Horrific – Your Worst Nightmare

Horrific Your Worst Nightmare: It’s unusual to have the words catchy and death metal put next to each other, but this is exactly what we’re dealing with. Slasher Dave, of Acid Witch fame, has decided to make the soundtrack to a non-existent 80s horror movie. And like a pack of zombies, this cd just shreds. [...]

Into The Moat – The Campaign

Into The Moat The Campaign: Into The Moat is band that a lot of people are calling the future of extreme metal. If so, Metal maybe in for some bad years. This is a World War 2 themed death metal album. Wait sorry Technical, Chaotic Death Metal album. That means the dudes have musical chops [...]

The Funeral Pyre – December EP

The Funeral Pyre December EP: Here’s a band from LA trying to combine Death and Black metal. Defiantly not the first band to do it, but still it’s a nice idea. And these guys show that when it’s done well, it’s awesome. Just look at the first track. Awesome atmosphere, great guitar part, and the [...]

Poppy Seed Grinder – Humanophobia

Poppy Seed Grinder Humanophobia: There is a song named “Fetus of Hatred” and it’s not a joke song. Awesome. The vocals are a series of stereotypical gurgles and grunts that mask what I’ll assume are just awful lyrics. The rest of the band goes through the brutal death metal motions. You’ll listen to this album, [...]

Ribspreader – Opus Ribcage

Ribspreader Opus Ribcage: Goofy death metal that sounds like outtakes from an early Cannibal Corpse recording session. Also a pointless cover of the Ramones’ “Blitzkrieg Pop” which is neither funny or good. Rating: 3/15 even Chris Barnes was bored by this

Death-Live in L.A.: Death and Raw

Death Live in L.A.: Death and Raw: A killer set from the true architects of death metal. Other than the recording quality theres nothing here that isn’t exactly what I want from death metal. Vicious screaming, intricate but catchy riffs, fast solos, a strong multi-faceted rhythm section, and great lyrics. One of the best live [...]

August Burns Red-Lost Messengers

August Burns Red Lost Messengers: A solid death metal album which is made up of  covers of AC/DC, Billy Joel, and traditional Christmas songs. Strong, but standard riffs make up this album, enough to get the fists pumping, but nothing new. There are, however some pretty cool transitions, where the whole band turns on a [...]

Ignominious Incarceration – Of Winter Born

Ignominious Incarceration Of Winter Born: This sounds like At The Gates, much like the thousand other melodic death metal albums that sound like At The Gates. Rating: 6/15 goofy attempts at a brutal band name

Cannibal Corpse-Evisceration Plague

Cannibal Corpse Evisceration Plague: Not bad, but dated. Cannibal Corpse tries to mix it up a little with odd time signatures and the like, which works more often than not. Fans will not be shocked or disappointed. Rating: 10/15 Seth Putnam beating up Chris Barnes

Intestine Baalism – Ultimate Instinct

Intestine Baalism Ultimate Instinct: One of the few death metal albums you can put on and not feel like a tool for listening to it. Top notch musicianship that doesn’t spill into Opeth fueled wankery. Rathing: 13/15 over the top Japaneseness