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Album Review – Papa Necrose / Anthropomorphy Execution (2026)

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This ruthless Death Metal beast from Brazil is ready to unleash hell once again with their third full-length opus, delivering sharp criticism of religion, world wars, and the darker trajectories of power and authority.

Formed in 2010 in the harshest corners of Salvador, the capital of Brazil’s northeastern state of Bahia, the ruthless Death Metal beast known as Papa Necrose is ready to unleash hell once again with their third full-length opus, poetically entitled Anthropomorphy Execution, following up on their 2021 sophomore Open Infected Body. Recorded, mixed and mastered at Evil Live Studios, with drum editing by Hugo Elias (Infected Cells), and showcasing a sinister cover art by Alex Shadrin of Nether Temple Design, the new album by frontman Alessandro Necrose , guitarists Carlos Silva and Danilo Vagner, bassist Éric Gusmão, and drummer Luquian Silva marks a moment of maturation for the band, keeping their raw, aggressive style intact while also exploring more complex song structures, technical riffing, and layered compositions influenced by the most technical 90’s Death Metal the likes of Death’s Human and Pestilence’s Testimony of the Ancients. Lyrically, the album delivers sharp criticism of religion, focusing on the role of Catholicism in historic humanitarian crises, world wars, and the darker trajectories of power and authority.

Carlos and Danilo begin slashing their axes in great fashion in Fall, Die, and Break, and when Luquian starts hammering his drums it’s absolute hell and chaos, followed by Disenchant Them, another bestial Death Metal extravaganza with a strong Thrash Metal vibe, with Éric pounding his bass while Alessandro roars like a rabid creature. Then after the phantasmagorical, eerie (but not very exciting) interlude Between Voices and Fear, we’re treated to the title-track Anthropomorphy Execution, a ruthless tune where Éric’s bass sounds absolutely metallic, providing the band’s guitar duo with exactly what they need to fire their deadly riffs; and they speed things up and get even more infuriated in the Death Metal attack titled Bleeding Social Membrane, led by another infernal vocal performance by Alessandro.

Hammered in the Mind lives up to the legacy of 90’s Death Metal while also presenting the band’s own technical and even progressive twist, while in Eighteen Years Awake we face pure violence and hatred flowing from all instruments, in special from the nonstop, savage drums by Luquian. Cathedral of Death sounds absolutely fast, furious and demented from start to finish, with Alessandro barking like a rabid entity while his bandmates offer a killer fusion of rage and dexterity; whereas in Silenced by Death all cryptic background sounds and other elements add an extra touch of darkness to their core Death Metal. Finally, we’re invited to one final mosh pit in The Thousand Yard Gaze, featuring a guest guitar solo by James Murphy (Death, Obituary, Cancer), with Éric and Luquian bringing forth their most intricate sounds of the entire album for our total delight.

Delivering scorching riffs, crushing drums, and an atmosphere designed for those who crave the raw edge of the genre since their inception, Papa Necrose tackle human contradictions, religious hypocrisy, war, death, and other societal ills through their music, exposing the underbelly of the world we live in, exactly like what they have to offer in their new album. Having said that, if you want to join such a talented Death Metal army and experience their rebellious music in all of its glory, you can find those Brazilian death dealers on Facebook and on Instagram, stream their demented sounds on Spotify, and above all, purchase the excellent Anthropomorphy Execution from the Awakening Records’ BandCamp and Big Cartel. Religion, war, death and power have always been a dangerous combination, and albums like Anthropomorphy Execution by Papa Necrose are among us to prove once and for all that Death Metal will forever be the best way to channel all that evil in a positive and exciting way.

Best moments of the album: Bleeding Social Membrane, Eighteen Years Awake and Cathedral of Death.

Worst moments of the album: Between Voices and Fear.

Released in 2026 Awakening Records

Track listing
1. Fall, Die, and Break 4:52
2. Disenchant Them 4:31
3. Between Voices and Fear 1:10
4. Anthropomorphy Execution 5:08
5. Bleeding Social Membrane 7:19
6. Hammered in the Mind 3:38
7. Eighteen Years Awake 4:43
8. Cathedral of Death 4:05
9. Silenced by Death 4:09
10. The Thousand Yard Gaze 6:50

Band members
Alessandro Necrose – vocals
Carlos Silva – guitar
Danilo Vagner – guitar
Éric Gusmão – bass
Luquian Silva – drums

Guest musician
James Murphy – guitar solo on “The Thousand Yard Gaze”

Album Review – Putred / Blestemul Din Adânc (2026)

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Delivering slow-decaying, putrid Death Metal with a raw and rotting intensity, this Romanian entity will spread “the Curse of the Deep” with their ruthless new opus.

Delivering slow-decaying, putrid Death Metal with a raw and rotting intensity since their inception back in 2020, Transylvania, Romania’s own zombie horde Putred returns from the grave with their third full-length opus, titled Blestemul Din Adânc, or “the curse of the deep” from Romanian. Recorded and mixed by the band’s own Uriel Aguillon at Natorum Demonto Studio, mastered by Gabbi at Spatial Mastering Studios, and displaying a cadaverous artwork by Colombian artist Julian Mortuus, the follow-up to their 2025 devastating sophomore Megalit al putrefac​ț​iei sees the band currently formed of Filip Garlonta on vocals, Uriel Aguillon and Denis Bucur on the guitars, Corina Elena on bass, and Andrei “Ficus” Orha on drums take the brutality of their rotten sound to a whole new level, placing them as a must-see name of the current European Death Metal scene.

The cryptic intro Pandemonium is a very relaxing and soothing one despite its name, like the calm before the storm that’s about to come in Sfâșiat… Stigmatizat (“torn… stigmatized”), a doom-soaked Death Metal aria where Filip’s deep, inhumane guttural guides the listener to the pits of the underworld, followed by the haunting title-track Blestemul din Adânc, offering an avalanche of cold, visceral Death Metal in the vein of the mighty Frozen Soul. Corina and Ficus hammer their respective bass and drums in Întâlnirea Mortală (“the deadly encounter”), keeping the atmosphere as dense and evil as possible, whereas Cripta Vrăjilor (“the crypt of spells”) sounds and feels groovy, evil and heavy-as-hell, with the venomous vociferations by Filip matching perfectly with the riffs and solos by Uriel and Denis.

Then a very poetic name and a sinister start warns us all of the Death and Doom Metal beast that’s rising from the underworld in Devorat de Întuneric (“devoured by darkness”), offering a massive wall of aggressive sounds by the band, whereas a demented scream by Filip ignite the also doomed and vile Groapa Oaselor (“the pit of bones”), with Ficus crushing our souls with his demonic beats. Uriel and Denis’ riffage then rev up the band’s deadly engine in Catacombe Sângerii (“the catacombs of blood”), a lecture in primeval Death Metal for diehard fans of the style. Ultimul Clopot (“the last bell”), the last original song of the album, reeks of putrid Death Metal, led by the rumbling kitchen by Corina and Ficus, also showcasing those demented solos we love in this type of music; and lastly, we face their cover version for Benediction’s Subconscious Terror, from their 1990 classic Subconscious Terror (check the original version HERE), as visceral and inhumane as the original, and certainly not recommended for the lighthearted.

Always forging sacred walls of sound built on decaying guitars and guttural vocals steeped in decomposition and ruin, Putred are on absolute fire (and sulfur) in their breathtaking new album Blestemul Din Adânc, a suffocating overdose of doom-infused Death Metal tailored for admirers of the darkest and heaviest form of extreme music. Even if you don’t speak any Romanian at all, you’ll have an excellent time listening to Blestemul Din Adânc, and you can show the band your total support by following them on Facebook and on Instagram, by streaming their demonic creations on Spotify or any other platform, and of course, by purchasing their infernal new opus from their own BandCamp, as well as from the Awakening Records’ BandCamp or Big Cartel. In the end, “the Curse of the Deep” is upon us all, and there’s nowhere to run nor hide from the bludgeoning blend of Death Metal by these Romanian marauders.

Best moments of the album: Blestemul din Adânc, Cripta Vrăjilor and Catacombe Sângerii.

Worst moments of the album: None.

Released in 2026 Futhark Records/Awakening Records/Iron Forest Records

Track listing
1. Pandemonium (intro) 1:45
2. Sfâșiat… Stigmatizat 5:16
3. Blestemul din Adânc 4:55
4. Întâlnirea Mortală 4:42
5. Cripta Vrăjilor 3:11
6. Devorat de Întuneric 3:50
7. Groapa Oaselor 4:18
8. Catacombe Sângerii 3:25
9. Ultimul Clopot 4:37
10. Subconscious Terror (Benediction cover) 3:40

Band members
Filip Garlonta – vocals
Uriel Aguillon – guitars, vocals on “Subconscious Terror”
Denis Bucur – guitars, everything in “Pandemonium”
Corina Elena – bass
Andrei “Ficus” Orha – drums