Deadspeak - Human Alchemy (2023)

Let's start off with the instruments. This is easily one of the best in the instrumental department. The guitar riffs are very raw and dirty in sound, and its simple, but maddening riff composition brings in an atmosphere of darkness and evil. The drumming is also very remarkable, as the fast beating further adds in the chaotic tone of the tracks. The bass, however, is a bit average, as it holds up a good foundation, but doesn't do anything unique. Otherwise, the instrumentals on this album is mainly great, especially in the track "Spiritual Vermin", this song especially works well with the dark atmosphere at the beginning with its droning riffs adding in tension to the mood before eventually moving to some more intense riffing that sounds amazing. Practically every instrumental on this album is brutal. The vocals are savage, the lyrics have some great moments as well.  As far as new death metal albums, what i can say is The instrumentals are intense and blast with pride, the execution of the vocals add creepiness to the atmosphere, and the lyrics tell some graphic and gruesome stories. When it comes to some outrageous death metal from Poland you can't go wrong with Deadspeak.

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Review by Paul Caravasi

L.S.N. - Aftermath " The demo years" (2024)

This is a great piece of history of the band. It features demos from 82' to 86' and a live recording. This is a great introduction to the band as well as a fitting summary of their music from the few years they were around for. 80s raw Thrash Metal, well you get a small glimpse of the idea. When you're not headbanging to these tunes, you'll be loving their technical innovation of intricate song structures, sweet harmonies and insane riffs. They never wrote any lengthy epics, yet every track is packed with intelligence, precision, and originality. For demo material, the production is not bad at all, and yet it still has a rough, aggressive edge to it that makes this all the more essential for metalheads. This is definitely one of the few compilation CDs I can safely recommend to every metal fan. Don't take my word for it though, check this out and hear why L.S.N. deserves a place in the underground metal scene. Overall, it's a nice collection really. 

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Review by Paul Caravasi

Void - Forbidden Morals (2025)

This is the album I’ve looking for. One of the most insane guitar performances ever. This album gives you all the speed you could ever need, and then it gives you plenty more just for good measure. Seriously, every single one of these songs is a 10. Why stop at 10 when you can go to 11? The answer is simple: you don’t. I quite enjoy the vocals here, i don’t think anyone can have real complaints about this album’s sound, razor sharp production, it has more than enough riffs and the songwriting is there. The important thing here though is that there is not a note out of place on this, i find the album cover to be one of the most fitting ever, as to me both the cover and the lyrics exude ‘creepy, abandoned insane castle at night’. Another thing is that there are no overtly silly, light-hearted moments on this on. In summary: it’s my favorite album in 2025, so I have to recommend listening to it. It’s a different sound as they’re a heavy/thrash band, but the musicianship is still impressive on each song. Everything about “Forbidden Morals” rocks, the speedy catchiness of “Judas Cradle", "Return of the Phantom”, the technically madness "Gateways of Stone”, just the whole record. Technically impressive, melodic and catchy, fast as a fucking bullet, and aggressive as hell. “Forbidden Morals” kicks so much ass than it needed to be. This album is perfect, and this band is young, they have a bright future for sure. This is high quality thrash at it's dirtiest. I've found it technically impressive.

Highly recommended for thrash fans !!

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Review by Paul Caravasi

Cruel Bomb (2025)

I first experienced this band live at a local show and after that face melting set I became a follower and boy am I glad I did. A lot of bands these days play old school style thrash, or try to, but these maniacs have aggression, and balls pouring out of the speakers. Filled with throaty thrash shouts over ripping old school riffs with a kick ass guitar tone. I started listening this record and in my brain i started a one-man circle pit. The entire album just grabs you by the balls and demands your attention. "Scorched Earth"is another great example with vocalist Brandon pontificating over a mid-paced slamming riff. The feel is like he’s standing up on a stage saying gather round and let me tell you of what's happening in the world. The new version of Atomic Demolition Munition is designed to get violent pits moving. Lyrically the album is fast thrash with crossover elements designed for the live environment with aggressive themes. Musically I don’t think any individual member of the band really stand out, as in take attention away from the rest of the band, they kind of fit into a massive whole, each piece in the machine supporting the rest. Guitar solos are a good fit for the style and the riffs move from slow to frantic and in between. A welcome surprise in 2025. As Paul Baloff once said: bang your head against the stage, and metal takes its price!!

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Review by Paul Caravasi

Insult - Reside Infernus (2025)

I can say this entire album is packed with passionate energy and it is also fairly diverse; you’ve got your thrasher songs, heavy set, and the in between which shares both the thrash and heavy characteristics. This album certainly keeps the new thrash elements but it just doesn’t click with me unless I happen to be in a right mood. Overall, this is a rather good performance.It has good, fervent, strenuous, and enthusiastic songs. If you decide to purchase it, go for it.

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Review by Paul Caravasi

Ignitor - Horns and Hammers (2024)

So what can one expect from Ignitor on this album? Well, it is obvious is heavily entrenched in Euro Power Metal, but there is a heavy German Speed Metal influence as well. The music itself isn’t the most original but the production and vocals really give Ignitor their own feel. Given the title "Horns and Hammers", you would be right in assuming this is Power Metal, While I really like it when Ignitor play fast, the vocals and arrangements are very pleasing on the slower (but not slow per-se) tracks; many memorable vocal lines are present, with quality drumming, guitar work, and bass work, double bass monsters with aggressive guitars and killer choruses all the way. As mentioned, the production is rather unique. I can’t quite explain it, but the feeling created seems very metallic in nature and somewhat raw, yet still clear. The bass sound is really cool, and the drums sound nice and real, while being at a good mix level. The vocals are solid as well. He sings with both a higher pitched style, and a more toned down aggressive style. Either way Jason can really wail, and he can also soar when needed, all of which is done with a lot of emotion. There are no filler tracks on here; I enjoyed every one of them. Not one song sounds the same, as the arrangements are very clever and thought-out. I recommend this release to any fan of German Power or Speed Metal, especially if you’re one of those people who prefer no keyboards in their Power Metal.

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Review by Paul Caravasi

Night Attack - Necromancer (2025)

This release is bit different than the last one in terms of sound, but still contains the usual band's approach, characterized by Verigo’s signature vocal style, the guitar playing style takes significant German thrash influences instead of the more usual black metal sound, the result is a mix that has never failed to impress me. A closer look reveals that the album is composed of a series of fast-paced black/thrash hybrid songs which are all very good, blistering heaviness, and impeccable riffage. What more do you need?, this is mature and stylish and all you need for an exposure to good quality and in your face metal. All in all, this is one hell of a killer album which is definitely worth getting, and if you're not normally interested in Black/thrash Metal, give this one a shot, as it"s much more than being just another standard album, you'll be pleasantly surprised!!

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Review by Paul Caravasi

Fondle Corpse - The Temple of Elemental Evil (2024)

If you’ve not yet heard of Fondle Corpse, go and get "The Temple of elemental Evil", this 7" Ep is made up of two well constructed and brutal compositions, And for all the wonders this Ep has to offer, it is spectacular, each song feels unique and perfectly combines a lot of moments and elements, they feel dark yet fast and energetic, it has a direct approach and although it's good its noticeable the Swedish guitar tone influence. Fuck, "Wraith Rider" hits that one-two punch of killer riffs and Silvester Goregnome just bellowing his lungs out. This track is insanely catchy. This Ep is basically psycho-addictive. Headbangable riffage and a raw primal swagger that runs a gauntlet of styles and tones with ease, the residual after-effect equivalent to several tons of pure cocaine. Personally speaking, since i got this gem a few months ago, I've listened to it pretty much non-stop and will forever do so !!

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Review by Paul Caravasi

Order of the Dead - Captives (2025)

The album starts out with "Into Nothing", bringing you a dark lead guitar riff with a fast rhythm guitar and good drum fills. The main riff of this song then starts and then comes the vocals, another addition to the sinister sound of the track. Every aspect of this album is interesting, because all of the musicians on this album are filled with talent. The vocals has a very raspy voice and it works well here. He often sounds like he is snarling, as he fades from higher screams to lower growls. His uniqueness adds a lot of depth to the album and his style compliments the styles of both the guitars and the drums.

"Captives" manages to be sophisticated both musically and lyrically while staying coherent and interesting, which is a testament to the musicianship of everyone involved. I believe anyone who is a fan of this style of music, or even a fan of music in general, should give it a listen.

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Review by Paul Caravasi

Mourning - Mourning the new Dawn (2010)

Mean rhythmic stomps are a bit of a free roller coaster ride and everybody's invited, and when it isn't those massive slow-mo grooves the track will move to a nice skank beat iteration to balance things out. As the listener, you know they're coming but it doesn't make them any less effective when each new version of the formula mixes up the recipe to bring a different twist every time. The composition remains very much true to the band's identity. The technical and mathy enough to keep those neurons engaged and practice their skills and muscles as accomplished musicians. This stuff can sometimes sound like a drill session, with each instrumentalist sharpening their tool and getting the juices going - So as mentioned, this one has quite a few sticky riffs. Everyone will have their own favorite, but it's hard not to enjoy the vicious pissed off  'Eve of Annihilation' a track in pure hyper contagious groove to start, the more technical second part, and the sinister trem-picked section later - all receiving top grades for catchiness. The intimidating 'Human Extintion' is just as heavy and catchy. Everything is done well here, and granted it is a more polished version of the band when compared to their earlier, rawer stuff but it's tighter and more expertly crafted.

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Review by Paul Caravasi

Mourning - Blinded by Hate (2004)

Intensity and technique. I can say the main characteristic of this group is the skill in creating catchy sounds through blasting violence and terrific technique.The production is clear and sharper. The drummer's work has lots of tempos changes, while the guitars are restless.The vocals are extreme that goes from growls to screams, a lot of crunchy riffs, brutal stuff...all in this good album. It is very rare to listen to the same tempos for more than few seconds and in one song you can find even 15 different structures. Good technical brutality. Support this band and and Destroy All Opposition!!

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Review by Paul Caravasi

Din Addict/Noisehole Project Split 2025

Here we have a sick split featuring two filthy grindcore bands Din Addict and Noisehole Project. Obviously we’re talking fast furious grindcore here with not much room left for breakdowns, D-beat parts or whatever the fuck that is. Of course this split erupts into pure musical violence. 21 songs of pure grindcore . Now, the songs contain a lot of what is to be expected on grindcore bands. Lots of punk influenced riffs,and of course, blast-beats. The songs themselves don't vary all that much. Punk riffs, pounding blast-beats, and indecipherable vocals. Short and to the point grind from beginning to end. Production on this album is great. The bass is loud and helps carry the guitar through. The guitars aren heavy and they sound really good. It’s kind of like a punk guitar sound but a little heavier. The drums are perfect. Not too loud but loud enough to understand and hear what they are doing at all times.

Overall, this split is very good. If you’re a fan of grindcore, get this !!

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Review by Paul Caravasi