Album Review: Tzompantli – Beating the Drums of Ancestral Force

Tzompantli - Beating the Drums of Ancestral ForceMay 17th, 2024Death / Doom Metal20 Buck SpinPomona, California, USA I've been aware of Tzompantli for a hot minute but it wasn't until the release of their sophomore album, Beating the Drums of Ancestral Force, that I really decided to delve into this band. This may be some …

An Interview with Braindown

Photo credit: Alexandre Bibeau Braindown is an old school death metal band originally based in Delson, Quebec, Canada, that is now based in Montreal. They have been active since 2016 and have released one full length album, 'A World to Forget'. First off, can you let our readers know who we’re talking to? We are …

Album Review: Positronic Brain – Set Phasers to Thrash

Positronic Brain - Set Phasers to Thrash2016Thrash MetalIndependently ReleasedSt. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada When I’m searching for new music to upload to the Heavy NFLD YouTube channel one of my sources is the St. John’s tag on Bandcamp. As I was searching through the new arrivals on that tag I came across an album …

Album Review: Sanguisugabogg – Homicidal Ecstasy

"I stab my scrotum, incisions, I'll never have sex again." Sanguisugabogg - Homicidal EcstasyFebruary 3rd, 2023Death MetalCentury Media RecordsColumbus, Ohio, USA Returning from the filth from whence they originally came, Columbus, Ohio death metal quartet Sanguisugabogg have returned with their second full length album. Released once again through Century Media Records, this new album, entitled …

Akhenaten’s Best EPs of 2022

Did you think I was finished talking about 2022 just because I already released my list of best records for the year? Hah! I've fooled you! Full length albums are not all that matters under the sun. Extended plays also deserve some love, and so here we are to count the top five EPs I've …

Album Review: Sadistic Ritual – The Enigma, Boundless

Sadistic Ritual - The Enigma, BoundlessMay 20th, 2022Blackened Thrash MetalProsthetic RecordsAtlanta, Georgia, USA Well, I said it was going to happen, and finally, here we are. After reviewing both the band's debut record, Visionaire of Death, and their performance at Bar Le Ritz PDB here in Montreal earlier this summer, I promised I'd get around …