“He Whose Name Was Long Forgotten” – Fossilization | Primitive Apocalyptic Devastation in Sonic Form

February 28, 2022September 22, 2022 ~ //Ø//

“He Whose Name Was Long Forgotten” is the debut EP of Brazilian titans Fossilization, a band whose band’s very name evokes images of deceased primitive beings ossified by time and dust, encased in hardened grime and locked forever in Pompeian torment. This unique blend of primeval death metal and megalithic doom is a grinding, plague-riddled … Continue reading “He Whose Name Was Long Forgotten” – Fossilization | Primitive Apocalyptic Devastation in Sonic Form

“Abominion” – Abstracter | Crushing Nihilistic Misery

February 22, 2022September 22, 2022 ~ //Ø//

When I was about thirteen years old, I crashed a jet ski at full speed and was jettisoned into the air. I flew hard and fast, and my last thought before crashing into the water was simply “Shit” and then everything went dark as I plunged into the cold depths below. When I first heard … Continue reading “Abominion” – Abstracter | Crushing Nihilistic Misery

“Foul and Defiled” – Coffin Lurker

June 20, 2021June 20, 2021 ~ //Ø//

Across the vast infinite gulf of death’s dark, ineffable fetid horrors lurk in the repugnant murk between our reality and the next, stalking the nether regions of the human imagination and spreading night terrors like wildfire. One such nightmare is “Foul and Defiled” by Coffin Lurker, an enigmatic collaboration of Maurice “Mories” De Jong (Gnaw … Continue reading “Foul and Defiled” – Coffin Lurker

“Grand Scheme” – WØRSEN

August 17, 2020August 18, 2020 ~ //Ø//

Blending elements of death metal, blistering grindcore and d-beat, Florida’s WØRSEN released “Grand Scheme” August 16, 2016 and it’s an absolute hammer of an album. Featuring eight short but grueling tracks of misery-fueled sonic vomit, Grand Scheme eschews the pomp and overdriven technicality of some of today’s popular metal and gets straight to the point, … Continue reading “Grand Scheme” – WØRSEN

“Terminal Aggressor II” -Dragged Into Sunlight

March 18, 2020December 15, 2020 ~ //Ø//

I spent years wondering when Dragged Into Sunlight would release anything after Negative Volume. For a time, it seemed to me that the band had gone dormant, apart from live performances, but I never stopped wondering what would come next and when that day would come. My fondness for the original 2006 Terminal Aggressor demo … Continue reading “Terminal Aggressor II” -Dragged Into Sunlight