xedenisgonex - pain

these somewhat mysterious band (never saw them touring let alone any pictures on the net) comes around the corner yet with another masterpiece of 'blackened metalcore'. although the production is a bit too lo-fi for my liking, musically this is outstanding. go check them! great vinyl edition by bound by modern age records. 2025.

blotted science - the machinations of dementia

re-issue of this mathy, proggy, jazzy instrumental metal masterpiece from 2007. an, to me, unknown spanish label called alone records is responsible for the deed and they did a splendid job here. 2024

upon a burning body - the world is ours

a release i bought solely out of nostalgia reasons. uabb probably wouldn't appeal to me nowadays but back in 2010 i got the cd because sumerian couldn't do no wrong at the time and i loved the al pacino theme to the lyrics. a fun deathcore album and great for what it is. 350 copies made of this crazy colour-way. sumerian records. 2010/2023.

darkest hour - s/t

around since the mid nineties and still here. there are not many bands as consistent as darkest hour. this is the latest re-issue of their 2014 self-titled release. fantastic metalcore with that special swedish melo-death touch. sumerian records. 2014/2023.