Order of Doom - Barbaric Goat Temple (2021)

The guitars here sound brutal and very fast. The riffage, like in “Communion of Impurity"” remained a bit black oriented but, with a cleaner sounds it’s less “ancient”. The vocals are on the borderline between thrash/death & black, so suffered. The most brutal things here, are the hyper violent blast beats where the band really destroys everything. Order of Doom is about as insane of a thrash-oriented album as can be found in the late 80s, and even upstages Sarcofago's early offerings in terms of overall intensity. If early Bathory are on the radar too, this band definitely can be found at their border. They won't finish to brutalize your ears!!

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Review by Paul Caravasi

Yellowtooth - The Burning Illusion (2021)

This is kind of sludge metal or whatever you want to call it, at its finest hour. I am not a fan of this style, i tried to listen to a few bands in the past but they were boring for my ears. In other hand this record is a whole lot of fun to listen and is one I got very addicted to for a while. Did they reinvent the wheel? well, i am not the right guy to say it,  But everything on this just melts together so well. These dudes were having fun when they recorded this and it shows. There are too many catchy and awesome riffs to count on this record. The leads are also fun and bluesy, but you have to give it to the rythm section for just holding it down and being in the pocket here. Most of these riffs are really good and makes this release so addictive. The vocals are intense, giving the feeling that this guy's really digging it. The guitar tone in particular has a nice ring to it. Some standout tracks are "Atrocity", "Deep Space", "The Illusion", once again some awesome riffing. This album is a heavyweight, a cool band that just keeps on bringing it.

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Review by Paul Caravasi

Narkan - Infestacion (2020)

Ok. Here's how it is. Fast, fast, fast! Catchy, brutal leads, the solos are to the point, the bass is good , savage vocals, and average drumming. "F.O.B.", Sealed in a Coffin", Fuck'em All" and "Bastardo Animal" are really good the average drummer shows all the way through his potential, providing great blasting, cool double bass timing. The leads would get repetitive at some points, but the drums and vocals, cover that. Straight up, made for headbanging. As I said, it would get repetitive, except for the fact that the rest is always changing and thus seems alot different. What's in the Peruvian waters I admit, I don't have a whole lot of music from Peru lately and the rest of the bands in my collection are from the late 80's early 90's. Whatever the case, I'm damn glad i got this Cd in the mail. This is one cool death/thrash metal album, bar none, they come crashing out of your speakers and plow through your house growling, riffing, and blasting on a suicidal last stand of destruction. Intense. The riffing is great! They typically whip up whirlwinds of violent yet melodic tremolo in addition to the requisite palm muting and crushing style. You might want to strap yourself down before hitting the play button. Don't forget to brace for impact when the 1st Company of Badass Peruvian Mutants comes tearing out. If you cranked this shit on a loud stereo your neighbors would probably kill you if the marauding sound waves didn't grind them into pudding first. Also the Cd features a hidden cover track "Dead Shall Rise" of the legendary Terrorizer. Nevertheless, much worth the purchase!!

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Review by Paul Soulgrinder Zine

Unburied - Hammer Of Redemption (2021)

This is an interesting release for the most part, all I know is that it sounds like a live demo that was recorded in a garage. The guitars sound pretty slow at first, but then it picks up though it sounds a bit sketchy. This is a demo to listen carefully. If you want to know what Unburied is all about, just get the early stuff first and work your way up to this demo "Hammer Of Redemption".

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Review by Paul Caravasi

SexMag - Sex Metal Promo Cassette (2021)

I got this promo tape from Poland. It feels like this tape was sent from the early 80's or early 90's. SexMag is a very simple, yet effective style of black/death metal. A raw production and mix, with "primitive" songs, similar to early Bathory and Venom, some riffs in the vein ot the old Whiplash musicwise. There are some mixed influences, but you can hear that these guys are really into their music and they work hard to get it out. There are no highlights or stand out elements here, just a very good old school metal with some ultra evil lyrics. The lyrics are a mixture of Hate, Disgust and Satanism (whether it's real or not) but one thing is for sure: There's pure energy in these lyrics and a HUGE amount of rejection for a lot of shitty things of this world, which sounds positive to my ears. You want to know what I like most about this promo tape? the 80's sound. It comes down to musicians playing good metal with lots of attitude. To culminate this reviews, I definately recommend this band. For the lovers of old school Death, Thrash or Black Metal, this release is imperative to devour. The violent and euphoric moments that you will have with SexMag, will be endless.

Review by Paul Caravasi

Mudlung - Immaculate Infection (2021)

As I listen to this cassette, my room reeks of decay and putrefaction, mangled, dismembered body parts hang in random places around the room, decorating it in a morbidly ornamental fashion. And in the middle of it all, I sit there, at my desk, with my hands writing this review. That's what listening to this cassette is like. The gorific landscape it creates is mesmerizing. Don't dismiss this band. Give it a listen. Mudlung incorporates the obvious aspects of death metal and grind. The sound is heavy, almost sounding like a sped-up doom metal band, at times. They remind me, refreshingly, of Impetigo at times. While their  sound is not as insane as the legendary Impetigo, they stay true to the brutality and heaviness of this style and don't stray away from the gore and gut-wrenching imagery of their lyrics. I can safely say that Mudlong is truly one of the new leaders in the forefront of the grind genre for now. Their style is defining and not cloned. This is a release definitely worth checking out. Also, the presentation of the cassette is fkn awesome !!

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Review by Paul Caravasi