Demo Review: Hedonist – Sepulchral Lacerations

Hedonist - Sepulchral LacerationsJune 10th, 2022Death MetalNeon Taste RecordsVictoria, British Columbia, Canada This demo popped across my feed in the past few weeks as I was endlessly scrolling through social media and so I decided to check it out. I wasn't familiar with the band, nor their label, nor the British Columbian extreme metal scene …

Demo Review: Mistress – Demo

Mistress - DemoFebruary 22nd, 2024Doom MetalIndependently ReleasedBoston, Massachusetts, USA Mistress is a brand new doom metal project featuring members of the hardcore-infused death metal outfit Fuming Mouth and High Command. I was intrigued to check this out since elements of doom metal are already incorporated into Fuming Mouth's music, so I was curious to hear …

Demo Review: Lobotomite – Anatomy is Violence!

Lobotomite - Anatomy is Violence!January 26th, 2024Powerviolence / GrindcoreIndependently ReleasedMontreal, Quebec, Canada Lobotomite is a brand new project from bassist, vocalist, and audio engineer Julien Levesque and Øbelisk drummer Ousamah Yassin. Consisting of only bass, vocals, and drums, along with noise ambiance interspersed throughout, one might initially expect this initial offering from the project to …

Demo Review: Cell Deth – Demo

"Who are you? I don't give a fuck about you. I don't wanna be a girl." Cell Deth - DemoJanuary 12th, 2023Hardcore PunkSewercide RecordsCharlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada Cell Deth are a brand new band coming screaming with fists a-flying out of the tiny eastern Canadian city of Charlottetown, the capital city of Prince Edward …

Demo Review: Partition – Demo 2023

Partition - Demo 2023March 4th, 2023Post PunkIndependently ReleasedMontreal, Quebec, Canada Post punk as a genre is a recently burgeoning love of mine. I have to be honest that outside of my flirtations with goth rock in the past such as artists like The Sisters of Mercy, I have been mostly unfamiliar with post punk throughout …

Demo Review: Skeleton – Ordainment of Divinity

Skeleton - Ordainment of DivinityFebruary 12th, 2021Black Metal20 Buck SpinAustin, Texas, USA Those who read this blog regularly will no doubt know that I was a big fan of the debut record from Texas blackened thrash metal outfit Skeleton. While the self-titled record didn't quite make my year end Best of 2020 list, I still …

Demo Review: Malignant Altar – Retribution of Jealous Gods

Malignant Altar - Retribution of Jealous GodsMarch 11th, 2019Death MetalClandestine Productions / Maggot Stomp RecordsHouston, Texas, USA I checked out Houston, Texas death metal quintet Malignant Altar on a whim after seeing Trevor Strnad post about the group on his social media, and boy was I anything but disappointed. Though this release is only the …