Centinex has been spreading OSSDM (Old School Swedish Death Metal) to the masses since 1991 with their aptly titled Stupid Humanity demo, it came out the year I graduated, as a matter of fact. Now that I’m feeling old as fuck, I’m loving the nostalgia brought on with their amazing new album, With Guts and […]

When I picked this album, I didn’t have a clue what it would sound like. I love Americana (Bluegrass), whatever the fuck you want to call it, being born in Kentucky I was kind of immersed in it and old school Country, and before I get hate mail (there’s always that one motherfucker); Nergal from […]

Not too long ago, I spoke at length about the Balls to the Wall RELOADED album that Udo Dirkschneider put out. Guess what? I loved it. C’mon, that’s such a great album, the defining songs of a generation. Is Babylon just as killer as that album? Yes, but in its own way. Allow me to […]

Meat and potatoes Death Metal should be its own sub-genre by this point. A dish served in a chipotle sauce with eyeballs stuffed with foie gras and finger sausages, and a nice blood pudding for dessert. Santa Cruz natives Torture Hammer are back, following a Demo called Dormant Horror released last year (I haven’t heard […]

I had an itch for Power Metal that needed to be scratched the other day. So I went and checked out Terra Atlantica, and that pretty much did it for me… for that day. Yeah, I needed to scratch the itch again; this time with the ultra-Helloween-ish (from the Walls of Jericho era) band Armoured […]

You may or may not have heard of Bristol’s killing squad, Plague Pit. That’s okay if you haven’t… yet. Apparently, there was a band out of Dublin with the same name, and they’re split up, so it’s kind of irrelevant. Hopefully, after reading this humble review, you will trample over your neighbors to be the […]

There are some bands that don’t require introductions, but you do it anyway because they’ve been around for so long that you’d feel like a dickhead if you didn’t. So I’m here today to discuss the new album from Today is the Day called Never Give In. Do I sound less than enthusiastic? Yeah, I’m […]

I’m trying hard to remember when I first heard Author and Punisher. I’m going to say it was between Women and Children from 2013 and Beastland… 2018 sounds about right. Anyway, it’s been a minute, and when I saw that they were releasing a new album, I had to pick my jaw off the floor. […]

Life is complicated. Reviewing albums can be complicated as well, especially if you’re torn between loving and just sort of liking an album. What’s even worse is when the band in question has been around forever and you’ve been a fan for a long time. Such is my dilemma with Hooded Menace and their 7th […]

Lately, I’ve been trying out different genres, stepping out of my comfort zone and looking for something dynamic and brand new. I’m happy to report that Terra Atlantica has been added to the list of great bands that I’ve been exposed to in this quest. This is some epic Power Metal with more Pirate Metal […]

From the murky depths of Missouri comes the fourth full-length from native sons Degrave. If you recall, I covered their previous, jaw-dropping release Volume from 2023. That was a metal as fuck album and… good news, everyone! Metalithic fucking kills! I mean that too, in no uncertain terms, this record is solid as a rock, […]

It’s safe to say I’ve never heard of Esoctrilihum. I have, however, heard of the bands that were included in the presser FFO… Leviathan, Xasthur, Ruins of Beverast, and Inquisition. But even my familiarity with those bands couldn’t prepare me for what came out of my speakers when I hit play. This is what Hell […]

How do I even begin to cover a band with a 30th anniversary looming on the horizon? Not only that, but due to the lyrics on their albums, four have been banned in their native Germany and not for dodgy politics, but because the government was disgusted by the violence of the lyrics. OH MY! […]

I’ve been a fan of Der Weg Einer Freiheit since their inception back in 2009. Born out of Würzburg, Bavaria, their self-titled debut took the world of Black Metal by storm in 2010. Since then, they’ve released five amazing albums filled with Black Metal venom. Each one surpasses the other in terms of raw emotion […]

So I didn’t know this, but apparently Dripping Decay broke up? That didn’t last long, a literal handful of releases, including one full-length Festering Grotesqueries in 2023 and then an EP called Ripping Remains in 2024… now they’ve resurfaced as Ripping Remains. Go figure… band drama. Well, I don’t care about band drama. I care […]

Wow, just wow. I never know what to expect anymore when I dive into a new release. So when I decided to cover Tetragrammacide and their blistering EP Cyber-Tantric Paradigm of Radical Sri-Vidya (say that shit three times fast). Suffice to say, I’m blown the fuck away. This album is a complicated beast that needs […]

The Devil’s Bridge is the second full-length from Belgian Black Metal Kvlt Lvthn after a handful of splits and demos, including an EP, The Spider Goddess (2017), and their Eradication of Nescience debut full-length from 2016. This is a genuinely good Black Metal album. Its direction is clear, each foot stuck solidly in the 1st […]

I was trying to think of the perfect album to describe how my morning was going. I scrolled down and back up, looking at what I have, and I remembered that El Jefe had sent me the 20-minute reissued LP from these guys, them being Organ Dealer, and the album is Visceral Infection. This motherfucker […]

I recently covered a raw as fuck Black Metal album from Embers of Ouroboros, and now I have yet another incredibly raw, but better album than the Embers of Ouroboros. I’m talking about Blutsauger and their blistering debut full-length, Nocturnal Blood Tyrants. This album kept me company all day, it shredded my eardrums and froze […]

Back in 2023, an album was released that I absolutely loved. It was Khnvm’s Visions of a Plague Ridden Sky, and not only did I review it in these hallowed pages, it also made it onto my year-end list (shocker). Fast forward to 2025, and they are back with another bludgeoning album in the form […]

It’s rare for me to be left speechless over an album. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a feeling that I’m used to and certainly has been felt due to a few other releases this year. As I was listening to A Dark Poem Part I: The Shores of Melancholia, I started to wonder why I […]

It’s no secret that I love Helloween. They were the first German Power Metal band I ever heard, way back in 1986, with their amazing Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 1 album. I was a hooked fish at that point. Power and majesty have always been the cornerstone of any Helloween album (well, maybe […]

It’s no surprise that I love Panzerchrist as much as I do. Their core sound has remained consistent throughout their storied career. Each album has stood as a testament to their brand of brutality that has remained solid since 1999’s Six Seconds Kill. Maleficium Part 2 is the follow up to last year’s Maleficium Part […]

Sweden’s most consistent bunch of Vikings need no introduction. Unleashed have been stalwarts of the scene since Johnny Hedlund was booted from Nihilist back in the late 80s. It worked out pretty well for him because 36 years later, Unleashed are poised to release Fire Upon Your Lands, their 15th full-length album. Hot off the […]

Sometimes it’s bloody difficult to find information about a band. Take Sowulo and their fifth (!) album: Niht. There’s nothing on Metal Archives about them at all, I mean, five albums in, you’d think there’d be something, right? Nope. So here I go into this with only the barest of information. It’s a good thing […]