After only a year since the release of the band's acclaimed fourth full length record You Owe, You Pay, Swiss brutal death metallers Carnal Decay hit us with a ferocious three track EP When Push Comes to Shove. Heaviness and out-and-out brutality are hallmarks of this Swiss four piece, but with When Push Comes to Shove they … Continue reading EP Review: Carnal Decay – When Push Comes To Shove
Author: Beze
Album Review: The Shiva Hypothesis – Ouroboros Stirs
One of the many benefits of calling Moshville Towers home is that the postman regularly brings rare new gems for us to feast our eager ears upon. Dutch blackened deathsters The Shiva Hypothesis are rightly labelled in this category and having never had the pleasure before, I was looking forward to listening to their debut … Continue reading Album Review: The Shiva Hypothesis – Ouroboros Stirs
Album Review: At The Gates – To Drink From The Night Itself
I remember the day well, Saturday 2nd August 2008, when Swedish melodic death metal legends At The Gates took to main stage at Wacken Open Air to howls of delirium from the masses who had gathered to see these titans return after a ten year hiatus, following their break up at death metal's probable nadir in 1996. We wondered … Continue reading Album Review: At The Gates – To Drink From The Night Itself
Album Review: Napalm Death – Coded Smears and More Uncommon Slurs
What intro would do Napalm Death real justice? Few bands have the longevity, prolific output and legacy of these Brummie grinders. Having laid waste to all before them over a 30+ year career, the band continue to surprise and set the bar for extreme music globally as their most recent LP, the excellent and ever … Continue reading Album Review: Napalm Death – Coded Smears and More Uncommon Slurs
Album Review: Memoriam – The Silent Vigil
Released almost exactly a year since their excellent debut LP For the Fallen, Memoriam hit us with their latest full length opus, The Silent Vigil. As a huge fan of both their debut record and the guys' previous incarnations, principally Bolt Thrower and Benediction, we were just a tad excited when this one landed at … Continue reading Album Review: Memoriam – The Silent Vigil
Album Review: Gravehill – The Unchaste, the Profane and the Wicked
What is it about the balmy climes of Southern California that has spawned so many good death metal bands over the years? Gravehill are arguably one of the picks of the current crop and their old school blend of death, thrash and black metal has garnered them a healthy underground following over recent years. The … Continue reading Album Review: Gravehill – The Unchaste, the Profane and the Wicked