongst lesser critics, as expected. “Ominous.” “Haunting.” “Malevolent.” “Satanic party.” Wait, WTF. Satanic party? Do you people even proofread what the hell you’re writing? This is the usual garbage spewed out to describe something like this, which in essence is primitive blackened […]

Congealed Putrescence – Within the Ceaseless Murk (Swampy Death Metal)

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Congealed Putrescence – Within the Ceaseless Murk (Swampy Death Metal)

  Here’s another one of these releases, but, hey, I’ll take it. I was going to call it murky death metal, which I did the other day for another release, and which this certainly is, I mean look at the EP’s title! But, since these scumbags are from New Orleans I figured swampy would be […]

Gosudar / Malignant Altar – Split (Murky Death Metal)

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Gosudar / Malignant Altar – Split (Murky Death Metal)

  I basically loathe splits. Good stuff, sometimes, but it’s like just save those tracks for a separate release bros. It’s only a thing when bands have B-list drool and they’re like “how can we release this?” “Oh, yeah, a split!” And, in most cases, you don’t mind listening to it, but will you remember […]

Hammers of Misfortune – Overtaker (Experimental Prog Metal to Please the Pretentious)

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Hammers of Misfortune – Overtaker (Experimental Prog Metal to Please the Pretentious)

  This was so good I cried even. Okay, maybe not that, but damn. But, first, we got some tags to get out of the way to show you how good this is because by definition it shouldn’t have been at all. We got progressive metal, we got old school thrash, we got nwobhm-styled ramblings, […]

Atomic Witch – Crypt of Sleepless Malice (Witch is Cool Death Thrash)

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Atomic Witch – Crypt of Sleepless Malice (Witch is Cool Death Thrash)

  Well, what a nice mix of things this one is. I remember some years ago I went through a phase, let us say, of ripping on bands that used ‘witch’ in their name. Just too many of them! And here I am reviewing new drops by Acid Witch and now Atomic Witch in the […]