2023
Awegust Roundup
Written by Westin, Kep, and Kirk August was a pretty light month as far as releases goes, especially compared to the seven months of 2023 that preceded it. Or at least it was until August […]
Brutal death metal
2023
Album Review: Orphalis – “As the Ashes Settle” (Technical/Brutal Death Metal)
Written by Kep Orphalis – As the Ashes Settle> Technical/brutal death metal> Germany> Releasing August 25> Transcending Obscurity Records There are a few bands that I consider to be, for lack of a better word, mine. These […]
2023
Album Review: Dead and Dripping – “Blackened Cerebral Rifts” (Technical Brutal Death Metal)
Written by Kep Dead and Dripping – Blackened Cerebral Rifts> Technical brutal death metal> New Jersey, US> Releasing August 11> Transcending Obscurity Records Sometimes I enjoy listening to shit that makes me feel like my brain might […]
2023
Album Review: Djinn-Ghül – “Opulence” (Industrial Deathcore)
Written by Kep Djinn-Ghül – Opulence> Industrial deathcore> Colorado, US / Venezuela> Releasing July 14> Vicious Instinct Records For ages untold humanity has asked one question: what if Anaal Nathrakh and Fear Factory had a baby, and that baby was a […]
2023
Kep’s 2023 Mid-year Top 10
As is my tradition, I’m marking the midpoint of the year with a top 10 list. The second half of the year is already looked stacked, so expect a good deal of change between now […]
2023
Album Review: Gutslit – “Carnal” (Brutal Death Metal)
Written by Kep Gutslit – Carnal> Brutal death metal> India> Releasing July 7> Independent/self-release Brutal death metal isn’t really the subgenre you go to when you’re looking for innovation, if we’re being honest. Some particularly experimental and […]
20 Buck Spin
Album Review: Lunar Chamber – “Shambhallic Vibrations” (Progressive Brutal Death Metal)
Written by Kep Lunar Chamber – Shambhallic Vibrations> Progressive brutal death metal> US> Releasing April 28> 20 Buck Spin When Shambhallic Vibrations was announced and its sounds first graced speakers, it was a like a gift had been teased […]
2023
Album Review: Ophiocordyceps – “Anthropocene” (Brutal Death Metal)
Written by Barlovv Ophiocordyceps – Anthropocene> Brutal death metal> Italy> Released February 3, 2023> Independent/self-release “The aliens will not colonize the solar system, as it is not advantageous to the proliferation of an evolved species, […]
2022
Album Review: Casket Robbery – “Rituals of Death” (Death Metal)
Written by Barlovv Casket Robbery – Rituals of Death> Death metal> Wisconsin, US> Releasing November 11> Blood Blast / Nuclear Blast Save your breath… it could be your last Above. Below. Confined. Both sides. What […]
2020 Albums
Album Review: Katalepsy – Terra Mortuus Est 8 (Brutal Death)
Katalepsy is one of those bigger names that I never really listened to, so when I saw I had a promo for their newest record, I was excited to dig in! They started out as a slam band, and would later become a brutal death metal/groove metal band, which it turns out is a badass combination, cause this record fucking wrecks! […]