angrymetalguy.com : When Lord Heikkinen formed Soulgrind in 1992, it was a rough and raw solo death/doom band. He released two EPs and two LPs between 1993 and 1995 for the now-defunct Malodorous Mangled Innards Records before deciding to invite some band members along for the ride. This would drastically alter Soulgrind’s musical direction towards … Seguir leyendo “Soulgrind – Ad Pulchram Mortem Review”

angrymetalguy.com : Columbus, Ohio, is the home of the dynamic duo behind Abyssal Rift, and they’re the proud owners of a band logo so completely unintelligible that we could have used it during WWII to utterly flummox the Nazi codebreakers. On sophomore outing Relics of Great Ash, the twosome throw gnarly chunks of Immolation, Incantation, … Seguir leyendo “Abyssal Rift – Relics of Great Ash Review”

angrymetalguy.com : Sometimes you need an album that slaps. An album to lower the type of smackdown to make The Rock jealous, an album that brings out the joyful superlatives and meme-tier descriptors. Swedish death is the lynchpin of this idea, the undying zombie of subgenres, the style that spits in the face of innovation … Seguir leyendo “Gravecrawler – Nidus Review”

angrymetalguy.com : I’ve recently decided to devote more attention to self-released projects. Some of the most interesting metal exists far outside the usual channels, grinding away in the shadows while willing listeners dig beneath the surface for uncut gems. Saskatchewan, Canada’s Destroy My Brains has been doing exactly that since its 2017 self-titled debut, following … Seguir leyendo “Destroy My Brains – Wilt Review”

thisisblackmetal.com : / Review by Jeger Archgoat – Nightbringer, Lightbringer Record Label: Debemur Morti Productions Year: 2026 Rating: 9/10 Within the darkest nether-regions of the World of Black Metal, past the Underground and into Hellish places where only Devil Worshippers, War Mongers and Blasphemers dare, you’ll discover the malevolent Archgoat. Since 1989 Archgoat has been … Seguir leyendo “Review: Archgoat – Nightbringer, Lightbringer”

thisisblackmetal.com : / Review by Nekrist Sisyphean – Divergence Record Label: Edged Circle Productions Year: 2026 Rating: 8/10 When new artists and bands approach and share their music, curiously awaiting the listener’s reaction and subsequent critique, it’s difficult for me not to feel a certain skepticism and even doubt as to whether there’sactually any quality … Seguir leyendo “Review: Sisyphean – Divergence”

angrymetalguy.com : Tasmania—outside of their famous adorable screaming murder marsupials, I know basically nothing about the island. Recently, though, Tasmania’s The Absolution Sequence seized and held my attention with everything surrounding their debut record, Dread Cycle.1 Sublime cover art by Tasmanian artist Shaun Hyatt. Technical death metal that, according to promo, “balances high-velocity musical prowess … Seguir leyendo “The Absolution Sequence – Dread Cycle”

angrymetalguy.com : It’s been a minute since I danced with a Rogga project. The man of a million bands is ever industrious and cranks out material like Doc Grier churns profanity in the AMG Slack channels. Megascavenger is one of Rogga’s countless projects, side quests, and diversions. Surprise, surprise, it’s Swedeath, and along with the … Seguir leyendo “Megascavenger – Toxic Noxious Undeath Review”

angrymetalguy.com : Considering I was hired 3000 years ago by the Almighty AMG Himself to be the “power metal guy,” I sure do end up reviewing a lot of moldy death metal. Toss Norway’s Horrifier on the rotpit next as I tackle their sophomore slab of purulence, Revelations of Gore. With cover art straight from … Seguir leyendo “Horrifier – Revelations of Gore Review”

angrymetalguy.com : One-man Norwegian black metal is almost a cliché—the quintessential “oh, of course it is” of black metal. As a reviewer, one-man black metal of most varieties excites me, because, as far as quality goes, you really have no idea what you’re going to get. Take Vetter, for example: active since 2005, the solo … Seguir leyendo “Vetter – Sort var Bogen der Bragte Os Hid Review”