technical death metal 49 articles

Interview: Philippe Drouin Obvurt

Philippe Drouin has been developing Obvurt since 2019, turning it into a technically demanding solo project centered around double-neck guitar performance. With Le chemin du...

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This Week’s Picks – Sept 26, 2025

Welcome to this week’s global shitshow. Wall Street’s jerking everyone around like a drunk at a blackjack table, Congress can’t get off its ass long...

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This Week’s Picks – Sept 12, 2025

Hey from hot Arizona! This is the first “This Week’s Picks”! The plan is to do it (or at least try to) every week, sharing...

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Review: Fleshgod Apocalypse “Opera” [Nuclear Blast]

When symphonic metal bands release album with “opera” in the title, you can bet it’s going to be one of their most ambitious albums, and...

Interview with Matt McGachy of Cryptopsy

CRYPTOPSY announces the reissue of The Book of Suffering: Tome I and Tome II, available for the first time as a combined vinyl release. Set...

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Review: Nile “The Underworld Awaits Us All” [Napalm Records]

It’s been five years since the Vile Nilotic Rites, an excellent album in its brutality and technics – for the moment it’s a largest gap...

Interview with Exocrine

How did the creative process for “Legend” differ from your previous albums, considering your evolution as musicians and as a band? We still have the...

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Review: Karkosa “Esoterrorcult” [Redefining Darkness Records]

There is not much known about the band Karkosa: these guys are from Fort Wayne, IN, formed not a long time ago and released their...

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Interview with PESTIFER

Hi! “Defeat of the Nemesis” showcases a perfect balance between complexity and brutality. Could you tell us more about the songwriting process behind this track...

Interview with Lukas of STILLBIRTH

Answered by Lukas Swiaczny – Vocals 1. Hi Lukas. What inspired the creation of “Rising from the Ashes,” and how does it fit into the...

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Gig review: Arch Enemy, Behemoth, Carcass and Unto Others @ The European Siege Tour 2022 @ Palacio Vistalegre, Madrid, October 8th 2022

Here we are again, our big metal family rejoicing. Great line-up, great venue, metalheads, drinks… all these led to an overall fantastic evening filled with...

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Review: Beneath the Void “…​into Oblivion” [Metal.hu]

From the first glance the Hungarian death metal formation Beneath the Void is pretty new on the metal scene, but that’s not so. Almost for...

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Review: Suffocation “Live in North America” [Nuclear Blast]

The last record of Suffocation Live in North America is the live version of one of their concerts from Death Chopping North America tour in...

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Review: Apogean “Into Madness”

Young Canadian band Apogean, based in Toronto, this year has produced independently its first ever release – EP Into Madness. And with it they’ve intended...

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Review: Chaos Over Cosmos “The Silver Lining Between The Stars”

Last year I listened to an international project Chaos Over Cosmos for the first time and it impressed me a lot: two guys that live...

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Review: Catharsis “Human Failures” [Mad Lion Records]

If you’ll search the band “Catharsis” on metal-archives.com you’ll get 16 exact matches – looks like metalheads really love this name, so if you need...

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Brilliant Coldness – Release First Single “The Crown Of Darkness”

Ukraine’s Techincal Death Metal masters Brilliant Coldness unveil first single ‘The Crown Of Darkness’ from long-awaited third full-length album “The Ultimate Dream. Plan B: Disposal Of Humanity”! Feel free to...

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Review: The Scalar Process “Coagulative Matter” [Transcending Obscurity Records]

Another great release from Indian label Transcending Obscurity, France’s The Scalar Process launch themselves into the technical death metal genre with a monster of a...

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Review: Eximperitus “Šahrartu” [Willowtip Records]

In Sahrartu, Belarus’ Eximperitus offer comfort from the cold weather with warming riffs, red-hot drumming, and a reassuring blanket of melody. Riffs that snarl slowly back up ethereal...