Though it comes wrapped in a tapestry blanket of grand Greek mythology, Venom Prison’s Erebos quickly unveils its darkness whilst saving some of its greatest treasures for repeated listens. A large portion of its runtime is made up of the sheer force we’ve come to expect from one of the most exciting bands on the…
For over 30 years Cannibal Corpse have been innovators of violence. Delivering some of the most brutal and grotesque music that has ever been committed to tape. I imagine if you’re reading this you didn’t do so to get a history lesson, so let’s just say that every time they drop a new album, it…
When you think of black metal chances are The Beatles don’t come to mind.
On Años En Infierno, the band successfully toe the line between experimentation and stagnation to make this an interesting and fulfilling listen.
It is once again a vehemently ecologically minded record that harbors bile for mankind’s misuse of the Earth, and isn’t afraid to spit venom in order to get its message across.
Blood Incantation are aiming for the cosmos, but actually they need only look at themselves for they are death metal’s shining stars.
In four years, Nile have crafted a thing of extremity that borderlines on the beautiful.
Carnifex is one of the more interesting bands in the death metal scene, and they remain that way but constantly evolving. Not content on sticking to one style or being happy with being confined to a subgenre, their longevity is a testament to their willingness to stay ahead of the pack. World War X, their seventh…
Deathcore is an ugly word and a lazy term designed by self-serving journalists to lump together a group of bands together in a neat package. It’s a buzzword used as clickbait and doesn’t do justice to the bands unfairly tarnished with it. Thy Art Is Murder is one of the bands that were targeted for…
As the early afternoon sun finally shoos away the seemingly never-ending rain, we collared Whitechapel vocalist Phil Bozeman, for a quick chat ahead of their Dogtooth stage set at Download Festival. Phil seems focused on what’s ahead, but answers all the questions put to him thoughtfully and politely, especially as this interview was meant to…