Reviews

Israeli extreme metal band Arallu returns with a new version of the track “Battleground”.

While you can find descriptions of this band as blackened dissonant death or even avant-garde something-or-other, the truth is that no matter which direction a humble extreme metal wordsmith may choose to wank-off in, fans of death metal will dig this hard. When it comes to narrative, let Sydney-siders Golgothan Remains do the storytelling.

Canadian deathcore group A Scar for the Wicked’s album “Acolythus” is tight, well-written and consistent.

Rvkkvs serves up Kiwi death grind on the band’s debut album. This is extreme metal, and the tracks are short, but it’s anything but one-dimensional. It’s glorious stuff.

Terrifically dark Finnish progressive post-metal on new EP by Besra.

Erik Lazaroff & Hökarna are back with an excellent second album. It’s rock sung in Swedish. It’s more denim than leather.