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Album Review – Invictus / Nocturnal Visions (2026)

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Behold the path of destruction by this unrelenting Japanese trio armed with their sophomore album, exploring a broader spectrum of riff-oriented Death Metal in order to aggravate the carnage.

Conceived in Nagano, Japan back in 2015, the original goal by the ruthless beast known as Invictus was to play Death Metal with hints of technicality and a strong Thrash Metal edge, combining the morbid grooves and abhorrent atmospherics of all archaic Death Metal gods like Death, Malevolent Creation, Monstrosity, Brutality, Mercyless, Morbid Angel, Gorguts, Obituary, Decapitated, Sadistic Intent, and Cannibal Corpse, and prioritizing the creation of songs crammed with commanding riffs over any other aspect of their putrescent music. Now in 2026 the band formed of Takehitopsy Seki on vocals and guitars, Toshihiro Seki on bass, and Haruki Tokutake on drums returns to action with their sophomore opus, titled Nocturnal Visions, following up on their 2020 debut The Catacombs of Fear. Embraced by a compelling, era-authentic artwork courtesy of Juanjo Castellano, the album sees the band exploring a broader spectrum of riff-oriented Death Metal in order to aggravate the carnage, exuding a more pernicious aural decay and bludgeoning the listener into submission by some of the meatiest and most vitriolic Death Metal conceivable.

After a short and sinister Intro, the trio is ready to devour our souls with their infuriated Death Metal attack in Abyssal Earth Eradicates, with the bass by Toshihiro sounding as dirty as it is violent while Takehitopsy barks like a putrid entity form the underworld. Haruki then shows absolutely no mercy for his drums nor for our frail bodies in Altar of Devoted Slaughter, sounding like a Death Metal stone crusher from hell, not to mention Takehitopsy’s demented guitar solo. And the trio continues their path of absolute demolition in Lucid Dream Trauma, not as fast but absurdly heavy thanks to another killer performance by Haruki on drums, followed by Persecution Madness, a lecture in both old school and contemporary Death Metal in the vein of Immolation and Cannibal Corpse.

Dragged Beneath the Grave is another song with a poetic name, with those Japanese death dealers going mental with their relentless riffs, bass and blast beats, as well as Takehitopsy’s maniacal vocals; and he keeps delivering his visceral guttural in Frozen Tomb, again perfect for some wild headbanging and slamming while Haruki continues to pound his drums manically. Wandering Ashdream is still an excellent song overflowing brutality and gore, albeit a bit generic and basic compared to the rest of the album (the guitar solo by Takehitopsy is still pretty solid, though); whereas last but not least, get ready for over eight minutes of total Death Metal madness and fury in Nocturnal Visions, also presenting hints of our good old Doom Metal to give it an even more primeval vibe.

In summary, if you love Death Metal, true and morbid, then don’t miss out on these Japanese masters of putridity by following them on Facebook and on Instagram, by streaming their corrosive, vicious Death Metal sounds on any platform such as Spotify, and of course by purchasing a copy of their demented new album from their own BandCamp, from Me Saco Un Ojo’s BandCamp or webstore, or from Memento Mori. If in Japanese fantasy and science fiction movies and television programs we have the pleasure of seeing those gigantic kaiju destroying everything and everyone that crosses their path, in Death Metal it’s Invictus who are the real kaiju, sounding absolutely devastating and ruthless armed with their breathtaking new offering.

Best moments of the album: Altar of Devoted Slaughter, Persecution Madness and Dragged Beneath the Grave.

Worst moments of the album: Wandering Ashdream.

Released in 2026 Memento Mori/Me Saco Un Ojo

Track listing
1. Intro 0:40
2. Abyssal Earth Eradicates 4:43
3. Altar of Devoted Slaughter 3:50
4. Lucid Dream Trauma 4:09
5. Persecution Madness 3:31
6. Dragged Beneath the Grave 3:00
8. Frozen Tomb 3:35
7. Wandering Ashdream 3:56
9. Nocturnal Visions 8:01

Band members
Takehitopsy Seki – vocals, guitars
Toshihiro Seki – bass
Haruki Tokutake – drums

Album Review – Morbific / Bloom of the Abnormal Flesh (2025)

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This rotten-to-the-core Death Metal trio from Finland is back with their ruthless third studio album, their best, darkest and most disgusting melding of form and content to date.

A rotten-to-the-core, festering, mouldering and disgusting Death Metal trio (de)formed in the filthy and profaned boneyard of Kitee, Finland in early 2020, featuring Jusa Janhonen on vocals and bass, Olli Väkeväinen  on the guitars, and Onni Väkeväinen on drums, Morbific are ready to demolish our putrid souls with their third full-length album, titled Bloom of the Abnormal Flesh, a ruthless display of classic Death Metal that follows up on the horror and insanity of their 2021 debut Ominous Seep of Putridity and their 2022 sophomore album Squirm Beyond the Mortal Realm. Recorded by Jesse Räsänen at Vaskela Metal Forgery, produced by Morbific, mixed by the band’s own Jusa Janhonen, mastered by Mikko Saastamoinen, and displaying a sick cover art by Chase Slaker (with additional art by Martyrdoom Illustrations), Bloom of the Abnormal Flesh is undoubtedly Morbific’s best melding of form and content, conveying its dark, disgusting, and unconventional aura across every element.

A sinister intro quickly explodes into a filthy, raw Death Metal attack titled Smut Club (For the Chosen Scum), with Jusa roaring deeply supported by the bestial drums by Onni, and the trio goes full Death Metal in Panspermic Blight, pounding our putrid souls with their scorching riffs and demented beats and vociferations. Menagerie of Grotesque Trophies carries a beautiful title for a display of pure savagery, with the gore infested guttural by Jusa sending shivers down our spines; followed by Promethean Mutilation, living up to the legacy of 90’s Death Metal, sounding ruthless and vile with Olli extracting sheer aggression from his riffs and solos. And Womb of Deathless Deterioration (Trapped in the Essence of Putrescence) is another slab of brutality by Morbific, exhaling heaviness thanks to the grim roars by Jusa, despite sounding a bit generic if compared to the previous songs.

Then the Stygian, horror movie-like interlude Stifling Stagnant Reek will darken your minds and thoughts before Crusading Necrotization brings forward the trio at their most inhumane shape and form, blending their core Death Metal with the obscurity of Blackened Doom. Hydraulic Slaughter also showcases a “charming” name for a beyond heavy and demonic tune led by the razor-edged riffage by Olli; whereas From Inanimate Dormancy offers our damned ears almost six minutes of violence and gore blasted by the band, or in other words, it’s a headbanging tune led by the infernal growling by Jusa. Bloom of the Abnormal Flesh (A Travesty of Human Anatomy) is yet another six-minute descent into a world of violence and obscurity, with the crushing drums by Onni hammering our cranial skulls nonstop in great fashion, and last but not least, they still have energy left for one final attack titled Slithering Decay, offering two minutes of classic Death Metal spearheaded by Olli’s savage riffs.

The unrelenting, filthy Finnish bastards of Morbific are waiting for you on Facebook and on Instagram with more of their gore infested music, their tour dates and so on, and don’t forget to also stream all of their demented creations on Spotify or on any other platform available out there. Furthermore, in order to show them your utmost support and your deep passion for Death Metal, you can purchase a copy of the infernal Bloom of the Abnormal Flesh from their own BandCamp or from the Me Saco Un Ojo Records’ BandCamp, proving you’re a loyal servant of all things Death Metal. I guess it won’t take long for us to hear from Morbific again in the near future, blasting our faces with another slab of violence and gore like what’s found in their new album, and I bet you’re all eager for more of the depraved music crafted by such an amazing trio from Finland.

Best moments of the album: Panspermic Blight, Promethean Mutilation and Bloom of the Abnormal Flesh (A Travesty of Human Anatomy).

Worst moments of the album: Womb of Deathless Deterioration (Trapped in the Essence of Putrescence).

Released in 2025 Memento Mori/Me Saco Un Ojo

Track listing
1. Smut Club (For the Chosen Scum) 3:48
2. Panspermic Blight 3:51
3. Menagerie of Grotesque Trophies 4:35
4. Promethean Mutilation 3:29
5. Womb of Deathless Deterioration (Trapped in the Essence of Putrescence) 5:04
6. Stifling Stagnant Reek 1:25
7. Crusading Necrotization 4:16
8. Hydraulic Slaughter 3:53
9. From Inanimate Dormancy 5:58
10. Bloom of the Abnormal Flesh (A Travesty of Human Anatomy) 6:01
11. Slithering Decay 2:04

Band members
Jusa Janhonen – vocals, bass
Olli Väkeväinen  – guitars, backing vocals
Onni Väkeväinen – drums