![]() A discordant clangor of abstract static, repulsive soundscapes”. Portal Avow (Profound Lore) “Claustrophobic, murkily atmospheric, and utterly inescapable, Avow – like every other Portal release to date – is an uncompromising and non-conformist challenge not meant for the faint of heart. With one bone fide classic under their belts in Odori Sepulcrorum their 2021 offering more than holds it’s own in that company. ![]() Grave Miasma Abyss of Wrathful Deities (Sepulchral Voice) Having sharpened the razor in the five years since their last offering, Grave Miasma still live in the darkest atmospheres, with torturous epics their calling card. With vocals from beyond the deepest slatherings of Hell and churning mid-paced dirty chuggage, Morbific add another ominous, oozing quality offering to this years disgusting releases. Morbific Ominous Seep of Putridity (Headsplit!) Utterly disgusting mucus-swollen Death Metal straight from the off-cuts of the Autopsy operating table (and with a wonderfully hand-drawn logo to boot). Reared Up In Spectral Predation by UNIVERSALLY ESTRANGEDĪgeless Oblivion Suspended Between Earth & Sky (Apocalyptic Witchcraft) Tense, dark, progressive, discordant and a mature yet spiky follow-up to an incredible debut, Ageless Oblivion have returned without dropping a step, and managed to create something aligned, but different, to that which has come before. Universally Estranged Reared Up In Spectral Predation (Blood Harvest) Integrating synths and deviations into a Morbid Angel-based Sci-fi Death Metal opus that is a natural evolution from Nocturnus’ The Key (Earache), but that takes things into even darker and more twisted galaxies. ![]() ![]() They’re not playing the death metal standards either as there’s a mighty Doom vibe on ‘Each Step (One Closer to the Grave)’ and summon Godflesh on ‘Mass Psychosis’.” GC ReviewĬannibal Corpse Violence Unimagined (Metal Blade) “Some will probably argue that Cannibal Corpse is merely continuing to reinvent the wheel, but when the wheel is covered with spikes, wrapped in barbed wire, and crushes skulls into dust then that surely can’t be a bad thing.” GC ReviewĪlterage Succumb (Season of Mist) A divisive fifth record for Spain’s most eminent Death dealers as the nightmarish crawl of post-Portalian wretch steps further into the murk, offering swathes of suffocating layers of the most un-natural horror. Memoriam To The End (Reaper) “The crisp production and concise song-craft suggest that this is a young hungry act looking to earn its spot at the table. Epiphanic Truth – Dark Triad: Bitter Psalms To A Sordid Species (Church Road) An anonymous collective producing intriguing, involved and expansive avant-garde Deathly Metal that refuses to stay in one space, sprawling across a range of sub-genres, and at all times complex and high quality.ĭark Triad: Bitter Psalms To A Sordid Species by Epiphanic TruthĬelestial Sanctuary Soul Diminished (Church Road) Leading the charge of a new wave of UK Death Metal comes Celestial Sanctuary and their blend of the slightly unsettled old school DM embellished with grooves and some unhinged vocals in the very best of traditions. ![]()
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