5th studio album from 2020 by the American HORDE CASKET, a brutal blast of Brutal Death Metal with technical undertones and dense structures, packed with crushing riffs, controlled dissonance and a dirty yet powerful production. “Melted Together” delivers an extremely heavy and viscous sound, where instrumental precision is fused with a constant sense of contained chaos.
The album alternates chaotic high-speed sections with slower, dragging passages, building an oppressive, sickly and highly dense sonic atmosphere. A solid release within the American extreme underground, focused more on impact than ornamentation.
Recommended for fans of DEVOURMENT, PATHOLOGY, ABORTED and DISGORGE.
4th album from 1998 by the German INCUBATOR, a crushing work of technical Death Metal and Brutal Death Metal packed with twisted riffs, complex song structures and merciless aggression. “McMetalXCVIII” showcases the band pushing their sound into even more extreme and sophisticated territory, combining brutality, speed and technicality with surgical precision and a sickening, oppressive atmosphere. An intense, savage and devastating record that perfectly represents the evolution of late 90s European technical and brutal Death Metal. Recommended for fans of KRABATHOR, PUNGENT STENCH, SUFFOCATION and CANNIBAL CORPSE.
1st album from 2021 by the American INHUMAN CONDITION, a crushing blast of Old School Death Metal packed with massive riffs, sick grooves and a rotten atmosphere paying tribute to the dirtiest and most classic Florida sound. Featuring members deeply connected to the genre’s old school roots, the band delivers a brutal, direct and insanely addictive release, combining rawness, hooks and sonic violence with total authenticity. Recommended for fans of MASSACRE, OBITUARY, DEATH and SIX FEET UNDER.
1st album from 1995 by the American INTERNAL BLEEDING, a landmark release in the development of Slam Death Metal, where the heaviest Death Metal is blended with crushing grooves, abrupt tempo changes and a rhythm foundation deeply influenced by Hardcore. “Voracious Contempt” defines the early sound of the genre, featuring dense riffs, heavy structures and an approach focused on impact rather than technical complexity.
The album alternates devastating mid-tempo sections with bursts of speed, creating a pounding, dry and extremely forceful sound that helped lay the foundations of the style later developed by the band and an entire generation that followed.
Recommended for fans of SUFFOCATION, PYREXIA, SKINLESS and DYING FETUS.
2nd album from 2022 by the Chilean MORTIFY, a complex and atmospheric Death Metal work that combines elements of Death/Doom, technical Death Metal and progressive passages in a dense, abstract and highly immersive approach. “Fragments at the Edge of Sorrow” builds a fragmented and dark sonic universe where non-linear structures, dynamic shifts and dissonant textures dominate the experience.
The album embraces a more introspective and psychological narrative, alternating dragging heaviness with more technical and ethereal sections, creating a constant sense of emotional and sonic instability. A complex, mature and strongly identity-driven release within contemporary experimental Death Metal.
Recommended for fans of GORGUTS, MORBID ANGEL, IMMOLATION and HOUR OF PENANCE. [Digipack]
2025 reissue by the American MORTUARY GHOUL (Ohio), a sickening blast of Brutal Death Metal with strong Gore and Death Sludge elements, built on dense riffs, viscous grooves and a dirty, crushing production. “Wear Your Face: Corpse Exhumation Redux” is a re-mixed and remastered version of the original 2022 EP, expanded with three new tracks.
The material retains a sound clearly influenced by the MORTICIAN school, with a cinematic horror aesthetic based on classic slasher films (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), reinforced by a grotesque atmosphere, macabre samples and a deliberately sickening approach.
Recommended for fans of MORTICIAN, TENEBRO, FLUIDS and MASSACRED.
1st album from 2013 by the French NECROWRETCH, a bestial blast of primitive, dark and blasphemous Death/Black Metal with a raw and infernal approach. “Putrid Death Sorcery” brings back the most cavernous essence of old-school extreme metal, with sharp riffs, straightforward structures and a ritualistic, diseased atmosphere.
The album clearly draws from the most primitive and filthy side of Blackened Death Metal, with an aesthetic reminiscent of the genre’s first wave and its most underground expression, prioritizing rawness, speed and impact over any technical refinement.
Recommended for fans of GRAVE MIASMA, NECROVATION, MERCILESS, VON and early DISSECTION.
7th album from 2007, marking a crushing return to the band’s most primitive and rotten roots, recovering the raw and swampy essence of their debut. Pure OBITUARY in savage mode.
2-CD Compilation album from 2014 by the Swedish PAGANIZER, a monumental collection of Old School Swedish Death Metal celebrating two decades of sonic decay by gathering essential tracks, rarities, demos and hard-to-find material from the extensive career of Rogga Johansson’s band. “20 Years In A Terminal Grip” works as a true encyclopedia of the rawest and most cavernous Swedish Death Metal, overflowing with rotten riffs, crushing grooves and that unmistakable old-school Scandinavian smell of dampness, blood and gasoline. An essential release both for longtime followers of the band and for devotees of the dirtiest and most classic Swedish Death Metal sound. Recommended for fans of GRAVE, DISMEMBER, RIBSPREADER and DEMONICAL.
9th album from 2025 by the American REVOCATION, a devastating work of Technical Death Metal and progressive Thrash Metal packed with labyrinthine riffs, modern brutality and absolutely outstanding musicianship. “New Gods, New Masters” pushes the band’s signature blend of extreme technicality, aggression and compositional complexity even further, with a strong conceptual theme centered on technological dependence, artificial intelligence and the rise of new digital “gods.” Dark, sophisticated and fiercely dynamic, the album confirms REVOCATION once again as one of the most intelligent and consistent forces in contemporary extreme Metal. Recommended for fans of DEATH, ARSIS, VEKTOR, GOJIRA and RIVERS OF NIHIL.
2nd album from 2014 by the Chilean RITUAL OF FLESH, a savage blast of Grindcore and Death Metal with a strong goregrind focus, where extreme speed, chaotic riffs and a dirty production create a completely abrasive sound. “Splatter Grind Abortion” delivers a barrage of short, violent and deliberately extreme tracks, built on simple structures and an approach focused on immediate impact.
The album operates within the most primitive side of extreme gore, alternating grind chaos, crushing sections and a deliberately grotesque aesthetic, reinforcing its identity within the most depraved corners of the genre’s underground.
Recommended for fans of GUTALAX, JIG-AI, EXHUMED and LAST DAYS OF HUMANITY, ROMPEPROP...
3rd album from 2002 by the Finnish ROTTEN SOUND, a devastating work of Grindcore and Deathgrind that pushes speed, aggression and sonic chaos to absolutely inhuman levels. “Murderworks” is a relentless bombardment of abrasive riffs, hyperfast drumming and extreme sonic violence, combining the ferocity of classic Grindcore with almost surgical precision and a crushing production handled by Mieszko Talarczyk. A short, savage and suffocating record that hits like an out-of-control industrial grinder. Recommended for fans of NASUM, NAPALM DEATH, PHOBIA and BRUTAL TRUTH.
Debut album from 2011 by the American SACRIFICIAL BLOOD, a blast of dirty and direct Thrash/Death Metal with a strong dose of classic aggression, sharp riffs and a raw, uncompromising attitude. “Unholy Fucking Hatred” combines the speed of primitive Thrash with the density of early Death Metal, maintaining a rough and completely underground sound.
The album moves without pause, with compositions focused on constant aggression, straightforward structures and a clear connection to old-school American extreme Metal, where rawness takes priority over technique.
Recommended for fans of SLAYER, KREATOR, EXODUS and POSSESSED.
2nd album from 2020 by the Colombian SADISTIC MUTILATION, a sickening blast of Brutal Death Metal and Grindcore packed with chaotic riffs, uncontrollable blast beats and a dirty, crushing production. “Pathological Experiments” delivers a series of short, violent and highly explosive tracks where extreme speed and primitive brutality completely dominate the sonic approach.
The album moves between extreme gore and grind chaos, with simple but intensely aggressive structures, focusing on immediate impact and sonic saturation as its main weapon. A visceral, extreme work fully aimed at the most depraved corners of the underground.
Recommended for fans of DISGORGE, DEVOURMENT, WORMROT and PIG DESTROYER.
2nd album from 2007 by the French SIDEBLAST, a brutal and sophisticated work of Deathgrind and technical Brutal Death Metal that combines extreme violence, rhythmic complexity and an oppressive, futuristic atmosphere. “Cocoon” pushes the band’s sound to a far more elaborate and destructive level, alternating labyrinthine riffs, crushing tempo changes and explosions of pure aggression with surgical precision. An intense, sickening and crushing release that merges brutality and technicality without losing a single ounce of savagery. Recommended for fans of DYING FETUS, CRYPTOPSY, BENIGHTED and ABORTED.
15th album from 2026 by the American SIX FEET UNDER, a new blast of Death Metal and Groove Death that is absolutely heavy, filthy and straight to the throat. “Next to Die” combines the band’s trademark swampy groove with more aggressive and faster passages, alternating crushing mid-tempos with bursts of classic Death Metal in a formula that reinforces the most recognizable identity of Chris Barnes and company.
The album maintains its mix of brutal simplicity, dense riffs and gore-driven lyrical themes, but with a slightly sharper and more dynamic approach compared to previous releases, showing a band that remains loyal to its style regardless of trends or radical stylistic evolution. A solid record within its own universe, where weight and rawness still rule above all.
Recommended for fans of CANNIBAL CORPSE, DEICIDE, OBITUARY and MASSACRE. [Digipack]
2nd album from 2005 by the American THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, a devastating work of Melodic Death Metal and Deathcore packed with extreme speed, razor-sharp riffs and absolutely unhinged aggression. “Miasma” perfects the formula introduced on the debut by pushing the band’s sound into darker, more technical and more brutal territory, combining Swedish-inspired melodies with savage blast beats, frantic tempo changes and Trevor Strnad’s furious vocal performance. A fierce, intense and hugely influential record that helped establish THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER as one of the key bands of modern American extreme Metal. Recommended for fans of AT THE GATES, CARNIFEX, DARKEST HOUR and CARNAL FORGE.
Official 2025 archival release by the Chilean UNDERCROFT, a compilation of demos recorded between 1993 and 1995 that brings together the tapes “To the Final Battle” (1993) and “Demons Awake, Revenge Is Near” (1993), two essential documents from the band’s earliest phase within the South American Thrash/ Death Metal underground. This reissue also includes three bonus tracks recorded in 2024, along with a new cover artwork for this revised edition.
The material shows UNDERCROFT in its most primitive form: aggressive riffs, straightforward structures and a raw intensity typical of the early-90s extreme scene, with a sound rooted in the most violent Thrash and early Death Metal, clearly leaning towards classic brutality.
Recommended for fans of CANNIBAL CORPSE, DEICIDE, SUFFOCATION and MALEVOLENT CREATION.
5th album from 2014 by the Brazilian UNEARTHLY, an intense blast of Blackened Death Metal with strong influence from the modern European extreme sound, combining dark riffs, explosive drums and a powerful, dense production. “The Unearthly” shows the band in a phase of stylistic consolidation, reinforcing their blend of aggressive Black Metal with contemporary Death Metal structures.
The album alternates passages of direct brutality with denser and more elaborate atmospheres, building a sound that is dark, epic and violent at the same time. A solid release within the Brazilian modern Black/Death Metal scene.
Recommended for fans of BEHEMOTH, BELPHEGOR, HATE and MARDUK. [Digipack]
9th album from 2025 by the American WHITECHAPEL, a devastating work of modern Deathcore packed with crushing riffs, violent grooves and absolutely relentless aggression. “Hymns In Dissonance” marks the band’s return to their most brutal and direct side, stepping away from the more melodic and atmospheric approach of previous releases to once again embrace rawness, weight and sonic violence.
The album develops a concept centered on a religious sect and its twisted vision of divinity, building a dark and oppressive universe where musical dissonance reflects spiritual corruption and fanatic obsession. Dense riffs, devastating drums and Phil Bozeman’s completely unhinged vocal performance make this a highly impactful release.
A fierce, uncompromising record designed to crush without pause, reaffirming WHITECHAPEL as one of the strongest forces in contemporary Deathcore. Recommended for fans of LORNA SHORE, SUICIDE SILENCE, CARNIFEX and THY ART IS MURDER. [Digipack]
