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Album Review – Fleshcrawl / Epitome of Carnage (2026)

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These ruthless Death Metal veterans will satiate your hunger for thunderous extreme music with their demolishing tenth full-length opus.

Founded in the spring of 1987 in Illertissen, Germany, by Stefan Hanus and Bastian Herzog, the ruthless Death Metal brigade known as Fleshcrawl will satiate your hunger for thunderous Death Metal with their forthcoming full-length opus, entitled Epitome of Carnage, following up on their 2019 offering Into the Catacombs of Flesh. Recorded at Scumlight Studio, produced and mixed by the band itself, and mastered by Peter In de Betou at Tailor Maid Production, the newborn spawn by Borisz Sarafutgyinov on vocals, Apu Justin Reisch and Christian Kalbrecht on the guitars, Manu Markowski on bass, and Bastian Herzog on drums will please all fans of rotten, old school Death Metal, decimating everything and everyone that crosses the path of a band that has been living and breathing pure extreme music for almost 40 years.

Their level of brutality already goes through the roof in the opening track Blood Dominion, led by the demented blast beats by Bastian while their guitars transpire Death Metal, followed by Chapel Of Guts, as gruesome as it can be thanks to the deep vociferations by Borisz, supported by another round of Stygian riffs by Apu and Christian. They keep shredding their axes in Grave Messiah while Bastian goes full Brutal Death Metal on drums; whereas in Embers Of Wrath the band continues to make everything tremble with their groove-infused Death Metal attack, with Borisz’s guttural reaching a new slab of vileness. Committed To Suffer offers pure 90’s Death Metal magic flowing from all instruments, in special from the devilish riffs by Apu and Christian, while Reign Forever lives up to the legacy of European Death Metal the likes of Vomitory, with Bastian once again stealing the show with his inhumane beats and fills.

The second part of the album kicks off with the Stygian interlude Chronicles Of Bloodshed, warming us up for the demolishing Rebuilt From Flesh, where their slashing riffage will cut our flesh into pieces. It’s absolutely harsh, brutal and heavy, with Borisz barking like a demonic entity until the very end, and there’s no time to breathe to the frantic riffs blasted by the band in Orphan God, again offering an overdose of their deep, visceral sounds. Then get ready to break your neck headbanging with Path Of Thorns, as evil as it can be due to another demonic vocal performance by Borisz, followed by Heralds Of Death, not as exciting as its predecessors albeit still showcasing a solid guitar work by Apu and Christian. Lastly, there’s no better way to end a Death Metal album than with a slamming tune like Of Fire And Flesh, bringing forward the band’s characteristic guttural roars, vile riffs and demented bass and drums.

After listening to each and every track from Epitome of Carnage, you’ll easily realize why Fleshcrawl refuse to die, continuing to spread their Death Metal madness to all four corners of the earth with the same intensity and rage from their early days. And if Death Metal is your business, and business is good, you can find those deadly German creatures on Facebook and on Instagram, including their killer live concerts, stream their visceral tunes on Spotify, and of course grab a copy of their new album from the Reigning Phoenix Music’s webstore in the EU, US or UK, or simply click HERE for all available versions of the album. But you better be warned as once you hit play on the new album by Fleshcrawl, there will be carnage.

Best moments of the album: Chapel of Guts, Grave Messiah, Reign Forever and Of Fire And Flesh.

Worst moments of the album: Heralds Of Death.

Released in 2026 Distortion Music Group (DMG)

Track listing
1. Blood Dominion 3:49
2. Chapel Of Guts 5:44
3. Grave Messiah 4:01
4. Embers Of Wrath 3:26
5. Committed To Suffer 3:55
6. Reign Forever 3:50
7. Chronicles Of Bloodshed 1:08
8. Rebuilt From Flesh 3:54
9. Orphan God 3:51
10. Path Of Thorns 5:22
11. Heralds Of Death 4:08
12. Of Fire And Flesh 4:44

Band members
Borisz Sarafutgyinov – vocals
Apu Justin Reisch – guitars
Christian Kalbrecht – guitars
Manu Markowski – bass
Bastian Herzog – drums, additional vocals

Album Review – Goreworm / Miasmic Solitude (2026)

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Meshing different Death Metal styles in a way that’s both confounding and challenging, this Canadian ensemble returns with their sophomore beast, their most evolved creation to date.

Meshing different Death Metal styles in a way that’s both confounding and challenging, throwing Technical, Melodic, and Brutal Death Metal elements into a high-speed blender, Brantford, Ontario-based ensemble Goreworm have been on a roll since their inception back in 2017, culminating now in 2026 with the release of their sophomore album Miasmic Solitude, following up on their 2020 debut Prodigy of the Grotesque. Displaying a grim, barren artwork by Leanna TenEycke, and featuring guest drummer Robin Stone (of bands like Ashen Horde, Norse and Chestcrush), the new album by Robert Miller on vocals, Jordan Estrela on the guitars, and Brent Moerschfelder on the guitars and bass is their most evolved creation to date, and it must be celebrated for its passionate and innovative take on the Technical Death Metal style.

It’s pedal to the metal from the very first notes in the infuriated Conjuring, with its background epicness elevating the band’s heaviness to a whole new level, not to mention Robin simply demolishes his drums in an ode to tech death. The following tune Monuments to Murdering brings forward a crazy fusion of Progressive and Technical Death Metal where Robert’s enraged roars match perfectly with the intricate riffs by Jordan and Brent; whereas The Enthralling Grave, the first single of the album, offers an onrush of violence and dexterity, with Robin once again hammering his drums in the name of extreme music. The band then delivers a somber, grim sonority in Orbweaver, evolving into another slab of brutal insanity spearheaded by the inhumane riffage by the band’s guitar duo, and it’s time to headbang like a maniac to the sound of Amor Vincit Omnia, a Latin phrase meaning “love conquers all,” coined by the Roman poet Virgil around 37 B.C., another solid Technical Death Metal beast crafted by the boys.

The band  goes berserk in the Death Metal extravaganza No Reprieve, with Robert barking and growling rabidly for our absolute delight in a lecture in Technical Death Metal made in Canada; while Eve of Flagellation feels a bit uninspired in the end despite its heaviness and fury, even with Robert roaring like a demonic entity nonstop. Then back to a more creative and demented sonority we face Jarrell, as infernal as it is technical, with Robin stealing the spotlight with perhaps his most demolishing performance of the entire album; whereas adding epic elements to their core savagery, the band destroys everything and everyone with Strelly, where Brent sounds ruthless with both his guitar and bass for our total delight. And lastly we have the title-track Miasmic Solitude, putting a beyond pulverizing ending to the album to the sound of the band’s undisputed screams, riffs and beats.

After all is said and done, the new offering by the unrelenting Goreworm will undoubtedly appeal to fans of the most intricate yet demolishing form of Death Metal crafted by bands the likes of Arsis, Gorod, Xenosis, Fleshbore, and Obscura, just to name a few. You can get to know more about such a talented band from Canada by following the band on Facebook and on Instagram, blow your speakers by streaming their music on Spotify, and of course grab a copy of their incendiary new album from their own BandCamp or from the Transcending Obscurity Records’ BandCamp, main store, US store or EU store. Goreworm  offer classic Death Metal, Technical Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal and more in Miasmic Solitude, and you better get ready as once their music strikes you, it will be deadly.

Best moments of the album: Monuments to Murdering, No Reprieve and Jarrell.

Worst moments of the album: Eve of Flagellation.

Released in 2026 Transcending Obscurity Records

Track listing
1 Conjuring 4:10
2 Monuments to Murdering 3:04
3 The Enthralling Grave 3:04
4 Orbweaver 4:34
5 Amor Vincit Omnia 5:02
6 No Reprieve 4:13
7 Eve of Flagellation 4:11
8 Jarrell 4:10
9 Strelly 3:29
10 Miasmic Solitude 4:09

Band members
Robert Miller – vocals
Jordan Estrela – guitars
Brent Moerschfelder – guitars, bass

Guest musician
Robin Stone – drums (session)

Album Review – Xenosis / Hermetic Transmutation (2026)

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New Haven, Connecticut’s own Progressive Death Metal entity strikes again with their incendiary fifth studio album, retaining their core sound as they elaborate on both the progressive and technical aspects.

Honing their craft with each album since their inception back in 2010, and showcasing a flair for experimentation too, New Haven, Connecticut-based Progressive Death Metal entity Xenosis is ready to attack our senses once again with their fifth studio album, entitled Hermetic Transmutation, following up on their amazing albums Haunted Skies (2012), Sowing the Seeds of Destruction (2015),  Devour and Birth (2018), and Paralleled Existence (2021). Showcasing a striking artwork by Graphic Nightmare, the new offering by Sal Bova on vocals, Kenny Bullard and Keith Benway on the guitars, Travers Kenney on bass, and Gary Marotta on drums retains their core sound as the band elaborates on both the progressive and technical aspects, even borrowing elements of Brutal Death Metal and Dissonant Death Metal to achieve that, becoming a must-listen for admirers of Death, Atheist, Gorguts, Obscura, Evilyn, and Mors Verum, just to name a few.

Those ultra talented American metallers don’t waste a single second and begin their Technical Death Metal feast in Sentient Shapes, spearheaded by the menacing guitars by Kenny and Keith, kicking off the album on a high and insane mode for our absolute delight; and their striking riffs continue to cut our skin deep in Prolapsed Twin Entombment, while Gary sounds like a stone crusher of progressiveness on drums. Needless to say, it will surely sound amazing if they decide to add it to their live performances. Spore Whore sounds as ravenous as its predecessors, with the dissonant sound of their guitars being perfect for the bestial vocals by Sal, keeping the album’s flow moving in great fashion with zero moments of boredom.

Then after the Stygian instrumental interlude Engravings for Dyslexic Clairvoyants we’re treated to Rapid Metamorphosis, one of the most detailed and complex songs of the entire album, again presenting Sal’s demonic roars to give it an edgier vibe, feeling as if Dream Theater decided to go full Death Metal, not to mention its experimental passages will quickly consume your rotten mind. After such a bold and multi-layered tune, Sea of Teeth feels a bit generic. Well, I know it’s not, but it gets a bit repetitive after a while. Travers then gives a lecture in insanity armed with his bass in Altar of the Hound, blending the most idiosyncratic elements of Progressive and Dissonant Death Metal; and get ready for one final progressive attack by Xenosis in the form of No Longer Human, with Kenny and Keith again stealing the show with their sharp riffs and solos.

After years of toiling, Xenosis have created a delightfully engrossing album that is bound to confound, tantalize, and ultimately satiate fans of Progressive Death Metal. Hermetic Transmutation is at the same time absolutely aggressive and intricate, old school and experimental, upbeat and obscure. You can put your hands on such a unique album of extreme music by purchasing it from their own BandCamp or from the Transcending Obscurity Records’ BandCamp, main store, US store or EU store, and don’t forget to also check what those talented musicians are up to on Facebook and on Instagram, and to stream their unique creations on Spotify or any other platform. After all is said and done, you’ll easily realize that Xenosis are out for blood armed with Hermetic Transmutation, waving the banners of Progressive and Technical Death Metal high in the always electrifying American underground.

Best moments of the album: Prolapsed Twin Entombment, Rapid Metamorphosis and Altar of the Hound.

Worst moments of the album: Sea of Teeth.

Released in 2026 Transcending Obscurity Records

Track listing
1. Sentient Shapes 5:21
2. Prolapsed Twin Entombment 4:35
3. Spore Whore 7:15
4. Engravings for Dyslexic Clairvoyants 1:08
5. Rapid Metamorphosis 7:38
6. Sea of Teeth 4:40
7. Altar of the Hound 6:05
8. No Longer Human 6:02

Band members
Sal Bova – vocals
Kenny Bullard – guitar
Keith Benway – guitar
Travers Kenney – bass
Gary Marotta – drums

Album Review – Horrific Visions / Remnants Of Atrophy (2026)

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Indiscriminate bloodshed and mass destruction await to the sound of the blistering debut by this demented Brutal Death Metal beast from Texas.

Twelve years on from their initial spawning in the ever-fertile breeding grounds of brutality of their homeland Texas, the demonic Brutal Death Metal beast Horrific Visions is finally unleashing their full-length debut album of shocking violence and colossal carnage, titled Remnants of Atrophy, following up on their 2022 EP Enlightenment Through Excruciating Torture and their 2024 EP Monopoly on Violence. Mixed and mastered by the band’s own guitarist Mason Vickers at Rocker House Studios, and displaying another venomous artwork by Jon Zig (Aborted Fetus, Deeds Of Flesh, Defeated Sanity), the debut opus by Conrad Heinemeyer on vocals, Chris Rossmeier and Mason Vickers on the guitars, Cody Hancock on bass, and Rene Martinez on drums is a gift to the demented and the black of heart – one that has been well worth the wait.

Like a demonic creature arising from the underworld, the band will crush your damned skulls into pieces in Malnutrition, with the cadaverous roars by Conrad matching perfectly with Rene’s bestial drumming, and after such a killer tune we face the ominous Horrific Visions, a vile interlude that sets the tone for Deranged Perversion, a fulminating lesson in brutality where their scorching riffs and blast beats sound like we’re being bombarded by a full-bodied army. Then venturing through the lands of classic Death Metal the likes of Cannibal Corpse and Incantation they bring forward Crippled Under the Weight of a Hollow World, with Conrad once again sounding ruthless on vocals, overflowing aggression and hatred for our total delight.

We then face another cryptic interlude named Synaptic Decay before the band comes ripping in Primal Regression, where Rene’s beats and fills are a thing of beauty, or maybe I should say of morbid beauty, sounding utterly devastating until the very last second. They offer a more cadenced yet still demented tune titled Disgusted Warped Mentality, with the grim guttural by Conrad being supported by the thunderous kitchen by Cody and Rene, followed by Enlightenment Through Excruciating Torture, presenting two minutes of no shenanigans Brutal Death Metal with Chris and Mason hammering their axes nonstop. Lastly, the title-track Remnants of Atrophy will embrace us in total darkness, violence and blood, with Chris and Mason once again firing sheer insanity from their guitars.

In the end, Remnants Of Atrophy possesses a blistering intensity and a raw, serrated edge, sounding like a deadly weapon, wielded with vicious intent and, therefore, being a must-listen for admirers of the extreme violence blasted by renowned acts the likes of Bludgeoned, Stabbing, Brodequin and Disgorge, just to name a few. Horrific Visions are on absolute fire from start to finish in their caustic debut, and you can feel their scorching sounds by following them on Facebook and on Instagram, by streaming their depraved creations on any platform like Spotify, and of course, by purchasing Remnants Of Atrophy from Comatose Music’s BandCamp or webstore. The time has come to stare into the dead eyes of Remnants Of Atrophy. Indiscriminate bloodshed and mass destruction await, and you better get ready because there will be no mercy for your putrid soul.

Best moments of the album: Deranged Perversion, Crippled Under the Weight of a Hollow World and Primal Regression.

Worst moments of the album: Synaptic Decay.

Released in 2026 Comatose Music

Track listing
1. Malnutrition 3:54
2. Horrific Visions 1:30
3. Deranged Perversion 3:41
4. Crippled Under the Weight of a Hollow World 2:14
5. Synaptic Decay 1:43
6. Primal Regression 2:40
7. Disgusted Warped Mentality 3:10
8. Enlightenment Through Excruciating Torture 2:22
9. Remnants of Atrophy 3:59

Band members
Conrad Heinemeyer – vocals
Chris Rossmeier – guitar
Mason Vickers – guitar
Cody Hancock – bass
Rene Martinez – drums

Album Review – Vile Desolation / Annihilating The Consciousness (2026)

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This ruthless Indonesian trio is unleashing upon humanity their debut album of titanic, shocking power, offering us all Brutal Death Metal at its absolute, horrifying best.

From the ever-fertile spawning grounds of East Java, Indonesia comes another monstrous entry into the annals of Brutal Death Metal. Drawing on the extensive experience from its members in an array of bands from the Indonesian scene, Vile Desolation are unleashing upon humanity their debut album of titanic, shocking power, entitled Annihilating The Consciousness. Mixed and mastered at Endless Gruesome Studio, and bedecked in the bleak artwork of Timbul Cahyono of Bvllmetalart, the debut offering by Yudha Dwi Setyawan on vocals, Hendika Dwi Prasetyo on the guitar and bass, and Rama Maulana on drums is Brutal Death Metal at its absolute, horrifying best, positioning the band as apex predators of this most extreme musical landscape.

Rama wastes no time and kicks off the band’s demented feast of violence and gore in Veiled in Obscurity, while Yudha delivers those deep gnarls we all love so much in Brutal Death Metal. Whispers Through the Shadowed Gates carries a very poetic name for an absolutely devastating tune, with Hendika hammering his guitar and bass manically, supported by another bestial performance by Rama on drums, while Labyrinth of Torment starts with one of those dark, cinematic intros before all hell breaks loose to Yudha’s trademark “breeeeeeeeeeeeeees;” and Rama again dictates the pace in the infuriated Shattered Reverie while his bandmates make sure there’s plenty of blood and viscera in their music. And in The Sinister Symphony there’s not a single space left in the air. It’s pedal to the metal in a lecture in brutality by those Indonesian death dealers.

The second half of the album begins with another somber intro, with the bells tolling until we face more of the carnivorous roars by Yudha in Dementia’s Embrace, inviting us all to slam into the pit manically; and in Eyes of Madness we see the trio venture through old school Death Metal lands, sounding heavier and heavier as the music progresses, in special Yudha’s deep guttural. Then another phantasmagorical intro morphs into sheer bestiality in Eternal Lunacy, with Rama sounding like a demonic entity on drums; whereas in Chaos Unleashed the name of the song says it all, as it’s a lecture in Indonesian Brutal Death Metal led by the scorching riffs by Hendika. Their coup-de-grace comes in the form of Sanctified in Ashes, offering more of the trio’s venomous gnarls, visceral riffage and blast beats, ending the album on a demolishing mode.

Kiss goodbye to your sanity, as Vile Desolation are coming armed with their unrelenting debut album, and madness follows in their wake. If you think you have what it takes to face the gore, depravity and horror emanating from Annihilating The Consciousness, you should definitely follow the trio on Facebook and on Instagram, stream their bludgeoning music on any platform like Spotify, and grab a copy of the album from Comatose Music’s BandCamp or webstore. Fans of bands the likes of Suffocation, Anthropophagus Depravity, Beheaded and Molested Divinity will feel at home while listening to Annihilating The Consciousness, but in case you think those bands are way too heavy for you, I feel sorry for your frail soul.

Best moments of the album: Whispers Through the Shadowed Gates, The Sinister Symphony and Chaos Unleashed.

Worst moments of the album: None.

Released in 2026 Comatose Music

Track listing
1. Veiled in Obscurity 3:17
2. Whispers Through the Shadowed Gates 3:03
3. Labyrinth of Torment 2:27
4. Shattered Reverie 3:12
5. The Sinister Symphony 3:01
6. Dementia’s Embrace 3:10
7. Eyes of Madness 3:37
8. Eternal Lunacy 2:42
9. Chaos Unleashed 3:15
10. Sanctified in Ashes 3:01

Band members
Yudha Dwi Setyawan – vocals
Hendika Dwi Prasetyo – guitar, bass
Rama Maulana – drums

Album Review – Crème Flesh / For Your Ass Only (2026)

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With the world teetering on the brink of absolute destruction, we all need these Canadian Brutal Death Metal heroes to save us all armed with the bowel-rupturing, cranium crushing brutality found in their new album.

With the world teetering on the brink of absolute destruction, what we need is a hero – or even better, four of them – and with serendipitous good fortune, out of the Great White North come Canadian secret agents of slam, the ruthless Brutal Death Metal ensemble Crème Flesh. Returning after the successful 2023 operation named Casablumpkin, the band formed of Matt Hilden on vocals, Sophokles Theodoru on the guitars, Rory Kennedy on bass, and Allen L. on drums is licensed to blast, brutalize and wield pornographic puns like deadly weapons in their sophomore installment, titled For Your Ass Only. Produced by Geoff Hodsman (Human Compost, Apegod) and adorned by the brilliant artwork by Krag (Paroxsihzem, Nuclearhammer), For Your Ass Only is a must-listen for fans of Devourment, Kraanium, Vulvectomy, and Korpse, presenting a sound that combines intimidating muscle and shocking clarity.

Field of Creams quickly morphs from a weird intro into a demented feast of slamming sounds where Matt’s gurgling guttural matches perfectly with Allen’s ruthless beats and fills; while in No Cunt for Old Men, which by the way uses the same sample as Werewolves in one of their most recent songs (and you’ll have to figure out which one by yourself, sorry), Sophokles delivers sheer madness through his axe in the name of Brutal Death Metal. There’s no time to breathe as they keep pounding our cranial skulls in Lake Flaccid, led by the vomiting roars by Matt, followed by the title-track For Your Ass Only, featuring guest vocalist Jack Christensen of Septic Congestion and Kraanium, a lecture in gore, violence, insanity and brutality. And The Gapes of Wrath sounds a bit uninspired and not as violent nor heavy as the rest of the album, albeit still presenting their trademark sound.

Then back to a more demented and ruthless sonority we face MILF of Magnesia, where Matt’s gruesome vocals walk hand in hand with the vile riffage by Sophokles and the metallic bass jabs by Rory; and Sleepless on Cialis displays a wicked name for a song, perfect for the current state of the world in 2026 when all is going to shit, and the music is just as demented as our current society (in special our so-called “leaders”). Jagged Little Penis presents another poetic name for a slamming feast of Brutal Death Metal, with Allen’s drums sounding like the madness blasted by Slipknot, while Scat’s Cradle invites us all to crush our damned skulls inside the pit while the band keeps pounding their instruments like true maniacs. Finally, we are crushed into tiny pieces to the sound of Whores of Perception, closing the album on a high note to the ape-like screeches by Matt.

In a nutshell, what Crème Flesh have to offer in For Your Ass Only is the epitome of modern-day Brutal Death Metal, an uncompromising, slamming feast not recommended for any type of puritan, but only to those who know how to have a good laugh even in a world of disgust. You can find those Canadian metallers on Facebook and on Instagram, stream their perverted brutality on any platform like Spotify, and of course put your putrid hands on the album by purchasing it from Comatose Music’s BandCamp or webstore. In the end, your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to survive the ten tracks of bowel-rupturing, cranium crushing brutality that is For Your Ass Only. Do you think you have what it takes to complete such a unique mission?

Best moments of the album: No Cunt for Old Men, For Your Ass Only and Whores of Perception.

Worst moments of the album: The Gapes of Wrath.

Released in 2026 Comatose Music

Track listing
1. Field of Creams 2:57
2. No Cunt for Old Men 2:01
3. Lake Flaccid 3:46
4. For Your Ass Only 4:18
5. The Gapes of Wrath 2:31
6. MILF of Magnesia 4:09
7. Sleepless on Cialis 3:09
8. Jagged Little Penis 3:41
9. Scat’s Cradle 3:59
10. Whores of Perception 4:21

Band members
Matt Hilden – vocals
Sophokles Theodoru – guitar
Rory Kennedy – bass
Allen L. – drums

Guest musician
Jack Christensen – vocals on “For Your Ass Only”

Album Review – Cryptworm / Infectious Pathological Waste (2026)

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A prolific entity hailing from the always visceral and grim UK Death Metal scene returns with their third studio album, pulling the listener into a sea of absolute disgust and violence.

A prolific entity hailing from the always visceral and grim UK Death Metal scene, Bristol, England-based horde Cryptworm is sinking their teeth into us all with their third studio album Infectious Pathological Waste, following up on their 2023 sophomore Oozing Radioactive Vomition while refining their sound to an unstoppable force of blunt-force trauma. Displaying a beyond gory and vile artwork by Skaðvaldur, the new offering by Tibor Hanyi on vocals and guitars, Joss Farrington on bass, and Jamie Wintle on drums pulls the listener into a sea of absolute disgust and violence, as the convulsing spew of guitars and regurgitating vocals flow like molten rot atop a crushing drum performance, being therefore a must-listen for fans of the sickest form of Death Metal.

It’s a morbid feast of gore and violence from the very first second in Gallons of Molten Hominal Goo, with Tibor’s inhumane guttural adding an extra dosage of insanity to their already vile music, whereas Maimed and Gutted lives up to the legacy of Death Metal giants the likes of Cannibal Corpse, with Jamie delivering sheer heaviness and fury through his pounding drums, being therefore perfect for headbanging and slamming nonstop. Their Death Metal machine keeps demolishing everything in their path in Drowning in Purulent Excrementia, with Joss delivering those primeval bass lines we all love in old school extreme music; and it’s time to slow things down an invest in absolute heaviness and groove in Infectious Pathological Waste, a worthy sound to carry the name of the album.

Embedded with Parasitic Larvae brings to our avid ears five minutes of nonstop savagery by the trio, with the scathing riffage by Tibor matching perfectly with the hammering drums by Jamie in a lecture in Death Metal; followed by Emanations of Corporeal Pyosis, flirting with Brutal Death Metal albeit there’s something missing in the final result, like heavier drums or crazier riffs. The trio gets back on track with the infuriated Gastrointestinal Seepage, inviting us all to dive deep into the circle pit like headbanging bastards, all led by another gruesome vocal performance by Tibor, and lastly, we see the band delivering a striking fusion of Death and Doom Metal in Encephalic Feast, ending the album on a gory, disturbing mode not recommended for the lighthearted.

Powerful drum-fills and autopsy-invoking riffs are something this band has seemingly mastered creating, because there is no shortage of this magnificent mutilating music flowing forth from the speakers to maim you in their ruthless new album, and if you want to be smashed by their music you can find the band on Facebook and on Instagram, where you can stay up to date with everything surrounding the band (including their killer live concerts), stream their putrefying creations on any platform such as Spotify, and of course purchase the venomous Infectious Pathological Waste from the Me Saco Un Ojo Records’ BandCamp or webstore (CD or LP). Because this is how primeval Death Metal should be done. Gory, violent, evil, and above all, relentless.

Best moments of the album: Maimed and Gutted, Embedded with Parasitic Larvae and Gastrointestinal Seepage.

Worst moments of the album: Emanations of Corporeal Pyosis.

Released in 2026 Me Saco Un Ojo Records/Extremely Rotten Productions

Track listing
1. Gallons of Molten Hominal Goo 3:06
2. Maimed and Gutted 4:40
3. Drowning in Purulent Excrementia 5:58
4. Infectious Pathological Waste 4:41
5. Embedded with Parasitic Larvae 5:16
6. Emanations of Corporeal Pyosis 2:57
7. Gastrointestinal Seepage 4:09
8. Encephalic Feast 4:36

Band members
Tibor Hanyi – vocals, guitars
Joss Farrington – bass
Jamie Wintle – drums

Concert Review – Lamb of God (Great Canadian Toronto, Mississauga, ON, 03/20/2026)

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Metalheads from all over the GTA walked with Lamb of God in hell once again on a fantastic Friday night of pure heavy music.

OPENING ACTS: Sanguisugabogg, Fit For An Autopsy and Kublai Khan Tx

After a full day of rain in Toronto and vicinities, the weather finally settled down closer to the evening, and it was only slightly cold (for Canadian standards, of course, as it was still very cold for anyone else) when the almighty LAMB OF GOD took the always welcoming Great Canadian Toronto by storm with their undisputed North America 2026 Tour, featuring the more than special guests SANGUISUGABOGG, FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY and KUBLAI KHAN TX, on a night of pure adrenaline and a celebration of heavy music. It was a true honor for Keith Ibbitson of Metal Paparazzi and I to cover such an amazing night, and as the show at the casino was one hundred percent SOLD OUT, you can imagine how much fun everyone who attended the show had inside the massive circle pits formed during all four concerts.

It was around 7pm when Columbus, Ohio’s own Brutal Death Metal/Deathcore entity SANGUISUGABOGG kicked off the party with their vicious attack. Having released the excellent Hideous Aftermath in 2025, available on both BandCamp and Spotify, the band formed of the unstoppable frontman Devin Swank, guitarist Drew Arnold, bassist Ced Davis, and drummer Cody Davidson put on a phenomenal performance onstage, already inspiring the crowd to headbang and slam like true metalmaniacs until the very last second. What a wild kickoff, with the very romantic songs Face Ripped Off and Dead as Shit making the entire casino shake. I’m sure Sanguisugabogg will return to Toronto with their undisputed violence sooner than you can say their name, spell their name, or read their logo. Any of these work.

Setlist
Rotted Entanglement
Face Ripped Off
Felony Abuse of a Corpse
Abhorrent Contraception
Dead as Shit

Band members
Devin Swank – vocals
Drew Arnold – guitars
Ced Davis – bass
Cody Davidson – drums

The bar was set super high with Sanguisugabogg, but of course nothing that New Jersey’s own Death Metal/Deathcore beast FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY couldn’t take care of armed with their venomous and melodic brutality. Frontman Joe Badolato was having an amazing time onstage “managing” the vicious circle pit going, and the crowd roared back at him during their incendiary performance. Playing songs from their already solid discography (available on Spotify), including some killer tunes from their latest opus The Nothing That Is, from 2024, those being Lower Purpose, Hostage, and Savior of None / Ashes of All, the band delivered everything their fans were expecting and more, with the intense crowd surfing getting to a point I lost count of how many of the “banana boys” crossed my path after letting their peels being touched by all fans inside the pit. Maybe I should say the entire venue went bananas during Fit For An Autopsy, right?

Setlist
Lower Purpose
It Comes for You
The Wretch
Black Mammoth
Hostage
Savior of None / Ashes of All
Warfare
Pandora
Far From Heaven

Band members
Joe Badolato – lead vocals
Pat Sheridan – guitars, backing vocals
Tim Howley – guitars
Will Putney – guitars
Peter “Blue” Spinazola – bass
Josean Orta – drums

Although I’m familiar with the music by Texan Metalcore ensemble KUBLAI KHAN TX, I didn’t know they were so famous and loved by the Toronto fans. Every single person in the room was having an amazing time during their performance, singing all songs along with the band led by the charismatic Matt Honeycutt. The guy didn’t stop a single second onstage, and that obviously translated into a lot of action inside the pit. In addition, it’s impressive how heavy their kitchen formed of bassist Eric English and drummer Isaac Lamb sounds, in special the utterly thunderous bass by Eric. The guy was making my chest tremble with his jabs. If you know nothing about those talented and humble guys, you can check their ass-kicking music on Spotify, like their 2024 album Exhibition of Prowess, but get ready as they will smash your cranial skull mercilessly.

Setlist
Darwinism
Supreme Ruler
Low Tech
Antpile
Boomslang
The Hammer
The Mountain of Corsicana
Antpile 2
Self-Destruct
Mud
Swan Song
Theory of Mind

Band members
Matt Honeycutt – vocals
Nicholas Adams – guitar, backing vocals
Eric English – bass, backing vocals
Isaac Lamb – drums

LAMB OF GOD

At long last, it was time to walk with Richmond, Virginia’s own Groove Metal masters LAMB OF GOD in hell during their absolutely heavy, vibrant and flammable performance. Having released the phenomenal Into Oblivion just a week before the show (available on Spotify and also on the special Into Oblivion website), the band fronted by the iconic D. Randall “Randy” Blythe showed no mercy for our necks and bodies with another killer performance in Canadian lands. It’s so cool how Lamb of God moved from a small venue like The Opera House when they first played in Toronto years and years ago, to selling out such a massive venue like the casino. To be fair, that’s expected when the music in question is so good, catchy and electrifying.

Randy was on fire during their entire show, as well as his bandmates, with Mark Morton and Willie Adler showing why they’re two of the best metal guitarists of the current scene. John Campbell and his trademark headbanging were also excellent, not to mention Art Cruz delivered a striking drum solo for our total delight. Before the show, he hid a few drumsticks around the venue for fans to try to find them, an initiative that I personally considered very cool (despite the fact I couldn’t find any of them). All that talent made their already amazing songs like Ruin, Laid to Rest and 11th Hour sound even stronger live, driving fans wild during their entire set, and maybe because it was a Friday night at a venue with no curfew we were also treated to a classic that hadn’t been played before Friday, the awesome Omerta.

Their new songs also sounded incredible, in special the infuriated Parasocial Christ, making the circle pit move even faster. There were some tunes that were screamed by the entire crowd together with the band, like 512, Walk With Me in Hell, and Memento Mori, three of my favorite Lamb of God songs, and you can imagine how happy I was seeing so many fans from all ages having such a great time with Randy and his henchmen. And as the icing on the cake, we could all scream, raise our fists, headbanging and jump up and down together with the boys during their metal masterpiece Redneck, putting a beyond epic and climatic ending to the show.

I wish I could have stayed longer at the casino after the show to eat something and maybe even try my luck, but the lines to get into the casino were insane. I’m not complaining, as I love the fact a metal concert can make a casino so busy and vibrant, and I can’t wait to enjoy one of the best venues in the GTA again in a few weeks. Anyway, back to the concert, it’s more than obvious that it won’t take long for Lamb of God to return to the city as they’re undoubtedly one of Toronto’s favorite metal acts. I dare to say they’re THE favorite metal band of a huge chunk of the new-ish generation of metalheads, and as Randy himself said in a recent interview, just like he wants to keep playing with Lamb of God until his last breath, we also want to headbang with Lamb of God until ours.

Setlist
Ruin
Laid to Rest
Blood Junkie
Into Oblivion
Resurrection Man
Grace
Desolation
512
Walk With Me in Hell
Parasocial Christ
Omerta
11th Hour

Encore:
Memento Mori
Sepsis
Redneck

Band members
D. Randall “Randy” Blythe – vocals
Mark Morton – guitar
Willie Adler – guitar
John Campbell – bass
Art Cruz – drums

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Album Review – Engorgement / They Rot Beneath Our Floor (2026)

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More than thirteen years on from the release of their horrifying debut, UK’s own Brutal Death Metal machine is finally back with a new assault on morality, enlightenment and good taste.

More than thirteen years on from the release of their horrifying debut album Excruciating Intestinal Lacerations, UK’s own Brutal Death Metal machine Engorgement is finally back with a new assault on morality, enlightenment and good taste, beautifully titled They Rot Beneath Our Floor. Mixed and mastered by Brutal Death Metal master Floor Van Kuijk (of Korpse, Sijjeel, Carnifloor and many more) at GLDCHN Studios, and completed with with a suitably sickening artwork by Christian Castro, the new beast by Stu Hine on vocals, Ricky Hill on the guitar, Richard Lynn on bass, and Mitch Rider on drums is a must-listen for fans of bands the likes of Slob, Traumatomy, Gorevent, and Colpocleisis, their new testament to mankind’s inhumanity that is gloriously repugnant, raw, bloody and pustulent beyond belief.

The nightmarish intro Prelude To Your Dismemberment feels like it was taken from a gory slasher movie, dragging us to the Stygian realm of blood and violence ruled by Engorgement before they demolish our senses with Keep Festering. It’s quite impossible for any band to sound any heavier than this, with the pig-like screeches by Stu sounding inhumane to say the least. Then in Rot Beneath Our Floor the band continues their path of destruction, with the crushing beats by Mitch matching perfectly with the rumbling bass by Richard, followed by Sanctum Of Gore, another lecture in Brutal Death Metal, inviting us all to slam like putrid metalmaniacs inside the pit while Ricky hammers his axe mercilessly. And Watching Your Body Twitch is undoubtedly one of the most demented of all songs, with the old school Death Metal riffage by Ricky taking the song’s demented vibe to new (and vile) heights.

With a name like Complete Bowel Extraction we couldn’t expect any less than sheer gore and aggression by those UK slammers, and Mitch makes sure the earth trembles with his infernal beats and fills; whereas in Unmerciful Redemption the indomitable Stu doesn’t get tired of barking, gnarling and screeching like a wild beast, supported by the heavy artillery crafted by Richard and Mitch. There’s no time to breathe as their Brutal Death Metal extravaganza goes on in full force in Resurrection, showcasing another depraved vocal performance by Stu, and they conclude the album with a sound that’s as demonic and heavy as all previous songs in the form of Blunt Force Osteotomy, led by the cryptic riffage by Ricky while Mitch pounds his drums nonstop in the name of pure violence, flowing into the short and weird album’s Outro.

In a nutshell, UK’s heaviest and sickest exponents of shocking brutality invite you to a journey into the heart of darkness with They Rot Beneath Our Floor, a lesson in Brutal Death Metal that transpires violence, gore and hatred. Those four ruthless UK metallers are waiting for you on Facebook and on Instagram with news, more of their music, and their tour dates (if you can survive their bludgeoning live performances, of course), and don’t forget to also stream their slab of savagery on Spotify, and to put your putrid hands on their new album from Comatose Music’s BandCamp or webstore (or click HERE for all things Engorgement). It might have taken over a decade for Engorgement to assault us once again with their undisputed brutality, but based on the high quality and the extreme violence found in They Rot Beneath Our Floor, I’m sure those guys won’t take long to hammer our cranial skulls again with another killer album of Brutal Death Metal madness.

Best moments of the album: Keep Festering, Watching Your Body Twitch and Blunt Force Osteotomy.

Worst moments of the album: The outro could have been a bit longer, more detailed and dynamic.

Released in 2026 Comatose Music

Track listing
1. Prelude To Your Dismemberment 1:37
2. Keep Festering 3:32
3. Rot Beneath Our Floor 3:55
4. Sanctum Of Gore 3:11
5. Watching Your Body Twitch 5:05
6. Complete Bowel Extraction 4:14
7. Unmerciful Redemption 5:38
8. Resurrection 4:56
9. Blunt Force Osteotomy 4:13
10. Outro 0:24

Band members
Stu Hine – vocals
Ricky Hill – guitar
Richard Lynn – bass, backing vocals
Mitch Rider – drums

Album Review – Sermon To The Lambs / Sermon To The Lambs (2026)

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A new entity from the depths of the Chilean Brutal Death Metal underground has emerged, armed with the soul-shaking savagery of their self-titled debut album.

A new entity from the depths of the Death Metal underground has emerged. Formed in 2023 in Concepción, Chile by guitarist and bassist Mauro M. (The Macabre, Esophagus) and drummer Victor Araneda (Disownment, In Asymmetry, Esophagus), with longtime friend Richard Aguayo (In Asymmetry, Esophagus) joining the duo in 2025 as their official vocalist, Sermon To The Lambs focus on the roots and spirit of the golden era of Brutal Death Metal, unleashing now in 2026 the soul-shaking savagery of their self-titled debut album. Adorned in the stunning artwork of Pär Olofsson (Winds Of Plague, Unleashed, Thy Art Is Murder), the album is set to leave its indelible mark, a suppurating wound, on the global Death Metal scene, being highly recommended for fans of Deeds of Flesh, Liturgy, Brodequin, Cinerary, and Enmity.

The trio comes crushing our skulls like a rabid beast in Crowned King Of The Worms, with the primeval beats by Victor bringing that raw flavor we love in Brutal Death Metal, followed by Sermon To The Lambs, the song that carries the name of the band, an absolutely demented tune with Richard basically vomiting the song’s gory, evil words nonstop. Mauro then shows no mercy for his stringed axe in Spitting In The Church Of The Nazarene, accompanied by the inhumane beats and fills by Victor in another killer display of brutality; whereas Maximum Apostasy, the very first single released by the band, starts in an ominous manner before exploding into their trademark savagery. Needless to say, Richard keeps screaming and delivering those putrid screeches that make Brutal Death Metal so great, and to keep the momentum going we face Saints Are The Centurions Of The Aristotelian Christ, presenting two and a half minutes of absolute chaos and violence by the trio.

In Flagrum Taxillatum the band delivers a more cadenced but heavy-as-hell sonority, in special through Richard’s deep, cadaverous guttural, keeping the album at an insane level of gore and aggression, while Scourging At The Pillar is another short and sweet Brutal Death Metal atomic bomb where Victor demolishes his drums in the name of extreme music. The blasphemous God Spat And The Man Was Done is perfect for an overdose of slamming into the mosh pit while Mauro extracts his most caustic, scorching riffs of the entire album, and of course, Richard’s vocals couldn’t have sounded more infernal, before we face Clergy’s Malevolence, one final slab of absurdity and violence by the trio, with Victor stealing the show with his demented drumming. Last but not least, like twin-headed devils, those two songs are reprised as bonus tracks featuring vocalist Jeff Page of Manifestations, and as his vocals are deeper than Richard’s, those alternate versions end up adding even more meat to the album.

Magnificently unforgiving, the debut by Sermon To The Lambs is an eruption of crawling horrors from a tortured, broken earth, and you can put your damned hands on such a gory, violent album by purchasing it from Comatose Music’s BandCamp or webstore. Don’t forget to also follow such a demented entity form the Chilean metallic scene on Facebook and on Instagram, staying up to date with all things Sermon To The Lambs, and stream their wicked creations on Spotify. Sermon To The Lambs are just starting their reign of absolute chaos and destruction with their debut album, and you better get ready because if you ever you cross their path, there will be blood.

Best moments of the album: Sermon To The Lambs, Maximum Apostasy and God Spat And The Man Was Done.

Worst moments of the album: None.

Released in 2026 Comatose Music

Track listing
1. Crowned King Of The Worms 4:06
2. Sermon To The Lambs 3:22
3. Spitting In The Church Of The Nazarene 2:36
4. Maximum Apostasy 3:37
5. Saints Are The Centurions Of The Aristotelian Christ 2:26
6. Flagrum Taxillatum 3:09
7. Scourging At The Pillar 2:34
8. God Spat And The Man Was Done 3:22
9. Clergy’s Malevolence 4:56

Bonus tracks
10. God Spat And The Man Was Done (alternate version) 3:22
11. Clergy’s Malevolence (alternate version) 4:56

Band members
Richard Aguayo – vocals
Mauro M. – guitars, bass
Victor Araneda – drums

Guest musician
Jeff Page – vocals on “God Spat And The Man Was Done (alternate version)” and “Clergy’s Malevolence (alternate version)”