I don’t know exactly what’s in the air in Melbourne, but I’m certain of one thing—the underground legions of demonic spirits reign supreme there. It seems they’ve never even seen the doors of a church...

Need to take cover because Perversor is back, unleashing another blasphemic rapid-fire assault, raining down hellfire like an automatic atomizing weapon from the depths of damnation. These guys have n...

Blending old school death metal with the savage roots of grindcore—how many bands have truly captured that level of brutality back in the day? How many managed to evolve that primal essence into somet...

Apocalyptic d-beat hell, straight from Japan! Most people already know how essential Disclose is to the global d-beat scene. For me—and many others—they’re easily one of the most cult and revered name...

Death, Satan, black mass, occultism — and a band as severe as a hammer slamming down on your skull. Witchrist is a side project formed by members of Diocletian, and their debut Beheaded Ouroboros stan...

The first death metal bands many of us encountered in our formative years were likely the heavyweights—Obituary, Death, Deicide, Cannibal Corpse, and so on. But for me, before even discovering those t...

The devil’s spirit breathes once again through these black magicians Black Witchery returns with Inferno of Sacred Destruction after five years of silence, and the result is absolute obliteration. Eas...

Well, anyone who has spent enough time in the underground black metal scene knows these mental patients need no introduction. Damaar is infamous—infamous for good reason. One Saturday night, I was doi...

If your brain veins haven’t exploded recently, and if nightmares from the depths of hell haven’t violated your filthy soul in a while, then chances are you haven’t yet witnessed the infernal declarati...