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Lightchapter – Where All Hope Begins Review

Lightchapter – Where All Hope Begins Review

By ClarkKent on October 1, 2025 in Reviews, Industrial Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore, 9 comments

“Death metal generally dabbles in the dark, the grisly, the violent, and the brutal. With the aid of ’80s-style synths, Lightchapter plays a version with a lighter, more hopeful touch. The aptly-named Where All Hope Begins marks album number two for this quartet out of Denmark. The band’s mission is to merge “despair and hope” and also “pain and joy” through not only their sound but their lyrics. Even on a blog that celebrates the angry and still makes fun of the brief Happy Metal Guy stint, I imagine something that infuses joy and lightness would find a welcoming audience.” Joy in the metalverse??

Revocation – New Gods, New Masters Review

Revocation – New Gods, New Masters Review

By Saunders on September 25, 2025 in Reviews, Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Technical Death Metal, Thrash Metal, 48 comments

“On Revocation’s ninth LP, New Gods, New Masters, mastermind Dave Davidson is joined by long-time drummer Ash Pearson and newly minted members Harry Lannon (guitars) and bassist Alex Weber, both seasoned underground musicians and hardly newbies to the extreme metal game. The other factor of interest is the addition of numerous guests, including Travis Ryan (Cattle Decapitation), Jonny Davy (Job for a Cowboy), lesser-known Israeli musician Gilad Hekselman, and Gorguts legend Luc Lemay. Is this a ploy of a band running low on ideas and seeking reinforcements, or a master stroke to add firepower to an already stacked arsenal?” Too much firepower?

Carnosus – Wormtales Review

Carnosus – Wormtales Review

By Ferox on October 21, 2024 in Reviews, Melodic Death Metal, Technical Death Metal, Thrash Metal, 79 comments

“2023’s Visions of Infinihility landed in my lap via a Slack message from AMG Himself, and what a gift it was. Carnosus’ rollicking slab of tech death appealed to a broad swath of staff and readers. The Swedish quintet’s sophomore full-length took a star turn come Listurnalia, capturing the fourth slot on the staff’s aggregated top ten, the second spot on my own, and a full-throated endorsement from Angry Metal Guy as his Record o’ the Year. Carnosus pulled this off while releasing their own material. The whole love affair was an example of what I’ve always seen as the site’s best function: the ability to connect talented bands on the margins of the machine with an audience.” Worm’s turns.

Wormed – Omegon Review

Wormed – Omegon Review

By Maddog on July 5, 2024 in Reviews, Death Metal, Slam, Technical Death Metal, 88 comments

“It awakens. Hope dies. Well-rested after an eight-year slumber since Krighsu, Wormed boots up. Programmed for violence, its processor whirs as it hones in on your location. It finds you in minutes; hiding in the alley behind St. Vitus wasn’t your best move. As soon as you spot its piercing red eyes, you realize the jig is up. In that split second, you see Wormed’s sculpted metal features gleaming in the midnight neon, like a steel diagram of the muscular system. You don’t know its Origin. All you know is that you have to run. So you run.” Run, hide, you’ll still get Wormed.

From Dying Suns – Calamity Review

From Dying Suns – Calamity Review

By Dolphin Whisperer on May 9, 2024 in Reviews, Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Technical Death Metal, 41 comments

“Before I even laid eyes once on the glorious pixel art that adorns Calamity, From Dying Suns had sold me on their debut promise of progressive death metal. Hailing from the great French north of Quebec, and pulling performers whose live credentials include heavyweights like First Fragment, Augury, and Obliveon, this side-scrolling informed album, this full-length offering stood before itself with veteran swagger.” Storming the tech-death castle.