Tag Archives: extreme metal

Artist: Skeletal Remains Album Title: The Entombment Of Chaos Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: 11 September 2020 If you class yourself as a fan of ‘old school’ death metal, the kind that shows no mercy, has a dark, claustrophobic atmosphere and which goes on the attack from start to finish, then you may  Continue Reading »

Artist: Hinayana Album Title: Death Of The Cosmic EP Label: Napalm Records Date of Release: 28 August 2020 I can bet that there are not many readers of this website who are already familiar with the name Hinayana, despite the band being alive and well since 2014. Naming themselves after the Sanskrit term literally translated  Continue Reading »

Artist: Nyktophobia Album Title: What Lasts Forever Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 7 August 2020 Just like police officers, I get the occasional hunch. My hunches may not lead to the capture of a murderer, but they do occasionally lead to the capture of another incredibly strong musical discovery. On my social media feed  Continue Reading »

Artist: Ages Album Title: Uncrown Label: Black Lodge Records Date of Release: 21 August 2020 If you think I’d be as obvious as to be swayed by words like ‘melodic black metal’ and ‘Sweden’, you’d be absolutely right. And why wouldn’t I be swayed by such words? Sweden is the home to many of my  Continue Reading »

Artist: Black Crown Initiate Album Title: Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: 7 August 2020 Another new ‘discovery’ for me today, in the shape of Black Crown Initiate, a progressive death metal outfit from the United States. I put the word discovery in quotation marks because this isn’t so  Continue Reading »

Artist: Gaerea Album Title: Limbo Label: Season Of Mist Date of Release: 24 July 2020 There has to be something in the water in Portugal. For a country that is probably most known as a holiday destination thanks to its warm Mediterranean climate, it seems to also be an expert in creating some pretty dark  Continue Reading »

Artist: Buried Realm Album Title: Embodiment Of The Divine Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 24 July 2020 When I was confronted with ‘The Ichor Carcinoma’, the debut release from Buried Realm, I was incredibly impressed. I was impressed by the music that confronted me, by the plethora of guest musicians that appeared, but mostly  Continue Reading »

Artist: Atavist Album Title: III: Absolution Label: Candlelight Records Date of Release: 19 June 2020 Not to be confused with my recent critique of Canadian epic melodic death metal band Atavistia, this review is an entirely different proposition altogether. In fact, a similar name is pretty much all this UK band has in common with  Continue Reading »

Artist: Centinex Album Title: Death In Pieces Label: Agonia Records Date of Release: 29 May 2020 Sometimes, I am in the mood for some brutality to bludgeon me into submission. It might be because I’ve had a tough day at work, the kids have wound me up, or maybe because my sports team(s) have lost.  Continue Reading »

Artist: Temnein Album Title: Tales: Of Humanity And Greed Label: Independent / Blood Blast Date of Release: 22 May 2020 Occasionally, I need a good reminder that there are some excellent bands plundering the underground metal scene without perhaps the credit or attention that they or their music deserve. I started this website with the  Continue Reading »