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Invictus – Nocturnal Visions Review

January 26, 2026January 26, 2026 Reviewed by Bobo Dupla No comments

Join Bobo for his morning seminar on bear nutrition. Start by grounding your breakfast with some Noctrunal Visions, before you move on to the D that Invictus graces your tastebuds with.

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Bobo Dupla’s Favorite Albums of 2025

January 6, 2026January 8, 2026 Reviewed by Bobo Dupla No comments

The Goat Review presents an annual special: Bobo Dupla’s Favorite Albums of 2025. Let’s take a bear’s-eye view of the year in music.

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Martoriator – Bloodpainted Visions of Perpetual Conflict

May 16, 2025May 16, 2025 Reviewed by Bobo Dupla No comments

Approaching a new war metal album often feels like a binary proposition: immediate impact or instant oblivion. This relatively new, sometimes nebulous subgenre thrives on pure aggression and unadulterated hatred, yet it occasionally births truly compelling records. Perhaps records that are bloodpainted. Perpetual. Full of conflict? Only one way to find out…

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Caustic Wound – Grinding Mechanism of Torment

May 14, 2025May 13, 2025 Reviewed by Bobo Dupla No comments

Caustic Wound faced the sophomore slump phenomenon many bands encounter after releasing a stellar debut. Their answer? Five years of silence following the superb Death Posture. That waiting strategy paid off handsomely with their newest album, Grinding Mechanism of Torment. No rust, just riffs.

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Morbific – Bloom of the Abnormal Flesh Review

May 8, 2025May 8, 2025 Reviewed by Bobo Dupla No comments

Morbific deliver exactly what their aesthetic promises: nasty, groovy death metal perfect for foul moods. Their album Bloom of the Abnormal Flesh immediately establishes its territory with a warm, yet distinctly wet sound. Morbific by name, with one foot and a blast beat into the grave.

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Diabolizer – Murderous Revelations Review

May 7, 2025May 8, 2025 Reviewed by Bobo Dupla No comments

Turkey’s extreme metal scene consistently yields potent acts, and Diabolizer stand as a prime example. Following their impressive debut, Khalkedonian Death, the band returns with Murderous Revelations, an album delivering relentless, high-octane death metal. From the outset, the music grabs the listener with its sheer intensity.

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Belnejoum – Dark Tales of Zarathustra Review

April 21, 2025April 21, 2025 Reviewed by Bobo Dupla No comments

What happens when a bear tries to widen his palate with some symphonic black metal? Will it be perfectly charred or will it make him wish for death?

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Rothadás – Töviskert… a kísértés örök érzete… lidércharang Review

April 7, 2025April 6, 2025 Reviewed by Bobo Dupla No comments

Our resident death metal bear happened to pick up a scent of some obscure dm, leading him to the depths of the Hungarian forest. Before the rest of the staff knew it, he was gone… for a while. But now he’s back, frolicking around, radiating gloom and despair — with a satisfied smirk on his face?

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Hirax – Faster Than Death Review

March 6, 2025March 4, 2025 Reviewed by Bobo Dupla No comments

When bears don’t mosh, they rummage through some thrash. Will the return of Hirax induce some bear-fisted action, or will they leave Bobo hanging in the trash pit?

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