Death Metal

9.0

Album EK Even Knudsen April 27, 2026 267 1 2

Released by Iron Fortress Records in late 2025, End of Eden, the debut album from American duo Primal Scourge arrived as a surprisingly refreshing force seemingly out of nowhere. The band, consisting of Austin Asmus (guitars, bass, vocals) and Rio Mariucci (drums, vocals), delivers...

PAGANIZER As Mankind Rots Hot

8.0

Album EK Even Knudsen Updated April 27, 2026 217 1 2

Rogga Johansson rides again, this time with Paganizer, arguably his flagship band, whose history stretches back to the late nineties. As Mankind Rots marks the group’s fourteenth full-length album, and as always, Paganizer delivers exactly what longtime fans expect. This is straightforward, no-frills Swedish...

CAUSTIC Inner Deflagration Hot

8.0

Album EK Even Knudsen Updated April 25, 2026 570 1 2

Spanish Caustic is, admittedly, a name that had slipped past me until now, despite a career reaching back to the early nineties. What they deliver on Inner Deflagration is unapologetically classic death metal: blasting drums, thick, heavy riffing, and some surprisingly tasteful lead guitar...

FOSSILIZATION Advent Of Wounds Hot

8.0

Album EK Even Knudsen Updated April 30, 2026 253 1 2

Advent of Wounds marks the second fulllength release from Brazilian duo Fossilization, once again issued through Everlasting Spew Records. Across its concise 36minute runtime, the album unleashes a barrage of dark, oppressive fury delivered with unwavering confidence and intent. Fossilization continue...

IMMOLATION Descent

9.0

Album EK Even Knudsen April 19, 2026 196 1 2

As one of the true pioneers of the American death metal scene, New York’s Immolation really needs little introduction. Descent marks the band’s twelfth studio album overall, their fifth for Nuclear Blast Records, and the third recorded with a lineup that has now remained...

DEATH FROM ABOVE Reckoning Of The Damned Hot

9.0

Album EK Even Knudsen April 18, 2026 777 1 2

Released at the tail end of 2025, Reckoning of the Damned, the sophomore album from French death metal outfit Death From Above, arrived as a striking and unexpectedly refreshing highlight. While the band doesn’t reinvent the wheel, their approach to classic death metal is...

EYE OF PURGATORY Darkborne Hot

8.0

Album EK Even Knudsen April 17, 2026 204 1 2

Hailing from Kalmar, Sweden, Eye of Purgatory is yet another project from Rogga Johansson—arguably one of the most prolific figures in the death metal scene in terms of sheer output. Darkborne emerges barely a week after the latest Paganizer release, a pace that often...

VOMITORY In Death Throes Hot

9.0

Album EK Even Knudsen April 16, 2026 228 1 2

Swedish death metal veterans Vomitory return with their tenth full-length album, In Death Throes, and it finds the band operating at a level that places it among the strongest releases of their long and uncompromising career. Formed in 1989, Vomitory have always been a...

BLOOD RED THRONE Siltskin Hot

8.0

Album EK Even Knudsen Updated April 23, 2026 232 1 2

Blood Red Throne and I have had a somewhat complicated relationship over the years, largely due to the band’s vocal approach, more specifically, the blend of highpitched screams and deep guttural growls. Personally, I’ve always felt the band’s music would benefit from focusing exclusively...

GRUESOME Silent Echoes Hot

9.0

Album EK Even Knudsen Updated April 23, 2026 226 1 2

Gruesome was conceived as a homage to Chuck Schuldiner and Death, not as a cover band, but as a group dedicated to creating original music inspired by their legacy. Their debut, Savage Land, became one of my mostplayed death metal releases when it arrived...