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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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Imperial Triumphant – Goldstar Review

March 25, 2025March 25, 2025 Reviewed by Metalligator No comments

EXTRA! EXTRA! Hot off the presses, New York Avant Legends Imperial Triumphant seen catering to the masses. Shorter songs. Shorter album. Numerous guest features. Gator gives it a gold star. Wait, what??

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Sleep Paralysis – Sleep Paralysis Review

February 28, 2025February 27, 2025 Reviewed by Metalligator No comments

If that amazing album cover doesn’t freak you out then I don’t know what to tell you. I always find it amazing when visual art and the theme of an album gel together well, and so I was hoping that Sleep Paralysis would be a powerful statement on its theme, matching that image. A bird in the hand is better than two in the forest. Spiders tho…?

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Phrenelith – Ashen Womb

February 20, 2025February 20, 2025 Reviewed by Bobo Dupla No comments

Danish deathmongers Phrenelith have unleashed a monstrous slab of death metal with Ashen Womb, an album that immediately engulfs the listener in its suffocating atmosphere. From the opening moments, Phrenelith’s dense, unrelenting sound conjures the spirit of Immolation, bombarding my senses with a massive wall of sound. This womb is made for rockin’.

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Wyatt E – Zam​ā​ru Ultu Qereb Ziqquratu Part 1 Review

January 31, 2025January 29, 2025 Reviewed by Anti-Peat No comments

Music for staring balefully at deserts is music for staring balefully at deserts, wherever you are. Yet those Middle Eastern accents are prominent, and so too is a certain stoner drone doom vibe. Wyatt E are wearing a lot of hats here. And it’s glorious.

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Uulliata Digir – Uulliata Digir Review

January 30, 2025January 29, 2025 Reviewed by Metalligator No comments

I checked out Uulliata Digir on a whim, one cold Monday evening while half asleep from work. Little of what I was hearing was taken in because of this, but the vocals pierced through the tired mist of my blue-collar existence. Suddenly, Croque woke up.

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Besna – Krásno

January 27, 2025January 27, 2025 Reviewed by Bobo Dupla No comments

Besna are one of the bands that don’t need a pair of Slovakia-issued rose-tinted glasses to enjoy. Their latest album, Krásno, combines post-metal with a very interesting form of progressive metal. And it’s all interspersed with excellent lyrics that are an unobtrusive but very clear testimony to today’s rotting society. Together we rot!

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Stenched – Purulence Gushing from the Coffin Review

December 12, 2024December 11, 2024 Reviewed by Bobo Dupla No comments

From groovy rhythms to never-ending joy in the darkest riffs, Purulence Gushing from the Coffin feels like a celebration of death metal’s rotten core. The pacing of the tracks ensures no moment overstays its welcome, a rare achievement in this style. Praise gushing from the death metal loving bear.

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