Having already dropped a handful of short-form studio releases, Massachusetts Progressive Death Metal act Ancient Death finally unleash Ego Dissolution (Profound Lore Records), their full-length debut album. Having already built up a well-deserved reputation in just a few short years, the four-piece from Walpole throw their psychedelic hat into a ring occupied by such luminaries as Gorguts and current darlings of the scene Blood Incantation.Continue reading
When it comes to Death Metal, Polish duo Dormant Ordeal have all the trappings of a colossal contender within the scene.
Tech Death tendencies, groovy vocal lines, venomous guitar tones, sizzling percussion. They have it all and then some.Continue reading
In this episode, get the inside scoop on Earthburner, the relentless new grindcore band formed by Jeremy Wagner of Broken Hope fame about their debut, album Permanent Dawn. Keefy and Jeremy delve into the writing process, influences, and the band’s mission to redefine grindcore for modern audiences. Earthburner also features Devin Swank of Sanguisagabog on vocals. Permanent Dawn was released in November via M-Theory Audio.Continue reading
Cytotoxin have well and truly embraced the Chernobyl disaster as impetus for what they term Nuclear Death Metal, and their latest foray, Biographyte (Self-Released) is yet another gruelling installment, for better and worse.Continue reading
A duo accompanied by an unofficial yet ever present third member, German Blackened Death Metal act The Infernal Deceit are back with second full length album The True Harmful Black (Personal Records). Formed in 2018, the pair from North Rhine-Westphalia go only by enigmatic single initials – guitarist/bassist C and vocalist R – while session drummer Jörg Uken gets to use his full name while pounding the living hell out of his kit.Continue reading
Fleshspoil not only features the former drummer of Arsis but finds them attacking the Blackened Death Metal subgenre, with a catchier take than most. Their debut album The Beginning of the End finds their dissonant mix of atmosphere and thrashing striking a soothing discordance. They do not attack your ears with a bludgeoning hammering, but there is nuance to their intricate songwriting that holds the technical aspect of their sound check This album is produced in a manner that makes it sound like it came out twenty years ago, which plays to their favor.Continue reading
Perennial all-stars Arch Enemy are back at it with their twelfth studio offering titled Blood Dynasty (Century Media Records). With this new cut, the band stays true to form delivering a blistering lineup of eleven cuts of pure brutality. Track after track we are bludgeoned with instruments wielded at virtuosic levels. Guitars are on full blast in every respect, from driving riffage that hits full throttle to solos that divebomb and shred everything in sight, one-second soaring in the clouds and the next stomping holes in the earth. Continue reading
Topeka, KS-based brutal death metal horde Unmerciful is set to unleash their highly anticipated fourth album, Devouring Darkness, dropping on May 23rd via Willowtip Records. The album marks a new era of relentless violence and sonic brutality! With ten tracks of scorching intensity and distorted vengeance, Devouring Darkness is filled with blistering blast beats, intricate kick drum patterns, and destructive riffing. Listen to the album’s first single, “Infernal Conquering” below! A blistering ode to nuclear annihilation, “Infernal Conquering” embodies total annihilation.Continue reading
In this new episode, Ghost Cult’s own Tom Osman chats with Zachary Ezrin of Imperial Triumphant! Their highly-anticipated new album Goldstar is releasing via Century Media on March 21st, 2025! Zachary discusses the new album, the evolving sound and songcraft of the band, why they opted for shorter songs on this album, working with Dave Lombardo, and Tomas Haake of Meshuggah, Fritz Lang and “Metropolis” influence on the artwork the band favors, and much more!Continue reading
Innovative avant-garde trio Imperial Triumphant are back, and once again the sprawling metropolis of New York City provides the backdrop. Showing the opulence, greed and decadence of the rich and shameless as a stark contrast to the grime and squalor of the less privileged is something the band already has down to a fine art but sixth full-length studio release Goldstar (Century Media Records) manages to refine it even further.Continue reading