I am currently moving to the new CAVERN WOMB ‘Stages of Infinity’ EP (May 24). With atmospheric riffs and cosmic grooves, this is my kind of death metal! Highly recommended for fans of Phobophilic.
Listen at Bandcamp (Rotted Life)
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WHISPER ‘Xenogenesis’ EP Goes Hard (2024)
I’m really enjoying this WHISPER ‘Xenogenesis’ EP, otherworldly death metal highly recommended for fans of Solothus and Blood Incantation (Feb 10, cd release Apr 26)
Listen at Bandcamp (Brutal Cave Productions)
FUNERAL LEECH: DEATH DOOM DANCE REVIEW ‘The Illusion of Time’
My April album of the month is FUNERAL LEECH ‘The Illusion of Time’ whose mid-tempo double kick death doom hits in all the right places. And when thos synths drop on top of their already grueling sound, prepare for an out-of-body experience. Allow me to demonstrate!
Listen via Bandcamp (Carbonized Records)
COMPRESS: FULL BLAST ‘The Final Level of Consciousness’
I am listening to the new COMPRESS ep ‘The Final Level of Consciousness’ (out Mar 15). The hostile riffs, manic drums, subtle synths, and THESE VOCALS combine for my exact kind of blazin’ USBM.
Listen at Bandcamp (Eternal Death)
SPECTRAL VOICE ‘Sparagos’
The new album is perfect!
Listen at Bandcamp (Dark Descent)
RHÛN: FULL BLAST ‘Conveyance in Death’
I am moving to the new RHÛN album ‘Conveyance in Death’ (Jan 26) whose USBM brings that special sauce and many layers waiting to be peeled. This captivating release is my “first album of 2024” and its burn is BRIGHT.
Listen at Bandcamp (House of Inkantation)
JUSTIN’S FAVORITE ALBUMS OF 2023
My favorite albums of the year, celebrating the best way I know how!
#1) MNAJDRA self-titled (Fiadh Productions)
#2) ARIDUS Serpent Moon (Eisenwald)
#3) DESECRESY Deserted Realms (Xtreem Music)
#4) EXCARNATED ENTITY Mass Grave Horizon (Nuclear Winter)
#5) PYRKAGION The Katechon and the Unending Fire
(Cestrum Nocturnum Recordings)
#6) STARER Wind, Breeze, or Breath (Snow Wolf / Fiadh Productions / AdirondackBlackMass)
#7) STREET TOMBS Reclusive Decay (Carbonized Records)
#8) GATEWAY Galgendood (Transcending Obscurity)
#9) BLOOD ABSCISSION I (self)
#10) FOSSILIZATION Leprous Daylight (Everlasting Spew)
Cheers! See you in 2024!
JTX GETS MAULED (2023)
I am really enjoying the new MAUL EP ‘Desecration and Enchantment’ especially thos juicy unsettling bits.
Listen at Bandcamp (20 Buck Spin)
CARNAL TOMB: DEATH DOOM DANCE REVIEW ‘Embalmed In Decay’
I am currently moving to the new CARNAL TOMB (Nov 3) whose death metal is as filthy as it is adventurous, with riffs galore interspersed with doom-laden passages. The real star is the mix, as every bass attack can be heard and felt, and things get especially juicy on “Cerebral Ingestion” with that disco hi-hat and irresistible groove.
Listen at Bandcamp (Testimony Records)
PYKRAGION: FULL BLAST ‘The Katechon and the Unending Fire’
I am currently moving to the PYRKAGION release from August. Fiery, encompassing USBM I cannot get enough of, and if you don’t think I’ll put a two track, 25min EP on my year-end list…
Listen at Bandcamp (Cestrum Nocturnum Recordings)
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