Reviews
Tomb Mold Sculpt Fully Dimensional Death Metal on 'Aperture of Body'
Published Jun 16, 2022
Aperture of Body, a new three-track EP from Toronto death metal trendsetters Tomb Mold, arrives three years on from acclaimed third album Pl...
Articles By Jack Kelleher
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![Tomb Mold Sculpt Fully Dimensional Death Metal on 'Aperture of Body']()
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![Sanguisugabogg Delve into the Seediest Depths of Death Metal on 'Tortured Whole']()
ReviewsSanguisugabogg Delve into the Seediest Depths of Death Metal on 'Tortured Whole' Published Mar 24, 2021There has been a communal yearning among death metal bands of late for a return to the genre's seedy underbelly. Not satisfied with that, Sa...
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![Necrot's Death Metal Is Relentlessly Full-Throttle on 'Mortal']()
ReviewsNecrot's Death Metal Is Relentlessly Full-Throttle on 'Mortal' Published Aug 28, 2020Necrot burst onto the scene like an artillery shell with the release of their acclaimed 2017 debut, Blood Offerings. While other bannermen o...
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![Incantation's Old-School Death Metal Is Competent but Inconsistent on 'Sect of Vile Divinities']()
ReviewsIncantation's Old-School Death Metal Is Competent but Inconsistent on 'Sect of Vile Divinities' Published Aug 20, 2020Perhaps no other band have had as profound an effect on the sound of the death metal revival than Incantation. The Johnstown, Pennsylvania,...
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![Atramentus Set a New Standard for Canadian Doom Metal on 'Stygian']()
ReviewsAtramentus Set a New Standard for Canadian Doom Metal on 'Stygian' Published Aug 19, 2020When the cult of Chthe'ilist insanely dreamed of the next chapter in the band's mythos, did they ever imagine it would come from another act...
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![Ulthar/Taurus Spinoff Spirit Possession Are Beholden to Their Black Metal Influences on Self-Titled LP]()
ReviewsUlthar/Taurus Spinoff Spirit Possession Are Beholden to Their Black Metal Influences on Self-Titled LP Published Jul 23, 2020Spirit Possession is the newest project featuring Ashley Spungin of Taurus on drums and synth and Steve Peacock of Ulthar on everything else...
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![Lantern Remain One of Death Metal's Most Forward-Thinking Bands on 'Dimensions']()
ReviewsLantern Remain One of Death Metal's Most Forward-Thinking Bands on 'Dimensions' Published Jul 09, 2020A regrettable effect of the old school death metal revival is too many bands hyperfocusing on one chapter of the genre's history, pigeonholi...
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![Ulthar's 'Providence' Is a Frankenstein's Monster of Extreme Metal]()
ReviewsUlthar's 'Providence' Is a Frankenstein's Monster of Extreme Metal Published Jun 11, 2020Ulthar are like a Frankenstein's monster of extreme metal genres. Their 2018 debut, Cosmovore, is a witch's brew bubbling with the rotted fl...
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![Mount Cyanide's Self-Titled Debut Is a Shaky Attempt at Metal from Toronto Psych and Noise Rockers]()
ReviewsMount Cyanide's Self-Titled Debut Is a Shaky Attempt at Metal from Toronto Psych and Noise Rockers Published Jun 08, 2020Mount Cyanide is a Toronto-based three piece featuring Nick Sewell of Biblical and members of noise rock outfit Gush Underdrive. Formed as a...
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![Revenge Stick to Their Tried and True Primal Metal Sound on 'Strike.Smother.Dehumanize']()
ReviewsRevenge Stick to Their Tried and True Primal Metal Sound on 'Strike.Smother.Dehumanize' Published May 22, 2020War metal, chaotic black metal, bestial black metal — there have been many names for Revenge's raw, primal sound. Whatever you call it, it's...
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![Ulcerate's 'Stare into Death and Be Still' Is a Pensive Evolution of Their Tech Death Sound]()
ReviewsUlcerate's 'Stare into Death and Be Still' Is a Pensive Evolution of Their Tech Death Sound Published Apr 27, 2020Ulcerate are one of those technical death metal bands that inspire debates about whether or not they're a technical death metal band. The Au...
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![Solothus Realm of Ash and Blood]()
ReviewsSolothus Realm of Ash and Blood Published Mar 27, 2020Realm of Ash and Blood is the third album from Solothus, and their first since signing to 20 Buck Spin, a fine label for death/doom concocti...
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![Warp Chamber Implements of Excruciation]()
ReviewsWarp Chamber Implements of Excruciation Published Mar 27, 2020The putrid soil of the American Pacific Northwest continues to spew out ravenous zombies of the old-school death metal revival, Warp Chamber...
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![Sutrah Aletheia]()
ReviewsSutrah Aletheia Published Mar 13, 2020It's always funny when a prog band drop an EP with about the same runtime as some full-length albums. Aletheia, from Montreal band Sutrah (f...
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![Beneath the Massacre Fearmonger]()
ReviewsBeneath the Massacre Fearmonger Published Feb 27, 2020Beneath the Massacre are one of the most technically proficient bands to come from the Quebec death metal scene. The Montreal band were a fa...
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![Anvil Legal at Last]()
ReviewsAnvil Legal at Last Published Feb 17, 2020Legal at Last is the latest album from longtime Toronto heshers Anvil. Formed in 1978, the band had a significant, if not understated, influ...
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![High on Fire Danforth Music Hall, Toronto ON, November 25]()
ReviewsHigh on Fire Danforth Music Hall, Toronto ON, November 25 Published Nov 26, 2019When Matt Pike announced High on Fire's last tour was cancelled due to concerns for his health, the frontman closed with a promise that this...
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![Blood Incantation Hidden History of the Human Race]()
ReviewsBlood Incantation Hidden History of the Human Race Published Nov 22, 2019Many old school revivalists have risen out of the death metal underground recently, but perhaps none so enigmatic as Blood Incantation. The...
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![High on Fire Are Back on the Good Foot, Finally Touring 'Electric Messiah']()
FeaturesHigh on Fire Are Back on the Good Foot, Finally Touring 'Electric Messiah' Published Nov 06, 2019Stoner metal titans High on Fire ride out on their upcoming North American tour this November — the moment their legendary guitarist and voc...
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![Nile Vile Nilotic Rites]()
ReviewsNile Vile Nilotic Rites Published Nov 04, 2019Nile have consistently stood out among their tech death peers over the course of their storied career. The ancient Egyptian-themed band earn...
