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...

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...

Although Coroner have been active since the early eighties, they’ve always been one of those bands I knew of but never fully explored. I’ve likely encountered some of their early material in passing, but never with the attention it deserved. If their previous four...

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 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...

Veins of Fire marks the sixth full-length release from German death metal outfit Deserted Fear. While the band’s early work leaned heavily on traditional death metal foundations, their more recent albums have gradually embraced a melodic death metal direction. This evolution continues here, with...