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Thaumaturgy – Pestilential Hymns(2025)

Thaumaturgy is a curious case, beginning as a minimalistic one-man doom metal project with USBM influences before violently shedding that style in favor of narrative death metal. With two added…

By Nicholas Mkhl January 12, 2026Review

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Mütiilation – Pandemonium of Egregores(2026)

Just 13 months after emerging from a 17-year silence, Mütiilation's Meyhna'ch has delivered the rarest artifact in black metal: an album that confronts what three decades of uncompromising darkness actually…

By Nicholas Mkhl January 11, 2026Review

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Cóndor – Aurë Entuluva(2025)

Colombian folk/death/doom practitioners Cóndor return from extended silence with Aurë Entuluva, bypassing the power metal detour of El Valle Del Cóndor to resume the ambitious trajectory established on Sangreal. These…

By Nicholas Mkhl December 29, 2025Review

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Paimon Gate – Advanced Satanic Witchcraft(2025)

Paimon Gate is Jake Kohn of Prosanctus Inferi's solo project. The band's first full-length sees them perfecting the esoteric brand of American black metal hinted at on the first two…

By Nicholas Mkhl November 23, 2025Review

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Barren Path – Grieving (2025)

Gridlink, one of grindcore’s most revered bands, may be gone, but its legacy lives on through the former members, everyone except vocalist Jon Chang. Barren Path’s debut, Grieving, is not…

By Nicholas Mkhl September 30, 2025Review

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Gridlink – Perfect Amber (2025)

With Coronet Juniper, Gridlink appeared to close their career on an immaculate swansong, an album that functioned as both a farewell from the band and a definitive statement within grindcore…

By Nicholas Mkhl August 21, 2025Review

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Interview With Sadistik Fornicator of Necromaniac

1. NECROMANIAC has been around for a decade, yet "Sciomancy, Malediction & Rites Abominable" is your first full-length. What led to the long gestation period, and how do you feel…

By Nicholas Mkhl July 22, 2025Interview

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Retromorphosis – Psalmus Mortis (2025)

Formed from the ashes of Spawn of Possession, Retromorphosis reunites the Incurso-era lineup. But while Incurso was a relentless push toward hyper-technical extremity, Psalmus Mortis marks a return to their…

By Nicholas Mkhl July 7, 2025Review

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Castrator – Coronation of the Grotesque (2025)

Castrator’s claim to fame has long been their status as an all-woman band with lyrics that invert the sexualized misogyny typical of brutal death metal. However, their 2015 EP No…

By Nicholas Mkhl June 19, 2025Review

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Necromaniac – Sciomancy, Malediction & Rites Abominable (2025)

Having existed for a decade, Necromaniac has been a band of patience and precision, carefully honing their craft before unveiling their debut full-length. Prior to this, they had only released…

By Nicholas Mkhl February 15, 2025Review