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Peter Morsellino is writer and composer based in sunny Upstate NY. Learn about his various project on Twitter @PMorsellino

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Review: DEATH COURIER “Necrotic Verses” [Transcending Obscurity Records]

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With an eardrum rupturing sonic assault, Greece’s Death Courier puts together a solid collection of Death Metal tracks that are sure to delight the fans. A well put ...
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Review: Acârash “Descend to Purity” [Dark Essence Records]

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Acârash unleash their electric blend of styles upon an unsuspecting world once again with their newest release, Descend to Purity. With one foot firmly immersed in the murky ...
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Review: SINISTER “Deformation Of The Holy Realm” [Massacre Records]

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Sinister carry on their illustrious career with their fourteenth release, Deformation of the Holy Realm. A disappointing paint by numbers death metal album, it leaves a lot to ...
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Review: IN THE COMPANY OF SERPENTS “Lux”

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Crafting an incredibly varied sound, In the Company of Serpents delivers a mind expanding musical experience. Taking influence from life and the cosmos equally, Lux touches on themes ...
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Review: HellgardeN “Making Noise, Living Fast” [Brutal Records]

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Brazil’s Hellgarden come roaring to life with their incredibly entertaining debut, Making Noise, Living Fast. Putting together an album of hard rocking metal tunes that will get many ...
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Review: EREMIT “Desert of Ghouls” [Transcending Obscurity Records]

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Molasses slow sludge and classical psychedelia come together to form a dense metallic sound that Eremit call Desert of Ghouls. A hypnotic swirl of brutally churning riffs and ...
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Review: Abhorrent “Kathabasis” [Australis Records]

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Bay Area Thrash torch bearers, Abhorrent, return with their third full length, their first release of new material in nine years. Without a spec of rust in site, ...
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Review: ASHTAR “Kaikuja” [Eisenwald]

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With a harsh blend of Black Metal and Doom twisting itself together into the form of a demonic hell cry, Swiss duo ASHTAR look to set the world ...
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Review: ACID MAMMOTH “Under Acid Hoof” [Heavy Psych Sounds]

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Athens stoner kings, Acid Mammoth, sow the seeds of their delectable brand of doom with Under Acid Hoof. A quality romp through tripped out atmospheres and heavyweight riffs, ...
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Review: BITTERNESS “Dead World Order” [G.U.C.]

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For nearly two decades, Bitterness has been a beacon for the preservation of traditional Thrash Metal around the world. Now, the south German thrash machine does it again ...
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Review: The Black Dahlia Murder “Verminous” [Metal Blade Records]

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After three long years, The Black Dahlia Murder returns with their most ambitious album to date. Opening a new chapter in their illustrious career, the Michigan death metal ...
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Review: Dismal “Memento Mori” [Australis Records]

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I’ll try to make this as short and sweet as I possibly can, but first I’d like to take a step out from behind the curtain. When I ...
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Review: DEPRAVATION “III:Odor Mortis” [Lifeforce Records]

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With a crushing sound spawned straight from the bowels of hell, Germany’s Depravation return with an album filled to the brim with Metal mayhem. Taking influence from hardcore, ...
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Review: AZUSA “Loop of Yesterdays” [Indie Recordings]

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Witness the birth of DreamGrind. Mixing ethereal beauty with harmonic dissonance, Azusa explore new sonic ground with their sophomore release, Loop of Yesterdays. An auditory hallucination that spans ...
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Review: Voices Of Ruin “Path To Immortality” [M-Theory Audio]

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From Anaheim California comes Voices of Ruin, with possibly the most rock solid album that I’ve heard in a very long time. Path to Immortality is start to ...
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Review: Sacred Sin “Born Suffer Die” [Lusitanian Music]

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Portugal’s Sacred Sin returns with three furious death metal tracks. Born Suffer Die provides a small taste of the capabilities of the group, including the return of the ...
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Review: SUUM “Cryptomass” [Seeing Red Records]

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Fuzz is one of the earliest forms of artificially created distortion to be used on the guitar. Over the years the sound has changed drastically in many ways, ...
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Review: SLAUGHTER MESSIAH “Cursed To The Pyre” [High Roller Records]

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It is an interesting task to attempt to recreate the past while reaching forward. Really it is the main objective of almost the entire stoner doom genre. But ...
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Review: Neaera “Neaera” [Metal Blade Records]

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While often frowned upon by Death Metal purists, you have to admit that the Melodic Death Metal scene has bestowed some amazing material on us. After a seven ...
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Review: Funeral Cult “Possession Done” [Lusitanian Music]

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Funeral Cult return after a too-long forced hiatus to torture our souls with new EP, Possession Done. While not much (certainly not enough), these three tracks come with ...
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