venom prison - erebos

to me the first disappointment of the year. i can't stand the clean singing the band introduced on this album plus the songs feel pretty general. without any real lows but without any real highs as well. just not my cup of tea anymore, i guess. the presentation is nice, though. century media. 2022.

venom prison - samsara

a death metal slap right in your face - this is what it feels like listening to venom prison. with a slight hardcore edge to it, they know how to balance their high aggression level with some nasty groove. yeah, i like them. 750 copies made on white vinyl. prosthetic records. 2019.

venom prison - animus

these guys from wales know how to write a death metal record that feels like the hit of a sledge hammer. primal and energetic. i suppose they groove real hard playing live. 500 copies pressed on the orange splatter variant. 2020 re-press. released by prosthetic records in 2016.

venom prison - primeval

i was fairly surprised when i learned that the singer of venom prison was the former singer of wolfdown. i really enjoyed those two early wolfdown 7"es and their debut full length. when she left the german based band, things went really downhill for wolfdown. not in terms of music but in terms of misogyny - but that's a different story.

i'm happy larissa stupar is back with this straight up death metal band. their distinctive hardcore punk edge is really refreshing and i'm looking forward to get more of their stuff. "primeval" is a re-recording of their first two e.p.'s from 2015 plus two new songs. nice colour-way limited 500 copies and released through prosthetic records.