Protocol F40.1/Fatalritual/2025 Full Length Review

 

  Protocol  F40.1  are  a  band  from  Lithuania  that  plays  a  very  dissonant  and  blackened  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2025  album  "Fatalritual"  which  will  be  released  in  September.

  A  very  dark  yet  heavy  sound  starts  off  the  album  while  the  riffs  also  add  in  a  lot  of  dissonant  melodies.  All  of  the  musical  instruments  also  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  along  with  the  vocals  being  mostly  death  metal  growls  as  well  as  the  recording  also  mixing  in  a  great  amount  of  black  metal  elements.

  When  the  music  speeds  up  a  great  amount  of  brutal  blast  beats  can  also  be  heard  while  the  songs  also  add  in  a  good  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts.  The  songs  also  mix  in  both  modern  and  old  school  influences  along  with  some  screams  also  being  utilized  at  times,  a  couple  of  tracks  also  adds  in  a  small  amount  of  spoken  word  samples  and  the  whole  recording  also  sticks  to  a  heavier  direction.

  Protocol  F40.1  plays  a  style  of  blackened  death  metal  that  is  very  dissonant  and  brutal  sounding.  The  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  war,  sociophobia  and  horror  themes. 

  In  my  opinion  Protocol  F40.1  are  a  very  great  sounding  dissonant  blackened  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Fatum  Militare"  and  "Flagellent".  8  out  of  10.

Protocol F40.1 - R.B.M.K (Official video)

Imperishable/Revelation In Purity/Everlasting Spew Records/2025 Full Length Review

 

  Imperishable  are  a  band  from  South  Carolina  that  plays  a  blackened  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2025  album  "Revelation  In  Purity"  which  will  be  released  in  August  by  Everlasting  Spew  Records.

  A  very  heavy  and  brutal  sound  starts  off  the  album  while  blast  beats  are  added  into  the  faster  sections  of  the  songs.  Vocals  are  a  mixture  of  black  metal  screams  and  death  metal  growls  mixed  in  with  some  clear  singing  on a  couple  of  tracks  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  on  the  recording  also  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.

  Throughout  the  album  you  can  also  hear  a  good  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  while  the  music  also adds  in  a  mixture  of  old  school  and  modern  influences.  Tremolo  picking  is  also  added  into  some  of  the  faster  riffing  along  with  the  riffs  also  utilizing  melodies  at  times, when  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  are  also  done  in  a  very  dark  yet  melodic  style  as  well  as  some  clean  playing  also  being  used  briefly  and  the  closing  track  is  also  very  long  and  epic  in  length.  

  Imperishable  plays  a  style  of  blackened  death  metal  that  is  very  heavy,  aggressive  and  brutal  sounding.  The  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  death,  darkness  and  gore  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Imperishable  are  a  very  great  sounding  blackened  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Oath  Of  Disgust"  "Spewing  Retribution"  and  "The  Enduring  Light  Of  Reverence".  8  out  of  10.

  https://everlastingspew.bandcamp.com/album/revelation-in-purity  

Unaligned/A Form Beyond/Transcending Obscurity Records/2025 Full Length Review

 

  Unaligned  are  a  band  from  Florida  that  plays  a  very  atmospheric,  progressive  and  technical  form  of  blackened  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2025  album  "A  Form  Beyond"  which  will  be  released  in  September  by  Transcending  Obscurity  Records.

  Clean  playing  starts  off  the  album  while  the  solos  and  leads  are  also  done  in  a  very  melodic  style  before  going  into  a more  brutal  direction.  Vocals  are  a  mixture  of  death  metal  growls  and  black  metal  screams  along  with  the  music  also  getting  very  technical  and  progressive  sounding  at  times  and  blast  beats  are  added  into  the  faster  sections  of  the  songs.

  At  times  the  music  gets  very  atmospheric  sounding  while  the  songs  also  add  in  a  good  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts.  Melodies  are  also  added  into  some  of  the  guitar  riffing  along  the  fast  riffs  also  adding  in  a  good  amount  of  tremolo  picking  and  the  clean  sections  also  return  on  some  of  the  later  tracks,  all  of  the  musical  instruments  also  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.

  Unaligned  plays  a  style  of  blackened  death  metal  that  is  very  atmospheric,  progressive,  technical  and  brutal  sounding.  The  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  darkness  and  death  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Unaligned  are  a  very  great  sounding  atmospheric,  progressive  and  technical  blackened  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Entities  Of  Ash"  "A  Form  Beyond"  and  "Dreaming  in  Decay".  8  out  of  10.

  Official Video #1

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Blood Desecration Interview

 

1.Can you give us an update on what is going on with the band these days?

Right now we are preparing for our summertime roster of shows. We also have a few riff ideas for potential new songs down the line. That’ll be awhile since we just released Demonvangelist in April. 

2.In April you had released an album, can you tell us a little bit more about the musical style that you went for on the recording?

We wanted to hit along the lines of black metal and within the element of that style. We are a blackened death metal band so we wanted to incorporate all of our influences while remaining true our sound

3.A lot of your lyrics cover Occult and Anti Religion themes, can you tell us a little bit more about your interest in these topics?

So the Demonvangelist album and concept came from over the years seen so much evil within all forms of religion. There’s so much death, violence, war, attacks against people and all sorts of shit all in the name of religion. Personally we don’t care what you believe in as long as you’re a good person and treat everyone with respect. So many people bash other people just because of religious beliefs which to us is fucked up. 

4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Blood Desecration'?

 Basically we wanted to have a band name that included “blood” into it and we just came up with all sorts of names, we also checked to make sure no one else was using it and came up with this name (laughs) it just sounded badass and rolled off the tongue. 

5.Can you tell us a little bit more about the artwork that is presented on the new album cover? 

This artwork was created by a great friend of ours by the name of Trelane Crawford, CHECK HIS BAND MALIGNANT OUT! But he is also an incredible artist. Our vocalist/guitarist JT gave him the idea for Demonvangelist which was a demonic preacher overseeing his followers and leading them to hell, and he absolutely nailed it. 

6.What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and also how would you describe your stage performance?

We would say our favorites are when we opened for Whitechapel, Goatwhore twice, Vitriol, Internal Bleeding, and The Obsessed. Each show was just off the walls. We try to keep our stage show very crowd focused to where we want the crowd to interact with each song. There are some songs that we usually try to synchronize headbanging with everyone hahaha. 

7.Do you have any touring or show plans for the future? 

No tour plans as we just came off a tour back in May/June with our brothers in Cetragore. We have a whole roster of shows for this year and are planning into next year as we speak. 

8.Currently you are unsigned, are you looking for a label or have received any interest?

 We are currently working with From The Depths Entertainment which is a “hybrid label”. We would like to hopefully reach a bigger label. 

9.On a worldwide level how has the reaction been to your music by fans of black and death metal?

So far just about everyone has vibed with our material and given it praise. We currently started working with a PR company called Metal Devastation PR so that way we can put our music to a farther reach around the world 

10.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?

 We are currently creating more music and staying true to what influences us and making sure that we evolve while keeping the sound that got us out there. 

11.What are some of the bands or musical styles the band members are currently listening to nowadays? 

We all love Hypocrisy, Bloodbath, Nile, Whitechapel, Slayer, Dismember, and many others. Our drummer is a thrash lover along with our bassist who’s a huge Crowbar and doom metal fan. I love Swedish and Norwegian black/death metal along with Thrash Metal. Our guitarist also loves the same stuff. 

12.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts? 

 Our final thoughts are, check out Demonvangelist, come see us live and support your local scene and support local music. Without you guys, we are nothing. We am also incredibly thankful for all the support the fans have given Blood Desecration and all the bands who believed in and gave us a chance. The road has just begun! 

https://www.blooddesecration.com

https://www.facebook.com/blooddesecration

https://www.instagram.com/blooddesecration

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxHpgdWGs9GMh-D4phLxfOA

https://blooddesecration.bandcamp.com/album/demonvangelist

https://open.spotify.com/artist/5yWkds2G8CMtYy2br6vS2z

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/blood-desecration/1743298733

Blood Desecration/Demonvangelist/2025 EP Review

 

  Blood  Desecration  are  a  band  from  New  York  that  plays  a  very  technical  form  of  blackened  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2025  ep  "Demonvangelist".

  Ritualistic  spoken  words  start  off  the  album  before  going  into  a  heavier  direction  while  the  music  also  gets  very  technical  sounding  at  times.  Vocals  are  a  mixture  of  black  metal  screams  and  death  metal  growls  along  with  the  faster  sections  of  the  songs  also  adding  in  a  decent  amount  of  blast  beats.

  Throughout  the  recording  you  can  also  hear  a  good  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  while  the  music  also  adds  in  a  lot  of  old  school  touches  as  well  as  sounding  like  it  could  of  easily  been  recorded  and  released  in  the  90's.  When  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  are  also  done  in  a  very  dark  yet  melodic  style,    clean  playing  and  clear  singing  are  added  on  the  closing  track

  Blood  Desecration  plays  a  style  of  blackened  death  metal  that  is  very  technical  heavily  rooted  in  the  90's  era.  The  production  sounds  very  old  school  while  the  lyrics  are  a  concept  album  and  cover  Demonology,  Occultism,  Darkness  and  Anti  Christianity  themes.  

  In  my  opinion  Blood  Desecration  are  a  very  great  sounding  technical  blackened  death  metal  band  and  if  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Shepherd  Ov  Lies'  and  "Behead  The  False  Prophet".  8  out  of  10.

  https://youtu.be/-1rxPfVCg5s

https://www.blooddesecration.com

https://www.facebook.com/blooddesecration

https://www.instagram.com/blooddesecration

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxHpgdWGs9GMh-D4phLxfOA

https://blooddesecration.bandcamp.com/album/demonvangelist

https://open.spotify.com/artist/5yWkds2G8CMtYy2br6vS2z

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/blood-desecration/1743298733    

Gam/Iron Gauntlet/2025 EP Review

 

  Gam  are  a  band  from  Sweden  that  plays  a  blackened  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2025  ep  "Iron  Gauntlet"  which  will  be  released  in  August.

  A  very  dark  and  heavy  sound  starts  off  the  ep  while  melodies  are  also  added  into  some  of  the  guitar  riffing.  Tremolo  picking  is  also  added  in  some  of  the  riffs  along  with  the  vocals  bringing  in  a  mixture  of  death  metal  growls  and  black  metal  screams  and  the  faster  sections  of  the  songs  also  add  in  a lot  of  brutal  blast  beats.

  Throughout  the  recording  you  can  also  hear  a  good  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  while  the  music  is  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  90's  era  and  all  of  the  tracks  stick  to  a  very  heavy  and  brutal  direction.

  Gam  plays  a  musical  style  that  takes  a  classic  form  of  black  metal  and  mixes  it  with  old  school  death  metal  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own.  The  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  occultism themes.

  In  my  opinion  Gam  are  a  very  great  sounding  blackened  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "In  The  Absence  Of  Light"  and  "Worship  And  Obey".  8  out  of  10.

https://www.facebook.com/GAMSWEDEN/

  

Phobetor/A Solitary Vigil/Black Jesper Records/2025 EP Review

 

  United  Kingdom's  Phobetor  have  returned  with  a  new  recording  which  shows  the  music  going  for  a  blackened  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2025  ep  "A  Solitary  Vigil"  which  will  be  released  in  July  by  Black  Jasper  Records.

  Melodic  guitar  solos  and  leads  start  off  the  ep  before  going  into  a  very  fast  and  brutal  direction  which  also  utilizes  a  great  amount  of  tremolo  picking  and  blast b eats.  Vocals  are  a  mixture  of  death  metal  growls  and  black  metal  screams  and  melodies  can  also  be  heard  in  some  of  the  guitar  riffing.

  All  of  the  musical  instruments  also  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  while  the  songs  also  add  in  a  good  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts.  Clean  playing  can  also  be  heard  one  a  couple  of  the  tracks  and  most  of  the  ep  is  also  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  modern  era  and  more  brutal  then  previous  releases.

  On  this  recording  Phobetor  moves  away  from  the  groove  metal  elements  of  earlier  releases  and  focuses  more  on  a  brutal  blackened  death  metal  style.  The  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  nightmare  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Phobetor  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  blackened  death  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "A  Solitary  Vigil"  and  "Where  Mournfall  Shadows  Dwell".  8  out  of  10.

  https://www.facebook.com/PhobetorUK

https://youtu.be/9bsp0d7frMc