Album Reviews

‘Haunted Funeral Creations’. Now that is as apt a description for doom metal as I’ve heard in a long time. That’s what the California based death doom outfit Tumulation must have found as well, since it is the moniker for their debut album.
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French avant-garde black metal outfit Blut Aus Nord returns for the second part of the Disharmonium album series out on August 25, 2023, via Debemur Morti Productions. The sequel slithers into something more dreadful with a stench of horror, evoking the sonic work and thematic inspiration of H.P. Lovecraft. Mastermind Vindsval delves deeper into the uncanny dimensions of horror invoking the dark deities of the cosmos, “Disharmonium – Nahab” presents an intricate blend of black metal and eerie atmosphere with eleven hymns that summons the ancient darkness.
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U.S. death metal veterans Incantation returns with its new studio album “Unholy Deification” offers visceral and organic songs flawlessly helmed by guitarist/vocalist John McEntee, guitarist Luke Shively, bassist Chuck Sherwood, and drummer Kyle Severn. Being on the top of the genre along with bands like Immolation, Cannibal Corpse, and Autopsy, the four-piece show their expertness as proficient songwriters. Incantation opts for a brutal and diverse sound with a slew of guest appearances such as vocalist of Possessed (Jeff Beccera), vocalist/guitarist Henry Veggian (ex-Revenant), and guitarist Dan Vadim Von (Morbid Angel).
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Finland’s melancholic doom/death metal act Asphodelus returns with the highly acclaimed sophomore album 'Sculpting from Time' out on August 25th, 2023, via Hammerheart Records. Following the great success of the band’s debut album 'Stygian Dreams' which portrayed an honest tribute to the classic melodic doom metal bands of the nineties. Four years in the making, Asphodelus makes another entry by conjuring a flair of its nostalgic doom death metal style. Even though the first album showed devotion to the likes of Amorphis and Katatonia’s album 'Dance of December Souls' the haunting keyboards and the doom-laden riffs brewed something archaic.
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U.K.’s epic doom metal act Godthrymm returns with a stunning new album 'Distortions' out via Profound Lore Records on August 18th, 2023. The band is comprised of renowned members such as vocalist/guitarist Hamish Glencross (ex-My Dying Bride and ex-Solstice), keyboardist and vocalist Catherine Glencross, drummer Shaun Taylor-Steels (ex-My Dying Bride, ex-Anathema and ex-Solstice) and bassist Sasquatch Bob. However, in the past few years the band has experienced a deep cohesion in the songwriting level and an impressive approach to doom metal giving us some deeper depth in the songwriting.
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The heroic dwarves of Windrose released their latest album last year on June 10. Let's see what they brought us!

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On March 31st 2023, this seventh album by Bury Tomorrow called 'The Seventh Sun', saw the light of day. I've heard very good things about this one. Now let's see if they are true.
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Hailing from North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Night Eternal is a newcomer to the genre of heavy metal who pay a fitting tribute to the 80s era. The German outfit seems to be in the current revival intention and have succeeded to achieve a convincing mixture of a traditional sound. The five-piece released its debut EP “The Night Eternal” in 2019 sculpting their sound with such a trademark glamour. Shortly after, they released their first studio album “Moonlit Cross” in 2021 to make a strong impression by adding a theatrical aesthetic to their music.
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Two of the best labels in the underground scene, Dark Descent Records and Extremely Rotten Productions, issued an exclusive split release of Denmark’s death metal band Undergang and U.S. death doom band Spectral Voice on June 9th, 2023. The unique aspect of this split release is presenting the latest material from these two bands. And while many groups within the genre have strived to achieve the putrid sound of Undergang as reaching their peak musically, the center of attention in this split is Spectral Voice’s fourteen-minute monolithic track.
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Back in 1985 when Sepultura released its debut E.P. 'Bestial Devastation' the Brazilian juggernauts gave birth to a worldwide legacy that became one of the most original and influential acts in the genre. Sepultura simply grasped the Latin American extreme sound in the rawest and most primitive form of death thrash metal. Thirty-eight years later amid reminiscing the classic era of Sepultura the Cavalera brothers Max and Iggor exert their abilities to re-record the classic debut with the modern technology of today.
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