I hate writing negative reviews. I was always told, “If you don’t have anything to say, don’t say anything at all’. But I feel like fans of France’s long-running brutes Morgue need to be made aware of what’s happening on the band’s 6th album, their 4th after reforming in 2016 after breaking up in 2002, […]
Ireland’s Zealot Cult is back with album #2, Psalms of Filth. It’s been 8 years since the debut Spiritual Sickness. Jobs, families, personal health are all reasons for the delay in putting out a new album and are most of the reasons when a band takes a bit of time off. In this case, the […]
The Netherlands’ Written in Blood will be of interest to God Dethroned fans, as it features their former bassist and backing vocalist, Bert Hoving, who served in the band for their first few releases (he’s aided by a few other Dutch death/black metal veterans). Also, Henri Sattler produced this, the band’s second EP in 2026, […]
Florida’s doom and gloom Wharflurch return with their second album Mycodeath and Rebirth in the Outer Clusters. Interestingly enough, on the same day they released this, they released Wharflurch Presents… Swamp Synth, which would be considered a third album. However, that is a synth-only album in which vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist Myk Colby did an all-synth release based […]
I have covered Denmark’s lumbering death metal friends Dawn Of Demise, a bunch at this here website: from their debut in 2008, through the Lacerated EP i in 2009, to A Force Unstoppable in 2010, their last for Deepsend Records (RIP). They moved to Unique Leader for Rejoice in Vengeance (2012) and The Suffering (2016), […]
Master has returned with their 16th album, Among the Seeds of Death. That’s a lot of albums, and I reviewed their last album from 2024, Saints Dispelled. That was definitely a fun and classic-sounding Master album, but on Among the Seeds of Death, mastermind Paul Speckmann has upped the ante even more. Alex Nejezchleba returns […]
I grabbed this promo because the Gurkhas were this revered, ghost-like unit of the British Army, where I spent a little time. If you want to read the history of this unique military entry of Nepalese badasses (now the Royal Gurkha Rifles) , check it out here. Here, Gurkkhas (with an extra K?) is a […]
At this point in their career, I think it’d be perfectly reasonable to assume that Amon Amarth has reached a point where they’re not mailing it in per se, but they’re not fighting against a proven formula that ensures they continue being a top-tier, headlining act at the metal world’s biggest festivals and tours. And I can’t […]
I picked this EP out of curiosity. The fact that it’s short and from a band I’ve never heard of is important, but the bottom line is: HPGD aren’t known for releasing shitty albums. I was in the mood for some crazy cool Grind with Slam and Death Metal elements. There’s even some Black Metal […]
Russia’s Gravegod are back with album number two, Sermon Under Mound. Their debut in 2022, Promised Graveland, was a decent debut. Combining elements of early Morbid Angel and Brutality, there is a certain Floridian old-school death metal sound to them, from the swamps of Tampa. The band stays intact with this album, with Anatoly on […]
It’s been 9 years since Kentucky’s Tombstalker dropped their solid debut album, Black Crusades. Since then, there have been some lineup changes; drummer Dustin Boltges (Flesher, ex-Skeletonwitch) and guitarist Gruftspüre have joined the fray. And keen-eyed fans will also notice a slight change in the logo (which debuted on the 2022 EP Age Of Darkness). […]
San Francisco, California’s Cartilage gore/death/grind act is back with their third full-length album, Operating Altar. Tales from the Entrails: A Necrology was a nifty EP they released that I reviewed last year, and now they drop this 10-song, 33-minute album of revolting, brutal music. “Metal, Bone, and Sinew” starts after a short intro and a […]
If you had told me a week ago, or whatever, time is relative… If I were to possibly be listening to the Death Metal album of the year, I would have told you that you’re full of hooey. But you see, I made an exchange with Frank Rini and he took a different album, so […]
After 5 albums since forming in 2012, Germany’s Revel in Flesh broke up in 2024. My friend, Ralf Hauber, who is the founder and singer, decided to step away from the band. Though he kept his other active bands, Heads For The Dead and Rotpit, still going strong. I have interviewed Ralf before, reviewed all […]
Dallas, TX is home to many great things. Fantastic steak and BBQ establishments, my Dallas Cowboys, and of course, amazing death metal bands. Sallow Moth was formed by Garry Brents ten years ago, and he was a one-man show, releasing the following albums: The Larval Hope in 2020 and Stasis Cocoon in 2021. He called […]
I have been eagerly awaiting a full-length debut from Australia’s Complexant since I heard the song “Your Sacrifice” from 2024; to this day, it still has some of the most gorgeous keyboards I’ve heard in a deathcore song, right up there with Winters Gate‘s “Preordained”. (The band’s debut 2023 EP, Rite of Passage, also has […]
Plague Ritual is a new and upcoming band outta the Oakland, California region. They have much in common with the band Hatriot as three of the five members used to be in Hatriot, namely: Justin Cole – Guitars, Kevin Paterson – Vocals, Guitars, Kosta Varvatakis – Guitars. The band is rounded out with Dylan Bunio […]
The big ass state of Texas is home to many great death metal acts. Much of the state is known for its ultra-brutal death metal and slam leanings. There are also some smatterings of black metal acts there as well. When there are death metal bands playing just straight up ass-kicking death metal, that gets […]
Admittedly, I’ve been pretty locked in to the milder side of my metal spectrum; melodic black metal, symphonic deathcore, etc. However, I did randomly have a craving for Sweden’s Deranged, and fired up Deranged, , Rated X, and Plainfield Cemetery. ( I never heard anything past Plainfield…I should probably rectify that). I had a pretty […]
Hailing from New York, Thætas, has returned, and the band has remained intact all this time. Their 2020 debut album, Shrines to Absurdity, was a banger in the brutal technical death metal style they play. Nick Crifo – Drums, Terrell Grannum/ Pat Hawkins – Guitars, and Cory Monster – Vocals/Bass have created a storm with […]
Spinebuster Entertainment is the new label created by the founders of Transcending the Mundane, an excellent print magazine/zine that ran from 1996-2006, and the third album from Canada’s Ethereal Void is one of their first releases. The trio, comprised of Vollicide, Logan Mayhem, and Nemesis, don’t have much information out there about their background (except […]
The death metal scene welcomes The Enmity Offensive, right out of Minnesota. This Inducing Oblivion EP is their first-ever release and features Derf Plurtleson on guitar, Jake Martin on vox, Jake LeMay on drums, and two former Anal Blast members, aptly Wes Mantooth on bass and former scribe here at Teeth of the Divine, Nick […]
After 4 albums and a few splits/EPs of damn solid Swedish-style death metal, Germany’s Endseeker is calling it quits, and this 5-song EP is their swan song. I missed the last full-length, 2023’s Global Worming, but I enjoyed the last album I heard, 2021’s Mount Carcass. The band was always one of the better Dismember […]
Well. My gasts have been flabbered recently by this til now pretty dormant band called Seven Chains. Their debut Seven Chains came out in 2016, followed by Thus She Speaks, the Spiraling Maranatha (2020)… and then crickets. Now here we are in 2026 with Swollen, In Flux, and it’s my first exposure to their weird […]
I’ve been listening to and reviewing albums from Scotland’s Scordatura since their 2013 debut, Torment the Weak, and follow-up Mass Failure in 2020. I’ve enjoyed them, but can’t say they really grab me, and frankly, I always thought Man Must Die was the superior Scottish death metal act. Well, with Man Must Die and the […]