Articles by Denise Falzon

Threat Signal

Vigilance

PUBLISHED Nov 3, 2009

As the follow-up to their 2006 debut, Under Reprisal, this eagerly anticipated release from Threat Signal is disappointingly underwhelming....

Sanctification

Black Reign

PUBLISHED Oct 19, 2009

While Sweden's Sanctification contain members of In Battle and black metal's highly revered Dark Funeral, their latest release, Black Reign...

Ichor

The Siege

PUBLISHED Oct 19, 2009

Germany's Ichor list their influences as Despised Icon, Black Dahlia Murder and Suicide Silence. This is not a good sign. Although the firs...

Dying Fetus

Descend Into Depravity

PUBLISHED Oct 13, 2009

With the release of their latest full-length, Descend Into Depravity, Dying Fetus have whipped up an album that fully comprises what they'r...

The Sign of The Southern Cross

...Of Mountains and Moonshine

PUBLISHED Oct 13, 2009

These Asheville, NC boys wave their Confederate flag with pride. The Sign of The Southern Cross (named after the Black Sabbath song) combin...

Despised Icon Honour Their Roots

PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2009

"I'm trying to describe us as more of a modern death metal band," says Alex Erian, one half of Despised Icon's aggressive vocal tag team, o...

Despite

In Your Despite

PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2009

Since forming in 1998, recording a few demos and undergoing some member changes, Swedish outfit Despite have finally released their debut e...

Construcdead

Endless Echo

PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2009

With their fourth full-length effort, Endless Echo, the Swedes in Construcdead have released another thrashing death metal album that's wit...