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Latest Updates
- October 14, 2026
- news Memento Mori proud to announce signing of Abythic: "...the band remains deeply and firmly rooted within the shadows of the '90s Death Metal underground scene, drawing clear and recognizable inspiration from bands such as Bolt Thrower, Morbid Angel, Deicide, Death, Obituary..."
- review Sorcery - The Immaculate Sin
- review (The Past is Alive) Gates of Ishtar - At Dusk and Forever
- review (The Past is Alive) Gates of Ishtar - The Dawn of Flames
- interview Buried - "I get it, I mean, there’s a lot of people who have warm feelings towards Pyaemia, but you have to know that it has been more than 20 years ago we played our last show with Pyaemia and everybody has moved on doing other stuff."
- review Asgrauw - Solips
- October 13, 2026
- news Purity Through Fire to release Flagg's fourth full-length album: "An authentic throwback to mid / late '90s melodic Black Metal of a most blastbeaten nature"
- review Hail Conjurer - Abyss & Ekstasis
- review Shelob - Scouring the Shire... [EP]
- review Master - Among the Seeds of Death
- October 12, 2026
- review Vintregal - Назустріч останньому світанку
- review Nyktmyst - Nyktmyst [EP]
- news Me Saco Un Ojo Records and Vér proud to announce new album: "...there's a decidedly pitch-black atmosphere to 'A Féreg Pusztulása' that further elevates the record above so many other 'Left Hand Path' clones."
- October 11, 2026
- interview Skadin - "I wouldn't say the album was my best work..."
- review Arrogant Destruktor - The Old Spirit Remains
- review (The Past is Alive) Demoniac - Stormblade
- review Goholor - Locus Damnatorum
- October 10, 2026
- review Evil Dungeon Crawler - The Unending Vomiting of Northern Blasphemies [EP]
- interview A Mors et Bello: "I think that nowadays, bands that call themselves underground sometimes use it as an excuse, because they’re bands that simply don’t interest a lot of people."
- review (Short) Ancient Torment - Follow the Echo of Curses
- review Windswept - A Sign of the Cloven Hoof
- review Windswept - The Devil's Vertep
- review Windswept - Der eine, wahre König [EP]
- review Nuclearhammer - Xaos 333 [EP]
- October 9, 2026
- review Azaghal - Nekrohelios
- review Akem Manah - Threnodies
- review Goatblood - Mysticism of Unholy Cries
- October 8, 2026
- article Highlights of the Month - June 2026
- review Grabunhold - Frostheim
- review Ad Finem Omnia - Senectus Viae
- review Azketem - Amid
- October 7, 2026
- review Hexorcist - Evil Reaping Death [Re-Release]
- review Mutation - Esoteric Order of Debauchery
- review (Buried by Time and Dust) Mutation - Demo '23 [Demo]
- review Ageless Gateway - Corruptor of Stars
- review (Buried by Time and Dust) Balberith - False Flag Messiah
- October 6, 2026
- review (The Past is Alive) Bazzah - Death Is All I See...
- review Azketem - Azketem
- review (Buried by Time and Dust) Azketem - Azetik
- review Deathwards - Realms of Sin
- review Arroganz - Death Doom Punks
- review Haavrun - Total Demolition of Feeble Souls [Demo]
- October 5, 2026
- news Eyes Of Agony and Awakening Records proud to announce new album: "'When They Return' is complete and total Old School Death Metal, as expected from such an esteemed membership."
- review Necrotum - Soul Chamber Harvest
- review Radbraker - When The Mist Falls...
- review Saor - Caledonia
- October 4, 2026
- review Jade - Mysteries of a Flowery Dream
- review (Buried by Time and Dust) Hænesy - Garabontzia
- review Avulsed - Phoenix Cryptobiosis
- review Left to Die - Initium Mortis
- October 3, 2026
- review Morbid Stench - Doom Metastasis
- review (The Past is Alive) Midvinter - At the Sight of the Apocalypse Dragon
- review Ethereal Wisdom - Demo MMXXVI: The Brighter the Light, the Darker the Shadows [Demo]
- review Ænigmatum - Infinitude's Passage
- October 2, 2026
- review (The Past is Alive) Urn - Dawn of the Devastation
- review Necrotum - Defleshed Exhumation
- October 1, 2026
- review Hymns of Darkness - Howls of Despair [Demo]
- interview Cryptopsy - "Eventually, I realised that my job wasn't to recreate 1996."
- review Skelethal - Transmogrification [EP]
- review Necro Ritus - Born by Evil Blood [Compilation]
- review Majusiah - Incarnate
- September 30, 2026
- review Infernal Realm - Chamber of Desolation
- review Calvana - Sub Janus
- review Nordrim - Demo II [Demo]
- review Oldowan Gash - 1000 Dreams Of War
- September 29, 2026
- review Intercorpse - Intercorpse [Demo]
- review Griis - Demo 2026 [Demo]
- review Messe de Minuit - The Neophyte [EP]
- review Nail by Nail - Internal Inferno
- review Absent Ritual - The Cryptic Descent: A Compilation of Madness [Demo]
- September 28, 2026
- review Haruspex Chants - Demo MMXXVI [Demo]
- interview Old Curse - "The devotion and method of the underground cult inspires and fuels us."
- review Severe Torture - Baptized... [Demo / Re-Release]
- review Fantôme Oublié - Secrets ténébreux révélés par les ossements
- review (The Past is Alive) Decameron - My Shadow...
Latest Reviews
- October 14, 2026
- review Sorcery - The Immaculate Sin
- review Asgrauw - Solips
- October 13, 2026
- review Hail Conjurer - Abyss & Ekstasis
- review Shelob - Scouring the Shire... [EP]
- review Master - Among the Seeds of Death
- October 12, 2026
- review Vintregal - Назустріч останньому світанку
- review Nyktmyst - Nyktmyst [EP]
- October 11, 2026
- review Arrogant Destruktor - The Old Spirit Remains
- review Goholor - Locus Damnatorum
- October 10, 2026
- review Evil Dungeon Crawler - The Unending Vomiting of Northern Blasphemies [EP]
- review Windswept - A Sign of the Cloven Hoof
- review Windswept - The Devil's Vertep
- review Windswept - Der eine, wahre König [EP]
- review Nuclearhammer - Xaos 333 [EP]
- October 9, 2026
- review Azaghal - Nekrohelios
- review Akem Manah - Threnodies
- review Goatblood - Mysticism of Unholy Cries
- October 8, 2026
- review Grabunhold - Frostheim
- review Ad Finem Omnia - Senectus Viae
- review Azketem - Amid
Latest Interviews
- October 14, 2026
- interview Buried - "I get it, I mean, there’s a lot of people who have warm feelings towards Pyaemia, but you have to know that it has been more than 20 years ago we played our last show with Pyaemia and everybody has moved on doing other stuff."
- October 11, 2026
- interview Skadin - "I wouldn't say the album was my best work..."
- October 10, 2026
- interview A Mors et Bello: "I think that nowadays, bands that call themselves underground sometimes use it as an excuse, because they’re bands that simply don’t interest a lot of people."
- October 1, 2026
- interview Cryptopsy - "Eventually, I realised that my job wasn't to recreate 1996."
- September 28, 2026
- interview Old Curse - "The devotion and method of the underground cult inspires and fuels us."
- September 25, 2026
- interview Brodequin - “Writing lyrics about this level of human barbarism leads to writing incredibly violent music.”
- September 21, 2026
- interview Kvlt of Odium - "Kvlt of Odium represents the hatred to the Mainstream Cookie Cutter Music of today..."
- September 12, 2026
- interview Cartilage - “The storyline for this record came about from a nightmare one of the band members had”
- August 28, 2026
- interview Warp Chamber - "Death metal and tradition can be a funny thing."
- August 15, 2026
- interview Pulverised Records - "For me personally, there’s no definitive qualities in what I look for in a band because as much as this sounds ridiculous, I’m very much based on gut feeling these days."
Latest Short Review
- October 10, 2026
- review (Short) Ancient Torment - Follow the Echo of Curses
- September 14, 2026
- review (Short) Maul - In the Jaws of Bereavement
- review (Short) Barbarie Medieval - En la oscuridad... un lamento / La barbarie continúa... [Compilation]
- August 29, 2026
- review (Short) Dark Indication - Suppressed Horror
- review (Short) Hädangången - Vädjan
- August 17, 2026
- review (Short) Come Back from the Dead - Ad Nauseam [EP]
- August 15, 2026
- review (Short) Treacher - Hibernation of Death
- August 11, 2026
- review (Short) Petrification - Sever Sacred Light
- August 10, 2026
- review (Short) An-Xul - An-Xul
- August 8, 2026
- review (Short) Atonement - Ripping Death [Demo]
Buried by Time and Dust
- October 7, 2026
- review (Buried by Time and Dust) Mutation - Demo '23 [Demo]
- review (Buried by Time and Dust) Balberith - False Flag Messiah
- October 6, 2026
- review (Buried by Time and Dust) Azketem - Azetik
- October 4, 2026
- review (Buried by Time and Dust) Hænesy - Garabontzia
- September 27, 2026
- review (Buried by Time and Dust) Luna Azure - Philosophy of the Skull
- September 26, 2026
- review (Buried by Time and Dust) Lavatory - The Horror of Death [EP]
- September 21, 2026
- review (Buried by Time and Dust) Night's Blood - Black Arts
- September 17, 2026
- review (Buried by Time and Dust) Sprengkopf - Sprengkopf
- September 14, 2026
- review (Buried by Time and Dust) Black Metamorphosis - Black Metamorphosis [Demo]
- September 13, 2026
- review (Buried by Time and Dust) Deus Ex Machina - III
The Past is Alive
- October 14, 2026
- review (The Past is Alive) Gates of Ishtar - At Dusk and Forever
- review (The Past is Alive) Gates of Ishtar - The Dawn of Flames
- October 11, 2026
- review (The Past is Alive) Demoniac - Stormblade
- October 6, 2026
- review (The Past is Alive) Bazzah - Death Is All I See...
- October 3, 2026
- review (The Past is Alive) Midvinter - At the Sight of the Apocalypse Dragon
- October 2, 2026
- review (The Past is Alive) Urn - Dawn of the Devastation
- September 28, 2026
- review (The Past is Alive) Decameron - My Shadow...
- September 21, 2026
- review (The Past is Alive) Expulser - The Unholy One
- September 20, 2026
- review (The Past is Alive) Necromass - Mysteria Mystica Zofiriana
- September 19, 2026
- review (The Past is Alive) Astarte - Doomed Dark Years
Latest Fanzine Review
- September 21, 2026
- fanzine Necromancy Fanzine - Issue #3
- August 15, 2026
- fanzine The Metal Grimoire - Issue #1
- August 2, 2026
- fanzine Necroscope - Issue #41
- fanzine Necroscope – Issue #40
- July 31, 2026
- fanzine Conscious Rot - Issue #4
- fanzine Conscious Rot - Issue #3
- April 13, 2026
- fanzine The Medieval Hagiography - Issue #2
- March 20, 2026
- fanzine Devoured Death Zine - Issue #6(66)
- February 17, 2026
- fanzine The Medieval Hagiography – Issue #1
- February 7, 2026
- fanzine Altar - Issue #1
Latest Articles
- October 8, 2026
- article Highlights of the Month - June 2026
- August 9, 2026
- article Highlights of the Month - May 2026
- June 18, 2026
- article Highlights of the Month – April 2026
- May 15, 2026
- article Highlights of the Month – March 2026
- March 30, 2026
- article Highlights of the Month - February 2026
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