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Monstrosity Drops Their New Single “The Atrophied” – New Album Coming Soon

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US death metal icons Monstrosity have unleashed their crushing new single, “The Atrophied,” the latest preview from their upcoming full-length, “Screams From Beneath The Surface” (Metal Blade Records), set for release on March 13th.

Marking their first album in seven years, this vicious new chapter finds Monstrosity operating at peak intensity. Spearheaded by drummer, founder, and primary songwriter Lee Harrison, the revitalized lineup features longtime guitarist Matt Barnes, the return of original bassist Mark Van Erp, and vocalist Ed Webb (ex-Massacre). Notably, Webb’s guttural ferocity injects fresh venom into the band’s sound. Check out the track below! Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Stabbing – Eon of Obscurity

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Eon of Obscurity (Century Media Records) finds Sabbing following the path first tread by Cannibal Corpse, grinding into a brutal take on Death Metal. A style that finds the vocals at a dense gurgle and razor wire riffing, conjuring images of gore, even when the lyrics are obscured in the harsh vocal fry. In honoring this sound, the dense riffage. This comes with some of the raw production staples of the sound, such as the flat smack of the snare, which is an acquired taste even in the early recordings of the genre.  Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Glorious Depravity – Death Never Sleeps

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Glorious Depravity features members of Pyrrhon, Woe, and Gravesend. Their new album Death Never Sleeps (Transcending Obscurity Records) takes you back to the days when death metal crawled from the bloody carnage of thrash, which left the knack for songwriting with hooks over sheer brutality intact. Doug Moore’s guttural growls are articulated enough to keep them from being just a gurgle, and allow them to give you a hint of what the song’s about. The riffing on “Stripmined Flesh Extractor” is coherent enough to give it an almost Megadeth-like groove. They tap into the darker tension that fuels Slayer’s vibe for “Freshkills Poltergeist.” They are not doing anything new here; they are just doing it right. Continue reading →