Formed in late 2022, MIASMIC SERUM are an old-school death metal power trio hailing between Venice and Treviso, Italy. Their style takes inspiration from ’90s American death metal bands, leading to a viperous death metal that is conceptually related to poisoning, intoxication on the whole, toxic plants, animal venoms, and even personal previous psychonautical experiences. In fact, MIASMIC SERUM stands for an unhealthy exhalation of a serum, which can be identified in the animal and plant kingdoms. Two entwined snakes in the band logo depict the ...

Hailing from the cult-metal hotbed of Chile, Santiago’s ABREATKION are a thrash metal band founded in mid-2023 in by guitarists Roran Fatehatred and Javier Salgado and bassist Sebastián Logan. After only a few months of rehearsing, the band began recording their first EP at Lion’s Roar studio, which would be titled Bornhatred. At the end of the same year, the band released the first single from this EP, titled “Pyromaniac,” opening the way for some live performances that are still ongoing.As a first strike, Bornhatred ...

With a name inspired by a Deathspell Omega song, it would only be right to expect something out of the ordinary from this UK based experimental black metal band, but Malconfort have dismantled the very fabric of the genre on their debut album. They've rendered it almost irrelevant with their take on it. With members of Sea Mosquito and Amaltheia in their lineup, they're able to navigate around the music and seem to have a fair idea of what they are doing. And ...

Norwegian band Diskord show us why they're masters when it comes to this kind of twisted, convoluted, and quite frankly timeless death metal. They're inexorably pushing their sound forward in their own way and even after a couple of decades of existence, they manage to keep their music refreshing and unpredictable. The four new songs that are a part of this split are even more erratic and out-of-the-box. Indeed, there are about a hundred variations in them but how each of the ...

As if the recent onslaught by progressive death metal bands Diskord, Atvm, Swelling Repulsion and Defect Designer on the label wasn't enough, Februus join the raiding party and bring the fireworks with their unheralded gem of a release in 'Surveillance Orgy'. Originally self-released by the sole band member, it blew away every unsuspecting listener who chanced upon it. There are only five songs on the album, the shortest one being three minutes and the longest one touching almost 15 minutes, and it's clear that ...

Viaticum flows out from the Sacred Spaciousness beyond duality, enshrouding its Silent Nature with the voice of ancient ceremonial chants, dungeon synth ambience and sulphur riffs engraved on arcane metal patterns. Combining shades that span from Mercyful Fate to Dissection (“An Incautious Exhumation Of What Lies Beneath Forgotten Ground”) and from Dead Can Dance (“In Your Multitude”) to Arvo Pärt (“In My Multitude”), the album enlightens an immersive and cathartic pathway towards the deepest hidden fields of who we really are.DARKEND is the band fronted ...

Viaticum flows out from the Sacred Spaciousness beyond duality, enshrouding its Silent Nature with the voice of ancient ceremonial chants, dungeon synth ambience and sulphur riffs engraved on arcane metal patterns. Combining shades that span from Mercyful Fate to Dissection (“An Incautious Exhumation Of What Lies Beneath Forgotten Ground”) and from Dead Can Dance (“In Your Multitude”) to Arvo Pärt (“In My Multitude”), the album enlightens an immersive and cathartic pathway towards the deepest hidden fields of who we really are.DARKEND is the band fronted ...

Step into the shadowy realm of Cryptic Hatred's forthcoming sophomore album, "Internal Torment" !Hailing from the enigmatic landscapes of Finland, this mesmerizing cryptic death metal band unveils a sonic tapestry that delicately weaves together their death metal roots with haunting melodies, cryptic harmonies, and relentless blast beats, all enhanced by atmospheric sounds. Throughout "Internal Torment", the band's musical prowess is evident, as they effortlessly navigate between moments of intensity and tranquility. The interplay of crushing riffs and ethereal melodies creates an atmosphere that is both ...

Step into the shadowy realm of Cryptic Hatred's forthcoming sophomore album, "Internal Torment" !Hailing from the enigmatic landscapes of Finland, this mesmerizing cryptic death metal band unveils a sonic tapestry that delicately weaves together their death metal roots with haunting melodies, cryptic harmonies, and relentless blast beats, all enhanced by atmospheric sounds.Throughout "Internal Torment", the band's musical prowess is evident, as they effortlessly navigate between moments of intensity and tranquility. The interplay of crushing riffs and ethereal melodies creates an atmosphere that is both ...

“Nothing Hurts Quite Like Life” consists of 10 punishing tracks with a total run time of 36 minutes. The band look at hardcore through "a death/thrash metal kid's" lens, so attention is paid to songwriting and arrangements too without forgetting the chugs. With three of the members as backing vocalists (Timo, Sami & Juuso) joining in, the band is able to lift Antti's screams to a new level. Also drawing from a wide variety of music beyond the hardcore umbrella, SARS aim to keep ...