Desolate Shrine – Deliverance From the Godless Void
Long winded stories aside, and blackened references duly noted, have at least some faith in me that this is good. Oh so good.
Undercroft – The Seventh Hex
This is Death crossed with Thrash crossed with Awesome.
Fragarak – A Spectral Oblivion
This is the future of Death Metal and India deserves to be on the pedestal as the country producing the very best.
The Revenant – The Walk Through The Shadow of Death
Given their burly mix of sounds, one might call them extreme gutter metal or perhaps filthy murder thrash. In fact, at various points on the album, one can find elements of thrash, old school death metal, hints of black metal, and even an occasional touch of grindcore.
Auroch – From Forgotten Worlds (Re-Issue)
It has been made with the pure integrity of a band that has no other intention than to spread the good word that is Death Metal to us all.
Antiversum – Cosmos Comedenti
Sitting outside on a sunny day would be no antidote if listening to Cosmos Comedenti. The listener would still be locked into the darkness of the void.
Come Back From The Dead – Caro Data Vermibus
These four thick slabs of blue rare (not quite raw, you see) death metal flesh are meant for those with a hearty appetite for brutality of the time tested variety.
The Walking Dead Orchestra – Resurrect
TWDO bring us a solid slab of Death Metal tinged with a little bit of everything Death related…
Bloodstrike – Execution of Violence
Unrelentingly dark, massively brutal, surprisingly beautiful, intensely engaging, and boldly unpretentious, Bloodstrike have created a surprise masterpiece that grows on me with each listen.
Drug Honkey – Cloak of Skies
All of it is carefully pieced together to sound like the internal monologue of a serial killer.