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Album Review: The Scalar Process – “Coagulative Matter” 7/10 (Tech Death)

February 12, 2021 Melinda (Carcassbomb)

There’s so much room in this bad boy. Some albums you put on and demand entertainment every second from, and then albums like this one that you can just put on and expect it to fill the room. You won’t always be aware of everything going on, you’ll daze in and out of the majesty of it. It’s a slower-paced kind of tech death with a strong emphasis on atmospheric instrumentals, well, it’s still fast as hell but more spread out. […]

Album Review: Fractal Generator – “Macrocosmos” 7.5/10 (Tech Death)

February 12, 2021 Melinda (Carcassbomb)

I know that opening sample orb-like sound, for sure. It’s either from an Elder Scrolls game or STALKER game, or maybe I’m plain wrong but what is supposed to be THE fractal generator is definitely a sound I’m familiar with. Or maybe this band really does make music about software for fractal pattern processing. Whatever it’s about, one thing is certain, this is a very cinematic technical death metal album that stays on the heavier side of the genre while also offering some mind washing sounds. […]

Album Review: Inferi – “Of Sunless Realms” 8.8/10 (Tech Death)

October 10, 2020 zaxrecordreviews

Inferi have absolutely dominated the technical death metal scene over the last decade. Records like 2018’s Revenant will live on to be classics of the subgenre, and possibly even of death metal as a whole. They’ve decided to make their return with a brand new EP out on The Artisan Era! […]

Album Review: Spectrum Of Delusion – “Neoconception” 8.5/10 (Tech Death)

September 19, 2020 zaxrecordreviews

The Artisan Era is one of those labels that you can always count on to deliver quality metal, they specifically operate within the tech/prog death scenes, and their band Spectrum Of Delusion has just added another slice of gold to the label’s extensive catalog with their sophomore record Neoconception! […]

Album Review: Protosequence – A Blunt Description of Something Obscene 9.5 (Tech Death)

May 30, 2020 destroyerhands

Protosequence are from Edmonton, Alberta which isn’t that far from me and it’s a city that I sometimes travel to for shows and such. I’ve seen these guys live a few time and they’re insane. The west coast of Canadian has a slurry of great tech death bands like The Hallowed Catharsis, Widows Peak, and Archspire. But even with a local scene packed full of great metal bands, Protosequence have always stood out to me. I mean, hell, even my mom thinks this band rips. I think that says a lot about how good they are, in a funny way. When shows start happening again, I’ll be very excited to catch the band playing these tracks in some sketchy dive bar. […]

Album Review: Killitorous – The Afterparty 7.8 (Tech Death)

May 24, 2020 zaxrecordreviews

Going into this album, I was incredibly perplexed. The album cover looks goofy, the song titles are wild, and I think the band name is a play on the word “clitoris.” That said, the pedigree this band has is absolutely insane, it’s a supergroup with members of Annihilator, First Fragment, and Suffocation. Then we have the guest features, if I tried to list them all we’d be here forever, but we have members of Cryptopsy, Leprous, Allegaeon, Voivod, and Obscura. What could this possibly sound like? […]

Album Review: Symbolik – Emergence 9.3 (Melodic Tech Death)

February 6, 2020 Melinda (Carcassbomb)

An album a decade in the making and carrying influences from across a length of time, making for a pretty unique combination of melodic death metal and technical death metal, though with a blackened touch. The riffs on this one are addictive and varied but never without a sense of outlandish melody. This one will absolutely slap your ears about and demand many listens. Emergence comes out on the 10th of April. […]

Album Review: Viscera – Obsidian 8 (Deathcore)

January 31, 2020 zaxrecordreviews

I’m a huge sucker for cool genre crossovers, I’m also a huge sucker for Unique Leader Records, so basically this record was made for me. Viscera are a new outfit formed just last year consisting of members from Heart Of A Coward, Martyr Defiled, and Nervecell. So, while the band is new, these guys definitely know what they’re doing! Their debut album “Obsidian” comes out on March 6th. […]

Album Review: Krosis – A Memoir of Free Will 8 (Deathcore)

January 13, 2020 zaxrecordreviews

Hey guys, I’m back from my short break from Noob Heavy, and I’m coming back with a bang, and by a bang, I of course mean the new Krosis record! Krosis is a technical deathcore band that formed in Raleigh, North Carolina in 2014. On February 7th they are releasing their brand new record A Memoir Of Free Will on Unique Leader Records. As someone who had the privilege of hearing the record early, trust me when I say this isn’t one you’re going to want to miss. […]

Album Review: Xenobiotic – Mordrake 7.8 (Deathcore)

December 4, 2019 Melinda (Carcassbomb)

Here’s the perfect storm of pre-release bait for me – it’s an Australian tech death release featuring the artwork of Mariousz Lewandowski (I know how we all feel but this one’s really good). Xenobitoic are a tech deathcore band from Australia’s new metal mecca, Perth. Take a look at my Top 25 Australian Metal Releases article and drink every time I wrote Perth, then just drink recreationally. Mordrake releases on the 21st of February and features a couple of guests vocals that really make their tracks for me. Expect more of a scifi prog approach than a bunch of breakdowns – we’re telling a story here with an album of a higher brow. […]